I’m a Credentialed English teacher with over fifteen years of experience working with middle and high school students, both in traditional classrooms and in one-to-one settings. I specialize in essay support from brainstorm to final draft, reading strategies for all types of readers, test prep, and... (read more)
A newspaper contributor and certified financial planner, I am also a prior chemistry and biology researcher at Stanford University & UCSF with years of academic coaching experience. My name is also on 5 scientific publications on Pubmed, a national database of biomedical and life science journal li... (read more)
...During that time I also created and taught an innovative French and language-awareness program in Pre-K through 2nd grade, and I offered academic intervention in French and English in grades K through 5. I'm available to support young readers in English and French, and to help emergent French an... (read more)
...As a teenager, I was an NFAA bronze winner in Guitar. I performed at the Monterey Jazz Festival with Joshua Redman, Benny Green, and Eric Alexander. I also played at the Carmel Bach Festival, Healdsburg Jazz Festival, Yoshi’s, and the Music for All festival in Indianapolis. (read more)
...But I taught grammar and writing to middle school students for ten years, so I became good at explaining the technical rules in simple, even intuitive ways. I genuinely believe that clearing up your grammar helps you not just communicate effectively, but it even helps you THINK more effectively! I love teaching writing, both creative and analytical. (read more)