I have delivered award-winning speeches for over 40 years, awards including the George Washington Medal of Honor, the DAR National Medal and The Freedom's Foundation at Valley Forge. I have taught as an adjunct professor at Cleveland State University, Marshall University, Ohio University, West Virg... (read more)
...I graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke with my Bachelor's degree in English Education grades 9-12. I am a certified teacher in NC with grades 6-9 English Language Arts 9-12 English and 6-9 Social Studies. I worked as a tutor during my time at college and teaching is truly my passion. (read more)
...Many of those courses also involved poetry, which I applied to writing my own poems and lyrics to songs that I composed. Music has been a love of mine since before I could hardly speak. I have played in musical groups of all styles, ranging from religious to country/western to disco. (read more)
One young student's mother said I "have a gift in making people feel special."
I pay attention to you. I enjoy thinking of ways to make tutoring interesting and fun. My aim is to build confidence and help you progress. (read more)
...Lastly, I held remedial reading sessions, on a one-on-one basis, for 4th grade students at a charter school in Colorado. This was , in essence, a tutoring program for about ten students that had been selected by the Language and Literature teacher for such remedial work. The primary reading mat... (read more)