...I became interested dramatic literature, so I decided to read English translations of the surviving Greek tragedies. I enjoyed them so much that I thought it would be better to study them in their original language. So when I enrolled in Bard College, I decided to major in Classics (also known as Greek and Roman studies). For my Senior Project I translated and directed Sophocles' Antigone. (read more)
...I retired from digital marketing after the company that I helped found- StreetEasy was acquired by Zillow. Before StreetEasy I worked at CondeNast, Hearst, and TheKnot.com heading up their marketing. After graduating from Emory University, twenty five years ago, with a degree in English (concentration in the works of Shakespeare) I taught elementary school language arts for two years. (read more)
...In the evenings I taught basic grammar, reading and vocabulary at the Fortune Society. Later I taught intermediate and advance classes at the College of Mount Saint Vincent, Institute for Immigrant Concerns. I was also responsible for pronunciation classes. (read more)
...As a high-school English teacher in an upstate New York public school, I taught 11th graders to integrate American Literature with studies in American history and culture. I also prepared them for the NYS English Regents, which 90% of my students passed. I taught two specialized courses on the college level to 12th graders: African-American Literature and Multi-Cultural Literature. (read more)