My background includes more than fifteen years of combined tutoring and teaching experience, the last ten years as a full-time tutor in DC and Montgomery County. I’m familiar with the DCPS and MCPS curriculums, and with private school curriculums throughout the area.
Education:
- Master’s (MFA) in literature and creative writing from Colorado State University
- Bachelor of Arts in English from Vassar College
- Graduate of Maret School (Washington, DC) and Green Acres School (Rockville, MD)
Experience:
- Extensive experience tutoring AD/HD, LD, and G/T students
- Taught at Landmark School (MA) for high-potential, learning-disabled students, Colorado State University, Trinity College (DC), and The Writer’s Center (Bethesda, MD)
- Highly experienced SAT, PSAT, ACT, and SSAT tutor
- Four years of newspaper reporting experience
Publications, Awards & Honors:
- Published short fiction and poetry in literary journals
- Novel was finalist in competitions at Ariadne Press (MD) and The Heekin Foundation (OR)
- Front Range Colleges (CO) fiction award
- Virginia Press Association award for sports column writing