Degrees/Credentials: BA Russian Language, Multiple Subject Teaching Credential, Education Specialist Credential, TEFL (Teach English as a Foreign Language Certificate), BCLAD (Bilingual Crosscultural Language Development Certificate), Autism certification

Experience: Special education instructional assistant for 4 years; Teacher of English as a Foreign Language for 1 year in Mexico; Elementary Resource Specialist since 2007 

Special Interests: Travel, languages, dual immersion, learning differences, bilingual special education