"Hello! Thanks for visiting my profile! I am a Texas certified middle and high school English and journalism teacher who has worked as a teacher, tutor and mentor for 26 years.

In addition to education, I am a certified paralegal with extensive experience in media law & ethics, intellectual property, and products liability. I have worked for large law firms and for a worldwide beauty brand. In my last corporate position, I worked in HR as the communications coordinator for the world’s largest food distribution company.

My main focus is helping students prepare for standardized exams such as STAAR, GED, ACT, SAT, and TOEFL, and private school and college admissions. I have a proven track record for helping students significantly improve their scores and have written manuals for the ISEE/SSAT, SAT, and ACT exams. All students I have tutored for standardized tests have seen immediate improvement in their scores.

Students also seek my assistance on college essays, scholarship applications, resumes and cover letters. I am a published, award-winning writer and currently freelance as a ghostwriter and editor for first-time writers and established authors. I have won numerous writing awards for my work, including placing first out of 22,000 national entries in the National Scholastic Art Writing Award. My writing and editing skills are superb; you will be hard-pressed to find another tutor with my experience and qualifications.

I have appeared in numerous publications as an education expert, including U.S. News & World Report, CBS News, Reader’s Digest, Scholastic Magazine, Women's Day, Monster.com, Yahoo! News, and CNN.

I work with students of all ages and abilities and have significant experience working with students with learning disabilities and those on the autism spectrum. My techniques allow students to succeed in the classroom and prevent their disabilities from becoming handicaps.

If you are in need of a tutor, resume writer, proofreader, researcher or editor, contact me today!" less...