"My experience in teaching dates back 30-plus years. After a degree in French (and one year studying in Paris), I briefly taught French at LSU. After obtaining an MBA and a CPA certificate, I began teaching accounting at the University of New Orleans in 1983 -- 30 years this fall!

In the interim, I obtained a law degree and worked for a large local firm and for a large corporation. I have continued to teach at UNO on an intermittent basis, and currently teach accounting, finance, law and ethics in its graduate engineering program - something like an MBA for engineers.

Because I teach so many international students, and because I remember the obstacles of becoming fluent in a second language in another country, I am interested in teaching English as a second (or foreign) language. I am currently pursuing certification as an ESL teacher. In the meantime, I would like to begin tutoring, and feel fully qualified to begin. I understand the need to encourage conversations in English, work through mistakes, and have fun in the process!

I enjoy cooking, reading, traveling (mostly to France!), and am an ardent pet lover. I achieve the most professional satisfaction from teaching, and thus I choose not to practice law or accounting, but strive for teaching opportunities." less...