I have nearly 15 years of experience with tutoring, teaching, and training. As a result, I am comfortable interacting with many audiences (including students from primary to university levels, parents, teachers and professors, and candidates for public office) on many subjects (such as math, critical reading, essay composition, data analysis, public policy, and political economy).

I worked for several years as a standardized test and academic subject instructor in private, small group, and classroom formats, first as an employee of a large tutoring company in California and later as an independent tutor in Florida. At the University of Miami, I taught undergraduate classes as a Teaching Assistant (in an existing introductory course) and as a Lecturer (in a new course I designed and taught independently). Other professional teaching experiences include curriculum development workshops for Miami-Dade public school teachers and policy training workshops in a governmental setting.

My passion for education is evident not only in my teaching endeavors, but also in my own academic career. I pursued higher education at strong institutions and committed myself fully to learning. I earned a B.A. from the University of California and received a full tuition scholarship and Research/Teaching Assistantship to complete my M.A. and Ph.D. at the University of Miami. I finished course requirements with high marks (GPA: 3.98) and just completed my doctoral dissertation.