Education

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor of Arts, Major: Economics
May 1984

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Masters of Science in Educational Leadership
May 1989

University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC
Doctoral candidate in Educational Leadership and Administration
beginning the Fall of 1996.

Experience in Education

Colegio Nueva Granada, Bogotá, Colombia
(September 1993 - June 1996)
High School Teacher: U.S. History, U.S. Government, Business Law, A.P. Economics

The American School of Quito, Quito, Ecuador
(September 1991 - July 1993)
High School Teacher: World History, Economics, International Baccalaureate Economics

Golden Gate Middle School, Naples, FL
(September 1989 - June 1991)
Middle School Teacher: 8th grade United States History

Other Professional Experience

United Bank and Trust Co., Hartford CT
(January 1987 - September 1987)
Municipal Bonds Salesman: Sold municipal bonds at the retail level.

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith Co. Inc., Philadelphia, PA
(November 1984 - May 1986)
Financial Consultant (stock broker): sold various investments at the retail level, and acted in an investment advisory capacity to clients.

Languages
Fluent in Spanish (as a second language)

Accreditations
Florida State Board of Education certification: Secondary Social Studies Teacher

Volunteer experience
The I Have a Dream Foundation, Philadelphia, PA: Organized an after school tutoring program matching inner-city Philadelphia middle school students with University of Pennsylvania graduate students.