San Francisco, CA 94109

B.F.A. Photography – Philadelphia College of Art, Philadelphia, PA -1983

Taught the following courses:

ESL, Non-Credit, Levels 1-8

Vocational ESL

Computer Assisted Language Learning

Diversity, Heterosexism – IDST 80D

Coordinator, EL Civics Mini-Grant, "Access to Justice and Community", Fall 2002-Spring 2003

Coordinator – ESL Program, Mission Campus, Summer 2001

Taught the following courses:

Reading, Vocabulary and Discussion, Oral Communication Skills, Listening and Pronunciation, Structure of English, English Through Pop Music, American Movies, American Culture, Fluency

Instructor, Credit ESL Summer, Fall 1999

Vocational ESL, Advanced Speaking Study Skills

Instructor/Teacher Trainer

Developed and delivered courses in Instruction of English for Communication and Communication Skills for Non-Native Speakers of English.

TOEFL Instructor

EFL Instructor (credit), Administrative

Taught Academic English as a Foreign Language to students preparing to enter the College of Arts and Sciences at Temple University Japan. Taught all levels and skills including:

Listening and Speaking, Writing, Reading, Research Paper Writing, Content Based Instruction (History of Western Art).

Administrative duties included development, organization and administration of social programs, activities, and clubs for all TUJ students, faculty and staff. Also developed and administered cultural and orientation programs for American exchange students attending classes at Temple University Japan.

Instructed teachers preparing to teach Japanese in American schools in the U.S. on cultural differences, culture shock, basic survival skills and methodology.

ESP Instructor

Taught on-site English classes to employees of various companies in the Tokyo area.

Volunteer ESL Instructor

Volunteer ESL Instructor in a community-based organization. Taught ESL to immigrants and refugees.

Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) 1995-present

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Friends Caucus 2000-present

LGBTF Caucus Chair 2003-2004

LGBTF Caucus Newsletter Editor 1996-2003

International Black Professionals and Friends Caucus 2004-present

Adult Education Interest Section (member) 1995-present

Intercultural Communication Interest Section (member) 2004-present

California Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages 1996-present

CATESOL Interest Group Coordinator 2003-2004

Intercultural Communication Interest Group Coordinator 2001-2003

Adult Education Level (member) 1996-present

Intercultural Communication Interest Group (member) 1996-present

Teachers Against Prejudice (member) 2003-present

Philadelphia Newspapers Inc., Philadelphia, PA 1979-1989

Held various positions in the Home Delivery Communications Center of the Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News.

• "Silenced Voices Speak: Queer ESL students in San Francisco recount conflicting experiences", Journal of Language Identity and Education (in press)
• "One Silenced Voice Speaks" ESLetter, Volume 28, Number 7, April 2004
• Out and About: An Interactive Course in Beginning English (Student Book and Teacher’s Guide), Owl Publishing
• Out and About: Teacher Resource Book, Owl Publishing
• "Using Film to Challenge Heterosexism", Teachers Against Prejudice Newsletter, Volume 4, Number 2, Spring 2004

• "That’s So Gay: Addressing Anti-LGBT Bias in Educational Programs", Teachers Against Prejudice Newsletter, Volume 3, Number 3, Fall 2003
• "Personal Journeys of Transformation", Focus on Basics, Volume 6, Issue B, February 2003

• "Successful Mingles for Low-Level Classes", CATESOL News, February 2002
• "Beyond Tolerance", TESOL Adult Education Interest Section Newsletter, Spring 2002

• "Moving Beyond Tolerance", CATESOL Newsü April 2001
• Longman English Online, Lateral Communications/Pearson Education – contributing author, development editor

• "Reflections on National Coming Out Day", TESOL LGBTF Caucus Newsletter, Fall 2000
• "Discussing Gay Topics With Your Students", ESLetter, May 2000
• "Reflections on TESOL, Vancouver and the Death of a Young Boy", ESLetter, May 2000
• "Bringing the Outside In", ESLetter, May 2000
• "How to Integrate SCANS Competencies into CALL, ESL or Computer Literacy Classes", CATESOL News, February 2000

• "Index Card Roulette" Teaching for Success, December
• "Cultural Misunderstandings Leading to Conflict: Russian Students in America" CATESOL Feedback article, ESLetter, October
• "The Rainbow Pencil", TESOL GLBF Caucus Newsletter, September
• "Who Gets Excluded From Your Lesson?", CATESOL News, February

• "Addressing Heterosexism in an IEP", TESOL Matters, December
• "Milk Tea With Frogs Eggs – Training Teachers in Taiwan", ESLetter, December
• "Heterosexism in the ESL Classroom", ESLetter, December

• Toward a Pedagogy of the Privileged, CATESOL 2004, Santa Clara
• Out and About: Teacherless Activities for Low-Level Classes, CATESOL 2004
• Teacherless Activities for Low-Level Classes – Pre-Conference Intensive, CATESOL, 2004
• Out and About: Teacherless Activities for Low-Level Classes, TESOL 2004, Long Beach, CA
• Transformative Teaching Across Levels, Around the World – LGBTF Caucus Colloquium, TESOL 2004
• Heterosexual Privilege in ESOL Contexts, paper presented as part of all-caucus colloquium, TESOL 2004 HHe
• Creating Safe Spaces for LGBT Students – Teacher Education Interest Section Special Diversity Project, TESOL 2004
• Unwanted Attention: Helping Students Deal with Sexual Harassment, City College of San Francisco Professional Development Days

• Out and About: Teacherless Activities for Low-Level Classes, Northern Regional CATESOL Conference, Canada College
• Conflict and Controversy in the ESL Classroom, ICIG Featured Colloquium, CATESOL 2003, Pasadena, CA
• Silenced Voices Speak – Spotlight Session, TESOL 2003, Baltimore, MD
• Addressing Sexual Orientation in College ESL Classrooms, TESOL 2003
• Breaking the Silence: Discussing Domestic Violence, TESOL 2003
• Transgender Issues at CCSF, City College of San Francisco Professional Development Days

• ICIG Discussion on Conflict and Controversy, CATESOL Northern Regional Conference, Union City, CA
• What’s in a Name?, TESOL 2002, Salt Lake City, Utah
• Power, Multiculturalism and ESOL Pitched Against Prejudice, TESOL 2002
• Making Programs Safe for LGBT Students, CATESOL 2002, San Francisco
• Breaking the Silence: Discussing Domestic Violence, CATESOL 2002
• Challenges and Opportunities in the ESL Classroom: Addressing Isms, Featured Colloquium, CATESOL 2002
• Teacherless Activities for Low-Level Classes, Pre-Conference Intensive, CATESOL 2002
• Breaking the Silence: Discussing Domestic Violence, City College of San Francisco Professional Development Days

• Tackling Tough Topics, City College of San Francisco Professional Development Days
• Tackling Tough Topics, Pre-Conference Intensive, CATESOL 2001, Ontario, CA
• Building Bridges – Celebrating Diversity, CATESOL 2001
• Teacherless Activities for Low-Level Classes, CATESOL 2001
• Addressing Heterosexist Bias In ELT Materials, TESOL 2001, St. Louis, MI
• Crumbling Walls and Building Bridges, TESOL 2001

• Building Bridges – Celebrating Diversity, Northern Regional CATESOL, Fremont, CA
• Building Bridges – Celebrating Diversity, CCSF Independent Flex Activity, Mission Campus
• Let ‘em Loose! Get Your Students on Their Feet, City College of San Francisco Professional Development Days
• Bridging the Cultural Gap, City College of San Francisco Professional Development Days
• Making the Testing Process Meaningful to Instructors and Students, CASAS Summer Institute, San Diego, CA
• Homophobia and Transphobia – Fear of the Unknown, CCSF Summer Camp, City College of San Francisco, Mission Campus
• Sexual Orientation as a Multicultural Issue, NAME/Mid-TESOL, Omaha, NE
• Using SCANS to Manage CALL Classes, CATESOL 2000, Sacramento, CA
• Teacherless Activities for Low-Level Classes, CATESOL 2000
• Sexual Orientation as a Multicultural Issue, Brown Bag Lunch Discussion, TESOL 2000, Vancouver, B.C.

• Increasing the Comfort Zone – Helping Our Gay/Lesbian Students Feel Included in the Classroom, Northern Regional CATESOL, Oakland, CA
• Diversity Issues for ESL Instructors (and others), City College of San Francisco Teacher Resource Center
• Increasing the Comfort Zone – Helping Your Gay and Lesbian Students Feel Included in the Classroom, City College of San Francisco Professional Development Days
• Timely Topics in ESL – Integrating SCANS Into Computer Literacy Training, City College of San Francisco Professional Development Days
• Eliminating Heterosexism From Your Own Teaching, CATESOL 1999, Reno, NV

• Training Teachers With Low English Proficiency, CATESOL Northern Regional, Oakland, CA

• Liven Up Your Level 1 With Music, City College of San Francisco Professional Development Days
• Insights From Being Both a Teacher and a Student, City College of San Francisco Professional Development Days

• Student Motivation – Creating a Positive Attitude in the Classroom, Temple University Japan Professional Development Session

• Diversity and Social Justice: Ableism, IDST 80E, City College of San Francisco, Fall
• Intensive Spanish, University of Guadalajara Extension, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
• CATESOL Conference, Santa Clara, CA
• TESOL Conference, Long Beach, CA

• CATESOL Northern Regional Conference, Redwood City, CA
• Diversity and Social Justice: Sexism, IDST 80C, City College of San Francisco, Fall
• NCORE – National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education, San Francisco, CA
• Diversity and Social Justice: Racism, IDST 80A, City College of San Francisco, Spring
• Anthropology of Homosexualities, Anthro 20, City College of San Francisco
• Spanish 10C – Intermediate Conversation, City College of San Francisco, Spring
• Diversity and Social Justice: Classism, IDSTB, City College of San Francisco, Spring

• CATESOL Northern Regional Conference, Union City, CA
• Accountability, City College of San Francisco Independent Flex Activity, John Adams Campus
• Culture Clash in the ESL Classroom: Handling Student Participation, City College of San Francisco Independent Flex Activity, Mission Campus
• English 734 – Language, Literacy and Citizenship: Learner-Centered Teaching With Accountability, San Francisco State University, Spring
• TESOL Convention, Salt Lake City, Utah
• CATESOL State Conference, San Francisco, CA

• CATESOL Northern Regional Conference, Hayward, CA
• Affirming Diversity in the 21^st Century: Developing a Proactive Agenda, American Council on Education, Cincinnati, Ohio
• Equipped for the Future, City College of San Francisco, John Adams Campus
• Project Based Learning, City College of San Francisco, John Adams Campus
• Interdisciplinary Learning Communities, City College of San Francisco, Mission Campus
• TESOL Convention, St. Louis, MI
• Gender and Equity Issues: Humanistic Considerations for the 21^st Century, Bangkok, Thailand

• CATESOL Northern Regional Conference, Fremont, CA
• Breaking the School Silence, GLSEN/Amnesty International Conference, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
• CASAS Summer Institute, San Diego, CA
• National Association of Multicultural Education/Mid-TESOL Conference, Omaha, NE
• CATESOL Conference, Sacramento, CA
• CATESOL Mini-Conference – Intercultural Communication in an IEP, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
• TESOL Convention, Vancouver, B.C., Canada

• CATESOL Northern Regional Conference, Oakland, CA
• Diversity Issues for ESL Teachers (and others), City College of San Francisco Teacher Resource Center
• Macintosh Word Basics – Windows 98, City College of San Francisco Technology Learning Center
• Community United Against Violence – Speakers Bureau Training
• CATESOL Conference, Reno, NV
• Teaching Literacy to Adults With Learning Disabilities, City College of San Francisco

• CATESOL Northern Regional Conference, Oakland, CA
• Creating a WWW Homepage for Instructional Use, City College of San Francisco Technology Learning Center
• Integrating SCANS Competencies into Daily Classroom Management Activities, City College of San Francisco Teacher Resource Center
• Instructional Strategies that Demonstrate the Use of SCANS Competencies, City College of San Francisco Teacher Resource Center
• Accountability in the Classroom, City College of San Francisco Teacher Resource Center
• CATESOL Conference, Pasadena, CA

• Using Film in the ESL Classroom, U.C. Santa Barbara Extension, TESL Certificate Program, Goleta, CA
• Language Experience Through Popular Music, U.C. Santa Barbara Extension, Ventura, CA
• CATESOL Conference, Fresno, CA

• CATESOL Conference, San Francisco, CA

• TESOL Convention, Long Beach, CA