Instructor Bio

I've been teaching at CCSF since 2007. I served the college as a site supervisor from 2005 to 2016.

I believe that community is central to learning. For that reason, I foster a supportive learning community in all my classes. Through participation in this classroom community, students develop skills that allow them fuller community participation at school, at work,  and in their neighborhoods.

I am currently Interim ESL Coordinator for Mission Campus and advisor to Mission Associated Students. I have served on the ESL Department's Non-Credit Curriculum and Technology Committees and on the Executive Council of the Academic Senate. In addition, I have been production editor of the ESL Department's newsletter, the ESLetter. I have been site supervisor of the college's Castro, Southeast, and Ocean Campuses.

I am a member of TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages), CATESOL (California TESOL), CCAE (California Council for Adult Education), and COABE (Commission for Adult Basic Education). I am active in TESOL's LGBT Professional Learning Network, formerly the ILGBTF (International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Friends) Forum.

In my free time, I like to take long walks and explore the fascinating city of San Francisco.