Professional Experience

August 2001 – present. Virginia Military Institute. Lexington, VA.  Professor of Spanish. Associate Professor (2004-2008); Assistant Professor (2001-2004).

July 1994 - July 2001 University of Phoenix (Southern Arizona Campus). 
Instructor. Taught Spanish and Continuing Education Courses in foundations, methodology, curriculum, and cultural integration in Second Language Acquisition and ESL. Served as Faculty Curriculum Coordinator for Continuing Education from 1996 through 2000.

1992 - 1994 Pima Community College. Tucson, AZ. 
Adjunct Professor. Taught first year Spanish at the post-secondary level .

1991 - 2000 Tucson Unified School District. Tucson, AZ. Teacher. Taught Spanish as a Second Language and Advanced Placement Language and Literature for Native Speakers, French, ESL, and Sheltered English (Grades 7-12).

1986-1990 St. Anne English Centre. Sevilla (Spain). 
Owner, director, teacher. Directed and taught classes en ESL, EFL, and ESP in specially designed programs for children, adults, and professionals. Dealt with local authorities to establish permits and authorizations.

1982- 1986 Columbus International College. Sevilla (Spain). Instructor of Spanish and Director of Student Affairs. Taught 100 and 200 levels of college Spanish and arranged accommodations, field trips, and extracurricular activities for U.S. and international students on semester abroad.

1973 - 1982 Private English Instructor. Barcelona and Sevilla (Spain).