Education

University of Nebraska – Lincoln. Lincoln, Nebraska. Fall 2004 – Present.

Certification program in English as a Second Language. Masters in Education with a focus in Second Language Acquisition in progress.

· University College of Education in Winneba. Winneba, Ghana. Summer 2002. Graduate Course in Ghanaian Culture and Education. GPA 3.5

University of Nebraska – Lincoln. Lincoln, Nebraska. Fall 1997-Spring 2002.

Bachelor of Arts – Russian Language. Minors: English/African American studies. GPA 3.4. Dean’s List.

Moscow Linguistic University. Moscow, Russia. Spring 1999.

Immersion courses in Russian language. GPA 4.0.

Defense Language Institute. Monterey, California. January-November 1996.

Intense Russian language courses. GPA 3.5.

Work History

Berniklau Education Solutions Team. Educator. Oct 2004-Present

*Provide one-on-one assistance to students with learning and behavior disabilities

*Implement behavior intervention plans

*Liaison between teachers and group home manager.

Scotlandville Middle School. English Teacher. Baton Rouge, LA. 2002-2004.

*State Certified in Language Arts.

*Teach for America Corps Member.

*Taught 6^th and 7^th grade Language Arts and Reading in low-income school district. Created original curriculum for Language Arts Lab class. Integrated technology into the classroom. Tutored students after school. Raised sixth grade reading scores several grade levels. Organized teacher team meetings.

Lincoln Action Program. Academic Tutor. Jan-May 2002.

*Assisted students with homework.

*Advised students with academic strategies.

US Army Reserve. Military Intelligence Branch. 1995-2003.

Assignments include:

*Language Olympics.

Monterey, California. Third Place. May 2002.

*Asian Studies Detachment.

Camp Zama, Japan. January – February 2001.

*Defense Intelligence Agency.

New York, New York. July-September 2000.

*Russian Interpreter.

Northern Warfare Training Center. Ft. Greeley, Alaska. February 2000

*Russian Immersion Course.

Yalta, Ukraine. Summer 1998.

Skills

Fluent Russian language
Internet Research
Proficient Microsoft office