Spring 2025
Section 4395 of EMLS713
Noncredit Low-Beginning English -- : Jan 13 - May 14 2025
This class will be held at Windsor High School, 8695 Windsor Road, Windsor, CA 95492. This is a combination class with EMLS 714, Section 4396. Your instructor will provide more details.
Section 4396 of EMLS714
Noncredit High-Beginning English -- : Jan 13 - May 14 2025
This class will be held at Windsor High School, 8695 Windsor Road, Windsor, CA 95492. This is a combination class with EMLS 713, section 4395. Your instructor will provide more details.
Section 6000 of EMLS335
Vocational English for Culinary Arts -- : Jan 27 - May 19 2025
The class will meet on Zoom on the day and time listed. Also, students are expected to meet in person for classes and field trips on the following dates: 1/27, 2/10, 3/24, 4/21 and 5/19. This is a combination class with EMLS 735, Section 6013. Your instructor will provide more details.
Section 6013 of EMLS735
Vocational English for Culinary Arts -- : Jan 27 - May 19 2025
The class will meet on Zoom on the day and time listed. Also, students are expected to meet in person for classes and field trips on the following dates: 1/27, 2/10, 3/24, 4/21 and 5/19. This is a combination class with EMLS 335, Section 6000. Your instructor will provide more details.
M.A. in TESOL (Teaching English as a Second or Other Language), University of San Francisco
TESOL Certificate, UC Berkeley Extension
B.A. in English with an emphasis in linguistics, San Francisco State University
Though I was an English major in college, teaching English has been a career change for me. After attending a small cooking school in San Francisco, I spent many years teaching cooking classes and running a small farm before returning to school for my master's degree. While my earlier career was incredibly enjoyable, I truly couldn't be happier in this chapter of my life as an English teacher, and I feel so fortunate to be part of my students' journeys.
I have taught ESL and Winery English classes for Jackson Family Wines, and currently also teach ESL at the College of Marin and College Writing at the Culinary Institute of America.
In my free time I love to bake, work in the vegetable garden, spend time with my husband and two daughters, and walk our Welsh Corgi Winston.
My professional interests focus on content-based instruction, particularly in the context of vocational growth, and how it enhances student engagement. I'm also interested in Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and how these approaches can create more inclusive and effective learning environments for all students.