"I love students of all shapes and sizes! I love shepherding students through the process of writing an essay or understanding the Pythagorean Theorem. I particularly enjoy helping students with executive function disorder break their work into manageable chunks and GET IT DONE with a minimum of stress. I love helping middle, high school and college students with anxiety, ASD, ADHD, or LD figure out how to successfully juggle all of their courses. My strengths seem to be in making hard things easy and the daunting doable.

My introduction to teaching came through my years as an ESL instructor at the University of Maryland. I have a B.A. in English and an M.A. in Linguistics. In addition, I homeschooled my three children through high school and taught homeschool writing and history classes.

Although my primary training is in the area of English and the humanities, I can assist students in various subjects. Much of the time, I find I don't need to "teach" the subject, merely help the student find the best way to finish homework, study for tests, or complete projects to the teacher's specifications.

I have helped 40+ students apply to college. I can assist with college essays and supplemental questions. I can also oversee the entire application process. Many of my applicants have received acceptances to competitive schools, substantial merit offers and comprehensive financial aid packages. I have a subspecialty in helping students through the audition process for competitive colleges in musical theater, acting, film, screenwriting, music and voice. I also have a subspeciality in walking homeschooled students and familes through the application process." less...