"My entire career has been dedicated to helping others be successful. There is no better feeling than seeing someone achieve a goal, and know that I have been a part of it!

I bring a background in corporate and educational settings. I am also skilled in teaching and coaching online. I taught, trained and coached in English grammar, punctuation, writing essays, as well as broad business communications skills such as presentations, writing emails, listening, speaking on the telephone, writing for different audiences and purposes. While I enjoy the classroom setting, I believe I help a student or client most by working with them one on one to improve their communication or writing. My writing classes were always conducted as workshops so that I could help students individually.

I obtained my Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in English with a focus on language. My expertise in English ranges from the finer points of punctuation, grammar, syntax to writing sentences, paragraphs, topic sentences, thesis statements and essays. I assist with writer's block, brainstorming and organizing thoughts. In my most recent corporate job, my company employed both Spanish-speaking and Japanese-speaking individuals. Because of my background, I conducted conversation classes to help these non-native speakers improve their abilities to communicate within our manufacturing setting. I am currently pursuing my certificate in teaching English as a foreign language.

I spent several years working for a career transition company where I personally coached over 500 clients in the career transition and development process. As part of the process, I helped the client identify their strengths, and what type of job they wanted. We also wrote long-term career goals so that they had a plan to achieve not just the next step but the one after that. I coached them on how to write resumes that highlighted their strengths and how to write cover letters. I also prepared them for the interview process, conducted practice interviews and" less...