• Santa Barbara County Education Office Teachnet Technology Grant Accelerated Communication in Designated ELD, SMJUHSD
• Lucia Mar Unified K-12 English Language Learners District TOSA
• Lucia Mar Unified School District K-12 Teacher of the Year
• Paulding Middle School Teacher of the Year, Lucia Mar Unified School District
• El Camino Jr. High School Teacher of the Year, Santa Maria Bonita School District
• Angel in Education Award Kiwanis Club, Santa Maria Bonita School District
• Published Author

Guest Speaker:

• Latino Book and Family Festival California State University Los Ángeles, CA
• California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo World Languages and Cultures
• California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo Lambda Theta Phi
• The Bowery Poetry Club, New York, NY
• Tía Chucha's Centro Cultural and Bookstore, Sylmar, CA
• Lucia Mar Unified School District K-12 English Language Learners Reclassification Celebration Night Keynote Speaker, Clark Center, Arroyo Grande, CA 
• Cuesta College Hispanic Heritage Month, San Luis Obispo, CA

Education:

• Bachelor of Arts History, California State University Bakersfield [cum laude]; Minor: Political Science, Phi Alpha Theta (Academic History Honor Society)
• Master of Arts Teaching, Chapman University
• California Teaching Credentials: Social Science, English, Foreign Language: Spanish

Courses Taught:

Spanish 3, Spanish for Spanish Speakers 2, Spanish 1

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