Tutors in Oakland

My career started in 1993 as a reporter at South Bergenite, a weekly newspaper serving 36,000 households in five towns in southern Bergen County, New Jersey. I served as editor in chief of that paper for three years before being promoted to Special Sections Editor of the Weekly Division of North Jersey Community Newspapers. I finished my Bachelor's degree in English at New Jersey City University in 2006, continuing on to the New Pathways to Teaching in New Jersey program that earned me a New Jersey Teacher of English certificate. I taught in high schools throughout northern New Jersey from 2006-2014. Between 1994 and 2014, I worked intermittently as a freelance writer and private tutor. I worked on such exciting projects as a memoir for an immigrant with limited English; a doctoral dissertation on second-generation language loss; and a coffee table book about successful Indian Americans. Since 2015, I have been running Pink Dog Estate Sales with my family. I wrote all of our marketing materials and weekly listings. For health reasons, we closed the business in 2024. I am back writing and teaching independently. I love helping students in the upper grades through adult to unlock the complexities of Standard American English grammar; American, British and World literature; and business and academic communications.

I enjoy helping students reach their full potential and tutoring is one avenue that allows me to do that! Working with schoolage students has been a longtime passion of mine. It is fulfilling to see how far students can go with the right attitude, encouragement, and focus. I have background with tutoring elementary and middle school age students for 5 years and have worked with the youth population for over 10. Currently, I reside near Oakland in the Bay Area. Although I have taught multiple subjects, I primarily tutor English, Reading & Writing Comprehension. I also assist with Study/Organizational skills. I pride myself in meeting students where they are and working collectively to take them to the next level with their academics.

•Creative and passionate teacher dedicated to fostering a student-centered learning environment based on mutual respect and collaboration. Committed to helping students identify and develop their own passions while becoming successful, confident readers and writers. •Published writer of fiction, poetry, essays, and musicals/librettos with a tech industry and marketing background. Currently working on a collection of short stories and a libretto adaptation of the Pishkun myth. •Well-traveled with experience living in Latin America, Ireland, and Japan. Native Spanish speaker.