Address:
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Type Of Business:
Coeducational University with an Enrollment of 9,000 Undergraduates and 4,700 Graduate and Professional Students Representing Every State and More than 99 Countries, Ranks 37th Among National Universities
Expertise:
Teaching Spanish and Romance Languages, Teaching Intermediate Spanish Teachers, Honors Program, Collaboration in "Punto y Aparte's" Grammar Supplement, 22 Years Total Experience
Major Product/SVS:
Confers More than 3,800 Degrees in More than 50 Fields of Study through 11 Schools and Colleges
Favorite Business Publication:
Tutoring for Girls
Hobbies/Sports:
Tennis, Walking, Weightlifting
Education Degrees:
Pursing Ph.D.; ABD, Boston College (2007); Master's Degree in Hispanic Studies, Boston College (2004)
Affiliations Awards:
MLA; Director of Romance Language Conference (2006, 2007)
Industry:
Spanish Instruction in Higher Education
What do you feel separates you from the rest of the professionals in your industry?:
He is a natural speaker who enjoys teaching. It's not just a profession, it is a passion.
What has been the most outstanding thing you have done thus far in your career?:
Motivating students to learn Spanish and receiving ABD from Boston College.
How Did They Get Involved In Profession:
He became involved in this profession because he always want to help educated the new generations.
Extended Bio Profile:
Although I was born in Berkeley, California, I was raised up in Caracas, Venezuela; for 40 years I lived there. I did my undergrad studies at Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (UCAB), a catholic university ruled by Jesuits. I was enrolled in the Literature Department (Escuela de Letras) from October 1977 to December 1982. I obtained a Bachelor’s Degree with a Major in Hispanic Language and Literature. I graduated with honors (cum laude) with an average grade of 18.2/20(the equivalent to 91/100). I held the second position in a class of 19. <br><br><br><br>When I was 19 years old, while I was in my sophomore year in college, I started my professional career as a teacher. Between September 1978 and January 1983, I taught at Mater Salvatoris School, a well renowned all-girls private school in Caracas. I took a part-time position as a Spanish teacher for 7th grade students. Although I did not expect to be hired so early in my life, this job gave me the opportunity to explore my teaching abilities. Between 1985 and 1987, I taught Hispanic Literature in 11th and 12th grades at María Inmaculada School, located in Turmero, a small town nearby Maracay, Venezuela. From 1990 until July 2002, I taught again at Mater Salvatoris School. By then I was teaching Spanish in 9th grade, Hispanic Literature in the humanities section of 12th grade and Reading Comprehension in 7th and 8th grades. I was also the head of the school’s Humanities Department, which comprehends Spanish, World''s and Hispanic Literature's, Classic Languages and Fine Arts. I enjoyed my work very much; it fulfilled part of my life expectations as a professional. It brought me the opportunity to be in touch with young ladies who would be part of Venezuela’s future ruling class. Through Spanish and Literature, I discussed with them about values that are important to me, such as honesty, self-respect and respect for others, et cetera.<br><br><br><br>During those years, I also did some literary and educational writing. In 1998, I wrote two essays about two XIX century Venezuelan writers: one was a politician, the other, a poet. I published them in El Nacional, one of Venezuela’s largest circulation newspapers. These essays were republished in 2002 in a book titled 50 Imprescindibles, whose compilator is Jesús Sanoja Hernández, a well-known Venezuelan historian. In 1999, I wrote two Grammar textbooks for 9th grade students. Oxford University Press published one of them. Right now, Editorial Básica, a Venezuel
Awards/Honors:
Donald J. White Teaching Excellence Award (2004 and 2007)