Education
2011 First Aid and CPR Level C certification, Canadian Red Cross
2010 Additional qualification in Senior Visual Arts, Queens University Faculty of Education
2008- 2009 B.Ed., University of Windsor; J/I stream (ages 9 – 16) with Visual Arts as teachable subject.
2001- 2005 B.A. Honors in Art History, York University. Undergraduate courses also include Chemistry, German, Film, History and Literature.
Work History
2010 Customer Service Representative at iStorm New Media in Kingston, Ontario. Responded to customer inquiries and gave assistance in English and German.
2009 ESL and French teacher at Gstaad International School, Gstaad, Switzerland. Gave lessons in French and English to small groups of students aged 15 to 18.
2008 Tutor in basic conversational Japanese; also produced own teaching materials.ESL tutor in Kingston, Ontario. Gave individual lessons in English to an immigrant lady over a period of 6 months. Also tutored another person in basic Japanese.
2006 –2007 English Instructor with Nova Intercultural Institute, Japan. Taught English conversation to small groups of students, ages 3 to adult.
2005 Subway Sandwiches, Kingston, Ontario; took customer orders and prepared sandwiches.
2004 & 2005 CORK regatta; Volunteer “seagull” harbor monitor, responsible for signing boats in and out of harbor, reporting missing boats.2002Fairfield Gutzeit House, Bath, Ontario; tour guide and routine maintenance for small local museum.
1997 –2001 Kingston Frontenac Public Library; part-time library page, shelved books and assisted patrons.