Educator
I began teaching in 1990 at a social service organization–Jobs for Youth/Chicago–and it has been a wonderful ride ever since. My home base has been Oak Park and River Forest High School, but I’ve taught in over fifty schools in Chicago, Columbus and London along the way, as well as at several universities including as a Visiting Fellow at Goldsmiths-University of London.
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June 2022 - Present
Columbus, OH
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August 2003 - June 2022
Chicago, IL
Oak Park and River Forest High School
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2003 - Present
England | United States
Guest Lecturer
Oxford University-UK, Northwestern University, DePaul University, the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, Columbia College, Dominican University, the University of Wisconsin
2017 - Present
England
Workshop Leader
English and Media Centre (UK) and Poetry Foundation Teacher Institutes (in-person and virtual)
Summers 2004 - 2019
London, England
Workshop Leader
September 2015 - May 2016
Chicago, IL
Adjunct Professor
Roosevelt University
September 2013 - May 2015
River Forest, IL
Adjunct Professor
Concordia University-Chicago
September 2012-July 2013
Visiting Fellow
London, England
Goldsmiths-University of London
September 2012-July 2013
London, England
Spoken Word Educator
Holy Family College secondary school
September 2001 - July 2003
London, England
Spoken Word Educator
Ethnic Minority Achievement Services
August 1994 - June 2001
Chicago, IL
Traditional English Teacher
Oak Park and River Forest High School
Summers 1993 - 1994
Teaching Assistant and then Teacher
Young Scholars Program Summer Institute
Summers 1993 - 1994
Columbus, Ohio
Teacher
The Young Scholars Program | Ohio State University
1992 - 1994
Columbus, Ohio
Instructor
Columbus State Community College
March 1991 - July 1992
Chicago, IL
Education Coordinator/Caseworker-Counselor
Neon Street Center for Youth
1990 -1991
Chicago, IL
GED teacher and Pre-Employment Training Coordinator/Teacher
Jobs for Youth | Chicago
