PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
Language Instructor, May 2002 to Present
University of Southern Mississippi, Gulf Park Campus, Long Beach, MS
- Instructing Beginning and Intermediate level Spanish and Spanish for Special Purposes
- Instructing a Criminal Justice class: Introduction to Juvenile Justice
- Developing class plans, syllabi, curriculum, internet activities, and evaluations
- Preparing class schedules and sequence of levels offered throughout the year
- Advising Foreign Language and Paralegal students
Interpreter / Translator, August 2002 to Present
U.S. District Court, Biloxi, MS
- Interpreting Spanish-English / English-Spanish during court sessions
- Assisting Defense Attorneys and U.S. Probation Officers with Spanish-speaking defendants
Interpreter / Translator, 2000 to Present
Have served as interpreter and translator to the following agencies:
- Harrison Country Circuit Court
- Harrison County Public Defenders Office
- Pearl River County Circuit Court
- Pearl River County Public Defender’s Office
- Forrest County Youth Court
- U.S. Attorney, Southern District of MS
- Several Law Firms
Adjunct Language Instructor, January 1999 to Present
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Jefferson Davis Campus, Gulfport, MS
- Taught Beginning and Intermediate level Spanish
- Prepared lesson plans, tests, and online activities
- Prepared and Reviewed syllabi
- Maintained accurate documented attendance and evaluation records
Language Instructor, January 1999 to May 2002
Pearl River Community College, Poplarville, MS
- Prepared lesson plans, tests, and online activities
- Taught Beginning and Intermediate level Spanish
- Taught Developmental English
- Submitted curriculum proposals to the Academic Board on Spanish for Special Purposes
- Developed class curriculum and taught Spanish for Law Enforcement
- Maintained accurate documented attendance and evaluation records
- Also worked as an Adjunct Instructor until August 2000
Deputy Sheriff / Correctional Officer, December 1995 to November 1996
Forrest County Sheriff’s Office, Hattiesburg, MS
- Provided assistance and support to law enforcement agencies (local, state, and federal)
- Assisted Metro Narcotics agents
- Responsible for overall security of Regional Jail and Juvenile Detention Center
- Maintained detailed activities reports
- Served as a Spanish interpreter and translator
Instructor / Interpreter / Translator / Court Clerk, October 1994 to April 2000
Hattiesburg Police Department and Municipal Court, Hattiesburg, MS
- Served as Court Clerk with the Municipal Court from November 1996 to December 1997
- Designed an eight-hour refresher course curriculum and a twenty-four hour basic course curriculum for Spanish for Law Enforcement
- Currently serving as an on-call Spanish Interpreter for on-duty police officers and investigators on a voluntary basis
Language Instructor, February 1995 to September 1995
Catholic Social and Community Services, Inc., Migration and Refugee Center, Biloxi, MS
- Taught Beginning and Intermediate level Survival English as a Second Language
- Served as Spanish interpreter and translator
- Assisted in the resettlement needs of Cuban refugees—housing, employment, medical care, acculturation, job training, English language training, etc.
- Performed and maintained close and detailed evaluation of refugees
- Researched and wrote private and government grants
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ACADEMIC PREPARATION
Graduate Studies in Criminal Justice, University of Southern Mississippi, Long Beach, MS, 2003
M.A. in Teaching Languages, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, 1994
- Emphasis: Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language
- Thesis Presentation: “Incorporating Culture into the L2 Classroom”
B.A. in Foreign Languages, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, 1993
General Studies, No Degree, Hinds Community College, Raymond, MS, 1982 |
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
- WebCT & Technology in the Classroom, 60 hours, University of Southern Mississippi, Gulf Park Campus, 2006
- Terrorism: Public Safety and Private Security Techniques of Response and Investigation, 40 hours, Southern Regional Public Safety Institute, 2002
- Computer Security and Cyber Crimes, 40 hours, Southern Regional Public Safety Institute, 2002
- Law Enforcement Response to WMD Incidents, 16 hours, Louisiana State University Academy of Counter-Terrorist Education, 2002
- Trainer in Command Spanish for Law Enforcement, 40 hours, University of Southern Mississippi, 1996
- Survival Spanish, 40 hours, Texas Department of Public Safety, 1995
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RESEARCH, PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS
- Culture Dynamics, Mississippi Police Corp, Sponsored by HIDTA, Gulfport, MS, 2001
- Cultural Dynamics and Intercultural Relations and Communications, The Southern Regional Public Safety Institute, Long Beach, MS, 1997
- Vietnamese and American Education: The Role of Culture in the Classroom, Family Literacy Conference, USM Gulf Coast, Long Beach, MS 1995
- Incorporating Culture into the L2 Classroom, AMTESOL Conference, Tuscaloosa, AL, 1994
- Completed research projects: A Study of Hispanic Gangs and A Survey on the Management of Municipal Courts Throughout Mississippi
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