Current CV [PDF] 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
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
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
PUBLICATIONS
Developed and wrote police manual, Basic Spanish for Law Enforcement, for Hattiesburg Police Department, 1995, revised 1999
“An Interview with Wolf Ruvinskis: The First Mexican Stanley Kowalski,” in Latin American Theatre Review, University of Kansas, Spring 1993
MEMBERSHIPS
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators (NAJIT)
Mississippi Foreign Language Association (MFLA) |
