1. Educational History and Professional Development Activities
A. Education
Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa1
 Master in Arts and Teaching 2007 – 2009
MAT Spanish and English – Endorsement ELL
Pontificia Universidad Católica Loja (UTPL)- St. John’s New York, New York
 Validation of Bachelor’s Degree in the U.S.A. 2005-2007
BA English as a Second Language
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Loja (UTPL) Quito, Ecuador
 Bachelor’s Degree 1998 -2002 BA English as a Second Language
B. Teaching History
Merrill Middle School IB (International Bachelorette) Des Moines, IA
2009 – Currently working
 Language Acquisition – Spanish
Drake University Des Moines - IA
DULAP (Drake Language Partner) 2008 -2009
 Teaching the Advanced and Intermediate Conversational Spanish classes.
N.I.C.A.S.A. (Northern Illinois Council for Alcohol and Substance Abuse)
Waukegan, IL 2005 -2006
 Prevention Specialist teaching E.C.H.O. (Empowering Choices for Healthy Outcomes)
program to 6th, 7th and 8th grade across the district.
 National Police of Ecuador – Liceo Policial Quito, Ecuador 1999 - 2003
 6th grade to 12th grade English

2. National Pichincha High School Quito, Ecuador 1997 - 19999
 English teacher 6th grade to 12th grade.
C. Professional Association Memberships
 Al Exito / Juntos - Mentor, Teacher and Des Moines site leader
 National Education Association (NEA)
 ISEA Iowa State Education Association
 Building Leadership team - IB Leadership Team – Merrill Middle School
 CTQ Center for Teaching Quality
D. Staff Development Leadership Activities
 Implementation and structuration of the Language Acquisition Department at Merrill
Middle School
 Collaborate in the writing, revision, evaluation and alignment of the new IB Language
Acquisition Curriculum and Assessments with the Iowa Common Core State Standards
 Teacher, trainer and mentor at Al Exito and Juntos/ Together Program in Iowa
 IB (International Bachelorette) Leadership Team
 PLC Facilitator (Professional Learning Community) Middle Schools DMPS
 SRG Standards Reference Grading- Implementation Team Merrill Middle School
 CTQ (Center for teaching Quality) Virtual research to identify innovative ideas to spread
teacher’s expertise on how Iowa Common Core State Standards maximize what we teach.
E. Awards and recognition
 2015 Iowa Teacher of the Year
 Community site leader of Latinas al Exito Al Exito – Des Moines, Iowa
 Community instructor for Juntos/ Together for Better Education Program in Des
Moines, Iowa