Education:
- Asia Society, Initiatives in Chinese Language Learning Conference, Washington DC, April 2012
- Asia Society, Initiatives in Chinese Language Learning Conference, San Francisco, CA, April 2011
- STARTALK Program, California State University, San Francisco, Summer 2010
Director, Christy Lao, PHD (two week course for teachers of Mandarin) - Certificate in Mandarin, Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2002
- University of Sydney, coursework: Classical Chinese, Chinese Literature, 2000
- Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA) Certificate
Cambridge University, Sydney, Australia branch, 2000 - MBA, Accounting, Golden Gate University, San Francisco, CA, 1985
- BA, French (major), English (minor), University of California, Davis, CA 1971
- CPA, State of California, 1985 (inactive)
- Substitute Teaching Credential, State of California (current)
- University of Nevada, Reno, NV coursework: Teaching English Language to Adults 2003
- Substitute Teaching Credential, State of Nevada (not current)
Experience:
- Saturday morning class for young children in Mandarin, Grass Valley, CA 2009-2011
- Incline Village Middle School, Mandarin lunch-time classes, 2008-present
- Incline Village High School, Mandarin after-school classes, 2010-present
- Nevada Union High School, Nevada City, CA, Mandarin after-school classes, 2011-2012
- XiaoMao* Culture Club, Grass Valley/Nevada City, CA after-school culture classes, Mandarin classes, Spring 2012
- XiaoMao Culture Club, daycamp, Grass Valley/Nevada City, CA Mandarin classes, Summer 2012
- ELearning Café, Incline Village, NV Mandarin classes, 2011-present
- Nevada Real Estate Licensee, employed at Coldwell Banker Select Real Estate, Incline Village, NV
*XiaoMao Culture Club is a program sponsored by the Community Asian Theater of the Sierras (CATS) based in Nevada City, CA. (see website: www.XiaoMaoClub.org)