I am a professional K–12 educator with over a decade of experience teaching in diverse school settings — from middle and high school English, debate, and Spanish, to my most recent focus as a K–2 classroom teacher specializing in foundational literacy, math, and SEL-based learning. I hold a B.A. from UCLA, began tutoring through community education initiatives, and later joined Teach For America, where I taught in Hawai’i for six years. My work there included English, Spanish, math, PE, and...
I am a professional K–12 educator with over a decade of experience teaching in diverse school settings — from middle and high school English, debate, and Spanish, to my most recent focus as a K–2 classroom teacher specializing in foundational literacy, math, and SEL-based learning. I hold a B.A. from UCLA, began tutoring through community education initiatives, and later joined Teach For America, where I taught in Hawai’i for six years. My work there included English, Spanish, math, PE, and state test preparation, giving me insight into how students learn across different content areas and skill levels.
After relocating to San Francisco, I taught high school English while coaching debate and supporting multilingual learners in academic writing, public speaking, and confidence-building. Alongside academics, I have coached multiple sports — including track and field, cross country, football, basketball, and middle school PE — which informs my belief that learning is physical, emotional, and cognitive. I bring that coaching mindset into tutoring: clear expectations, incremental wins, encouragement, and joyful challenge.
Today, I work primarily with elementary students on literacy, phonics, math foundations, writing, and executive functioning skills, while also supporting older students with reading, writing, debate, college readiness, and test prep. Parents describe my instruction as warm, motivating, structured, and culturally responsive. I meet students where they are, help them build skills through clarity and scaffolding, and cultivate confidence so learners feel successful.
Whether your learner is beginning to read, preparing for middle school or college, or seeking growth in speaking, writing, study skills, or in an athletics-based mindset, I would love to partner with you to help them thrive.
