I have a Master’s in English (Rhetoric and Composition), and a Bachelor’s in Creative Writing, both from Western Washington University. I taught English at the college level for almost 30 thirty years, both developmental and transfer levels, as well as ESL and study skills. My educational background includes studies in the physical and social sciences as well.
I started teaching college classes after finishing graduate school. I found that I loved teaching as much as I loved writing, which was my original ambition. Part of the teaching involved tutoring, which I enjoyed even more than the classroom part. After I semi-retired from college teaching, I worked in an elementary school tutoring ELL and special ed students. Then I taught and tutored ELL students at the high school level. In 2017, I began this private tutoring and editing business.