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• Language proficiency--French, Spanish, German; some Italian, Russian and Latin

• College study of linguistics (English and French)

• University of Poitiers,1992, program about using video in language instruction. Participants worked in teams to produce Tout est bien qui finit… including concept, dialog, filming, editing and creation of ancillary materials for classroom use

• The World in my Backyard 1998

  • Won a grant from the Greater Capital Region Teacher Center to produce a video about how residents of Capital District use world languages in careers

  • Located and interviewed people in different professions

  • Wrote script and participated in editing   

  • Recorded the narration

• NYSAFLT Media Presenter of the Year Award, 1999--statewide recognition from NY State Association of Foreign Language Teachers for The World in my Backyard video  

• Narrator of school district budget documentaries for Scotia-Glenville and South Colonie 1999-2000