Teaching is a way of life.
Renae first began teaching as a volunteer ESL instructor for new immigrants in 2004. She then taught English as a Second Language in Japan from 2005-2006.
Renae realized that language and literacy is a skill that can be taught with a great deal of patience and empathy. For this reason, in part, she pursued a PhD in Comparative Literature, working as a graduate instructor while pursuing her research interests as a scholar.
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2004-2006: English as a Second Language:
o volunteer instructor in Hammond, Louisiana.
o ESL instructor at GEOS eikaiwa in Sendai, Japan. - 2008-2012: Graduate instructor at Penn State University.
- 2013-2019: Instructor at University of New Mexico, Los Alamos campus.
Renae finds many ways to teach in everyday life. She has volunteered in her local Unitarian Universalist church as an instructor, and is AFAA-certified to lead group fitness classes, which she does at her local YMCA.
Software Expertise
Renae maintains an expertise in a number of software programs and languages.
