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My unusual path to higher education taught me the importance of teaching to each student’s individual potential.

My Educational Journey

Growing up in Texas, I had a really tough time as a student. I had a handful of learning and behavioral issues that made me a difficult student to have in the classroom. So difficult that by the 1st grade I had the distinct impression from my teacher, Mrs. Prill, who has permanently moved my desk to the corner, that I was dumb and broken. I believed that lie for the next 22 years.

But then at age 28, the clouds parted and a ray of light shone down on my cerebral cortex. It really was a lightbulb moment when I suddenly thought: Hey, maybe I'm ready to go to college. I enrolled not knowing what to expect, and by the second week I realized the truth: I had the potential to develop my intellectual abilities and achieve much greater things than what everyone expected of me.

Brookdale Community College was where I started having, for the first time in my life, positive educational experiences. After just one year, my hippocampus had stored so many positive associations that I started thinking about transferring to a 4-year school. It was then that my Women's History professor, Jane Scimeca, recommended dreaming a little bigger. Like, as big as I could possibly imagine. I wasn't picking up on her hints so she finally just said, "Why not apply to Columbia?" Without her support, I would never have thought to make such a leap in what I expected of myself.

3 years later I graduated from Columbia University with a bachelor's in women's and gender studies cum laude and with departmental honors. My time at Columbia was incredible for my personal development and completely changed the course of my life.

Every class with a student is an opportunity to be a source of encouragement and direction for using their English in dynamic and successful ways. It is my pleasure to listen carefully and build a path forward with manageable steps toward their highest potential.

What I Do

Planning, Leading Strategies, Negotiation, Management, STAR Interview Tecnique & Presentation Rehearsal

Samantha Moody

Communication Coach

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Education

Columbia University
2012 - 2015

Bachelor’s Degree in Women’s and Gender Studies

cum laude with departmental honors
Helen Gant Foundation Grant Recipient

Brookdale Community College
2010 - 2012

Student of the year 2012

4.0 GPA maintained across 4 semesters
Global Student Award

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Professional Experience

English Language Tutor
2019 - Present
Freelance Project Manager
2020 - Present

Revuelta Studio
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Birth Professional
2011 - 2022

Operated business serving pregnant and postpartum people in NY Metro Area

Vision Therapy Assistant
2011 - 2015

FOCUS Center for Vision and Learning

Implemented visual-motor interventions for children with learning disabilities 

Research Assistant
2014 - 2015

Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Assisted Post-Doc in fMRI study on neurobiological responses to infant cries

Wix Website Builder
100%
Squarespace Website Builder
100%
Microsoft Suite
100%
Audacity Audio Editor
100%
Canva
100%
Adobe Illustrator
80%
Adobe After Effects
60%
Adobe InDesign
60%
Adobe Photoshop
60%
WordPress
60%

Skills

Qualifications
  • Project Manager
  • Communication

  • Leading Strategies
  • Negotiation

  • Business & Coach
  • Job Offers & Promotions
  • IT & UX Management
  • NGO Communication
  • Social Media Platform

  • Content Management
  • Writing and Editing

Social-Emotional Skillset
  • Somatic Experiencing

  • Nervous System Regulation

  • Hypnotherapy

  • Breathwork

  • Conversational Coaching

Languages I speak
  • English (Native)
  • Spanish (C1)
  • French (A2)
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