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Nada Michel Salem (Click for photos)
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Email: nada@nadasisland.com
Web Page URL: http://www.nadasisland.com/
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HIGHLIGHTS

  • Expert in assessment and evaluation to reach objectives.
  • Skilled in performance analysis, needs assessment, mission statements, goals, and objectives.
  • Exhaustive experience as an administrative director.
  • Conducted a lot of research on Emotional Intelligence and Leadership Skills.
  • 19 years' experience in the second language education field (15 as a teacher/instructor).
  • 22 years' experience in the translation field (Arabic, French, English).
  • 12 years' experience in web page design.
  • Extremely efficient marketing and public relations strategies.
  • Produced an award winning 250-page centennial yearbook.
  • Created a Peer Mentorship Program in which students "mentor" students.
  • Technology oriented; technology mentor; "tech-savvy."
  • Energetic, dynamic, proactive approach to working and teaching.
  • Very enthusiastic. Quickly establish strong relationships with clients, colleagues, students, and parents.
  • Creative thinker. Enjoy challenging my own mind.
  • Forthright and assertive. Friendly, competent, and hardworking.
  • Strong organization and motivation skills.
  • Strong belief in James J. Metcalf's "A Teacher's Prayer."
EDUCATION
    PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Consultant | Assessment of Learning (AoL) Coordinator, GW Master of Science in Finance (MSF) 
Duties include the following:
• Working on mission statement, goals, and objectives
• Working with faculty on student assessment to make sure objectives have been reached
• In charge of submitting assessment reports for AACSB accreditation purposes.		 May 2008 - 
Present
Executive Director, Project Roots March 2011-
Present
Senior Research Associate | Web Content Editor, 
National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition (NCELA)
Duties included Web Content Editing: 
•Monitoring website content to ensure that it is up-to-date and correct 
•Editing content for grammar, style, spelling, and punctuation 
•Developing content strategies 
•Maintaining consistency in content 
•Offering proactive solutions to enhance the website: Planning and producing web content in engaging and effective ways 
•Providing report development 
•Staying abreast of activities within the content areas 		 May 2008 - 
May 2009
Administrative Director | Assessment of Learning Coordinator, GW Master of Science in Finance (MSF) 
Duties include the following:
• Working on mission statement, goals, and objectives
• Working with faculty on student assessment to make sure objectives have been reached
• In charge of submitting assessment reports for AACSB accreditation purposes.
• Marketing: Marketing and promoting the specialized degree program to prospective students; designing marketing strategies and selecting advertisement companies; making sure MSF website and MSF brochures are up-to-date; paying attention to the competitiveness of other programs.
• Student recruitment/admission: Giving information sessions, conducting one-on-one meetings, answering enquiries, evaluating students' credentials, etc.
• Servicing existing students and faculty, including placement: Providing support for students, advising them regarding study plans and implications to status, helping them find internships/jobs, organizing trips to regional job fairs for quantitative finance professionals; providing faculty with needs related to teaching MSF courses, helping them in assessment if need be.
• Administrative responsibilities: Staff/TA supervision, workload organization, faculty payment, hiring and job termination, purchase orders, budget, check deposit, listserv maintenance, etc.
• Contact with the dean's office: Acting as the administrative liaison for the School on matters concerning the specialized degree program; Assisting graduate programs at the School of Business in their school wide activities: fairs, student orientation, celebrations.
• Event management and anything else that needs to be done to help the MSF Program be successful.		 Sep. 2006 -
May 2008
Web Page/Site Designer
• Designed numerous web pages/web sites in Arabic, French, and English: for myself, family members, friends, church, Translation Alumni Association at Saint-Joseph University (AAETIB), International Family Orientation Program (IFOP- Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Alabama),  most classes taught at school and at university, etc.		 1998 - Present
English/ESP Teacher, U.S.J.- Université Saint Joseph
  • Taught English- Advanced Course to third year Social Animation, Special Education, & Social Work  students.  
  • Taught English- Intensive Course to first and second year Business students. 
  • Taught English to first and second year Political Science & Law students.  
  • Taught English- Intensive Course to Physical Therapy & Medical Lab students. 
  • Taught English- Advanced Level- to Business, Language Arts, Psychology, Sociology, Geography & Political Science students.  
  • Personally designed course study.  
  • Designed web sites for the courses. 
    		•  1995 - 2006
    ESL/French Teacher- Yearbook Adviser, American Community School (ACS)
  • Taught French as a Second Language (FSL- Advanced level) to 5th graders. 
  • Designed syllabus for FSL- Advanced level. 
  • Substituted for FSL teachers in elementary and middle school (mainly grade 8).  
  • Taught English to 12th graders (Lebanese Baccalaureate II) & to 9th graders  

    •     (American High School & Brevet). (web page)
  • Taught ESL to High School & Middle School students. (web page) 
  • Designed syllabi for High School ESL, grades 9 and 12 English. 
  • Designed the High School ESL curriculum (web page: http://www.nadasisland.com/eslcurric.html )  
  • Extended Essay advisor- Baccalaureate/grade 12 students 
  • Technology Mentor 
  • Community Builders- Communication Sub-Committee Co-Chair 
  • ESL Task Force Member 
  • Member of the ESL Accreditation Team (co-wrote ESL accreditation report) 
  • English Mentorship Program Creator & Coordinator 
  • Grade 9 Advisor 
  • Yearbook Adviser 
    		•  2000 - 2006
    Free-Lance Translator,
  • Translating legal, economic/business, and political documents 

    •    (Arabic, English, French)
  • Editing military translations (English into Arabic) 
    		•  1986- Present
    ASL Teacher/Tutor,
  • Teaching/Tutoring ASL (Arabic as a Second Language) —both Lebanese dialect and  academic Arabic. 
    		•  1999- Present
    (on and off)
    Translator, (Arabic, French, English) LinguaVera Translations
         For Quality Translation    		 2001-2003
    Translator, (English & French into Arabic) Al-Handasah Magazine-
    an Arabic engineering/architecture magazine.    		 1988-2000
    English Teacher, Collège Notre-Dame de Jamhour
  • Taught English to Secondary Classes.  
  • Personally developed the syllabus for the academic year 1998/1999.  
  • Prepared students for TOEFL & French Baccalaureate English exams.  
  • Was fully in charge of a whole class of 40 students- Advisor  
  • Created & Designed Web Pages for students' projects.  
  • Organised and Directed theatre plays, e.g. "Midsummer Night's Dream" that I simplified myself for my students.  
  • Supervised several social activities.  
  • Volunteered to help in Summer School. 
    		•  1992 - 1999
    French Teacher, U.S.J.- Université Saint Joseph
  • Taught Advanced French, Perfectionnement Linguistique Français, to first year Economics students.  
  • Personally designed course study. 
    		•  1992 - 1994
    French Teacher, CEC- Centre Supérieur d'Etudes Commmerciales
  • Taught Advanced French, Perfectionnement Linguistique Français, to BT/ TS Vocational Education students.  
  • Personally designed course study. 
    		•  1991 - 1992 
    English Teacher, Collège Melkart- Lebanon
  • Taught English to 6th and 7th grade students.  
  • Personally designed course study. 
    		•  1991 - 1992
    Travel Agent, Mill-Run Tours- Boston- Massachusetts- U.S.A.  1988 
    Public Relations Manager, AlBendaly Group- Ain Saade- Lebanon 1987-1988
    Film Translator, Lebanese T.V. Stations: TéléLiban, LBC, MTV Since 1986 
    (On & Off)

    Graduate Courses (Click for the web pages)

      - GWU- The George Washington University (Towards an Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction | Educational Technology Leadership)

      - AUB- American University of Beirut- Beirut, Lebanon- 2000/2002 (Towards an MA in TEFL/TESL)   - AUM- Auburn University at Montgomery- Alabama, USA- 1999/2000
    WORKSHOPS / PRESENTATIONS GIVEN

      - Presented my paper titled, “Emotional Intelligence (EQ) and Technology: On Incorporating EQ Skills in Teacher Education 
        to Foster Teachers’ Meaningful Use of Technology to Support Learning" at the “Society for Information Technology & Teacher 
        Education (SITE) International Conference" on Mar. 11, 2011.

      - Presented my paper titled, “Emotions and Emotional Intelligence (EQ) in Curriculum Theory: on Incorporating EQ Skills in
        Teacher Education" at the “Educational Symposium for Research and Innovations (ESRI)" on Mar. 5, 2011.

      - Presented my paper titled, “Emotions and Emotional Intelligence (EQ) in Curriculum Theory: on Incorporating EQ Skills in
        Teacher Education" at the “31st Annual Bergamo Conference on Curriculum Theory and Classroom Practice" on Oct. 16, 2010.

      - Presented my Thesis at the Graduate Research Forum, Poster Session, at the 
        American University of Beirut, West Hall, Common Room, on April 29, 2006.

      - Technology workshop- "Creating Electronic Tests on Blackboard" presented at the
        American Community School (ACS) on June 1, 2005

      - Technology workshop- "NESA BlackBoard- Virtual School" presented at the
        American Community School (ACS) on April 4 and April 11, 2005

      -"Peer Tutoring… a Step Further: 
       The Best Way to Help your Students Reach their Fullest Potential"
         Mini-NESA workshop presented at the American Community School (ACS)
         on Staff Development Day to ACS teachers and to other teachers coming 
         from several Lebanese & International English schools/universities. Oct. 29, 2004 
        Description: Helping students achieve their personal best! Isn’t this what every teacher wants? 
         Well, it can be done very easily: IN JUST A FEW STEPS, create a well-organized after-school 
         peer mentoring program for your own discipline. This is easy to implement and… it does work! 
         All necessary forms will be provided.

      - "The Easiest Way to Animate Graphics/Pictures and Insert a Counter on your Web Page"
         Presented at the American Community School (ACS)- Lebanon to ACS teachers 
         as part of my Techmentorship. April 29, 2004

      -"Mentorship Program: Recruiting Students to Teach Students"
         Mini-NESA workshop presented at the American Community School (ACS)
         on Staff Development Day to ACS teachers and to other teachers coming 
         from several Lebanese & International English schools/universities. Oct. 31, 2003 

      - "Integrating Internet Technology in the Classroom: Web Page Design"
         Mini-NESA workshop presented at the American Community School (ACS)
         on Staff Development Day to ACS teachers and to other teachers coming 
         from several Lebanese English schools/universities. Oct. 31, 2003 

      - “Creating Personalized Icons, Banners, & Animations"
         Presented at the American Community School (ACS)- Lebanon to ACS teachers 
         as part of my Techmentorship. May 21, 2003

      - “Creating Online Tests"
         Presented at the American Community School (ACS)- Lebanon to ACS teachers 
         as part of my Techmentorship. May 12, 2003 
         Presented twice in April 2003 to the Second Language Department teachers at ACS.

      - “The Easiest Way to Create Your Own Web Page and Publish it on Teacherweb!"
         Presented at the American Community School (ACS)- Lebanon to ACS teachers 
         as part of my Techmentorship. April 14/30, & May 2, 2003

      - “Using Web Page Design to Enhance Student Motivation & Learning”
         Presented at the American Community School (ACS)- Lebanon to teachers 
         coming from several Lebanese schools- April 5, 2003 

      - “Affect in Language Learning: MOTIVATION”
         Presented at the American University of Beirut in spring 2002 during the course 
         “Second Language Acquisition” taught by Dr. Shaaban. 

      - “Teaching Idioms”
         Presented at the American University of Beirut in spring 2002 during the course 
         “Second Language Acquisition” taught by Dr. Shaaban.

      - "Team Building- Be the Leader. Produce Leaders. 
        Organize Teams that Work!"
         Presented at the American Community School (ACS)- Lebanon 
         on Staff Development Day to ACS teachers and to other teachers coming 
         from several Lebanese English schools/universities. Nov. 2, 2001

      - "Team Building"- Presented with Jennifer Magierowicz to New Faculty
         at the American Community School (ACS)- Lebanon, Aug. 2001 

    WORKSHOPS / CONFERENCES ATTENDED

      Assessment Seminars:
      - GW School of Business, Training Session, Taskstream, Advancing Educational Excellence, Accountability Management 
        System (AMS), December 17, 2009- Jeff Harmon & Chandru Rajam
      - GW School of Business, STEPS for Assessment, March 9, 2009- Steve Adams
      - AACSB International (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business):

      - Assessment of Learning Day & Workshop with Dr. Kathryn Martell, GWU, Washington, DC- December 12, 2007 (Rubrics)
      - Assessment Seminar, Wilshire Grand Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA- November 8-9, 2007- Facilitator: Dr. Kathryn Martell
      - Applied Assessment Seminar, AACSB International Education Center, Tampa, FL- October 11-12, 2007- Facilitators: 
        Dr. Elizabeth Anderson-Fletcher, associate dean, Administration and Academic Affairs, C. T. Bauer College of  Business, 
        University of Houston; Dr. David G. Martin, dean, College of Business, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania.
      Admissions/Recruiting Conference
      - The Apply Yourself Recruiting Solutions Annual User Conference- June 25, 26 2007 
        at Washington Marriott: http://www.ayrecruiting.com/Marketing/UserConference/Home.html

      Administrative Workshops/Events
      - The George Washington University

      Translation Workshop
      - Université Saint Joseph- Lebanon- "Stage de Formation Continue:
        Interpréter l'autre, le traduire- Lisibilité et Fidélité" 
        Commission de formation et de qualification des traducteurs- ETIB-
        June 2001 
        (Click here to get to the web site I have designed for the workshop)

      Yearbook Workshops
      - Photography Workshops- Dr. George Damon- October 2005
      - Adobe Photoshop/Photography workshops - Super Color photography company - November 2005
      - Adobe InDesign workshops with Mr. Jamal Awada- November 2005
     - Walsworth International Yearbook Workshop- American School in London (ASL)- 
         England- Sep.30 - Oct.2, 2005
        Curriculum:  Use of latest technology (Adobe InDesign CS2 & Photoshop CS2) to prepare and 
         submit pages, cover design, and journalism in yearbooks.
         Organizers: Jim Petrucci (Walsworth) and Kat Laughlin (ASL). 
         Instructors: Russel Viers (Adobe InDesign & Photoshop certified instructor), Kim Zahner (Electronic
         Support Supervisor, Walsworth), and Tim Clune (Journalism / Yearbook Content and Design).
     - Columbia University in the city of New York- Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA)
        Summer Journalism Workshop: Yearbook Classes- Presented by Ron Cueba, Jim Jordan & 
        Crystal Kazmierski, Paul Ender, Mary Kay Downes- June 26-July1, 2005
     - Near East South Asia (NESA) Council of Overseas Schools - 2005 Teachers' Conference
        Polat Renaissance Hotel- Istanbul, Turkey- March 31-April 3, 2005 
          * Adobe Photoshop for English Teachers: Using Adobe Photoshop to Enhance Student Projects
           JAY KUHLMANN
          * Creating an Electronic Yearbook with Photoshop 6 and Flip Album- LEVENTE DEAK

      ESL/ELL & General Workshops/Conferences
      - National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition (NCELA)- Webinar: Using Universal Design in Test Development to
        Benefit ELLs- Charles Stansfield, Ph.D., Ms. Lauren Kennedy, and Ms. Kristin K. Liu - June 10, 2010 
      - GWU || AAUW- Why So Few? Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics- Thursday, March 25, 2010
      - GWU- Graduate School of Education & Human Development- 7th Annual Educational Symposium for Research and Innovations
        Friday, February 26 & Saturday, February 27, 2010

    * Now What? How to Navigate the Educational Research Process
       Panel: All GSEHD Research Methods Faculty Members
        Moderator: Jim Burns, GSEHD Doctoral Candidate
    * Work/Life Balance for the Education Professional
      Moderator: Melekte Truneh, GSEHD Doctoral Student
       Panelist: Paula Segal, DC Public Schools
       Panelist: Carrie Barone, Research Assistant, GSEHD Rehabilitation Counseling, GSEHD Doctoral Student
       Panelist: Dr. Peter Konwerski, Associate Vice President, GW Student Academic Support Services
    * Dr.Tom Sawner, Ed.D.'00 & CEO of Educational Options, Inc., The Future of Education
    * Marjorie Clark & Philip Bernhardt, Conceptualizing the Landscape of 21st Century Skills
    * Rockey Knox, Application of Neuroscience for Students with Emotional Disturbance
    * Jennifer Christenson, ESL and Content Teacher Collaboration: How Does it Work?
    * Lisa Schwartz & Kristi Murphy, Symposium, Qualitative Research – A Transformational Experience
      - National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition (NCELA)-.Becoming a Team, Teaming, Teamwork, 
        Managing Communication and Negotiation- By James R. Calvin, Ph.D.- May 7, 2009
      - GWU- Graduate School of Education & Human Development- Bilingual Special Education Program- 
        Reinventing Schools for Diverse Learners: From Policy to Practice
        by Dr. Catherine Collier - March 5, 2009
      - NCELA- Professional Development for Content Area Teachers of English Language Learners Webinar- Sep. 18, 2008.
      - St. Leo The Great Catholic School- Rosalind Wiseman- Nov. 27, 2007
      - American University of Beirut (AUB) - Non-Verbal Communication Workshop- Presented 
         by Ms. Zane Sinno- Feb. 28, 2006.
      - American Community School (ACS) - Mini-NESA Teachers' Workshops: (November 2005)
         * Next Generation GLOBE:  How you can integrate the GLOBE program across curriculum.
           By: Renee Codsi- This workshop is designed to give an overview of GLOBE, the international
           hands-on education and science program, in addition to program outlines and activities for 
           integration of the program into science, math, geography, language and computer classes 
           of all levels.
         * Discussion Group:"Sharing Opinions and Ideas about adults dealing with stress"
           By: Dania Karame and John Darcy- Dealing with students and their so many issues all day 
           long one block after the other. Running around between classes, parent meetings, curriculum 
           committee, and meeting in the morning, over lunch and a workshop after school. Filling in four 
           more forms to that are due today and correcting a test and the situation of the country as a whole 
           is not making life even better. Are you stressed yet ? Let’s discuss how are teachers handling 
           all the stress and learn from each other about some effective ways to reduce the pressure we are 
           all facing. Vent out, nag and complain, but let’s solve, explore and learn about making our days 
           a bit better.
         * “So you are a Coach!” How can you use this opportunity to influence and shape the next generation.
           By: Fred Perry- Optimize your leadership potential as a coach of any team (sports, academics, fine 
           arts etc.). The workshop will give direction to both novice and veteran coaches who would like to
           improve in their specialty area and make it a memorable and impacting experience for those they 
           are leading.
      - TESOL Academy 2005- "Support for the Struggling Adolescent Reader" presented by 
        Dr. Judy S. Richardson- June 24-25, 2005- The George Washington University- 
        Washington DC- USA
      - American Community School (ACS) - Stephen Covey (Leadership) workshop presented by 
        Covey Accredited elementary school principal: Ms. Geraldine Branch- 
        6 three-hour sessions in April/May 2005.
      - Near East South Asia (NESA) Council of Overseas Schools - 2005 Teachers' Conference
        Polat Renaissance Hotel- Istanbul, Turkey- March 31-April 3, 2005 
        Keynote Presentations and workshops attended:
          * Understanding Digital Kids: Teaching and Learning in the New Digital Landscape
             Keynote Presentation — IAN JUKES
          * Learning with the Brain in Mind — JOHN JOSEPH (three-hour institute)
         * Give Them Time to Think About Thinking! MARGARET HALICIOGLU
          * Introduction to Brain Gym: Learn to Move, Move to Learn- REN RYNNE
          * Understanding Student Aspirations: Enhancing the Learning Environment
            Keynote Presentation — RUSSELL QUAGLIA
          * Learning Styles with the Brain in Mind — JOHN JOSEPH
          * The Power and Passion in Education- Keynote Presentation — FRAN PROLMAN
      - American Community School (ACS) - Teachers' Workshop- "How to evaluate students'
        performance without interpretation of test scores: Portfolios"- By Ghada Chebaro- 
        October 29, 2004
      - Association of Teachers of English in Lebanon- ATEL- May 15, 2004-
        Several workshops:
          * "The Career Objective as Input: Implications for Pedagogy and Motivation" -  J. Peter Fallon 
          * "Facilitating Language-Learners' Vocabulary Development Through Extensive Reading" -
             Peter Davidson
          * "The Process of Peer Evaluation of Teaching" - Zeinab Mehanna-Yonesi
          * "Takeaway English" - Richard Boggs
      - American Community School (ACS) - Teachers' Workshops- "From Preschool to 
         Harvard" by Mrs. Laila Alamuddin (Dean of Students)- "A Glow in the Dark" by 
         Ms. Delphine Garde. April 24, 2004
      - Université Saint Joseph- Lebanon- English Teachers' Education Workshop - 
         Given by a teacher from Georgetown University: Mrs. Joyce Hutchings-
        November 7 & 8, 2003 
      - Georgetown University- USJ Online Teaching Workshop I: Using On-Line Resources- 
         First on-line workshop- Planning effective reading lessons and using on-line resources 
         to link reading lessons to other language skills- December 2002 
      - American Community School (ACS) - Living Values Workshop- September 2001 
      - American Community School (ACS) - CPR Training- September 2001 
      - Université Saint Joseph- Lebanon- English Teachers' Education Workshops: 
        "Developing Integrated Evaluation Projects from Authentic Sources"
         Given by Carol L. Romett- Georgetown University- June 2001 
      - American Community School (ACS) - Teachers' Workshops- 2000/2001
      - Lebanese American University - "Language & Change"- November 2000 
      - HHHS- Saida- Lebanon- The First Educational Conference on Learning Disabilities, 
        Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)- November 13-14-15, 2000 
      - Université Saint Joseph- Lebanon & Collège Notre-Dame, Jamhour- Lebanon-
        Several ESL & Methodology workshops 
      - King's College, Bournemouth, England - July/August 96  (ESL Teachers' Course) 
      - N.D.U.- Notre Dame University- Lebanon-- ESL Workshop- September, 93 

      French Workshop
      -  U.S.J.- Université Saint Joseph- Lebanon- 1993 

      Computer Workshops/Courses
      - HTML- Basil Jackson- GWU- May 14, 2008
      - Introduction to Dreamweaver- Basil Jackson- GWU- April 29, 2008 (Handout1) (Handout2)
      - Adobe InDesign Private Course with Mr. Jamal Awada- May/June 2005
      - American Community School (ACS) - Technology workshop- "Saving digital images the right way!" 
        by Leslie Thompson- May 30, 2005
      - Near East South Asia (NESA) Council of Overseas Schools - 2005 Teachers' Conference
        Polat Renaissance Hotel- Istanbul, Turkey- March 31-April 3, 2005 
          * Adobe Photoshop for English Teachers: Using Adobe Photoshop to Enhance Student Projects
            JAY KUHLMANN
          * Blackboard Exemplars & Blackboard Tips and Tricks — BARBARA DENT & SUSAN BEASLEY
          * Creating an Electronic Yearbook with Photoshop 6 and Flip Album- LEVENTE DEAK
          * Designing a Classroom Web Site- JENNIFER FOSS & CHERIE CLARK-MOORE
      - American Community School (ACS) - Technology workshop- "NESA BlackBoard- Virtual School" 
        by Frank Gardner & Mazen Hishi- March 11, 2005
      - American Community School (ACS) - Technology workshop- "Creating a Training Presentation" 
        by Frank Gardner & Mazen Hishi- February 2, 2005 (notes taken)
     - American Community School- Lebanon- DreamWeaver workshop presented 
         by Peter LaCroix & Mohsen Farran- March 2003 
      - American Community School- Lebanon- iMovie (editing video clips on the 
         computer) workshop presented by Shane Prairie- November 2002 
      - Advanced Training Group- Auburn University Montgomery- Alabama- 
         "Web Page Design using HTML and Frontpage 2000- Introduction" 
         June 2000 
      - Advanced Training Group- Auburn University Montgomery- Alabama- 
         "Web Page Design using HTML and Frontpage 2000- Intermediate"
         June 2000 
      - Advanced Training Group- Auburn University Montgomery- Alabama- 
         "Photoshop Introduction"- June 2000 
      - Gateway Country- Montgomery, Alabama- "Welcome to Gateway Country"
         Software Training- September 1999
      - Gateway Country- Montgomery, Alabama- "HTML Fundamentals" 
         September 1999 
      - Data Management- Lebanon- Internet Training Session: Easy Soft- 
         September 1997 
      - Future Kids/ Data Management- Lebanon-  Computer basics, word, Excel- 
         November 1996 

    COMPUTER SKILLS
    PC & Mac, Internet (surfing and designing web pages), Adobe Photoshop CS3, Xara Webstyle for graphics, WS FTP, 
    Windows, Word Processing, Excel, PowerPoint, DreamWeaver, Microsoft Image Composer, Graphic Animation, 
    Adobe InDesign CS3, Adobe Illustrator CS3, Banner, Enterprise Accounting System (EAS) / Oracle 
    LANGUAGES
    English, French, Arabic: Fluently (Spoken & Written) 
    MEMBERSHIPS
    - Member of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) (April 2010)
    - Member of the JTATE - Journal of Technology and Teacher Education (March 2010)
    - Member of the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) (March 2010)
    - Member of the Alliance Française de Washington, DC (May 2009)
    - Member of the "International Federation of Translators" (November 2006)
    - Member of the "Association des Anciens de l'Ecole de Traducteurs et d'Interprètes 
      de Beyrouth (AAETIB) (February 2005)
    - Member of the "Team Building" Newsletter (August 2001)
    - Member of IAWMD, International Association of Web Masters & Designers
      (August 14, 2001)
    - Member of Kappa Delta Pi, an International Honor Society in Education, 
      (May 2000)
    - Member of TESOL (May 2000)
    - Member of the TESL-L & FLTEACH Listservers. 
    - Member of the French Alliance in Montgomery, Alabama (October 1999)
    - Member of the Maxwell Officers' Wives' Club in Montgomery, Alabama 
      (October 1999)
    VOLUNTEER WORK
    - Creating and Designing Web Pages for Students,.Friends, courses given at school
      (English and ESL) and university,.MarTakla Church, and AAETIB.(Association 
      for translators and interpreters of which I am a member.)
    - Interpreting- English/French and French/English for Jeana Boggs & Associates- 
      Court Reporter & Karen Rogers- Lawyer (Deposition)- Montgomery- AL (1999-2000)
    - Teaching ESL at the International Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base- 
       Montgomery- Alabama. (1999-2000)
    - Teaching Computer & Internet at Our Lady Queen of Mercy Catholic School- 
       Montgomery- Alabama (1999-2000)
    - Teaching French to a few international ladies & friends in Montgomery. (1999-2000)
    - Preparing an American student for the French Advanced Placement Examination
      (She ended up having 5/5 on the exam) & Designing a web page for her. 

    AWARDS

    INTERESTS
    Traveling, Web Page Design, Reading, Dancing, Swimming, Biking, Rollerblading, Hiking, Skiing, & Teaching.
    REFERENCES: Furnished upon request
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