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EDUCATION
Villanova University
Master of Arts - Spanish Literature
— 8/97 - 1/00
- Full Assistantship, two years of
teaching experience
(first as Assistant, then as Professor)
- Overall GPA: 3.40
Bachelor of Arts - Philosophy / Spanish
Literature
— May 1997
- Won Certificate of Achievement in
Spanish
Villanova University — April 1997
- Won Humanities Writing Award:
wrote essay as
investigative story treating the emotional
intricacies
of the event of Hemingway’s death —
Fall 1993
- Overall GPA: 3.57 [Cum Laude]
Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona,
Spain
- Studied Philosophy, Spanish
Language & Literature,
Art History — 9/95 - 6/96
Universidad de Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain
- Studied Advanced Spanish Grammar
and Literature
— Summer 1995
Christian Brothers Academy, Lincroft,
NJ — June 1993
- Certified Peer Counselor (Seminar
Course)
— Fall 1991
- Johns Hopkins University Writing
Course
— Summer 1989
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Taught as Adjunct Prof. Intermediate
Spanish Language
& Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance Thought Seminar
— 8/00-5/01
Taught at Villanova, in capacity of
both Professor of
Spanish Grammar and Professorial Aid — 8/97 - 5/99
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ADDITIONAL FOREIGN
LANGUAGE
Performed Simultaneous Translation for
Cuban poet,
Antonio José Ponte, at his presentation "Ser
escritor en Cuba"
— April 2001
Translated, Presented, and/or Commented
on Work
of Internationally Renowned Poets — 3/97 - 4/98
- Gonzalo Rojas (Chilean)
- Rosabetty Muñoz (Chilean)
- José Ramón Ripoll (Spaniard)
Participated in Literary Workshop with
Resident
Poet, Dr. Carlos Alberto Trujillo — Fall 1997
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CREATIVE WORK
Endeavoring to edit and maintain an
Online Literary Journal:
TINTAS, devoted to
assembling works from multiple languages,
Presently hosted at my Villanova Homepage — 12/00 -
Present
Unpublished Original Writings (1994 to
2000) Include:
- Scuttling (poetry)
- Embers
(short fiction)
- The Lotus Eaters (a
novel)
- Midnight Variations
(poetry)
Manuscripts presently underway include:
Original Black & White Photography
- Exhibited Secrets Show in
Wayne, PA — January 1999
- Second Showing of Secrets,
Philadelphia, PA
— 3/99 - 8/99
- Working presently on B&W
digital series:
The Aspirations of Memory — 1/00 -
Present
- Completed Two Seminars in Black
& White
Photography at Main Line Photographic
Studio
— 9/97 - 1/98
Color Photography & Digital Editing
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LEADERSHIP,
ORGANIZATIONAL & OTHER
Organized trip for self + ten to
Tangier, Morocco
— July 1995
Organized 60+ km hike for self plus six
from
Barcelona to Montserrat — November 1995
Certified Peer Counseler, Red Bank
Family Center,
Red Bank, NJ — Fall 1991
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