Qualifications:

----Bachelor of Arts (Honours):Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, 1980
(Major studies in both English and French with an additional year in the English Honours program.)
----Diploma of Modern French Studies: Alliance Francaise, Paris, France, 1984
----Graduate Diploma in Education: Melbourne College of Advanced Education, Melbourne University, Melbourne, Australia, 1985
----Graduate Diploma of Education(Teaching English as a Second Language): Victoria College, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia, 1989
Publications:
----Poetry in a number of Australian journals including Meanjin.Non-fiction articles in Australian newspaper, The Melbourne Herald-Sun.

Interests:
----Reading, writing, painting and swimming.

Employment:
----Jun. 1981 - Dec. 1985:Private tutor of English and French, Melbourne, Australia and Paris, FranceMar. 1986 - Aug. 1987: Teacher of English and French, Monterey High (Government Secondary) School, Melbourne

----Aug. 1987 - Feb. 1989: Teacher of English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students (ELICOS), International College of English, Melbourne

----May 1989 - Jul. 1989: Teacher of ELICOS, Hawthorn Institute, Melbourne

----Oct. 1989 - Dec. 1989: Teacher of English as a Second Language (ESL), Myer House, Adult Migrant Education Service (AMES), Melbourne

----Jan. 1990 - Apr. 1990: Teacher of ELICOS, Hales College, Melbourne

----May 1990 - Feb. 1991: Teacher of ELICOS, Australian Language College, Australian College of Travel and Hospitality, Melbourne

----Mar. 1991 - Oct. 1991: Private tutor of ESL and English, Melbourne

----Oct. 1991 - Dec. 1992: Teacher of ELICOS, Holmesglen College of Tertiary and Further Education (TAFE), Melbourne

----Feb. 1993 - Dec. 1996: Teacher of ESL and Curriculum Coordinator, AMES, St Albans Centre, Melbourne

----May 1997 - Jul. 1997: Part-time teacher of ELICOS, Bentley Campus, South East Metropolitan College of TAFE, Perth, Australia

----Jul. 1997 - Sep. 1997: Part-time on-going Relief Teacher of ESL, Labour Market Programs, Perth

----Jul. 1997 - Jun. 1998: Part-time tutor of Literacy, Aboriginal Tutorial Assistance Scheme, Perth

Aug. 1997 - Sep. 1997: Part-time on-going Relief Teacher of ESL, Immigration Program, AMES, Perth

----Apr. 1997 - Feb. 1998:
Part-time teacher of ESL, Advanced English Language Program (AELP), AMES, North Metropolitan College of TAFE (NMTC)*, Perth
*Now known as West Coast College

----Feb. 1998 - Apr. 1998: Part-time teacher of ESL, AMES, NMTC, Labour Market Programs, Perth

----Feb. 1998 - Jul. 1998: Teacher of ESL, Adult Migrant Education Program (AMEP), Central Metropolitan College of TAFE (CMC), Perth

----Aug. 1998 - Sep. 2001: Teacher of secondary ESL, Chinese YMCA College, Hong Kong (under the Hong Kong Education Department, Native English-speaking Teachers Scheme)

----Feb. 2002 - February 2003: Teacher of EFL, Zhejiang Institute of Science and Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang

----Oct. 2002 - Examiner, International English Language Testing System (IELTS), Speaking Modules