Hello everybody! Since I haven't taught at Mission for over a year, I have decided to introduce myself to you in a brief summary. I first taught ESL at Mission College in 1989 when our campus was located in the city of San Fernando in some old office buildings. It looks much different now. Perhaps some of you remember the old campus.

     I was qualified to teach ESL because I have a Master's Degree in French and have taught French at the university level. I also lived in France when I was a college student, and I know some of the problems you face living in a foreign country. I enjoyed teaching ESL so much that I enrolled at Cal. State, Los Angeles, in 1994 and earned a Master's in Teaching ESL. By the way, I always taught and went to school at night because I had a full-time, day job with the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office in downtown Los Angeles. So I understand some of what you go through- working all day and going to class at night!

     I've always enjoyed school, and it seems as if I've spent my life in a classroom. My early education was completed at the University of California, Davis campus, where I earned a Bachelor's and a Master's degree in French. I began working for Los Angeles County because I couldn't find a job teaching French. Foreign languages were not an educational priority in California in the late sixties. I returned to school in the mid-seventies and attended the University of Southern California. After ten long years, I completed work on a Master's and a Doctorate in Public Administration in 1984. Ten years later, I returned to school to get a Master's in Teaching English as a Second Language. As you can see, I believe in education as a way of keeping options open. I hope that you all can appreciate the benefits of education and work hard to achieve all your goals and ambitions. Good luck this semester!