Melanie Krupa

Port Townsend, WA 98368 USA

319-594-6516; melaniekrupa01@gmail.com

EDUCATION

The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Master of Arts in Teaching, English Education 5-12 and ESL K-12, May 2012

Galway Language Centre, Galway, Ireland

T.E.F.L (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) Certification, March 2004

Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH

Bachelor of Arts in English, with Highest Honors, May 1999

EMPLOYMENT

Kindergarten English Teacher, Beaconhouse Yamsaard School, Hua Hin, Thailand

(10/23-3/24)

• Taught phonics, mathematics, and play-based learning English curriculum to

kindergarten students in a bilingual program.

Homeowner Services Manager, Habitat for Humanity of East Jefferson County, Port

Townsend, WA (7/17-2/21)

• Assisted and supported Habitat homeowners during Habitat partnership.

ELL and HiSED Instructor, Kirkwood Community College, High School Completion

Programs, Iowa City, IA (10/14-5/17)

• Taught ELL and high school diploma classes in a program for adult community members.

ELL and Humanities Teacher, Scattergood Friends School, West Branch, IA (1/13-6/15)

• Taught ELL, Humanities, and Creative Writing classes to college-bound 9-12 graders.

ELL Tutor, Willowind Elementary School, Iowa City, IA (10/14-12/14)

• Tutored a 1st grade ELL student.

Substitute Teacher, Iowa City Community School District, Iowa City, IA (9/12-12/12).

• Served as substitute teacher in preschool, elementary, and secondary classrooms.

Graduate Research Assistant, English Dept., University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

(9/11-5/12)

• Transcribed scribal documents in Walt Whitman’s hand for The Walt Whitman Archive.

Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Teaching and Learning, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

(9/09-5/11)

• Served as a teaching assistant for the course Foundations of Education.

ESL Instructor, Iowa Intensive English Program, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

(1/08-5/09)

• Adjunct instructor in the IIEP, an ESL program for international college students.

Private English Tutor, Galway, Ireland (3/04-8/04)

• Taught private English lessons to visitors and immigrants to Ireland.

Volunteer Coordinator, Uptown Bill’s Small Mall, Iowa City, IA (3/02-4/03)

• As an AmericorpsVISTA member, supported disabled business owners.

Residential Worker, Galway Simon Community, Galway, Ireland (9/99-9/00)

• Lived with and supported members of the homeless population in long-term housing.

VOLUNTEER WORK

English Tutor, Lead Adventures Language and Cultural Exchange Program, Galapagos

Islands, Ecuador (6/10-8/10)

• With my son, lived with a family and taught their four-year-old daughter English.

ESL Tutor, West Liberty Adult and Family Tutoring Program, West Liberty, IA

(10/06-12/07)

• Tutored Spanish and Laotian-speaking adults working on their English.

English Teacher, Clodagh Lee Football School, Puri, India (6/95-08/95)

• Taught English to children ages 4-14 in school for street children.