Presently, I am the co-founder of CultureSense International, a cross-cultural training and consulting firm and provider of custom-designed language programs, and Amistad, a fair-trade online retail organization that helps promote the work of artisans and artists from around the world.

I am an educator. The most rewarding part of being an educator is to facilitate bringing out the very best in every student. I have served as Director of Global Education Centers and Faculty member at North Carolina State University; Assistant Director of the University of Florida Leadership Development Institute; Adjunct Professor of Education at the University of North Florida and St. Johns River State College. I am presently a Visiting Lecturer at Flagler College, where I teach Intercultural Communication for Business, Academic Writing for a Respectful and Inclusive Community, and Introduction to Business Administration.  

I earned my Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration from the University of Florida with a Minor in ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages). My research was focused on developing a curriculum to internationalize higher education incorporating the learning outcomes of global competence and global consciousness across professions.  I also hold a master’s degree in Education from National Louis University and a Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Language/Latin American Studies and Mass Communications Media from American University.