OLGA SAMBORSKA MOROZ

50 Winding Way

856-269-2344 / 856-426-4931Cherry Hill, NJ 08002

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

  • English teacher with four years experience working with people of different ages and cultures.
  • Skilled in curriculum development, lesson planning, formal and non-formal education and evaluation.

TEACHINGEXPERIENCE

Arlington Education and Employment Program (REEP), Arlington, VAJune 2007- February 2008

English Teacher

  • Taught English as a Second Language, with a Life Topics focus, to 30 Latino and African immigrants.
  • Created lesson plans and hand-outs incorporating formal and non-formal education.
  • Monitored students’ progress usingquizzes and homework assignments. Taught computer classes.

Japan Exchange and Teaching Program (JET),Nandan JHS,JapanAugust 2002-August 2005

English Teacher

  • Developed curriculum, created original lesson plans and team-taught 500 students, 19 lessons per week.
  • Taught International Understanding. Incorporated English words while making piñatas, jack-o-lanterns, etc.
  • Conducted lecturesexplaining the difference between American and Japanese customs to over 500 adults.

EffectiveCommunication in English, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaAugust 1999-December 1999

English Teacher

  • Designed training materials to help develop English speaking capacity of business professionals.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Peace Corps,Peru & GambiaApril 2008-May 2011

Community Health Volunteer Coordinator, Peru

  • Supported 45 volunteersthrough site visits, report feedback, and resources.
  • Organized 6 technical trainings on project design and management, behavior change and project evaluation.
  • Compiled the Annual Project Report summarizing the work of 45 volunteers for head quarters.
  • Taught 15 HIV positive adolescents life skillsand sexual health.

Health & Community Development Volunteer, Gambia

  • Facilitated5 educational sessions for volunteers. And trained 500 Gambians on health topics.
  • Built capacity of4executives by teaching needs assessments, report writing, monitoring and evaluation.

Japan America Society of Washington, DCJanuary 2006-February 2007

Program Coordinator

Coordinated logistics for Japanese Language &Culture High School Competition,for 400 students.
Organized corporate, cultural, and educational events of up to 1000 attendees.

Japanese Bolivian Association, Okinawa, BoliviaMay 2000-August 2000

Intern

  • Researched “The Cultural Effects of Transnational Immigration, the Japanese in Bolivia” for thesis.
  • Wrote, distributed, collected and analyzed 100 bilingual (Spanish and Japanese) questionnaires.
EDUCATION & SKILLS

Connecticut College, New London, ConnecticutBA May 2001

Major: Latin American Studies Minor: Japanese Certificate: International Studies GPA 3.68

Study Abroad: University of Buenos Aires, Argentina & Nanzan University, Nagoya, JapanJuly 1999

Languages:Spanish (advanced), Japanese (advanced), Mandinka (advanced), Polish (native)

Computer Skills:Microsoft Office, File Maker Pro, QuickBooks, Final Cut, VIDA