WINNING AT THE MONEY GAME BASKETBALL

Masters in Special Education, BFA in Theatre Performance, 20+ years working for the Los Angeles Unified School District

I'm a high school Special Education Teacher who loves making learning fun for students. I am constantly finding new ways to keep students engaged in learning things they might otherwise find boring or complicated while building their confidence.

California State Legislature Certificate Of Recognition from Assemblymember Reginald Byron Jones-Sawyer for planning, promoting, and producing a series of activities around transforming the community through collective healing

Virtual Arts and Entertainment Academy, Carson, CA 2022-Present ● Co-Teacher with Young Filmmakers of America, Virtual Arts & Entertainment Academy 2024 City of Angels Virtual Academy, Los Angeles, CA 2021-2022 August F. Hawkins High School, Los Angeles, CA 2015 - 2021 ● Manager and Sponsor of the Get Lit/Poetry Slam M.C. Club Involving Hip Hop/ Spoken Word ● Acting Coach for the August Wilson Monologue Club ● Black Male Youth Academy Instructor Substitute Teacher, Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles, CA, 2000-2015 ● Guest Lecturer at Virginia High School League Film Festival VHSL 2024 ● Guest Lecturer at SAG-AFTRA Dallas-Fort Worth Local Chapter 2024 ● Guest Speaker/Lecturer Virginia Forensics Theatre and Debate Coaches Conference VAFTDC 2023 ● 2x Guest Lecturer on Acting at Longwood University 2019-2020 ● Acting Instructor at SAG-AFTRA Los Angeles Conservatory Summer Intensive 2018-2023 ● Commencement Speaker at Longwood University 2013 ● Co-Author of Dear Starving, Artist Get Something To Eat ● Author of The Diving Board Technique: Teaching actors to respond authentically to their scene partners and move the scene forward ● Curriculum Creator of Winning At The Money Game Basketball: Using the game of basketball to teach youth financial literacy 2015-2023 ● Member of SAG-AFTRA 2000 - Present

Winning At The Money Game is an engaging, comprehensive, evidence-based curriculum designed by content experts in the field of general education access to teach 3rd – 12th grade students financial literacy through sports. The sport of choice: Basketball. With a focus on serving the needs of visual, auditory and kinesthetic learners, our curriculum facilitates the acquisition of knowledge and skills aligned with statewide personal finance and financial literacy standards. We provide educators with scripted lessons that are easy-to-implement, rubrics, assessments, extensions, along with Project Based Learning activities.