History with Natalie S.

Bare Organic Mixers

+Created Bare Mixers, a line of Organic, Low-Calorie, Gluten-Free cocktail mixers after getting laid off from teaching at SDSU +Developed the Bare Mixers brand and effectively ran all aspects of the company +Used a wide range of rhetorical strategies and advanced writing skills to develop the business plan, the marketing plan, and all of the copy for press releases and blog articles +Developed the website and social networking strategies +Managed all administrative tasks and hiring of interns, sales reps, and delivery people +Responsible for raising capital and finding investors +Recently sold company to leading natural foods company, Ultimate Super Foods +Primary responsibilities in new company include managing marketing, sales, website development, and building online social networks +Featured in Forbes' website in 2012 as one of top 10 Female Entrepreneurs in San to Watch

San Diego State University

+Responsible for teaching Introduction to Literature to 50 students +Created class syllabus, book list, and curriculum to involve students in various literary genres, movements, and texts to ensure a complete and comprehensive introduction to literature +Facilitated class discussions where students were engaging, conversing, and reflecting on literature and its purpose in society +Taught students to write a literary analysis paper in which they had to construct their own argument rather than using a writing prompt +Showed students the writing process for a literary analysis paper. Focused on how to brainstorm, create a thesis statement, and support an argument with evidence and commentary +Accountable for daily communication with students through e-mail and conferences and also for grading papers and displaying grades on the school's interactive website *laid off due to CA budget cuts

San Diego State University

+Edited student papers for errors in spelling, syntax, and punctuation +Graded student papers, business memos, and projects +Tutored six students per week on proper writing techniques, grammar, and organization

San Diego State University

+Responsible for teaching freshman rhetoric and writing to college students of all learning abilities +Prepared daily lesson plans which employed various teaching techniques to keep students engaged +Focused on reading strategies to help students become active readers +Conducted class discussions on topics such as author’s purpose, author’s argument, and rhetorical strategies in the assigned texts +Taught students the process for writing essays and worked on applying these steps to all essays +Graded and commented on each essay assignment twice so students were able to learn from comments and revise after first draft +Required students to come to office hours at least once to individually work on writing skills

San Diego State University

+Assisted professor with teaching and grading assignments for a developmental writing course +Tutored ten students per week on how to formulate outlines and structure essays +Worked with professor to align lesson plans with tutoring strategies

Concord High School

+Responsible for three ninth grade and two tenth grade classes for a total of 140 students. +Taught English Literature, composition, and grammar to students with various learning abilities while keeping them engaged and connected with the material +Used writing and reading workshop techniques to enhance student involvement in the class +Knowledge of and ability to use proper classroom management techniques +Contacted and responded to parent concerns during parent conferences and all other times throughout the year +Knowledge of new state standards for students in public high schools +Prepared daily lesson plans that aligned with the state standards and prepared the students for the Delaware State Test (DSTP) +Accountable for all tenth grade students passing the DSTP +Volunteered to be on the committee to create a more efficient way to grade students based on standards

Self-Employed

+Humanities tutor for individual students and small groups from elementary grades through college and post-graduate studies in the following subjects: English, reading, writing, rhetoric, history, psychology and other humanities- related subjects +Use online and computer tools such as, power point, youtube, slideshare, and google groups to engage students in online lessons and activities +Work with students on college and career planning +Work with students on writing college admissions essays +Help prepare students for AP exams by first teaching them organizational and study skills and then teaching them subject material +Facilitated group sessions with 2-6 students for AP exam preparation and review +Created lesson plans, power points, and practice exams for group AP exam sessions +Work with students in examining literature and recognizing the tools authors use to create meaning in their texts +Implement various strategies to teach students to become confident readers +Instruct students on how to brainstorm, organize, edit, and write literary analysis, persuasive, and informative essays +Demonstrate the research paper process

University of DE

San Diego State University

English Honors Society

Forbes.com