A private tutor and lecturer, I combine concrete feedback with encouragement to help students become concise, clear, and effective writers. With a background in journalism and experience in communications, I tutor students in journalism and professional writing in addition to academic writing and admission essays. I have an extensive experience as both a writer and educator .I taught high school English for several years and was a founding faculty member of a charter school. As Features Editor of the internationally distributed Teen Voices magazine, I have worked with teen writers and their mentors. As an award-winning novelist, Am also a communications expert in the non-profit and educational sectors.