2020. -

Ph.D. student

American Study

University of Ljubljana-Faculty of Arts

2009. - 2011.

Bilingual ( ESL/Spanish) teacher

Master of Arts: Elementary Education with ESL/Spanish teacher certification

Roosevelt University

2004. - 2007.

Bilingual ( ESL/Spanish) teacher

Master of Education: Bilingual-Bicultural Education (ESL and Spanish)

DePaul University

1998. - 2001.

Bachelor of Business Administration

Bachelor of Business Administration: International Business and Spanish

Marywood University

1996. - 1998.

Associate of Arts

Associate of Arts: Liberal Arts

Finlandia University (former Suomi College)

2021. - 2022.

General English 2 Lecturer

• teach General English 2 to 1-5 year students at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Rijeka, • preparation of articles and texts that deal with contemporary issues, • introducing verbs, idioms, phrasal verbs, synonyms, • application of assessment in various forms, • encouraging students to communicate in English using the topics relevant to the course content. Location: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Rijeka, English studies

Location: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Rijeka, English studies

2020. -

Legal English Lecturer

• teach 4 classes of Legal English to 300 first year law students • prepare lessons, materials, and presentations for teaching • consultations with students in person and through e-mails • evaluation of students' work • preparation of exams, activities, class asignments, etc.

Location: Faculty of Law in Rijeka

11.2019. -

English in Education Lecturer

• teach English in Education to first year students of pedagogy • prepare lessons, interactive materials, presentations • select books and other reading materials • create interactive classes based on the content materials • communication with students regarding the current issues in education.

Location: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Rijeka, Education department

2019. - 2020.

English language lecturer on various courses

Judicial Academy- Legal English teacher-B2 level Legal English teacher-C1 level English in tourism teacher General English teacher-A1 level

Location: National University in Rijeka

2019. -

English and Spanish Teacher/ Language Center Coordinator/ Permanent Court Translator for English and Spanish Languages (from 2014-on)

• coordination of the language center and all administrative affairs • communicate with participants regarding classes and current situations • create offers for language classes and translations • perform written and oral translations using the combinations of English, Spanish, and Croatian languages • teaching English and Spanish individually or in small groups at all levels. • translate documents from English to Spanish, Spanish to English language. • translate documents from English to Croatian, Croatian to English language. • translate documents from Spanish to Croatian, Croatian to Spanish language. • translate various types of documents such as contracts and other legal documents, projects, personal documents (birth certificates, resumes, diplomas), web pages, scientific works, etc.

Location: Language Stars Center, School for languages

2017. - 2018.

English teacher in high school

• taught English to high school students • prepared interactive lessons and classes to motivate students • prepared students for final high school exam (matura) • promoted and participated in language competition with students • served as a homeroom teacher to a senior class provided counselling and support • promoted cultural diversity and language learning among students

Location: Salezian's Classical High School in Rijeka

2013. - 2017.

English and Spanish Lecturer/Center for Languages PAR Coordinator

•teaching Business English to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year students at the undergraduate level •Center for Languages PAR coordinator within Business School PAR •teaching general English and Spanish courses in small groups according to the CEFR standards within Center for Languages PAR •coordination of international internship programs

Location: Business School PAR, Rijeka

2012. - 2017.

English and Spanish Teacher, adjunct teacher

• teaching students and adults English and Spanish languages according to the CEFR levels in small groups and individually from beginning English to Business English, conversation, TOEFL (Teaching of English as a Foreign English) preparation, etc.; • teaching intermediate and advanced language levels of English and Spanish

Location: Milton School for Languages, Rijeka

2011. - 2012.

3rd Grade Teacher

• teaching general education 3rd graders • teaching in smaller and bigger groups depending on students' English proficiency levels • fostering individual and critical thinking.

Location: Newport Elementary, Beach Park School District, IL, USA

2007. - 2011.

Bilingual Teacher (English as a Second Language and Spanish)

• teaching English to students of the Hispanic background • enabling English language learners to follow the mainstream classes in English • organization of cultural events (trips to theatres and museums, organization of guest speakers, musical band Mariachi) • promotion of the Hispanic culture and traditions

East Elementary School, Zion School District #6, IL, USA

2005. - 2007.

Senior representative for client relations and staff training

• training new employees to communicate with clients and brokers for life insurance and pension funds; • presentation of services and their usage.

Allstate Financial

2003. - 2005.

Bank teller/ Personal banker

*personal contact with clients regarding the opening of bank accounts, maintenance, promotion of banking services, offer and execution of loans, and other banking operations.

Bridgeview Bank and Trust

2.2021. -

The Association of LSP Teachers at Higher Education Institutions

9.2008. -

DePaul University Alumni

2021. - 2022.

General English 2

Department of English language and literature

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Rijeka

Teacher

2020. -

English 3 and 4

Undergraduate Professional Study Programme in Administration

Faculty of Law in Rijeka

Teacher

2020. -

English 1 and 2

Undergraduate Professional Study Programme in Administration

Faculty of Law in Rijeka

Teacher

2020. -

Legal English 1 and 2

Integrated undergraduate/graduate university Study of Law

Faculty of Law in Rijeka

Teacher

2019. -

English in Education

Undergraduate study of pedagogy

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Rijeka

Teacher

2013. - 2017.

Spanish language 1 and 2

Associate of Arts in Business Management

Business School PAR

Teacher

2013. - 2017.

Business English 1, 2, 3, 4, i 5

Associate of Arts in Business Management

Business School PAR

Teacher

2020. - 2021.

English for lawyers B2 level / English for lawyers C1 level

Judicial Academy

National University in Rijeka

Teacher

2013. - 2017.

General Spanish-Levels A1 / A2 / B1 / B2

Center for Languages PAR-Lifelong learning program

Business School PAR

Teacher

2013. - 2017.

General English- Levels A1/ A2/ B1/ B2/ C1

Center for Languages PAR-Lifelong learning program

Business School PAR

Teacher

13.12.2023.

Teaching English for Specific Purposes

English Language and Literacy

Faculty of Arts-University of Ljubljana

Guest lecturer

2013.

Business English

Associate of Arts in Business Management

Business School PAR

Teacher

6.2023. -

Proofreading of the Book of Proceedings of the Faculty of Law of the University of Rijeka

Faculty of Law of the University of Rijeka

Proofreading of collected papers in the English language

6.2022. -

Proofreading of papers from Sports Law, Policy & Diplomacy Journal

Faculty of Law-University of Rijeka

Proofreading of collected papers in the English language

3.2021. - 8.2023.

Blended Intensive Programme-English for Entrepreneurship

University of Torun, Poland

Development of the course English for Entrepreneurship and lecturer of the course