• a native speaker
• B.A. from Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois, USA
• majors: International Relations and German
• minor: education
• translator and interpreter
• many years of experience in teaching various English subjects and levels
• set up and supervised partnerships between institutions in the USA, Great Britain and Germany

Membership in organizations for teachers of English as a foreign language:

• English Language Teachers' Association ELTAF/ELTAS
• German American Institute Heidelberg
• James Byrnes Institut e.V. Stuttgart