Paulina Carrión

3845 Cluster Way

Williamsburg, VA 23188
(608) 469-0745
(757) 208-0692
Email: paulinam.carrion@gmail.com
pmcarrion@email.wm.edu

Work Experience

The College William & Mary

Master student in the Foreign Language Program (Spanish).
Anticipated graduation: May 2011

Medical Interpreter Williamsburg, VA 2009 – 2010

Medical Spanish interpreter for the Virginia Department of Health

Spanish Instructor State College, PA 2008 – 2009

Spanish Instructor in the Spanish Basic Language program at Penn State University

Medical Interpreter Madison, WI 2007 - 2008

Freelance and on-call Medical interpreter for hospitals, clinics and public health programs in the Madison and
greater Dane county area

Madison Country Day School Madison, WI 2002 -2007

Elementary &Middle School Teacher
1 Spanish teacher for over 60 students grade PK – 8th grade
2 In charge of curriculum development for 1st – 5th grade
3 Consultant for curriculum development 6th- 8th grade
4 Consultant for Ecuador Exchange Program
5 Set up extra curricular activities and after school programs for elementary students
6 Founding Member of the Diversity Committee

The Brookwood School Boston, MA 2000 - 2002

Elementary & Middle School Teacher
1 Taught Spanish & French to over 80 students grade K-8
2 Curriculum development with a focus on interdisciplinary work
3 Initiated and organized first Spanish trip to Barrio Latino of Chicago for eighth grade students.
4 Oversaw management of a $20.000 budget
5 Member of the Diversity Committee
6 Participant in SEED (Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity) curriculum training.

Colegio Menor San Francisco de Quito Quito, Ecuador 1997 – 2000

Elementary School Teacher
1 Teacher of Language Arts and Social Studies in a bilingual third grade classroom.
2 Curriculum development based on theme cycles
3 Worked with the counseling department with Special Needs students.
4 Extra curricular Math teacher

Colegio Tomas Moro Quito, Ecuador 1995 – 1997

Elementary School Teacher
1 Initiated, developed and taught fifth grade language Arts ESL curriculum
 2 Assisted in the teaching of Science

FISE (Federal Social Investment Emergency Fund) Quito, Ecuador 1994 – 1995
Project Evaluator
1 Evaluated and assessed the success of education projects implemented in indigenous communities in
Ecuador
2 Coordinated various programs with other regional offices in the country

Peace Corps Quito, Ecuador 1990 – 1994

American Sign Language Interpreter and Family Coordinator
1 Interpreter for deaf Peace Corps volunteers during their training and mission in Ecuador.
2 Coordinated and managed host family program for volunteers
3 Co-instructor of cultural competence training

Santillán School for the Deaf Quito, Ecuador 1985 – 1988

Speech Therapist and Teacher Trainer
1 Developed a Total Communication curriculum for an Ecuadorian school
2 Trained preschool teachers
3 Served as an interpreter for the deaf teachers

Education

Dartmouth College Summer, 2001

Rassias Language Method Workshop

Universidad Andina Simon Bolivar 1998-1999

One year seminar on Nobel Prize literature

Universidad San Francisco de Quito Spring, 1998

Seminar in World Literature, focusing on the reading, discussion and written critical analysis of novels in
English.

Gallaudet University 1984-1985

Internship in Deaf Education

Universidad Central del Ecuador 1981 – 1984

BA, Speech Therapy

Languages

Spanish (Native Speaker)

English, (Fluent)
Ecuadorian Sign Language (Fluent)
American Sign Language (well-versed)
French (Adequate)