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==My careers==
I am one of 1,300 [[New York City Teaching Fellows]], as a science teacher. '''Nothing in my work here at Wikipedia is endorsed by any agency or department of the NYC
I'm also licensed as an attorney and notary public. I taught [[paralegal]] studies, [[business law]], and [[criminal justice]] at [[Bryant & Stratton College]] for 19 years, 16 of those full-time. Teaching at middle school is nothing like teaching at the college level!
Previously, I held a variety of jobs, including as a [[cook]], [[administrative assistant]], [[associate attorney]], [[biology]] and [[psychology]] tutor, salesperson, and [[corporate trainer]]. I consider myself a [[polymath]]: I graduated from [[The Bronx High School of Science]], and in college, I majored in [[political science]], minored in [[biology]], and earned significant academic credits in [[chemistry]], [[physics]], [[psychology]], and [[sociology]]. I hold a [[Juris Doctor|doctorate in law]] from the [[Albany Law School|law school]] of the [[Union College|oldest nonsectarian private university in North America]], where I was a managing editor of the first volume of ''[[Albany Law Journal of Science and Technology]]''. I may not be a [[Wikipedia:Notability (academics)|notable academic]], but I was prominent at the college that I taught and [http://www.spectrum.apc-colleges.org/students-meet-lawmakers-to-seek-tap-increases-access-provides-the-tools-to-build-a-brighter-future-in-new-york even in that sector of Higher Ed]. I am most proud that I was able to increase student retention from 40 % to 82 % in my programs.
==Wikipedia work==
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