Professional Work Experience

 

Member/Vice President

Frontera Retorica, El Paso, Texas                                                                                         2016 to present

University of Texas at El Paso chapter of Rhetoric Society of America

• Direct and supervise activities

• Assist in running the organization as directed by the president or the advisors

• Conduct business meetings in the absence of the President

 

Media Buyer/Public Relations Officer                                                                                   1996-2000

The Laster Group Advertising, El Paso, Texas

• Purchased media (advertising time and space) for clients: Thomason Hospital, Bank of the West, Texas Tech, Sunland Park Pontiac Buick GMC, La Feria, and Memorial Medical Center

• Wrote and distributed press releases for clients

 

Media Buyer/Promotions Director/Production Director                                                        1993-1996 

Mithoff/Lopez Hispanic Communications, El Paso, Texas

• Purchased Media (time on radio/TV) and space (billboards/newspapers) for clients: McDonald’s, Pepsi-Cola, Food City, and Quaker Oats

• Wrote commercials in Spanish

• Directed commercials for radio and television

• Developed and generated public relations material for clients

 

Education:

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• Ph.D. Candidate in Rhetoric and Composition / The University of Texas at El Paso, 2016- Current

      Estimated Date of Graduation: May 2019

• Master of Arts

      Department of English, Professional Writing and Rhetoric / The University of Texas at El Paso

      Date of Graduation: May 1998

• Bachelor of Arts

      Department of Communications, Journalism / The University of Texas at El Paso

      Date of Graduation: May 1990
 

Teaching Experience:

 

• Assistant Instructor / University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas                      August 2015-Present

• Adjunct English Professor / El Paso Community College, El Paso, Texas              August 2001-December 2015

• Adjunct English Professor / Dona Ana Community College, New Mexico               August 2011-December 2012

• Adjunct English Professor / Howard Payne University, El Paso, Texas                  January-May 2010

 

Languages

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• Proficient in speaking, reading and writing in English and Spanish