About Tina

* Interested in working with professional adults. Willing to meet at a local library or place of business (during business hours). Specific areas of concentration to include grammar, word meaning and professional writing (as opposed to conversation). * Former English/English Language Arts teacher with eight years of classroom experience (four years private high school 9-12, four years public school grades 7&8), eight years of substitute teaching experience (parochial school grades K-12), and one-on-one tutoring experience, mainly with Parkway School students whose parents are non-native English speakers. Minimal staff or freelance writing for Ladue News and St. Louis Business Journal. *Hold Master's and Bachelor's degrees in English from St. Louis University, as well as Lifetime Certification to teach English grades 7-12.