Izabella Kovarzina
Instructor
MA in TESOL, University of New Mexico
BA in Comparative Literature & Cultural Studies, Univ. of New Mexico

Since moving to the United States in 1999, Izabella Kovarzina has had both a personal and a professional interest in the process of second language acquisition. She began her career working as a production assistant at KUNM public radio, and later as a professional intern at Tireman Multicultural Library. During that time, she earned an MA with distinction in the field of bilingual education and TESOL. Currently she is working on her doctorate in bilingual education, and has a strong interest in teaching second language writing. She held several graduate assistantships at the College of Education, and won several awards including the Executive Women International Scholarship and the Carl P. Dunifon & Erma Whitmore Dunifon Scholarship. Izabella has been a member of the Golden Key International Honor Society since Spring 2002. In addition to her studies, she enjoys following current research in education and participating in international conferences. Izabella has been tutoring English at Central New Mexico Community College since Autumn 2006, and at the College of Education Graduate Student Writing Studio since Summer 2006. She has been an instructor at CELAC since Spring 2007.