- EDUCATION:
- Graduated 1986; Nové Zámky High School.
- Graduated 1991; The Comenius University: Master of Geography and Cartography Degree.
III. Graduated 1994; State Language School, Zilina: English Degree.
- Graduated 1996; The University of Toledo, Ohio, College of Education: Master of Education; Majored in Educational Administration and Supervision.
- WORK EXPERIENCE – Main Employment Activities
1999 – present
Translator from/to English
Translation of documents for a number of companies, organizations, and institutions, e.g. Orange, Ecopolis, Ecumenical Council of Churches, Slovak Agency for the Environment, Ericsson Slovakia, Children of Slovakia Foundation, DAPHNE, Banská Štiavnica Town Hall, Slovak Mining Museum, Schemnitz Gallery, and others;
May 2008 – present
Teacher: English language
I teach English mainly on individual basis (either face to face tutoring or via Skype) but I work with groups as well.
2009 – present
Teacher: Slovak language
I teach Slovak to foreigners living in Banská Štiavnica.
September 2011 – present
University teacher: English/Slovak language
Jan Albrecht Music and Art Academy, Banská Štiavnica – I teach English classes for both undergraduate and graduate students. I also teach Slovak to students – foreigners.
February 2017 – present
Project administrator, producer of exhibitions and education programmes, translator and interpreter to/from English language, gallery guide
Schemnitz Gallery in Banská Štiavnica – contemporary art gallery
I administer gallery projects – grants received mainly from the Slovak Arts Council or the Minority Culture Fund, but also from the Office of the Banská Bystrica Self-Governing Region or the US Embassy in Slovakia. I am involved in producing exhibitions and education programmes, and other organisation work, including the promotion of the Gallery’s events.
September 2010 – June 2011
Teacher – Drama Techniques in Teaching English
Andrej Kmeť Bilingual Gymnázium (high school), Banská Štiavnica
2005 – April 2008
Country Manager
CONNEA SLOVAKIA Ltd. (marketing and promotion agency)
Responsibilities included: finding business partners for golf marketing events, contracting, ensuring functioning of the company in Slovakia, organizing of golf-marketing events both in Slovakia and abroad, networking, etc.
2003 – 2004
Teacher: English
Banská Štiavnica Hotel Academy
2002 – 2003
Project Manager
Ecological Tourism in Europe (ETE – German Non-Profit Organisation) – Promoting Sustainable Tourism in Banská Štiavnica
1999
Project Manager
Kruh, Non-profit organisation, Banská Štiavnica
1993 – 1994
Teacher: English and Geography
Andrej Kmeť Gymnázium (high school), Banská Štiavnica
1991 – 1993
Researcher
Slovak Academy of Science: Department of Landscape Ecology in Banská Štiavnica;