Elia Rivera
Educator
American Sign Language
Mandarin
Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Writing
Professional Presentations
Spanish
English
Photography
Microsoft Office
German
Portuguese
Experience
ELA Teacher
SEEQS: The School for Examining Essential Questions of SustainabilityJuly 2025 – Present
SPED ELA Teacher – Internship
Wahiawa Middle SchoolAugust 2024 – July 2025
Administration
Hawai'i School for the Deaf and BlindJuly 2022 – January 2024
English Teacher
Hawai'i School for the Deaf and BlindJuly 2022 – January 2024
English Second Language Instructor
University of Hawaii at ManoaDecember 2021 – May 2022
English Teacher
International Mid Pac CollegeSeptember 2021 – April 2022
Adult Education
International Rescue CommitteeMay 2021 – October 2021
English Languare Teacher
Neighborhood EnglishAugust 2019 – November 2020
IELTS Teacher
The British International School of Kuala LumpurMay 2018 – August 2019
English Second Language Teacher
Rainbow International SchoolFebruary 2017 – March 2018
Student Account Analyst
Midlands Technical CollegeMay 2014 – September 2016
Education
Master of Education – MEd, Special Education and Seconday Education
University of Hawaii at ManoaJuly 2023 – Present
Bachelor's degree, International Politics
Penn State University2016 – December 2021
Kundalini RYT 200, Yoga Teacher Training/Yoga Therapy
World Peace Yoga SchoolApr 2019 – May 2019
TEFL Certificate, Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
International Tefl Academy2016 – 2016
Accounting & Payroll Specialist
Midlands Technical College2016 – 2016
Associate's degree, Associate's in Arts
Midlands Technical College2014 – 2016
Digital Photography
The Art Institute of Charlotte2012 – 2014