Margarita Poromanska

I am native Bulgarian. My English has a slight British accent. My Russian has a tiny bit of very pleasant accent. My German pronunciation is very clear, it sounds like the German Public Media

I am a college instructor, all day long I present in front of my classes. I teach Environmental Science, Animal Behavior and Biology. My performance is intriguing and entertaining; it engages the full attention of my audience. I have been teaching at Columbia College Chicago (the best film-making art school in the Midwest) since 2002. Margarita Poromanska Education: 1999 - 2000 Central European University, Budapest, Hungary Master’s degree in Environmental Science and Policy Institute of Ecology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences March 1985 - Sept 1988 ABD in Ecology University of Sofia, Bulgaria Sept 1978 - October 1983 Diploma equivalent to M Sc in Biology-Zoology Training NATEC - Institute, Hamburg, Germany November 1994 - Sept 1995 Environmental Management training and internship Diploma Institute of Forest Ecology, BOKU, Vienna, Austria October - December 1992 Spruce forests and acid rain specialization IIHEE, Delft, The Netherlands June - August 1990 Summer Course Applied Ecology Diploma Work Experience North Central College, Naperville, IL, Biology Instructor since January 2010 International Baccalaureate Organization, Assistant Examiner-Biology since 2008 EPIC/College Board, Senior Reviewer AP Environmental Science, since 2006 Pearson Custom Publishing, Freelance and Subject Matter Expert, since 2005 National-Louis University, Biology Instructor since September 2004 Columbia College, Chicago, IL Environmental Biology Instructor since February 2002 College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL, Biology Instructor since January 2001 Union for Conservation the Nature, Sofia, Bulgaria, 1998-1999 Environmental Management Expert • preparing and managing projects • coordinating international environmental projects National Museum for Natural History Sofia, Bulgaria, Zoologist 1997-1998 • responsible for the broad public information • interpreting natural history for the public Institute of Ecology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences 1988-1996 Research Fellow • planned and organized experiments • analyzed environmental data • participated conferences and presented results Technical Building School, Kyustendil, Bulgaria, 1984-1985 Biology teacher • teaching Biology Secondary School P. Yavorov, village Tavalichevo, Bulgaria 1983-1984 • Biology and Chemistry teacher • Assistant Principal responsible for school organization Scholarships and Awards: Open Society Foundation May 1999 Scholarship for MSc in Environmental Sciences, CEU, Budapest, Hungary Carl-Duisberg Gesellschaft, Germany June 1994 Scholarship for Leadership and Environmental Management training in Germany Open Society Foundation August 1992 Scholarship for Specialization at UNI BOKU, Vienna, Austria Publications (6): Journal of Forest Science, BAS, 1990, 1992 Problems: Forest Ecology French-Bulgarian Seminar Sofia, 1993 Problems: Environment Monitoring Conferences/Seminars Attended: June 1999 Macedonian NGO’s Ecological Agriculture and Sponsored by Open Society Foundation Recreational Aspects of Transport East-East Program Skopje Corridor No 8, Struga, Macedonia June 1999 UCNB Environment Protection and Sustainable Sponsored by Open Society Foundation Development along the Transport, Corridor No 8, Kovachevci, Bulgaria UCNB December 1998 Sponsored by Open Society Foundation Environmental Management of the Transport Corridor No 8, Kjustendil, Bulgaria September 1993 Bulgarian and French Monitoring of Rila Mountain, Academies of Sciences Sofia, Bulgaria IIASA, Vienna, Austria December 1990 RISSAK, Budapest, Hungary Chemical Time Bombs, Skills: • Very good organizational and managerial skills and coordinating abilities, cross-cultural competence • Wide research experience and field inventory experience in Forest Ecology, Zoology, Botany, Nature Conservation Problems, Soil Ecology, Environmental monitoring, Biogeochemical Cycles, Bio-indication • Trained to perform Environmental Audits and Environmental management • Rich experience in teaching/ training Biology, Ecology and Nature Conservation • Experience with volunteers Languages: Bulgarian (native), Russian - fluent written and spoken, German - fluent written and spoken French - good, Czech - good Spanish – good Computers: Experience in designing and teaching online classes using Blackboard and WebCT References: Available upon request N/A Very good organizational and managerial skills and coordinating abilities, cross-cultural competence