Alina Buzovetskaya
PACIFIC GROVE,CA
Summary
Dynamic Assistant Professor and Team Leader at DLIFLC with a strong focus on leadership, innovation, and research-driven initiatives. Adept at leveraging educational technology to enhance learning experiences and fostering a collaborative and forward-thinking environment. Skilled in organizational leadership, strategic problem-solving, and implementing cutting-edge teaching methodologies. Committed to driving team success through innovative ideas, effective communication, and a dedication to professional growth. Enthusiastic about tackling new challenges and advancing organizational objectives with creativity and a results-oriented mindset.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Professor, Team Leader
DLIFLC
08.2020 - Current
- Leading and supporting a team of 4 instructors and 12 students, fostering a collaborative, respectful, and high-performing team environment.
- Coordinating academic schedules for instructors and ensuring all classes and activities are adequately staffed and resources are effectively allocated.
- Facilitating communication between students and instructors to ensure concerns are addressed and feedback is constructive.
- Compiling and submitting reports on team performance, student progress, and course outcomes to higher management.
- Representing the team in department and school meetings and briefings, advocating for resources and addressing challenges.
- Teaching Russian classes as assigned, accruing a minimum of 550 hours for Team Leaders during the academic year.
- Conducting well-planned, proficiency-oriented, and learner-centered lessons with clear objectives, activities, and observable outcomes.
- Using a variety of teaching approaches and techniques to provide diagnostic and differentiated instruction; promoting learner autonomy; and fostering higher-order thinking.
- Incorporating appropriate technology in the classroom, homework assignments, and out-of-class activities.
- Adapting, supplementing, and updating instructional, homework, and assessment materials to achieve desired learning objectives.
- Proctoring and grading tests and providing feedback on test results.
- Maximizing target language use and supporting immersion-based language instruction to promote sociocultural and pragmatic knowledge of the target language.
- Tracking student progress and performance, writing counselings identifying areas of concern and implementing strategies for improvement.
- Addressing student concerns, providing mentorship and support to help them meet their academic goals.
- Conducting diagnostic evaluations to assess reading, listening, and comprehension skills, and tailoring instructional approaches accordingly.
- Developing authentic reading and listening materials accompanied by targeted assessments, such as multiple-choice questions, to foster real-world language application.
- Contributing to school community by participating in extracurricular activities involving Russian language or culture.
Business Assistant to CEO
JSC Sollers
03.2007 - 04.2020
- Acting as the first point of contact to the CEO
- Acting on behalf of and representing the director as required, including the management of calls, enquiries and requests, expense authorizations.
- Assisting with budget management.
- Undertaking projects on a regular basis, including event planning.
- Personal assistant tasks for the director, including, but not limited to, diary management, extensive email correspondence and organizing both internal and external meetings.
- Attending meetings and producing follow-up notes.
- Providing translation of business correspondence (English/Russian) and interpretation services during meetings and negotiations.
- Organizing complex travel itineraries.
- Providing line management and support to administration and operations teams, including task delegation, training new employees, undertaking appraisals and handling poor performance issues.
- Working closely with the administration and operations managers to ensure the smooth running of the business.
- Facilitated strong working relationships among staff members by fostering open lines of communication across departments.
- Managed complex projects successfully from inception to completion while consistently meeting deadlines under pressure situations.
- Developed effective improvement plans in alignment with goals and specifications.
- Generated reports detailing findings and recommendations.
- Created and managed project plans, timelines and budgets.
- Taught English and Russian to executives (tailored classes, advanced level).
Education
Master of Arts - Linguistics
Moscow State Linguistic University
Moscow06-2000
Master of Arts - Teaching English As A Second Language
Lipetsk State Pedagogical Institute
Lipetsk06-1998
Skills
- Integrity and Ethical Leadership
- Strategic Team and Project Leadership
- Advanced Critical Thinking and Decision-Making
- Multitasking and Organizational Expertise
- Effective Communication and Collaboration
- Organizational and Time Management Skills
- Collaborative problem-solving
- Empathy and emotional intelligence
Certification
How We Argue: Teaching Students to Discuss with Empathy and Evidence (Harvard Graduate School of Education).
Effective Classroom Conversations (Stanford University)
Languages
English
Full Professional
German
Limited Working
Italian
Limited Working
Timeline
Assistant Professor, Team Leader
DLIFLC
08.2020 - Current
Business Assistant to CEO
JSC Sollers
03.2007 - 04.2020
Master of Arts - Linguistics
Moscow State Linguistic University
Master of Arts - Teaching English As A Second Language
Lipetsk State Pedagogical Institute