CURRICULUM VITAE
Richard M. Goldberg
978-810-0889 (cell)
rgoldberg888@gmail.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-goldberg-03a5207/
https://englishwithrichard.biz
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:
• Tutor diverse, foreign-born PhD and master’s level scientists at data analytics, biotechnology and
medical device companies in pronunciation, writing, presentation skills, and soft skills (effective
communication with clients, supervisors, and co-workers)
• Edit research papers for effective English prepared by Doctors of Ophthalmology at Wenzhou
Medical University, Zhejiang, China
• Prepare highly-educated students from China for MS/OD program at New England College of
Optometry.
• 25+ years of classroom experience teaching pre-college English to adult speakers of other
languages.
• Named 2002 Teacher of the Year by Massachusetts Coalition for Adult Education.
• Director of community-based program which sent the greatest number of Massachusetts adults to
college among 82 similar state-funded organizations, 2013-2016.
• 20 semesters of college teaching experience (Northeastern University, Emerson College, Endicott
College, Bunker Hill Community College).
EDUCATION: M.A., Applied Linguistics, University of Massachusetts Boston, GPA 4.0
B.A. Sociology, University of Massachusetts Boston
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Independent Consultant, English Improvement for 1994-present
Non-U.S.-Born Professionals
Readcoor, Sarepta Therapeutics, Ultragenyx, CRISPR Therapeutics, Voyager Therapeutics, Sino Biological
U.S., Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Forsyth Institute, M Bio Technology (Japan), CRISPR4U (Japan)–For
Massachusetts Biotechnology Education Foundation–Charles River Associates, ArQule, Inc., Altus
Biologics, Procept, Inc., MediSpectra, Inc., New England College of Optometry, Eastern Bank, Wenzhou
Medical University
• Tutor foreign-born professionals in pronunciation, writing, presentation skills, and soft skills
through customized activities directed by team and human resources leadership.
• Edit research papers for clarity, coherence, grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
• Prepare incoming students from China for New England College of Optometry’s MS/OD program
through customized activities focusing on writing, note-taking in the clinic, face-to-face
communication with diverse patients and clinic staff, understanding the U.S. healthcare system and
cultural competence in healthcare delivery.
Adjunct Faculty, Global Pathways Program 2017 – present
Northeastern University, Boston, MA
• Teach Advanced Reading for Graduate School to pre-graduate-level international students with a
focus on analysis and understanding of complex academic texts in diverse fields, improvement of
writing skills and presentation skills.
Asian American Civic Association, Boston, MA Feb. 2012 – Aug. 2017 and 2002-2010
Director of Education and Instructor
• Managed day-to-day operations of a five-level transition to college/job training/employment
program serving 130 immigrant adult students per year.
• Program was first among 82 community-based programs funded by the Massachusetts Department
of Education/Adult and Community Learning Services for sending the most adults to college, 2013-
2016.
• Directed alignment of all curricula with College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult
Education (https://lincs.ed.gov/publications/pdf/CCRStandardsAdultEd.pdf)
• Taught highest-level class in a ten-level ESOL continuum, focusing on academic readiness and
personal readiness for college and careers.
• Principal program grant writer – secured $1.7 million in total funding from one public and one
private funder.
Jewish Vocational Service (JVS), Boston, MA 2010-2012
Director, Bridges to College
• Managed day-to-day operations of a college transition program for U.S.-born and immigrant adults
in partnership with Bunker Hill Community College which included instruction in English, math and
study skills as well as academic coaching, one-on-one tutoring, and online support.
Asian American Civic Association (AACA), Boston, MA 1992-2010
Program Coordinator/Teacher 1992-2007
Director of Education 2007-2010
• Member of three-agency team which created one of Massachusetts’ first transition-to-college
programs for adults, highly regarded as an exemplary program by Massachusetts Department of
Elementary and Secondary Education/Adult and Community Learning Services.
• Principal developer of theme-based/content-based curriculum, focusing on higher education and
working in the U.S.
• Managed expansion of program which doubled in size during periods of rapid change.
• Managed program development, curriculum development, intake, assessment, and accountability to
funders and agency management for Basic ESOL program, Intermediate ESOL transitional
programs (day & evening) and Workplace Education Program (ESOL and GED at Tufts Medical
Center).
• Directed staff in the establishment and implementation of program benchmarks for all levels of basic
and intermediate ESOL programs.
• Supervised and mentored eleven teachers and one counselor.
Bunker Hill Community College, Boston, MA 2000-2001
Adjunct Instructor, ESOL
• Taught Reading, Writing and Speaking academic ESOL courses to large, diverse classes of
immigrant adult learners.
Seltzer Associates/Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, Winthrop, MA 1992
Instructor, Computer Learning Center, Deer Island Sewage Treatment Plant
• Managed day-to-day operations of computer learning center.
• Provided workers with computer-assisted, self-paced programs to improve basic skills in reading,
writing and math.
• Implemented customized learning programs for workers in college-level writing and math courses or
in preparation for skilled trades licensing examinations.
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE:
2020 – present Harvard Kent Leadership and Scholarship Partnership. Board member of community
partnership with Harvard Kent Elementary School, supporting teachers and awarding $1,000 college
scholarships to deserving students when they finish high school. Chair of sub-committee on mentoring and
college readiness.
PUBLICATIONS:
“Portfolios as Alternative Assessment in a Community-Based ESL Transitional Program,” Adventures in
Assessment, Vol. 6, Spring, 1994, System for Adult Basic Education Support (SABES), Boston, MA
“Deconstructing the Great Wall of Print,” Connections: A Journal of Adult Literacy, Vol. 7, Summer, 1997,
Adult Literacy Resource Institute, Boston, MA. (Article included in syllabus for Professor Elsa Auerbach’s
course on Teaching Reading in the Bilingual/ESL Classroom, BES 671, UMass/Boston Applied Linguistics
Graduate Program, Spring, 1998)
“Transitions in Chinatown,” Bright Ideas, Vol. 9, No. 4, Spring, 2000, World Education, Boston, MA.
(Lead article devoted to transitions for adult learners in Massachusetts)
What Is Your Program’s Philosophy?, Field Notes, Vol. 11, No. 3, Winter, 2002
System for Adult Basic Education Support (SABES), Boston, MA
Birth of a Workplace Partnership, Field Notes, Vol. 15, No. 1, Fall, 2005
System for Adult Basic Education Support (SABES), Boston, MA
PRESENTATIONS:
Strategies for Teaching and Working With International Students in China, November, 2019, presentation
for visiting faculty and administrators from Wenzhou Medical University at New England College of
Optometry, Boston, MA
Cultural Competence in Health Care, 2014-present, annual presentation for Global Health Leadership
Development Program, a partnership of Wenzhou Medical University, the State University of New York and
New England College of Optometry, Boston, MA
English Works Campaign Committee Convening, January 2017, panel discussion on Talking Jobs: English
for New Bostonians Student Employment Survey, Boston, MA
Integrating Family Engagement in Advising and in the Classroom, December, 2014, for Massachusetts
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education/Adult and Community Learning Services, Worcester,
MA
Human Resources Training for Adult Basic Education Directors, Staff Quality and Effectiveness: Creating
and Maintaining a High Performing Learning Organization, December, 2012, SABES Boston
Nurturing Our Students: A Focus on Persistence, Massachusetts Adult Basic Education Directors’ Summer
Institute, Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education/Adult and Community
Learning Services and SABES, August, 2009, Worcester, MA
Supporting Adult ESOL Learners Transitioning to College (with Janet Fischer)
TESOL, March, 2005 Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX
Supporting Adult ESOL Learners Transitioning to College (with Janet Fischer and Emily Damiano)
NETWORK, 2005, Massachusetts Coalition for Adult Education Annual Conference, October, 2005
Marlboro, MA
Numerous presentations at Network (Massachusetts annual adult basic education conference, 1994-2008)
and annual directors conferences Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education/Adult
and Community Learning Services (2003-2008) on Next Steps for Adult Learners, Transitions to College,
Workplace Education, ABE/ESOL Working Conditions and Distance Learning.