For more than 25 years Tim has taught evening classes at the Alliance Française de Chicago, where he brings passion for French and Francophone literature and current events for students at all stages of learning. A lifelong Francophile with diverse interests in public affairs, history, literature, the arts and linguistics, Tim designs classes to expand horizons, foster discussion, and enable discovery of the breadth of French and French-language writers, newsmakers and performers. Tim holds a dual degree in French and international studies from Northwestern University, where he also studied second-language acquisition and linguistics. He also completed a year-long political history program at the Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris, France’s top political science institution. Tim works full time in development following a long career in public relations.