Ruby Costea currently works as an Instructor of Chinese at CTY and Montgomery College. She also supervises the CTYOnline instructors who teach Chinese language to elementary school students. In addition, she is the Coordinator of the Bilingual Education: Training for All Teachers Master's Program and the Administrative/Logistical Coordinator for a Safe Schools project for McDaniel College. She serves as the director of United Hands of Carroll County, a non-profit organization which aims to improve life for immigrants. She is the President for Maryland Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages for 2008-2009 and the Treasurer for Maryland Association for Bilingual Education. Mrs. Costea has a Master of Science degree in Curriculum and Instruction with her research focused on second language learning.