Ayako has worked extensively as an English and Japanese teacher, both in Japan and Australia. Ayako is currently teaching Japanese at Bentleigh Secondary College, where she is Head of the LOTE Department. She has previously worked both at independent and government schools, and is an experienced VCE examiner. She has completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Japanese Interpreting and Translation at Monash University. Ayako continues to develop her professional skills through close ties with schools in Japan and a scholarship to Urawa, Saitama, from the Japan Foundation.
