EXPERIENCE

The Church Farm School, Exton, PA  2023-Present Humanities Teacher (English): Flourishing in highly diverse all boys residential community · Faculty advisor for student-led writing center and Griffin Review (campus literature and arts magazine) · Led writing and editing seminars for Common App and supplemental essays for seniors · Classes taught: 10th Honors Humanities, 11th Advanced English, 11th English, Critical and Creative Writing electives.

Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth, Los Angeles, CA Summer 2024 Instructor: Developed and taught Crafting the Essay · Worked closely with administrators to fulfill program needs · Completed a semester course in three weeks.

Sanford School, Hockessin, DE   2022-2023 Upper School English Teacher: Honed project management skills to deliver timely feedback, grades, and parent correspondence · Guided student research.

The Emery/Weiner School, Houston, TX   2015-2022 Middle and Upper School English Teacher: Developed DEI policies and guides for equitable grading · Pitched a new English curriculum to the executive board · Classes taught: Compositional Forms and Creative Writing. 

Putney Student Travel, Various   2017-2021 Instructor for Residential Pre-College Summer Programs: Thrived in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment · Taught courses in Screenwriting, Creative Writing, and Entertainment Media · Edited student work. 

Poet Lore, Bethesda, MD 2019-2020 Executive Editor: Oversaw dramatic redesign of magazine, solicited manuscripts, and managed editorial staff.

Pretty Lit, Houston, TX 2014-2017 Producer/Engineer/Host: Produced podcasts mixing literature and music into a singular sonic experience · Developed blog posts using specific searchable key terms to gather web traffic · Featured on NPR and Poetry Foundation. 

Seersucker Live!, Savannah, GA 2012-2014 Curator/Host: Worked with writers of national acclaim · Expertise in event-based logistics · Wrote press releases, marketing materials, and appeared on local televised news programs to promote events.

EDUCATION

• MFA, English, 2011, University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop 

• BA, English, 2004. University of Northern Iowa 

KEY SKILLS: Expertise in writing toward different audiences · Expertise in editing and proofreading · Extensive experience in teaching and mentoring · Leadership · Creativity · Project Management · Documenting sources in multiple citation styles · Collaborating · Social Media · Google Suite · Microsoft Office · SEO · Data collection and analysis · Event logistics · Marketing · Promotion · Residential Programs · College entrance essays