Education:

University of Massachusetts Boston                                                                                        Boston, MA             

Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing: Fiction                                                                Expected graduation: May 2022

University of Miami                                                                                                        Coral Gables, FL

Bachelor of Science in Communication: Media Management                                                       December 2017 (Early graduate)

Minor in Music Business & Entertainment Industries

Skills: 

Adobe InDesign (basic). Google Suite. Microsoft Office. Social media. Wordpress (basic). Zoom.

Experience:

TEACHING ASSISTANT I, UMB College of Liberal Arts— Boston, MA                                         September 2020-Present

• Assist professors of record of Intro to Communication (Sept.-Dec. 2020) and History of Country Music (Jan.-May 2021) by grading participation activities and responding to student emails.

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, The Watermark Journal— Boston, MA                                                       January 2020-Present

• Review written and visual art submissions to UMass Boston’s arts journal and provide feedback to authors.
• Design and proofread bi-annual journal, and coordinate publication and distribution.
• Manage email inbox and delegate tasks to Associate Editor.
• Encourage submissions through outreach activities like tabling, email blasts, and classroom visits.

TEACHER, Sylvan Learning Center— Weymouth, MA                                                                 September 2019-Present

• Instruct and support K-12 students in person and via Zoom/Kaltura in all subject areas, including SSAT and SAT prep, according to Sylvan programs.
• Evaluate student progress and make relevant performance and behavioral notes.
• Administer comprehensive reading and math assessments.

AUTHOR AND FREELANCE WRITER                                                                                February 2018-Present

• Authored and self-published young adult fiction novel 27 Stories (April 2018).
• Contributor to Gulfstream Media Group’s publications (articles written for Boca Life, The Palm Beacher, Fort Lauderdale Daily, and Jupiter magazines); and The Boca Raton Observer (Feb. 2018-Jan. 2019).        

ACADEMIC TUTOR, America Reads/Counts— Miami, FL                                                         February 2016-December 2017

• Tutored at-risk high school students in Upward Bound program in various subjects, with emphasis on English, writing, and SAT/ACT prep.

Other experience:                        

Course facilitator, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, fall 2020

• Taught self-designed five-week flash fiction course to students enrolled in UMB’s OLLI program.

Contributing writer, The Miami Hurricane, 2015-2017

Awards and honors:

Graduate Teaching Program, UMB, pending

Third Place for Outstanding Undergraduate Work in Media Management, UMiami, 68th Annual Student Media Awards, May 2017