Education
MASTER OF FINE ART: The New School, expected graduation 2020
Concentration: Creative Nonfiction
Thesis: A memoir about my aunt and namesake, who died in the infamous Willowbrook School in 1960. It is a story about honoring Mary Anne, who died at just 2 and a half years old, but also about inherited trauma and mental health institutions over the past several decades
ADDITIONAL COURSEWORK : Various 2015 – 2017
Portaits and Profiles class at Duke University Center for Documentary Studies, personal essay and storytelling classes with Elna Baker, Radio Bootcamp with Sally Herships.
BACHELOR OF ART: New York University, 2013
Concentration: New Media, Audio Cultures, & Independent Publishing, Minor in French
Editorial/Marketing Experience
SELLER EMAIL MARKETING SPECIALIST: Etsy, 2018 – present
Continued to create and execute cohesive email plans using data, marketing research, and product adoption goals. Played major role in migrating seller emails from internal CRM to Salesforce. Interfaced with product marketers, designers, analysts, Salesforce reps to make the best email experience possible, which resulted in 22% growth in unique open rate and 16% increase in CTR year over year. Oversaw comprehensive testing calendar, newsletter execution.
SELLER EMAIL MARKETING COORDINATOR: Etsy, 2016 – 2018
Executed email content and strategy targeted for sellers. Helped created cohesive email plans using data, marketing research, and product adoption goals. Continued to write features in Etsy’s blogs.
VIDEO PROGRAMMING EDITOR: AOL.com, 2014 – 2015
Curated, promoted, and produced video-first content on AOL.com. Increased video views by 200% on AOL.com to over 200 million per month: AOL is now #2 video platform worldwide. Optimized headlines, strategized online presence and created shareable, SEO-friendly articles. Managed and grew AOL's library of premium partners. Collaborated with multiple teams and contributors to ensure timely delivery on multimillion-dollar ads. Monitored video quality, tracked goals and metrics. Oversaw intricate production, logistics, and promotion schedules.
REPORTER: IBT Media, 2013 – 2014
Authored and edited 5-7 aggregated and original articles each day. Worked within CMS and submitted SEO-optimal headlines. Researched story ideas and fact-checked details for accuracy for tight deadlines.
Creative Work Experience
WRITER: Freelance, 2012 – present
Launched, engineered, and edited interviews for TEDxNewYorkSalon’s podcast. Wrote and pitched features, reviews, and interviews for publications such as Paste, BUST magazine, Rolling Stone, Wondering Sound, Audio Femme, Comics Beat, Highbrow Magazine, and more. Worked under strict deadlines.
DJ: WNYU, 2010 – 2013
Organized and hosted weekly radio program. Arranged and conducted live interviews on air. Contributed to WNYU’s zine and helped manage station goals. Operated soundboard in studio.
Community and Teaching Experience
TEACHING ARTIST PROJECT: Training Program with Community Word, 2018-2019 (in progress)
Teaching Artist Project (TAP) is a comprehensive and rigorous training and internship program designed to prepare practicing artists to bring their craft to the classroom and engage in social justice-based pedagogy. As part of TAP, I am an intern/apprentice to Community Word’s Teaching Artists in underserved communities.
Internships: 1st grade class at PS 316 in Brooklyn (with Community Word Project), After School playwriting class at PS267 with 3rd-5th grade students (with Wingspan Arts)
Electives: Community Engagement and Social Justice through Creative Writing (CWP), Crafting Narratives to Serve Curricula (Arts for All), Teaching the Arts to Emerging English Speakers (ASTEP), Healing Through the Arts (Teachers and Writers Collaborative)
MENTOR: PEN Prison Writing Program, 2018 – present
Engaged in 1:1 correspondence with prisoner, where, through letters, I provided professional attention and criticism, while at the same time encouraging each prisoner to write in spite of isolation. Gave detailed feedback, provided exercises, and sent appropriate reading
VOLUNTEER: The Trevor Project, 2017 – present
Volunteers with Trevor Lifeline, the LGBTQ youth hotline. Went through in-depth sensitivity, safe space, and communications training.
TUTOR: Providence House, 2016 – 2017
Worked with at-risk adults who had histories of homelessness and/or drug use to help them study for their GED. Made lesson plans and worksheets as prep.
Skills
SOFTWARE: Adobe Audition, Photoshop, Illustrator, Audacity, basic ProTools
APPLICATIONS: WordPress, Social Media Platforms, CMS sites, HTML, SQL, basic CSS Coding
LANGUAGES: French (limited working proficiency), conversational Japanese and Spanish