Alyson Lie Email & Phone Number

Cambridge, MA, US

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Teach college writing to undergraduate students
• Lecture on various topics germane to writing and performing arts
• Post assignments and reference materials on the course web page
• Read, edit, and comment on student writing
• Hold a minimum of two conferences with each student during the semester
• Establish and apply a course grading policy

Leapingclear.org

• Provide editorial support for this online arts, literature, and contemplation magazine
• Increase quality of content by reviewing incoming contributions and making recommendations to founding editor
• Ensure thorough editing for selections according to the Chicago Manual of Style and the Leaping Clear style sheet
• Expand magazine readership and favorable reviews from followers by writing relevant blog and social media posts
• Initiate, generate, and edit digital media for website by conducting outreach, interviewing and recording contributors and producing podcasts
• Represent Leaping Clear through establishing strong, trusting relationships with contributors

Catamaranliteraryreader.com

• Function as a supporting staff member of this arts and literature magazine
• Strengthen magazine content by writing copy, and editing and proofreading submissions
• Generated donations for magazine by composing donor appeal letters and distributing via mail and email blasts
• Managed the first Catamaran Writing Conference, Pebble Beach, CA.
• Increased distribution and readership of publication during its first year by marketing the magazine to bookstores and libraries in California and around the country, which resulted in Catamaran moving from an unknown.

Cambridge, MA

• Lead an 8-week course in meditation and mindfulness to adult education students.
• Teach the mechanics and the benefits of meditation and mindful awareness.
• Provide tips in applying these practices to daily life.

• Provide weekly drop-in mindfulness and meditation sessions for residents in subsidized housing at the YWCA
• Establish a caring and supportive environment for participants to explore the benefits of mindfulness and meditation
• Develop trusting relationships with participants to aid in incorporating the practice into their daily lives
• Receive unanimous positive comments from attendees and the resident hall manager regarding the sessions

• Informed members of the sangha and the community about events by designing and distributing newsletters and weekly calendars via Mailchimp email marketing program
• Generated donations by sending yearly pledge notices to all members
• Catalogued the Insight Santa Cruz library of over 400 titles
• Answered and forwarded correspondence on the ISC email account

• Supported the director and other team members of the public affairs department in publicizing the legal campaigns and successes of this LGBT civil rights organization
• Oversaw the smooth flow of communications by responding to calls and correspondence from media, clients, and the community in a timely manner
• Improved media access by redesigning and updating New England-wide media database
• Gave voice to important legal issues by interviewing community members, writing up their stories, and publishing these stories on the organization website (select stories: Border Crossings, Truth Depends on a Walk.

Cambridge, MA

• Provided editorial support and content for this social justice magazine of the American Friends Service Committee
• Wrote 4 major articles on topics ranging from free speech rights in Tunisia to the genesis and success of worker cooperatives in the U.S. and Central America

Freelance writing for various print and online outlets. Subjects include: social justice journalism, literary reviews, APP marketing, web developing and marketing. Edited legal documents and college essays.

Master Of Arts (Ma), English/Creative Writing

Activities and Societies: Taught creative writing as part of a teaching fellowship.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), English/Creative Writing

Activities and Societies: Writer, editor, and administrative assistant at SFSU Office of Public Affairs. Administrative Assistant at SFSU.