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New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

● Provided safe and informative bike taxi tours of the French Quarter, showcasing local history and culture and negotiating over $500,000 in sales.● Fielded and met unusual and time-sensitive requests from passengers during high-stress events like weddings, festivals, and Mardi Gras. ● As supervisor, facilitated a high volume of sales during major events, resolved operational issues, and coordinated effective communication between operators and management.

Brooklyn, Ny

I report and write several stories per week for this local weekly newspaper, and spend several days a week working in the office and providing editorial support. I edit articles, manage photos and other multimedia content, update the paper's website and Facebook page

* Tutored undergraduate students in the writing and revising of academic papers* Tutor E.S.L. students with a focus on developing their writing skills and language proficiency. Underwent training program to learn a specific skills set for E.S.L. tutoring.

Deliver and set up audio/visual equipment in BU classrooms.

Pitched, wrote, and published original blog entries about buzzworthy pop culture and entertainment topics; learned to write in the Phoenix's characteristic voice for an urban, media-savvy audience; bolstered the Phoenix's coverage of comedy-related news, both local and nationalManaged and updated various blogs on thephoenix.com; maintained databases, gathered, edited, and uploaded photos and videos; edited raw audio and recorded intros to assemble podcasts

Criss-crossed Connecticut to cover high school and Little League tournaments; reported and wrote stories on tight deadlines, to be published the next morningHandled diverse in-office responsibilities: answered phones, logged scores, wrote game summaries, and assisted in paper's layout

Conceived ideas for sports features, wrote feature stories, conducted interviews of players and coaches throughout the BU athletic communityEdited and proofread stories, assisted with paper's online and print layout, budgeted and assigned weekly stories to staff writers

Covered BU women's hockey 2008-09 season; attended every home game and conducted interviews face-to-face and via phone; published 2-3 stories per week, including previews, recaps, and features

Master Of Fine Arts - Mfa, Creative Writing

B.S. In Journalism; B.A. In American History

Activities and Societies: Boston University College of Arts & Sciences Writing Fellow (Sept. 2009-May 2011); BU Media Group Classroom.