I have lifelong passions for writing and education. My commitment to learning and improving my skillsets has served me in such diverse industries such as television, video games, and higher education. In each professional role I’ve had, I’ve demonstrated considerable attention to detail, strong time-management skills, creativity, and a deeply collaborative spirit. Recently, I completed a Master of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing at the University of New Mexico. There, I served as a Teaching Assistant in the English Department, where I taught courses in first-year composition, creative writing, and professional and technical communication. To better serve the institution's teacher population, I also served as an assistant in instructional design, where I helped instructors improve their courses' ADEI. I also worked for UNM's flagship literary magazine, Blue Mesa Review, first as a graduate reader, then as its Fiction Editor, and finally as its Editor-in-Chief. My proudest achievements in this role were launching the redesign of the literary magazine's website and boosting contest submissions by 30% YoY. I also received three scholarships during my time at UNM: the Hillerman-McGarrity Scholarship in Creative Writing (2022 and 2024) as well as the Larry Morris Memorial Scholarship (2024). As of May 2024, I've completed a novel manuscript draft which I'm currently preparing for literary queries.Thank you for reading my profile summary.