August (Augie) Sherman Email & Phone Number

New York, NY, US

Greater New York City Area

-research constituents, create reports on donor giving potential, and draft solicitation letters-assist in event planning, including 600-guest Annual Auction benefiting Endowment for Financial Aid (2020 donations exceeded $2 million); manage parent volunteers, organize corporate sponsorships, and maintain item inventory-compose content for publications.

-craft and edit press releases, newsletters, and social media posts-manage all fundraising and donations -work directly under managing director and artistic director to complete administrative tasks

Greater New York City Area

-support the work of Cuban contemporary artists and promote the normalization of U.S.-Cuban relations through artistic exchange -manage press lists, contact media outlets -draft and edit press releases

New York, NY

-assist and lead activities in phonics, art, and movement-work with director and lead teachers to create a supportive, safe environment for preschool students

New York, NY

-review and edit college application essays under strict deadlines-provide in-line edits to address grammar, punctuation, cohesion, and word count -assess overarching content/narrative in the context of the student's entire essay/profile

New London, CT

- run Instagram and Facebook accounts- collaborate with Connecticut College Communications Office to promote performances- fundraise, evaluate guest artists, and plan curriculum- communicate with and collect feedback from students; act as liaison to faculty

New London, CT

-assist Connecticut College students in academic planning, revision skills, sentence structure, and organization of essays -collaborate with students to strategically refine their ideas in all written assignments, including lab reports, job applications, honors theses, and sociological analyses

Havana, Cuba & Chiapas, Mexico

- wrote research paper on socialism's impact on the performing arts- wrote research paper on Paulo Freire's "Pedagogy of the Oppressed" - studied revolutionary education- studied advanced Spanish- studied sociology of Latin American social movements and history of Cuban Revolution - studied in indigenous communities of Chiapas, Mexico

Becket, MA

-wrote and edited press releases; engaged in extensive research on festival artists-organized and distributed press materials to local and national media outlets; created and tracked press clips-formatted and edited programs for performances in Doris Duke Theater-maintained and organized image galleries; condensed photo selection for press needs-led public.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Teaching Of English

Bachelor'S Magna Cum Laude, Dance

Activities and Societies: Writing Advisor at Roth Writing Center, Dancer and Choreographer for Dance Club (student-choreographed works) &.