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New York, United States

‣Audio Producer for NYT Audio's Reporter Reads‣Writer of the Sunday print column, Word Through The Times‣Regular contributor to the paper

New York, United States

‣ Guest speaker and lecturer for over 400 students about journalism techniques and storytelling‣ Mentor to 18-22 year old students at The School of The New York Times. I create comprehensive lesson plans, run virtual classes, and teach students how to use journalistic storytelling techniques as narrative tools to tell their own stories in a professional setting

New York, United States

Coursework: Reporting with Keith Gessen (Honors), The Written Word with Keith Gessen (Honors), How to Cover Armies and Spies with Steve Coll (Honors), Investigative Techniques, Video Production, Audio Bootcamp, Ethics, Narrative Writing, Feature Writing, Law Essentials, The Journalist as Historian, The Business of Media Print stories: Obituary writers during the pandemic (Columbia News Service), cemeteries running out of space (Westchester Magazine), Women in crypto (The Washington Post), HAARP ionospheric facility in AlaskaVisual Investigation: Matamoros refugee camp and asylum seekers in Brownsville, TXShort films: NYC roller skate dancers and the reopening of Coney Island (Official Selection: The Coney Island Film Festival)Master’s project: LGBTQ+ members of the Orthodox Jewish community

Washington D.C. Metro Area

‣Associate Producer for Going Viral: Beyond the Hot Zone, an original documentary film about the social and culture history of the Ebola Virus‣Going Viral won an Emmy for Outstanding Science and Technology Documentary at the 41st annual NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY® AWARDS

Washington D.C. Metro Area

‣Created and co-hosted an internal Nat Geo staff podcast‣Produced Hard Time: Locked Up 3x60 Compilations‣Produced Dr K.’s Exotic Animal ER 12x60 Cutdowns ‣Directed and ran competitive screenings for the department

Washington, District Of Columbia

‣Associate Producer (Field/Post) - Going Viral, original documentary, Nat Geo Channel‣Associate Producer (Field/Post) - Lost Cities of the Amazon, Nat Geo Channel‣Associate Producer (Field/Post) - Girl Power, Nat Geo Wild‣Producer - Rocky Mountain Animal Rescue Cut-to-Clock, Nat Geo Wild‣Production Assistant - Portugal’s Natural Treasure: Savage Islands, Nat Geo International‣Production Assistant - My Fighting Season, Nat Geo Channel‣Deliverables for NG Channel and NG Wild shows‣Post production media management

Washington D.C. Metro Area

‣PA for "The Fourth Estate", a Showtime documentary series directed by Liz Garbus ‣PA for HBO's feature documentary film, “The Swamp”‣AP for Citizens' Climate Lobby Annual International Climate Conference‣Producer, Cinematographer, Editor for Temple Micah's promo video‣AC for Fortune Magazine's series, "Death by 1,000 Clicks" ‣2nd AD and Camera Operator for a BET pilot, "The Sisterhood"‣PA for an educational series for the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development with director and producer, Ken Cornwell‣Production Design PA for two independent short films bringing to light the real-world struggles of mental health and experiencing homelessness in DC with director Penny Hollis‣PA for comedy web series, “Black Girl Single”, working with director and Howard MFA, Penny Hollis‣PA and sound for the National Presbyterian Church's 50th anniversary promo video with acclaimed Washington D.C. filmmaker, Ellie Walton

Washington D.C. Metro Area

‣Researched and applied for grant and investor opportunities ‣Managed film screenings & outreach; Pitched community screening kit by phone/email; Organized & coordinated a public documentary screening at the National Reentry Network for Returning Citizens‣Developed and implemented social media strategy across all Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter platforms; Wrote and Recorded a Facebook Live Interview with the MHP Founders that reached 3,400 viewers‣Researched festival opportunities and international distributors

At PBS I worked with the Development team to plan DevDay, a day of workshops after the PBS Annual Meeting, helping local PBS stations create new fundraising strategies and plans to use back at their stations.‣Managed registration list of 305 fundraising professionals for Development Day at PBS’s Annual Meeting‣Coordinated with the conference app developer to create surveys and an agenda for attendees‣Wrote press releases and created marketing and promotional material for the event through MailChimp

At NPR I worked on the institutional giving team to cultivate philanthropic partnerships with major foundations.‣Managed a foundation relationship with the Nicholas B. Ottaway Foundation that granted NPR $20,000 for Investigative Journalism ‣Wrote letters of inquiry and proposals to major foundations for grants ranging from $5,000 to $150,000‣Conducted research using Foundation Search, 990s and published articles to identify alignment with NPR’s strategic priorities; recommended funding areas to be used by prospect managers relationship cultivation‣Presented research to development directors and Hidden Brain podcast host and producer‣Supported prospect manager portfolios with communication to multiple million dollar donors through a multitude of beat topics such as environment, international, investigative, science and music.‣Went through the moves management process with foundations from cultivation to solicitation‣Designed and crafted two-pagers and reports for large foundation donors to update them on new and improved NPR initiatives

Washington Dc

At Tregaron Conservancy I shared a love of nature and history with local conservancy users and worked to establish a larger donor base to support Tregaron's maintenance, historical preservation, educational programs, and community events.2017‣Delivered contract web building and newsletter writing services through Wordpress and MailChimp respectively2016‣Planned, marketed, and oversaw community volunteer opportunities, educational events, children’s programming, and fundraisers for groups of 50+ community members‣Conducted analysis and provided recommendations on effectively implementing new tools for donor renewal and attraction methods‣Refined spreadsheets and compiled reports for annual board meeting‣Created content using web based tools to share the Conservancy’s mission, historical preservation goals, and sustainability practices across multiple media platforms‣Researched grant opportunities and crafted narratives emphasizing our historical preservation work, community-building, and sustainability practices

1133 15Th Street Northwest, Washington, Dc 20005, United States

‣Managed the 1776 mentor program, creating over 100 pairs between mentors and startup founders‣Analyzed meeting data using Microsoft Excel to determine strategic improvements

Washington D.C. Metro Area

‣Researched and wrote compelling content for women’s rights and climate change focused social media outlets‣Updated client accounts and input data into Salesforce‣Successfully pitched client events to The New York Times, USA Today, The Huffington Post, BBC, and Vice‣Ran social media outlets, copy edited proposals, created media lists and compiled press kits for organizations such as Human Rights Watch, Bread for the World, and the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation

Master Of Science - Ms, Journalism

At Columbia Journalism School I enjoyed the challenge of constructing a breaking news story as nimbly as a 4,000-word feature. I covered.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Business Administration And International Relations

Activities and Societies: Deans List, AU Dime A Dozen a capella group - PR Director, AU Running Club, Chi Omega - Career Development.

Management

Activities and Societies: Women in Business, Music Society - Communications Director, Entrepreneur Society - Speaker Series Coordinator.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Cross country, honor choir, vocal ensemble, musical theater

Myp Student

Activities and Societies: A capella Choir, Theater, Street Girls Aid, Tutoring Group, Varsity Basketball, Varsity Volleyball, Leadership.