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Washington, Dc, Us

Alexandria, Virginia, United States

- Founded and implements a program design for a new community-driven public history program and archive. - Conducts community engagement and builds partnerships with historically harmed communities in Alexandria and the greater DC/Maryland/Virginia area.- Manages and created the archival protocols for the collection and processing of a 500+ oral history archive.- Curates and develops content with the oral history collection for exhibits and public programming.- Supervises 2 staff members, 4 graduate interns, and 10 volunteers annually.- Creates and manages a program budget.- Manages fundraising efforts and grant writing (has received a total of $50,000 from grants, such as Virginia Humanities and the Alexandria Historical Foundation, and fundraising efforts).- Facilitates and archives 50+ oral histories annually.- Manages a large-scale digitization and metadata remediation project of 300 oral histories.- Created and facilitates the City’s Community History Initiatives process, which ensures community-driven public history projects. - Created and oversees the completion of the Community Cultural Resources Protection Standards for the City’s Section 106 process. - Collaborates with various City agencies and departments to complete oral history projects and consult on oral history practices.- Produces lectures, articles, toolkits, and workshops annually about public history practices.

Washington D.C.

Courses:- Sixties in America | Professor Suleiman Osman | American Studies | Fall 2019- Sexuality in U.S. History | Professor Sylvea Hollis | American Studies | Spring 2020- Capitalism and Culture | Professor Dara Orenstein | American Studies | Fall 2020- American Contagions | Professor Nicole Ivy | American Studies | Spring 2021

Chicago, Il

- Processed and organized donated materials for the Richard M. Daley’s Collection. - Developed an interactive, multimedia online portal for the Mayor Richard M. Daley Collection.- Conducted research on participants who shared their oral histories about Mayor Richard M. Daley. - Co-developed an interactive timeline about the Chicago Race Riot of 1919.

- Trained and managed a staff of 6 oral historians.- Managed an oral history archive of 100+ oral histories.- Collaborated on exhibits and organized public presentations to share collected oral histories.- Facilitated and archived 50+ oral history interviews with public housing residents. - Researched and wrote grant applications for the program (ex. IMLS and Donnelly Foundation).

Chicago, Il

- Facilitated and archived 500+ oral history interviews. - Produced 30+ audio stories for community partners and the NPR broadcast. - Created and maintained 40+ partnerships with local organizations.- Organized and facilitated 15+ public programs to showcase collected oral histories.- Created and facilitated 20+ oral history workshops for community partners.

- Co-facilitated an 8-week, youth oral history program (14-18 years old) for a youth participatory action research project about gentrification and housing rights.

Chicago, Il

- Evaluated and assessed 20+ youth programs using standards from the Youth Program Quality Assessment.

Chicago, Il

- Transcribed and coded 30+ interviews for research on aphasia.

Chicago, Illinois

- Developed and facilitated workshops on ageism and community organizing skills to the public. - Facilitated various workshops for the Freedom Fellowship, which was a youth-led organizing program.

Chicago, Illinois

- Facilitated 8-week long documentary theatre programs with 20+ young people (ages 14-18 years old).

Rome, Italy

New-Play Development - Compiled research about Italian fascism.- Compiled biographical information about playwright, Massimo Bontempelli.Play Workshop Facilitator- Facilitated feedback following each reading of the newly translated play, "Watching the Moon." Assistant Directed "The Heart is The Lonely Hunter"- Created rehearsal schedules and served as casting director.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Ph.D., American Studies

Dissertation: "Making A Blue World: The New York Police Department and Popular Culture, 1970-2001" Committee: Melani McAlister (co-chair).

Master Of Arts - Ma, American Studies

Comprehensive Exam Fields: - U.S. Political History Since Reconstruction (reader: Thomas Guglielmo) - Cultural History and Theory (reader.

Master Of Arts - M.A., History

Advisers: Elizabeth Todd-Breland and Robert D. Johnston Exam Fields: Colonial America and the U.S.; Urban U.S. History Since 1865.

Bachelor Of Fine Arts - B.F.A., Major: Dramaturgy/Criticism And Minor: Applied Psychology And Peace, Justice, Conflict Studies, Magna Cum Laude

High School Diploma

Graduate Work In The Teaching Of History

Completed three graduate-level education courses: - Teaching of History Colloquium - Philosophy of Teaching - Adolescent Psychology

Italian Diaspora Studies, Diaspora Studies

I worked with leading scholars of race and ethnic studies at the 4-week Italian Diaspora Studies Summer Seminar. During this time I.