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Ongoing editorial work for art catalogues and books. Projects include:o Project/Copy editor at Editorial RM for projects including Mexico: The Land of Charm (December 2021), The Tarot of Leonora Carrington (Winter 2022), and Omen: Phantasmagoria at the Farm Security Administration Archive: 1935–1942 (Summer 2024)o Editor of discrete, high-volume playbills for mainstage operas, musicals, and symphony performances, as well as conservatory commencement and gala programs at MSMo Editor and researcher for the 2019 exhibition Art_Latin_America, curated by James Oles, Senior Lecturer in Art at Wellesley College, Massachusetts, and adjunct curator of Latin American art at the Davis Museum, and subsequent catalogue (UTexas Press 2019)o Research and digitization of images and architectural plans related to “Poker Face” houses for upcoming book and exhibition by Alice Friedman, Grace Slack McNeil Professor of American Art at Wellesley Collegeo Cataloguing, digitizing and writing didactic material for a collection and exhibition of photographic studies by Clarence Kennedy, curated by Jacqueline Marie Musacchioo Permissions clearance and copyediting for 2012 Scandinavia House exhibition and catalogue Luminous Modernism: Scandinavian Art Comes to America, A Centennial Retrospective 1912\2012, curated by Patricia Berman, Theodora L. and Stanley H. Feldberg Professor of Art at Wellesley College

•Manage workflow, scheduling, production, and delivery of digital and print products from the media and communications department, collaborating with colleagues and external vendors•Edit repertoire, essays, bios, and program notes for musicals, operas, recitals, and master classes •Craft and format communications material and print ephemera•Produce 250 performance art playbills and 500 recital programs each season

Literary Agent focusing primarily on literary non-fiction, art, architecture, film, and culture works. Managed the domestic representation team of over 200 clients, guiding multiple and simultaneous projects from conception to publication. Negotiated and prepared book, magazine, audiobook, reprint, and film/television contracts. Edited, fact checked, and wrote copy for the 200-page biannual client catalogue. Supervised client estates, including monitoring backlist titles and archives.

Commissioned articles from new and existing Inkling writers and worked with them to develop their ideas. Wrote and curated content for online arts and culture magazine and annual print publication. Engaged with writers in person and via social media to promote their work and publicize the magazine. Multi-media projects and events for the publication include: interactive podcast, London-based book club

Wrote and oversaw content to create an immersive interactive user experience for heritage and cultural exhibits. Partners include: Bodleian Library, Ashmolean Museum, Waddleston Manor, Stonor Park, Pitt Rivers Museum. Named as a 2017 #50Changers in the Thames Valley by ConnectTVT

Wrote and distributed the Call For Papers (CFP) for the journal’s Summer 2017 issue, Brevity, and the journal's Summer 2018 issue, Craft. Responsibilities include reading and evaluating initial abstracts and submissions, and coordinating with fellow editors with regards to choosing works for publication.

Acted as primary researcher and co-curator for Fall 2012 photography exhibition, A Generous Medium: Photography at Wellesley 1972–2012. Editor, contributor, and coordinator for the accompanying exhibition catalogue. Planned educational curriculum, including museum tours, workshops, and symposia. Wrote acquisition proposals and functioned as primary researcher for Spring 2013 exhibitions. Internship Coordinator for summer 2013.