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Detroit, Michigan, United States

• Courses taught: 12th Grade Design Capstone Course (Design for Climate Change), AP Economics, AP Human Geography, 12th Grade Internship Program
• Created curriculum goals and lesson materials in alignment with Michigan K-12 Standards for Social Studies, NextGen Science Standards, Learning for Justice standards, and College Board/AP standards
• Designed and led internship program for all 12th grade students, securing placements with local businesses and non-profits and evaluating outcomes
• Designed authentic assessment methods by implementing project-based learning
• Coached the high school Academic Games team

• Designed and taught bi-weekly music immersion classes for students aged 5-16 whose families were experiencing homelessness in conjunction with a partner Teaching Artist.
• Implemented Positive Youth Development strategies to bring out students' strengths and interests in each lesson.

Detroit, Michigan, United States

• Coordinated scheduling and resources for the Detroit Harmony Initiative, a collaborative, cross-city effort backed by the Detroit Symphony to ensure quality music education for every Detroit student.
• Provided planning and logistical support for a used instrument drive to collect 1,800 instruments, including creating and updating an inventory of instruments and list of donors.
• Created supplementary materials for all weekly meetings.

Greater Detroit Area

• Managed scheduling, resources, and other logistics for multiple wide- and deep-impact music education programs in Detroit Public Schools Community District and around Metro Detroit.
• Developed qualitative and quantitative evaluation methods to measure program impact.
• Tracked service fulfillment to ensure programs met grant requirements.
• Cultivated a network of educators and community members who could support the DSO and its education work.
• Supported the growth of music education in Detroit through connecting students and educators with resources and opportunities.
• Re-designed teaching and educational concert programming for virtual formatting during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Detroit, MI

• Coordinated team of nine AmeriCorps members at a Detroit public school serving PreK through 8th Grade students.
• Worked as a tutor and mentor for 3rd Grade English/Language Arts students, designing weekly lesson plans to meet each student’s specific academic and behavioral needs.
• Managed weekly collection, entry, and analysis of student progress data for the team.
• Built and maintained supportive working relationships with teachers and administrators; adapted to support specific staff and initiatives as needed.
• Planned and ran weekly professional development sessions for team members.
• Collaborated with other Team Leaders to create training programs for first-year Corps Members.

Columbus, Ohio Area

• Provided supplementary classroom assistance to 7th grade English/Language Arts teacher in Columbus City School District.
• Worked one-on-one with focus list of students to build English/Language Arts skills and help them reach grade level standards.
• Created behavioral and attendance goals with students and tracked success.
• Tracked academic improvement quantitatively and qualitatively by recording strengths and weaknesses, hours of one-on-one work time, goal creation and achievement, and standardized test results.
• Worked with team members and community partners to plan and run school events, including weekly after school extracurricular and tutoring programs.
• Created a safe, positive, and fun environment for students to succeed.

• Assistant to Professor Laura Boyd.
• Facilitate weekly review and tutoring sessions for Econometrics I (introductory) and Econometrics II (intermediate/applied) courses.
• Explain/teach concepts in econometrics theory, statistics, data usage and analysis, and use of statistical packages (Stata and SPSS).

• Devised and conducted 10 week research project with mentorship from Denison faculty member.
• Wrote and presented research paper on findings, titled: "The College Wealth Effect: investigating the impact of expenditures on tuition growth among not-for-profit colleges and universities".

Denison University

• Provided excellent service to alumni and campus community over the phone, by email, and in-person related to alumni engagement with the college.
• Performed clerical duties and assistance for professional staff, including answering phones, alumni outreach, and reviewing and responding to email.
• Helped maintain and strengthen the positive relationship between Denison and the network of alumni, family, and friends of the University.

Denison University

• Fostered inclusive, productive community environment in two first-year residence halls.
• Worked alongside peer staff members to address community problems.
• Creatively supported resident experience through programming, community development activities and bulletin boards, and one-on-one interactions with residents.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Conducted independent research projects on policy issues related to client interests and maintained updated information/bios on members of Congress.
• Attended congressional committee hearings on topics related to client interests.
• Wrote/assembled detailed memos on research findings and hearings for the firm’s staff.
• Worked with the firm’s administrative team to enhance firm operations.
• Worked one-on-one with lobbyists to learn more about specific interest areas and the policy process.

Master Of Arts With Teacher Certification, Secondary Education And Teaching

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Economics

Activities and Societies: The Denison Hilltoppers; Mortar Board Honor Society; The Denison Bullsheet; Omicron Delta Epsilon Economics.