Jonathan Newby Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Arlington, Virginia, United States

Recipient of the Community Scholar Award in the Virginia Tech Urban Affairs and Planning department. Conducting community-centered research under Dr. Paroma Wagle with a focus on the urban history, politics, and current issues of Washington, DC.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Austin, Texas, United States

Supplemental Instruction Leader (SIL) in Liberal Arts for the Sanger Learning Center, working with students across diverse backgrounds in small-group interactive sessions to gain study, research, and time management skills to succeed in their coursework and future academic endeavors while working to build an inclusive learning environment.

Austin, Texas, United States

Teaching Assistant in the Department of American Studies for AMS 310: Introduction to American Studies, under John Carranza. Responsible for grading student assignments, assisting with course knowledge retention, hosting regular office hours to help students, and collaborating with the instructor and fellow teaching assistants on best practices and work-sharing.

Austin, Texas, United States

Working as a Game Master, responsible for creating lasting and enjoyable escape room experiences for all attendees, as well as independently managing the establishment (including technical and maintenance functions), and serving as the main contributor to social media marketing and promotion to reach local and international audiences.

Midlothian, Virginia, United States

Served as Game Master for Breakout - Richmond, creating a structured escape room experience for a diverse customer base. Responsible for booking and running escape room experiences, as well as resetting rooms and debriefing guests.

Williamsburg, Virginia, United States

Undergraduate member of the W&M Esports Faculty Task Force, and W&M Esports Pioneer for Curriculum Development. Responsible for collaborating with faculty members and students on creating new courses and programs at the university, as well as fielding community feedback and involvement. Also involved in social media marketing, student-athlete recruitment, and partner outreach for W&M Esports alongside professional staff and other Esports Pioneers.

Williamsburg, Va

Editor-in-Chief for Underground @ WM, a creative student publication for those of marginalized identities. Responsible for organizational finances, outreach and community engagement, and the creation of digital and print content.Also served as Editorial Board member since August 2018 and Treasurer since August 2019.

Sadler Center

Responsible for supervising the Union Central game room at the Sadler Center, providing outstanding customer service, maintaining equipment logs, overseeing Union Central events, being a helpful resource for W&M visitors, and performing other duties as assigned by senior staff.

Williamsburg, Va

Completed independent digital humanities ethnographic project with guidance from Dr. Elizabeth Losh in Summer 2019 ("Black Rainbow").Will complete a research paper on indie games and marginalized identities in Spring 2021 ("Independent Identity").Continues to participate in workshops and seminars within the Lab regularly.

Williamsburg, Virginia, United States

President of Tribal Fever, William & Mary's designated student organization supporting W&M (Tribe) Athletics. Responsible for growing and retaining membership, coordinating events and initiatives, managing social media and communication channels (internal and external), cooperating with W&M Athletic's marketing and advancement departments, and directly engaging the student and student-athlete population to promote Athletics games and success on- and off-campus. During Spring 2021, started a… Show more President of Tribal Fever, William & Mary's designated student organization supporting W&M (Tribe) Athletics. Responsible for growing and retaining membership, coordinating events and initiatives, managing social media and communication channels (internal and external), cooperating with W&M Athletic's marketing and advancement departments, and directly engaging the student and student-athlete population to promote Athletics games and success on- and off-campus. During Spring 2021, started a fundraising campaign for Tribal Fever that drew over $1100 (upwards of $800 in a single day). Show less

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Teaching Assistant for the Online Citizenship Institute, a summer program sponsored by the W&M Washington Center, taught by Elizabeth Losh. Organizes and manages guest speakers and other events, maintains shared documents with other staff, attends discussion sessions, communicates with students and helps create course content with professor, and accompanies students on site visits.

Master'S Degree, City/Urban, Community And Regional Planning

Master's student in Urban and Regional Planning at Virginia Tech's Arlington Research Center, within the School of Public.

Master Of Arts - Ma, American Studies

Activities and Societies: Black Graduate Student Association (Secretary 2022-2023, President 2023-2024) Graduate Student Assembly.

Bachelor'S Degree, Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Activities and Societies: Equality Lab (Undergraduate Fellow) Underground @ WM (Editor-in-Chief) Tribal Fever (Co-Captain) Unitarian.