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Easthampton, Massachusetts, United States

Win/Win is more than just a retail space. It's a haven for creativity and a platform for local and regional artists often absent in the traditional retail economy. We offer a platform for innovative products rarely found in brick-and-mortar stores, curating a broad selection from handmade clothing to vintage wares, ceramics, custom candles, jewelry, home decor, and beyond. This provides a unique shopping experience for those seeking something truly special.As our name suggests, we believe in cultivating an environment where everyone wins. Naturally, this means giving back to our community by creating a platform for local artists and supporting our broader community. That's why we host monthly prize giveaways supporting mutual aid efforts, offering our customers the chance to win items from the shop while supporting important causes. Additionally, we offer a selection of items aimed at cultivating good luck, including charms, crystals, and winning sprays/ potions, to leave our customers feeling like they are ready to win.

Holyoke, Massachusetts, United States

To support and empower older adults in the LGBTQ+ community, WestMass ElderCare provides monthly opportunities for connection through The Rainbow Social Club, a group for 60+ LGBTQ+ folk.~Organize, execute, and host monthly events and activities. ~Facilitate group discussions and workshops.~Event marketing and outreach strategy.~Provide ongoing support for LGBTQ+ older adults, including connecting them to further resources for care. ~Grant writing and resource development. ~Connecting to state services and legislative bodies on behalf of the program.

Amherst, Massachusetts, United States

Great Books is a summer program for teens that supports and advances their personal creative writing goals. ~Taught seminars on key elements of creative writing. ~Developed curriculum and ran fiction writing workshops. ~Coached students on the art of performance and readings, and hosted readings.

Amherst, Massachusetts, United States

The Student Union Art Gallery is the oldest gallery on the UMass Amherst campus and is entirely student-run. The SUAG works collaboratively with student organizations, campus departments, and professional artists, providing opportunities for students, alums, faculty, and visiting artists to present their work to the public. SUAG offers a unique educational and cultural service campus-wide and beyond. ~Managed a staff of ten and provided training.~Organized 14 exhibitions a year and developed ancillary programming.~Co-facilitated and hosted dialogues with the wider UMass population on campus community and accountability subjects.~Managed all gallery finances and budgeting. Created and submitted annual budget requests.~Prepared contracts for events and managed liability issues per university policy. ~Maintained an arts and organizing collective where students connected the gallery’s work with local initiatives.

Holyoke, Massachusetts, United States

A weekly farmers market in downtown Holyoke, organized by the Holyoke Chamber of Commerce.~Communicated with participating farmers to fulfill their needs.~Wrote reports/ grant proposals to CISA (Community Involved In Sustaining Agriculture).~Oversaw distribution of SNAP coins.~Handled farmer payments.~Managed market applications.~Booked talent to perform at the market.

Holyoke, Massachusetts, United States

Coordinated, directed, and managed city events, including Celebrate Holyoke, an annual three-day music and arts festival in Heritage State Park and downtown Holyoke attended by 15-20,000 visitors annually.~Oversaw all general operations.~Marketing: social media, print, radio, fliers, lawn signs, developed close relationships with local media representatives. ~Staff and volunteer management.~Vendor management: food vendors, art vendors.~Produced contracts for art vendors, food and alcohol vendors, and musicians.~Managed communications across city departments. ~Organization development: amended the mission statement, constitution, and festival policies.~Fundraising: sponsorship, donors, grants, events, merchandise sales.~Managed the budget.~Booked talent: bands, street performers, and emcees.

Holyoke, Massachusetts, United States

A project supported by the Adams Grant via the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the ARTery provides development resources for Western Mass Creatives.~Designed the overall project as well as procured its original funding. ~Collaborated with the University of Massachusetts Arts Extension Program to put on business development workshops for artists.~Facilitated other relevant workshops.~Managed the Place Making Tool Kit equipment rental program to provide accessible tools for artists to put on events (tents, sound equipment, lighting, etc.) ~Provided free community consultation work, mainly regarding preparing contracts. ~Managed indoor/ outdoor artist markets to provide affordable marketplace opportunities for artists (the below-mentioned Holyoke Arts Market was rolled into the ARTery programs). ~Fundraising: grant writing, auctions, events.~Prepared biannual financial reports. ~Interfaced with donors.~Volunteer / Intern management.~Marketing for all events: social media, print, radio.

Holyoke, Massachusetts, United States

In collaboration with Holyoke’s Creative Economy Coordinator and the Office of Economic Development, the Holyoke Arts Market was a series of regularly occurring artist markets that were designed to be accessible to all levels of operating artists. ~Developed a standard format for market operations: applications, contracts, fees, and terms of participation.~Marketing: social media, print, radio, fliers, and lawn signs.~Managed the budget, participation fees, and, if applicable, participant payouts.~Managed volunteers.~Negotiated with site managers and coordinated event setup and takedown.~Booked talent to perform at events.~Coordinated with food vendors to participate in events.

Easthampton, Massachusetts, United States

In collaboration with Esther White (of the Northampton Local Cultural Council and the Northampton Book Art Fair), the Fugitive Arts Project Space was an experimental art gallery in the Eastworks building. ~Curated experiential shows.~Assisted in the installation of all exhibits.~Managed facilities. ~Marketing: social media, print, flyers.~Managed the budget. ~Managed artist contracts.

Northampton, Massachusetts, United States

An alternative exhibition space and zine press in Northampton, MA.~Founded the Gallery and designed its modes of operation.~Organized exhibits, musical acts, pop-up stores, and other ancillary programming. ~Developed a structure for rental fees.~Marketing: social media, print, radio.~Lead workshops on curating, writing about art, writing bios, grant writing, understanding/ developing contracts pertaining to the sale of art, and zine/ book art. ~Budgeting and bookkeeping.~Supervised interns.~Maintained computer records of all programming, operational, and administrative matters.

Holyoke, Massachusetts, United States

A gallery space and music venue in Downtown Holyoke.~Organized exhibits and developed ancillary programming such as readings, gallery talks, and other artistic uses of the space. ~Booked musical acts.~Marketing: social media, print, radio.~Maintained computer records of all programming, operational, and administrative matters.~Development/ Resource Coordination: grant writing (received multiple grants from Mass ~Development, including the highly competitive Facilities Grant), fundraising events.~Provided for organization development needs: amending the mission statement, constitution, and gallery policies.~Developed a structure for gallery rental fees.~Studio rental management (for 35 studio spaces in the building).~Managed the facilities of the building.~Budgeting and bookkeeping for the gallery as well as for studio rentals.~Hired, trained, and supervised interns.

Greenfield, Massachusetts, United States

A multi-faceted community-based organization serving youth in the Franklin-Hampshire-North Quabbin region of the state. DIAL/ SELF’s Excellence in Education project is built upon their success in promoting Positive Youth Development to enhance educational outcomes and reduce dropout rates.~Resource coordinator for The Excellence in Education (EIE) initiative: grant writing, fundraising events, donors, and sponsorships.~Staffed the ACT Volunteer Center, a program that connects volunteers to organizations in need.~Board member of the Positive Youth Development (PYD) Certification Committee, a certification program designed to teach local communities the benefits of approaching youth from a PYD framework.

Master Of Fine Arts - Mfa, Creative Writing

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Creative Writing, Education, Literature