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New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Florence, Oregon, United States

Assisting financial director in developing resources for small, localized human services nonprofit agency on the Oregon Coast. Maintaining a strong social media presence and communications with the community via press releases and newsletters.

Florence, Oregon, United States

Charlottesville, Virginia Area

• Digitized two oral history collections housed by James Madison University’s Special Collections Library: “African Americans in Harrisonburg” and “Lucy Simms Remembered”• Produced and designed a website via WordPress to house the collections in a venue accessible to the general public• Wrote introductions to each collection and to each of the materials included• Logged and organized all digitized materials via Microsoft Excel

Charlottesville, Virginia Area

• Assisted the professor in a large-section introductory Early American Literature lecture course• Provided three guest lectures: “Meter in Poetry,” “Temporality of Freedom in Frederick Douglass’ ‘Narrative’,” and “Captialism in Herman Melville’s ‘Bartelby the Scrivener”• Held all grading responsibilities for 100+ students, including detailed feedback on writing assignments• Held weekly office hours where I provided one-on-one assistance with student writing

Charlottesville, Virginia Area

• Lead discussion sections of 20-25 students in introductory literature courses• Produced daily in-class curriculum that fostered engaged interactions with literature and explorative discussions as a class and in smaller groups• Held all grading responsibilities, including detailed feedback on student writing assignments• Provided weekly office hours where I provided one-on-one writing support for students

Portland, Oregon Area

• Pitched and wrote news stories for Portland State University’s chief student-run news publication• Arranged and conducted interviews with university faculty and staff as well as visiting university guests and individuals from the Portland’s Metro Area Community• Attended ans reported on university events, such as Bernice King’s Keynote Lecture in tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in February 2014• Covered breaking news stories such as the AAUP professors’ strike • Wrote cover story detailing PSU professor’s attempt to democratize space travel through a DIY, low-budget space suit he created

Master Of Arts - Ma, English Language And Literature/Letters

Activities and Societies: Graduate Student Association Department LeaderPromoted events and opportunities for graduate students.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, English Language And Literature/Letters