Nadia Misir Email & Phone Number

Act as primary interface and liaison with external partners and Abrons Arts Education programmingManage the Promoting the Arts Throughout Henry Street (PATHs) Program; coordinate with Henry Street Staff to deliver high-quality, curated arts education programmingManage off-site Abrons Arts education programming taking place at NYCHA, the Department of Youth and Community Development, Department of Education, and community based sitesManage programming, hiring, documentation and reporting of grant-funded off-site programming (ie. CASA, Kornfield)Manage direct sales of arts education programming at NYC DOE schools and partner sites; create and maintain contracts with schools and partnersSeek out opportunities and generate leads for new school partners, community based organizations and artists for partnership programsSupport maintenance of education website information in partnership with the Marketing Department, keep class roster up to date, make sure events and timelines are current and clearSupport teaching artists with observations, curriculum development and Professional DevelopmentBook on-site class activity in building activity into Operations calendar program (Artifax)Order class supplies and track inventory for all off-site arts programming, classes and activitiesSupport teaching artists with curriculum development, observations and staff meetingsAssist with leading Professional Development trainings for teaching artistsContribute to outreach, marketing, and stewarding LES community members to AbronsData Tracking: track attendance, activity and programmatic success / challenges for fundraising and financial management ; collaborate with development for end of grant term reportsCoordinate Fall and Spring end of term showcases and visual arts shows at partner sites and/or on-site at Abrons Arts CenterSupport other departmental activity as assigned by supervisor

Developed and facilitated creative, artistic and recreational after school and summer camp activities for K-5 student groups at PS188 The Island School, Jacob Riis Cornerstone Community Center and PS110 The Florence Nightingale School

Participate in a rigorous training and mentorship that includes workshops and a fieldwork track designed to prepare working artists to bring their craft into classroom and other learning settingsParticipate in Classroom & Curriculum Design fieldwork track and attend workshops on developing engaging arts curriculum for youth and how to put into practice a social justice based pedagogy Observe working teaching artists of different age groups and artforms to begin thinking about how to collaborate with other teaching artists in different learning settings and incorporate different artistic disciplines into curriculum Develop and present a teaching portfolio that includes mini teaching path document that outlines teaching philosophy and artistic influences, and mock lesson plan for a six to eight week teaching artist residency Attend and reflect on elective workshops on topics like Universal Design for Learning, how power and privilege factors into teaching artistry, and intersectionality of disability and other identities and implicit bias

Queens, New York, United States

For Jamaica Flux 2021, I will host public programming, community writing workshops and collaborate with local residents to create a ’zine that radically retells the history of Jamaica as a neighborhood, as well as a photographic chapbook of lyric essays that speak directly to urban planning documents, such as the Jamaica Now Action Plan.

Greater New York City Area

Taught College Writing I and Introduction to Creative Writing to a class of 20 students each Created weekly class packets with readings, key craft terms and writing exercises to supplement lectures and encourage class discussions Provided detailed written feedback to students on strengths, recurring patterns in their writing, suggestions for revisionMet with students during office hours to give additional feedback on how to improve their analytical writing and develop their own personal method of revising Built a Wordpress site so students could easily access class packets, assignments and syllabus Facilitated writing workshops for students to discuss the strengths of and radical revision possibilities for each other’s work Surveyed students to identify a flexible, fair and accessible way to continue our coursework after switching to remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic Revised and moved coursework and recorded mini lectures online after switching to remote learning

Queens College, Cuny

Pitched and wrote a column, Citizen Queens, that experimented with the lyric essay form to examine questions of diasporic identityDeveloped and led a workshop on using social media to build community with other writers and as a generative tool

Battery Park City

Corona, New York

Conducted archival research that culminated in a creative project and presentation at the Armstrong House.

919 Third Avenue

Worked with firm’s investment management lawyers to update, reformat, proofread and upload annual World Sky Service country reports: an online collection of reports on private placement laws around the world Collaborated with firm’s marketing department to write, edit and proofread all communications and marketing materials used for Schulte’s 2017 Private Investment Funds Seminar Compiled the department’s first style manual with guidelines for writing, formatting and proofreading internal and external communications materials for the firm Worked with firm’s practice groups on a daily basis to finalize and release ‘Alert’ communications on “fast-moving topics” to clients quickly and without error Helped write and edit a variety of communications and marketing materials including brochures, capabilities pieces, web descriptions, charitable contribution ads, client alerts, newsletters, press releases, brief summaries of rulings and cases the firm was involved in, seminar materials and attorney bios

27 W 20Th Street

Contributed technology, style and news articles for uInterview's uShop column. Helped manage uInterview social media pages (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google+, Tumblr, Pinterest).

112 W 27Th St #600, New York, Ny 10001

Pitched and wrote narrative nonfiction pieces covering underrepresented issues in Richmond Hill, Queens, including a piece on the development of a juvenile facility and a piece on the popularity of country-western music in Guyanese cultureRecorded and transcribed audio interviews with residents of the neighborhood that focused on their experiences living in Guyana and New York

Hudson Park Branch

Suny Oswego

Teaching Assistant for English Literature Course 395: Literature of Travel, Migration, and Diaspora

Oswego, New York

Suny Oswego

Worked closely with faculty advisor to provide academic and personal support to first year and transfer Global and International Studies students Served as liaison between first year students and campus resources, services, opportunities and professorsHelped facilitate workshops to prepare students for registration process Held office hours for students in need of extra support

Hart Hall, Suny Oswego

410 West 59Th Street

Helped develop, write, and edit writing curriculum for Bloomberg Arts & Culture Internship program Led weekly writing workshops for high school studentsEdited college application essays

410 West 59Th Street

Worked with high school students participating in the Bloomberg Arts and Culture Internship to develop, write and revise their personal essays for college applications using creative writing prompts + weekly writing workshops Provided guidance and oversight to students during site visits as they interned at various arts and cultural organizations around the city Helped plan and facilitate cultural + arts field trips around the city for students Edited and posted student writing in response to cultural + arts field trips to the Studio in a School blog

Suny Oswego

Provided group and one-on-one tutoring services for students taking Introduction to Linguistics, Cultural Anthropology, Global Politics, Chemistry and Public Concern

247 West 37Th Street

Reported directly to program staff and assisted in enrollment, pair support, communications and day-to-day operationsHelped coordinate set up for writing workshops and public reading Participated in and gave feedback at writing workshops for rising high school seniors

Master Of Arts (M.A.), American Studies

Master Of Fine Arts - Mfa, Creative Writing And Literary Translation

Activities and Societies: Recipient of the Joel P. Adler Scholarship

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Global And International Studies, English, Creative Writing, Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Teaching Assistant, Phi Kappa Phi, Literary Citizenship, Mentor Scholar, Mentor Oswego

Elementary Chinese Language Studies

Activities and Societies: Calligraphy ClubSpring semester study abroad program focused on Mandarin Chinese language studies.

High School Diploma