Experience

Purple Maiʻa Foundation

• United States
• E-learning
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-founder and Co-CEO

  • Apr 2014 - Present

  Management, strategy, innovation, empowering others, team mom.



Motherwit

• Internet Publishing

• Founder

  • Feb 2022 - Present

  Honolulu, HI Motherwit Cooperative is a postpartum meal delivery service focusing on culture-based foods for healing and lactation for birthing people / new moms and their ʻohana. Order online weekly; we deliver anywhere on Oʻahu.



Freelance

• Egypt
• Human Resources
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Writer

  • Jan 2013 - Nov 2022

  I've written about food and other aspects of Hawaiʻi's culture and politics for publications and blogs like Summit Magazine, Hawaiʻi Independent, and Biting Commentary. Currently inactive, but maybe again one day!



University of Hawaii at Manoa

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Assistant

  • Aug 2013 - May 2017

  I taught introductory composition (English 100) and 270-level English courses.



Hawaii Review

• United States
• Education Administration Programs

• Poetry Editor / Managing Editor

  • Aug 2012 - May 2015

  Honolulu, HI Managed office operations and worked to promote the journal through events, public relations, and social media. Coordinated a team of volunteer readers, read all submissions, and made final acceptance decisions. Edited accepted poems and worked with authors to make necessary revisions.



Hawaii Tokai International College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Instructor

  • Aug 2012 - Dec 2013

  Honolulu, HI Taught college level expository writing to classes of 8-11 students including both native English speakers and second language learners. Wrote a syllabus and class schedule, created lesson plans and handouts, and graded papers.



Kanu Hawaii

• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Volunteer / Kanu Fellow

  • Jul 2012 - Dec 2013

  Honolulu, HI Canvassed homes to find out what issues voters care about in low turnout areas. Did voter registration presentations at UH Mānoa. Wrote profiles on other volunteers to chronicle Kanu’s civic engagement project. Completed Kanu training in public relations, infographics, online campaigning, and policy research.



City Mill Company, Ltd.

• Cashier / Head Cashier

  • May 2007 - Sep 2013

  Honolulu, HI Operated the register, answered phones, supervised peers, accounted for all sales during closing procedures, and provided friendly customer service.



Ka Leo O Hawai`i

• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• News Editor

  • Jun 2011 - May 2012

  Honolulu, HI Managed 10-15 writers and worked with other staff to produce the news section of the paper, which publishes 3 times weekly with a circulation of 10,000. Trained new writers in journalistic writing and reporting the news.



UH Writing Mentors

• Mentor

  • Jan 2011 - May 2012

  Honolulu, HI Advised, tutored, and intellectually engaged with English 100 students during individual conference sessions outside of class, with the aim of teaching them English composition and helping them adjust to college level academic work. Collaborated with instructors to meet these goals.



Bamboo Ridge Press

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intern

  • Oct 2010 - Jun 2011

  Honolulu, HI Helped to maintain a database of BRP publications. Blogged on the BRP website about works in current and upcoming issues.



Writing Center at UH Manoa

• United States
• Writing and Editing

• Tutor

  • Sep 2010 - Dec 2010

  Honolulu, HI Worked roughly 10 hours a week assisting Writing Center clients in 30 minute or hour long sessions. Helped make clients better writers by providing instruction and assistance in grammar, clarity, organization, citations and second language challenges.