Experience

Civitech

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Product Team Intern

  • Jun 2023 - Present

  Progressive political technology - Developed a content and technical product guide on running for office to enhance the political tech sphere’s campaign resources, attracting new users and supporting existing users. - Demonstrated the product’s current value to senior management by identifying gaps in the company’s analytical strategy, validating users’ relative usage of search filters, and improving confusing UI elements. This was done by running complex analytics queries, analyzing hundreds of user demo recordings, and aggregating click data. - Collaborated with design, product, and engineering teams to share research insights, contribute to design decisions, and update user personas to set the future product direction. - Took full ownership of the onboarding process for external beta testing, interviewing 25+ users in order to identify desired features and improve existing features. - Implemented a company-wide rollout process for internal tooling, accounting for variance in stakeholder needs, pulling on deep experience in pedagogy to ensure intuitive transitions.Pr Show less



Flatiron School

• United States
• Higher Education
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Product Designer Student

  • Oct 2022 - Jan 2023

  As a student at Flatiron School, I worked on three large projects that helped develop my UX & UI research and design skills. 1. HAYDN AI - AI Content Generator Marketing Landing Page & App - Researched information architecture and created a marketing page site map that lessened user cognitive load, validated by conducting 3 user interviews and mapping out user mental models - Implemented provided style guide and assets to create responsive marketing landing page on Figma - Developed hi-fidelity app prototype to represent brand and provided style guidelines 2. Scholarize - K-12 School Search App - Conducted 6 hours of interviews, quantitative surveys, and competitive analysis to identify parent needs in school search - Analyzed & synthesized data using affinity mapping on FigJam, created a user persona and journey, and ideated solutions - Conducted usability testing & iterated on design to create hi-fidelity prototype on Figma 3. Birder - Beginning Birding App - Led user research to gain an understanding of bird watching market and target user’s pain points and needs - Conducted 4 hours of structured interviews, competitive analysis, and domain analysis to identify key insights - Designed and presented prototype to gamify birdwatching and guide beginning birders during migratory seasons Show less



Horace Mann School

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Middle Division French Teacher

  • Aug 2021 - Aug 2022

  - Designed and implemented comprehensive French curricula for entire department, reaching 200 students and setting pedagogical practices that the school adopted and continues to employ - Iterated on and developed a year-long innovative and immersive assessment program, boosting student fluency and engagement and promoting objectives aligned with school mission statement - Faculty Advisor to 10 students, serving as advocate and liaison between key stakeholders (families, teachers, and students) - Faculty Advisor to the Middle Division LGBTQ+ student affinity group Show less



King's Academy

• Jordan
• Education Administration Programs
• 200 - 300 Employee

• House Head

  • Aug 2019 - Jun 2021

  - Cared for the health, safety, and academic success of 50 freshmen residential female students- Directed the freshmen female dormitory, managing a team of 9 faculty members and 9 student leaders to facilitate community and care of students- Facilitated weekly dorm programming and communicated regularly with parents- Planned school-wide dorm-hosted weekend annually, with $3000 budget- Conducted bi-annual student reviews, compiling information from nightly reports- Created and implemented quarantine procedures for residential programming during the COVID-19 pandemic Show less

• English Section Head

  • Aug 2018 - Jun 2021

  - Served as curriculum lead for Middle School English department. Led meetings and conducted extensive research to manage project deadlines, collaborate on curricula, and develop assessments to sequence and standardize the learning needs and goals of 200 students across multiple classrooms and years- Expanded the Middle School classroom libraries to include more diverse titles, adding more than 300 new volumes of contemporary young adult and adult literature spanning all genres and reading levels and focusing on marginalizedperspectives and stories- Led three other teachers in lesson planning through weekly meetings, implementing competency-based assessment and Reading and Writing Workshop pedagogy- Facilitated alignment between Middle and Upper School English programs to achieve common learning goals Show less

• French and English Teacher

  • Aug 2017 - Jun 2021

  - Designed and implemented comprehensive English and French curricula for entire departments, reaching 200 students and improving student language skills - Faculty Advisor to 6 Middle School students, overseeing their academic and socio-emotional well-being- Created and ran workshops on diversity and identity for the Middle School student body- Designed and ran a skills-based learning experience for 200 students, fostering student interest and independence- Committee Member: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, Curriculum and Assessment Committee, Learning Management System Committee, and Middle-to-Upper School Transition Committee Show less



The Athena Project

• Remote

• Summer Fellow

  • Jun 2020 - Aug 2020

  - Created online educational resources and collaborated remotely with other teachers to build online platform of shared pedagogical tools - Created online educational resources and collaborated remotely with other teachers to build online platform of shared pedagogical tools



Emma Willard School

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director of Student Life

  • Jun 2013 - Aug 2017

  - Member of summer programs team serving international and domestic students ages 6-18- Led, managed, and evaluated team of 10 residential assistants, successfully providing a curriculum-driven student life program for 200 students- Designed and managed a system to plan, track and improve student activities- Created and implemented curriculum for three different classes (Newspaper, Sleuths and Detectives, Creative Writing)for students ages 7-13- Organized annual student arrival experience at JFK airport, serving as the primary representative for Emma Willard School Show less

• Admissions Officer

  • Aug 2015 - Aug 2016

  - Interviewed prospective students and families- Processed and read applications- Executed and tracked communication plan for prospective families- Created newsletters and weekly summaries of the school’s social media- Traveled and represented the school at independent school fairs around the country- Spent one night a week in the dorms building relationships with students- Designed and led a two-week linguistic immersion program in Taiwan for 7 students



Phillips Academy

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• French Teaching Fellow

  • Aug 2016 - Jun 2017

  - Courses Taught: French 100, French 200 - Served as House Counselor and cared for the health, safety, and academic success of 16 freshmen residential female students - Extracurriculars: Tango Dance Course, faculty advisor to student-led dance groups - Participated in weekly Teaching Fellow seminar to discuss pedagogy and hone teaching skills - Read and evaluated applications for Admissions Office - Volunteered at the Brace Center for Gender Studies - Courses Taught: French 100, French 200 - Served as House Counselor and cared for the health, safety, and academic success of 16 freshmen residential female students - Extracurriculars: Tango Dance Course, faculty advisor to student-led dance groups - Participated in weekly Teaching Fellow seminar to discuss pedagogy and hone teaching skills - Read and evaluated applications for Admissions Office - Volunteered at the Brace Center for Gender Studies



Swarthmore College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Residential Assistant

  • Aug 2014 - Jun 2015

  Resident Assistant for a group of 26 students, from freshmen to seniors. Organized hall events, established a sense of community, and acted as a support system to residents. Facilitated discussion between students and administration. Provided access to campus resources.

• Writing Associate

  • Sep 2012 - Jun 2015

  Acted as a tutor in Writing Center and helped students throughout various stages of the writing process. Worked with French literature classes every semester to edit students’ papers. Organized meetings with students and communicated with professor to give feedback.

• Language Resource Center Employee

  • Jan 2015 - May 2015

  Provided support in Swarthmore College's Language Resource Center. Helped students with video and online editing software. Served as reference point for language professors on campus.



Marché de la Poésie

• Paris Area, France

• Intern

  • Mar 2014 - Jul 2014

  Intern to the director of a large, annual poetry festival in Paris. Conducted all work in French. Organized the festival and periphery events, attended and held meetings with poets and various space organizers, worked with invited poets from 11 countries in Central Africa as well as editors in France. Managed budgeting and created biographical brochures regarding poets and the history of the festival. Intern to the director of a large, annual poetry festival in Paris. Conducted all work in French. Organized the festival and periphery events, attended and held meetings with poets and various space organizers, worked with invited poets from 11 countries in Central Africa as well as editors in France. Managed budgeting and created biographical brochures regarding poets and the history of the festival.



Nuyorican Poets Cafe Inc

• United States
• Musicians
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intern

  • May 2012 - Aug 2012

  Worked with the Executive Director to plan 40th Anniversary Season events. Conducted research and prepared grant applications. Helped organize the office and promote events. Wrote contracts and booked new performers. Worked with the Executive Director to plan 40th Anniversary Season events. Conducted research and prepared grant applications. Helped organize the office and promote events. Wrote contracts and booked new performers.