Experience

Bishop O'Connell High School

• Education Management
• 100 - 200 Employee

• English Teacher

  • Aug 2021 - Present

  • Teach 9th grade English, Journalism (an elective for 10th-12th graders), and 12th grade English (British literature) to 100+ students (full-time, five courses per semester) • Create academic lesson plans for three courses (12th grade English, 9th grade English, and 10th-12th grade Journalism). • Conduct parent-teacher conferences, in addition to weekly communication and collaboration with parents and school counselors • Experience with Canvas and PowerSchool grading software, in addition to Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Google Slides, and Canva



The Basilica of Saint Mary

• United States
• Religious Institutions
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministries

  • Jul 2015 - Jul 2021

  • Created and led parish-based ministry events for middle school-aged and high school-aged youth and young adults ages 18 to 39 • Created a curriculum for weekly middle school, high school, and young adult small groups • Enforced compliance of diocesan safe-environment and risk-management policies • Supervised a team that includes the Assistant Director, interns, high school-aged counselors and adult volunteers. Oversaw the recruitment of volunteers and training of interns and relevant staff members. • Collaborated with diocesan, parish and school staff members to plan youth trips, which have included going to Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and an annual week-long domestic service trip • Reported directly to the pastor concerning the spiritual needs of the parish’s teens • Oversaw a $25,000+ budget and conducted fundraisers



The Fellowship of Catholic University Students

• United States
• Religious Institutions
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Campus Missionary

  • May 2012 - Jul 2015

  • Coordinated best ministry practices within a seven-person team. Created agendas and curricula for team meetings. • Planned and carried out on-campus outreach events for students, including annual fundraisers. • Fundraised $24,000 annual salary by fostering relationships with parishes, individual donors, and families. • Mentored volunteer student leaders. • Provided guidance and support to college students regardless of creed or religious practice. • Coordinated best ministry practices within a seven-person team. Created agendas and curricula for team meetings. • Planned and carried out on-campus outreach events for students, including annual fundraisers. • Fundraised $24,000 annual salary by fostering relationships with parishes, individual donors, and families. • Mentored volunteer student leaders. • Provided guidance and support to college students regardless of creed or religious practice.



The Daily Campus

• Bangladesh
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Commentary Editor

  • May 2011 - Feb 2012

  • Guided commentary section columnists working to improve their journalistic writing skills • Worked to codify new rules for hiring and firing editorial board members• Established stylistic and ethical guidelines alongside the editor-in-chief• Hired new weekly columnists to replace graduating writers

• Weekly Columnist

  • Feb 2010 - May 2011

  • Wrote weekly columns to raise student awareness of political philosophies• Increased student willingness to voluntarily provide underrepresented viewpoints on campus

• Staff writer

  • Sep 2009 - Feb 2010

  • Wrote biweekly articles about relevant political and university-related issues



Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation

• Intern, Koch Internship Program

  • May 2011 - Aug 2011

  • Researched and presented written reports concerning the State of Indiana’s 2011 educational reform plan and the economic campaign platforms of the 2012 Republican presidential candidates • Published three articles on the State Budget Solutions website regarding Connecticut tax policy • Edited wiki pages that grade the transparency of county, city and school district websites • Completed the Market-Based Management® training program • Researched and presented written reports concerning the State of Indiana’s 2011 educational reform plan and the economic campaign platforms of the 2012 Republican presidential candidates • Published three articles on the State Budget Solutions website regarding Connecticut tax policy • Edited wiki pages that grade the transparency of county, city and school district websites • Completed the Market-Based Management® training program



Yankee Institute for Public Policy

• Student Intern

  • May 2010 - Aug 2010

  • Performed research and edited articles for the policy director • Researched the state’s digital media and film tax credit program and presented the findings to the Yankee Institute’s investigative reporter • Served as part of an extensive team project to gather all 2009 state employee payroll information from Connecticut town and municipal governments • Created spreadsheets displaying state payroll information that were uploaded onto the Yankee Institute’s website • Performed research and edited articles for the policy director • Researched the state’s digital media and film tax credit program and presented the findings to the Yankee Institute’s investigative reporter • Served as part of an extensive team project to gather all 2009 state employee payroll information from Connecticut town and municipal governments • Created spreadsheets displaying state payroll information that were uploaded onto the Yankee Institute’s website



The Hartford Courant

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Calendar Section Intern

  • May 2010 - Aug 2010

  • Wrote weekly articles spotlighting local, state, and regional family-related events • Took the initiative to conduct optional interviews designed to appeal to a broad readership including college-level students and young adults • Wrote the feature article in a special issue that highlighted Connecticut craft and home shows from August through October • Fostered and maintained communications between the newspaper’s features department and state organizations, including museums, non-profits and volunteer groups