Experience

WQXR Radio
• United States
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Executive Producer

  • Sep 2022 - Present


Self-employed

• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Writer, Editor, Audio Producer

  • Jun 2016 - Present

  I work with a variety of clients and publications to produce news features, interviews, essays, newsletters, audio stories, books, and other content. I work with a variety of clients and publications to produce news features, interviews, essays, newsletters, audio stories, books, and other content.


The Baltimore Sun
• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 200 - 300 Employee
• Classical Music Critic

  • Mar 2019 - Sep 2022


YoungArts

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Discipline Coordinator, Classical Music

  • Oct 2018 - Sep 2022

  I coordinate the classical music discipline for YoungArts Week, an event where some of the country's most promising young artists convene for an invigorating week of performances and workshops. I coordinate the classical music discipline for YoungArts Week, an event where some of the country's most promising young artists convene for an invigorating week of performances and workshops.



TypeWell

• United States
• Consumer Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• TypeWell Transcriber

  • Mar 2013 - Jul 2022

  I contracted with agencies to provide live, meaning-for-meaning transcripts for D/deaf and hard-of-hearing clients in both remote and in-person settings. I contracted with agencies to provide live, meaning-for-meaning transcripts for D/deaf and hard-of-hearing clients in both remote and in-person settings.



University of Maryland

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• M.F.A. Candidate in Creative Writing, Fiction

  • Aug 2018 - May 2021

  I received my M.F.A. in Creative Writing with a concentration in fiction. I studied with Maud Casey, Emily Mitchell, Gabrielle Fuentes, Rion Amilcar Scott, and Howard Norman. As a graduate instructor, I taught creative writing and rhetoric to students at UMCP. I received my M.F.A. in Creative Writing with a concentration in fiction. I studied with Maud Casey, Emily Mitchell, Gabrielle Fuentes, Rion Amilcar Scott, and Howard Norman. As a graduate instructor, I taught creative writing and rhetoric to students at UMCP.



21CM.org

• Managing Editor

  • Mar 2016 - Jul 2020

  21CM.org was a multimedia digital publication geared toward the 21st century musician. As managing editor, I worked with a team of editors, designers, and contracted writers and producers to publish a monthly magazine featuring articles, personal essays, interviews, and more. Our target audience was musicians interested in breaking away from traditional career paths in favor of careers that are increasingly self-directed and concerned with new ways to engage audiences. 21CM.org was a multimedia digital publication geared toward the 21st century musician. As managing editor, I worked with a team of editors, designers, and contracted writers and producers to publish a monthly magazine featuring articles, personal essays, interviews, and more. Our target audience was musicians interested in breaking away from traditional career paths in favor of careers that are increasingly self-directed and concerned with new ways to engage audiences.



KPCC - Southern California Public Radio

• The Frame

  • Oct 2015 - Jun 2016

  I interned at "The Frame," SCPR's radio show covering arts, entertainment, and culture. My work included: writing articles for online buildout of show features, producing and editing features for broadcast, and contributing to script and story/interview production. I interned at "The Frame," SCPR's radio show covering arts, entertainment, and culture. My work included: writing articles for online buildout of show features, producing and editing features for broadcast, and contributing to script and story/interview production.



Ampersand

• France
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-founder and contributor

  • Sep 2014 - Aug 2015

  • Co-founded and co-launched LA-focused arts & culture podcast and online magazine. • Wrote and produced podcast theme music. • Reported on arts and culture stories, with an emphasis on classical music news. • Wrote scripts and mixed episodes throughout 2014-2015 academic year. • Co-founded and co-launched LA-focused arts & culture podcast and online magazine. • Wrote and produced podcast theme music. • Reported on arts and culture stories, with an emphasis on classical music news. • Wrote scripts and mixed episodes throughout 2014-2015 academic year.



University of Southern California

• United States
• Medical Practices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Annenberg Fellow

  • Jul 2014 - Aug 2015

  I earned an M.A. in Specialized Journalism as an Annenberg Fellow. I graduated summa cum laude and was honored as an Outstanding Specialized Arts Journalism Scholar. In addition to my coursework, I regularly contributed arts reporting to Annenberg Radio News and served as a weekly host. I earned an M.A. in Specialized Journalism as an Annenberg Fellow. I graduated summa cum laude and was honored as an Outstanding Specialized Arts Journalism Scholar. In addition to my coursework, I regularly contributed arts reporting to Annenberg Radio News and served as a weekly host.



The Children's Radio Foundation

• South Africa
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intern

  • Jun 2015 - Jul 2015

  • Produced and mixed weekly radio stories featuring local youth or the content of youth reporters for national broadcast on SAfm. • Facilitated workshops for youth reporters on radio production. Coached developing skits for Youth Day performance. • Assisted in event production for Annual Youth Radio Awards. Facilitated group activities, interviewed students about their experiences, promoted event via social media accounts. • Produced and mixed weekly radio stories featuring local youth or the content of youth reporters for national broadcast on SAfm. • Facilitated workshops for youth reporters on radio production. Coached developing skits for Youth Day performance. • Assisted in event production for Annual Youth Radio Awards. Facilitated group activities, interviewed students about their experiences, promoted event via social media accounts.



Self-Employed

• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Composer

  • 2006 - 2015

  • Composed original music for concert performance. Adept at writing, scoring, and producing parts for all orchestral instruments. • Composed music for radio and short films. • Granted fellowships and residencies at the MacDowell Colony and Helene Wurtlitzer Foundation. • Prizes include: National Federation of Music Clubs Young Composer Award, International Alliance for Women in Music Ellen Taaffe Zwilich Award, SCI/ASCAP Student Composer Commission Competition, ASCAP Morton Gould Award (honorable mention, finalist twice), and others. Show less



USC Campus Cruiser

• United States
• Individual and Family Services

• Student Safety Shuttle Driver

  • Mar 2009 - May 2012

  • Operated school vehicles between the hours of 5 p.m. and 6 a.m. to provide safe drives for USC students around neighborhoods surrounding campus. • Operated school vehicles between the hours of 5 p.m. and 6 a.m. to provide safe drives for USC students around neighborhoods surrounding campus.



An Die Musik LIVE!

• Concert Production Assistant, Shop Clerk

  • May 2010 - Aug 2010

  • Set up concerts and post-concert receptions for jazz and classical acts. • Managed inventory and worked venue music shop. • Set up concerts and post-concert receptions for jazz and classical acts. • Managed inventory and worked venue music shop.