Experience

Writer, author

• Writing and Editing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Author

  • Jun 2004 - Present

  I am the author of The Three Gifts Series. PANELIST ATLANTA SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY EXPO PANELIST DRAGONCON PANELIST WORLD HORROR CON PANELIST/GUEST AUTHOR STATE OF BLACK SCIENCE FICTION CON PANELIST ATLANTA SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY EXPO 2017 GUEST AUTHOR OUTER DARK SYMPOSIUM GUEST AUTHOR/PANELIST JORDONCON GUEST AUTHOR MEET THE AUTHORS CYC FOUNDATION 2017 GUEST AUTHOR IMAGINARIUM CON GUEST AUTHOR BOSKONE GUEST AUTHOR JORDANCON GUEST AUTHOR BLACKTASTICON Show less



THE POETRY FOUNDATION

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Grants Reviewer

  • Sep 2022 - Present



The Black Earth Institute

• United States
• Think Tanks
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fellow

  • Aug 2022 - Present



Scholastic Art & Writing Awards

• National Writing Juror for the 2019 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards

  • Aug 2018 - Present

  Now in its 96th year, the Scholastic Awards, presented by the 501(c)(3) nonprofit Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, is the longest-running, most prestigious recognition initiative for creative teens, and the largest source of scholarships for young artists and writers in the United States. Past recipients of Scholastic Art & Writing Awards include Andy Warhol, Ezra Jack Keats, Marc Brown, Stephen King, Kay WalkingStick, John Updike, Sylvia Plath, Luis Jiménez, Mozelle Thompson, Joyce Carol Oates, Ken Burns, Richard Avedon, Robert Redford, Charles White, Lena Dunham, Myla Goldberg, Zac Posen, and Richard Linklater—all of whom received recognition for their creative work when they were teens. Many wonderful artists, writers, and creative professionals have served as National Art & Writing Jurors in the past—people like Billy Collins, Langston Hughes, Duncan Tonatiuh, Tyehimba Jess, Tina Mabry, Ann E. Burg, Edwidge Danticat, Nikki Giovanni, Ocean Vuong, and David Sedaris. The jury process is the core of the recognition program. Jurors identify work that is fresh and relevant, and the process of identifying that work hews closely to a time-tested criteria: originality, technical skill, and personal vision and voice. Show less



Multiverse Convention

• Atlanta, Georgia, United States

• Director Fantasy Track

  • Nov 2018 - Nov 2019



WorldCon Dublin

• Dublin, Ireland

• Programme Content Consultant

  • Aug 2018 - Nov 2019

  Consulting on program content, guests, participants, subject matter, panels, and all aspects of programming for Worldcon 2019 Dublin. Writing program content and reviewing internal and external content. Consulting on program content, guests, participants, subject matter, panels, and all aspects of programming for Worldcon 2019 Dublin. Writing program content and reviewing internal and external content.



Grace Care Corporation

• Program Director

  • Jul 2007 - Apr 2011

  Duties included but were not limited to opening and closing facility, supervision of over 25 employees (including supervisors), administrative paperwork, creation of forms and spreadsheets, maintaining facility, conflict resolution, preparing for inspections, interaction with vendors, various and sundry managerial duties. Duties included but were not limited to opening and closing facility, supervision of over 25 employees (including supervisors), administrative paperwork, creation of forms and spreadsheets, maintaining facility, conflict resolution, preparing for inspections, interaction with vendors, various and sundry managerial duties.



Metro Nashville Public Schools

• United States
• Education Management
• 700 & Above Employee

• Interim and Sub Teacher

  • Jan 2003 - Jun 2007



Summerbridge, Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning

• Director, Instructor

  • May 1995 - Aug 1998

  Responsible for: Choosing, training, directing, staff for the summer program where High School and College students create a school for rising sixth and seventh graders and then teach and administrate the classes. Also responsible for interviewing and selecting the students for the program. Responsible for: Choosing, training, directing, staff for the summer program where High School and College students create a school for rising sixth and seventh graders and then teach and administrate the classes. Also responsible for interviewing and selecting the students for the program.



Martin Luther King Jr. Cultural Center, University of Kentucky

• Director

  • May 1994 - Aug 1995

  Responsible for programming events, administrating library, hiring and supervising staff, running day to day functions of the center. Responsible for programming events, administrating library, hiring and supervising staff, running day to day functions of the center.