Experience

Austin Waldorf School
• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Humanities Teacher

  • Jul 2022 - Present

Cedars International Academy
• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Humanities Teacher

  • Aug 2020 - Jul 2022
• Humanities Teacher

  • Jul 2016 - Aug 2020

Austin Community College
• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee
• English & Writing Tutor

  • May 2014 - Jun 2016

Kirkus Reviews
• United States
• Writing and Editing
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Book Reviewer, Kirkus Indie

  • Sep 2014 - May 2016


New York Cares

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Volunteer

  • Mar 2010 - Aug 2011

  Reading and writing with children from Tilden Hall, a Tier II residence in Brooklyn, NY; revitalizing Fort Greene Park, a Brooklyn landmark; job training panel at Covenant House, the nation’s largest adolescent care agency serving homeless, runaway, and at-risk youth; sprucing up Clayton Williams Garden, a local seniors garden in Harlem, NY; sorting, packing, and distributing children’s books for Reach Out and Read, an organization that works with pediatricians to prescribe books and encourage families to read together. Show less



Stony Brook University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Lecturer

  • Sep 2004 - Aug 2011

  As an award-winning and experienced university instructor (8 years of university-level teaching), I offer a rich portfolio of student-tested syllabi and a distinct pedagogical outlook. My confidence in the classroom fosters honest, frequently provocative, classroom discussions. I have designed and taught many interdisciplinary courses in the Program in Writing and Rhetoric, the Department of Cultural Analysis & Theory, and the Programs in Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies. My teaching and research philosophy demonstrates a long-standing dedication to service learning, cultural heritage, and the public humanities. I am fluent in the use of technology in the classroom, specifically web enhanced and online course teaching. Show less



The Museum of Modern Art

• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • May 2002 - Sep 2004

  Upkeep and maintenance of Celeste Bartos Film Studies Center, under supervision of Charles Silver and Ron Magliozzi. Research assistant to Professor Richard Cocks (Albion College) and The Wolf at the Door: Stanley Kubrick, History, and the Holocaust (Peter Lang, 2004). Professor Cocks appears in Room 237 (Rodney Ascher, 2012), a documentary film that explores the numerous theories about Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining (1980) and its hidden meanings. Room 237 premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, was acquired by IFC Films, and appeared in the Directors’ Fortnight section of the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. Show less



AmeriCorps

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Team Leader

  • Jan 1999 - Jan 2001

  Organizing work items. Conducting training in areas of education, environment, public safety, unmet human needs. Serving as field representative and conducting on-air interviews with local media to promote Americorps*NCCC programs. Determining weekly salary format, via Excel, for team of 12. Managing $30,000 to $50,000 of federal government funds in 15-state radius of Colorado. Organizing work items. Conducting training in areas of education, environment, public safety, unmet human needs. Serving as field representative and conducting on-air interviews with local media to promote Americorps*NCCC programs. Determining weekly salary format, via Excel, for team of 12. Managing $30,000 to $50,000 of federal government funds in 15-state radius of Colorado.



YMCA

• 700 & Above Employee

• Team Leader

  • Feb 1999 - Mar 1999

  Launching first location in United States of Power-Up, a computer literacy program, under Colin Powell’s America’s Promise initiative. Serving as Team Leader for 600 students; boosting student literacy at Bryant Webster Elementary School. Launching first location in United States of Power-Up, a computer literacy program, under Colin Powell’s America’s Promise initiative. Serving as Team Leader for 600 students; boosting student literacy at Bryant Webster Elementary School.