Experience

Community-Word Project

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• TAP Co-Director for Curricula, Mentorship & Facilitation

  • Aug 2021 - Present

• Teaching Artist

  • Sep 2015 - Present

  Create and facilitate original poetry based lesson plans as the co-lead facilitator for a 15-18 week In school residency in conjunction with the department of education. Create fun and engaging activities for students of all learning backgrounds.Effectively act as the liaison between classroom teachers, and community word project, delivering measurable challenges within writing and and the field of arts education.

• TAP Lead Facilitator for Curricula & Internships

  • Sep 2020 - Sep 2021

• TAP Lead Mentor

  • Sep 2019 - Sep 2020



Usdan Center for the Creative & Performing Arts

• United States
• Recreational Facilities
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Creative Writer

  • Jun 2018 - Present



Teachers & Writers Collaborative

• United States
• Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Teaching Artist

  • Mar 2016 - Present



Wingspan Arts

• Site Director

  • Sep 2015 - Jun 2018

  Site Director for After School Programming in Brooklyn, NYBe the leader of Wingspan Arts at a school site; represent the organization as a professional arts education organization; Operate,manage and supervise all day--‐to--‐day operations of the program.Create a positive environment where children feel comfortable, safe and engaged. Serve as a liaison with principal/school staff and parents and maintain ongoing communication with parents.Supervise the teaching artist and site staff; assign assistants to class; observe class sessions.Create, copy and/or distribute all memos and marketing materials; Oversee site budget and manage clubs expenses.Organize Open Class Week and the end of semester Share Week and showcases Show less

• Assistant Teaching Artist

  • Nov 2014 - Sep 2015



GO Project

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Summer Enrichment Teacher

  • Jul 2015 - Aug 2017

  Summer Enrichment Teaching Artist Summer Enrichment Teaching Artist



Community-Word Project

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Teaching Artist Training and Internship Program (TATIP)

  • Oct 2014 - May 2015



Voices Unbroken

• Teaching Artist

  • Jan 2014 - Dec 2014

  Teaching Artist & Poetry Workshop Facilitator Teaching Artist & Poetry Workshop Facilitator



Good Shepherd Services

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Youth Development Skills Coach

  • Nov 2013 - Mar 2014

  • Work directly with participants on helping them learn and use identified skills necessary to get along with peers and adults in a variety of settings. • Provide weekly skills training to participants. • Plan and organize opportunities to observe, teach and reinforce social behaviors • Collaborate with case Planners to develop and implement participants’ life skills development plan. • Work directly with participants on helping them learn and use identified skills necessary to get along with peers and adults in a variety of settings. • Provide weekly skills training to participants. • Plan and organize opportunities to observe, teach and reinforce social behaviors • Collaborate with case Planners to develop and implement participants’ life skills development plan.



Catholic Guardian Society & Home Bureau

• Bronx, New York

• Waiver Service Provider

  • Oct 2013 - Feb 2014

  • Provide an array of one-on-one services to foster care youth and their family including skill building, supported employment services and planned respite to foster care youth to assist in their development • Collaborate with the Case Manager and Health Care Integrator in providing and executing IEP plans for clients that adequately address their needs • Work with the foster care family to provide services within the home, school and community that aids the development of the youth in care Show less



New York State Office of Children & Family Services

• New York, New York

• Americorps Member & Youth Program Assistant

  • Sep 2011 - Jun 2013

  • Create and launch the 2012 Enlightening Your Present to Empower Your Future Juvenile Justice speaker series for disconnected youth • Design speaker series brochure, posters and programs for events using Microsoft Publisher and Adobe Photoshop • Contact organizations for potential partnerships • Facilitate service learning activities and self developed poetry workshops at OCFS Brooklyn Residential, Brentwood Residential and Ella McQueen Juvenile facilities. • Collaborate and provide training with GenerationON with the Be The Change service Learning curriculum • Create lesson plans and worksheets to help guide lesson structure • Assist in the supervision, development and coordination of youth directed service projects and trips • Develop and facilitate summer youth course “Raising Individual /Self Awareness through Performance Arts.” Show less