Experience

Vanderbilt Peabody College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Student in Dual Clinical Mental Health Counseling and School Counseling Track

  • Jul 2020 - Present



Encore Academy New Orleans

• Middle School Social Studies Teacher

  • Jul 2018 - May 2019

  Worked as the only teacher in 2 7th grade (early American history) and 2 8th grade (Louisiana History) Social Studies classes to 120 total students each day in an open admissions charter school. Responsibilities include: Sustaining relationships with students, teaching lessons, providing accommodations, behavior management, issuing consequences, communicating with guardians, lesson planning, writing materials, and grading. Worked as the only teacher in 2 7th grade (early American history) and 2 8th grade (Louisiana History) Social Studies classes to 120 total students each day in an open admissions charter school. Responsibilities include: Sustaining relationships with students, teaching lessons, providing accommodations, behavior management, issuing consequences, communicating with guardians, lesson planning, writing materials, and grading.



Joseph S. Clark Preparatory High School

• United States

• 11th Grade Social Studies teacher (US History)

  • Feb 2018 - Jul 2018

  Taught 3 US History classes for the last 14 weeks of the 2017-2018 school year in order to fill a teaching vacancy left after a teacher quit mid-year. Responsibilities included delivering content whole-class and in small-groups, lesson planning, grading, creating standards-aligned assessments and content, preparing my students for the Leap 2025 standardized test, and providing accommodations. Taught 2 summer school Social Studies classes during the summer of 2018. Taught 3 US History classes for the last 14 weeks of the 2017-2018 school year in order to fill a teaching vacancy left after a teacher quit mid-year. Responsibilities included delivering content whole-class and in small-groups, lesson planning, grading, creating standards-aligned assessments and content, preparing my students for the Leap 2025 standardized test, and providing accommodations. Taught 2 summer school Social Studies classes during the summer of 2018.



Boys Hope Girls Hope of Greater New Orleans

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

• National Volunteer Corps Member – Academic Success Coordinator at Boys Hope

  • Jul 2017 - May 2018

  Lived and worked in a year-round residential boys’ home with 4 boys: 2 7th graders, 1 9th grader, and 1 12th grader as the staff member responsible for the residents’ school lives. Responsibilities included tutoring, recruiting and coordinating volunteer tutors, organizing monthly service projects, working with teachers, administrators, and school counselors to support our scholars at school, designing and implementing behavior charts and academic trackers, leading and participating in house trips and activities, helping to run a family-style home, and being a primary care-giver and guardian for 4 boys.Received certification in Therapeutic Crisis Intervention, including consistent use of Life Space Interviews.



City Year New Orleans

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Americorps Member – Joseph S. Clark Preparatory High School

  • Jul 2016 - May 2017

  Co-taught World History and US History. Lead-taught the first six weeks of Quarter 3 (January-February 2017) while co-teacher was on maternity leave. Co-teaching: Taught students individually and in small groups; assisted with behavior management and helping to keep students on track.Organized and led a weekly hour-long mindfulness meditation student group; During the entire 2017-18 school year, continued to volunteer once/week to host an hour-long student meditation club at Clark.Organized Positive Behavior Incentive System field trips to NOLA ChristmasFest in Quarter 2 and a swimming pool in Quarter 4; helped to run year-long “Bulldog Bucks” economy.Coached distance runners in spring track and field twice per week.



Upaya Zen Center

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Resident

  • Jan 2016 - May 2016

  Lived and worked at a residential Zen Buddhist center, helping to run the center. Worked in housekeeping and kitchen to support retreat programs of up to 200 people.Participated in monastic schedule: 3 hours of daily meditation practice and five five-day silent retreats. Lived and worked at a residential Zen Buddhist center, helping to run the center. Worked in housekeeping and kitchen to support retreat programs of up to 200 people.Participated in monastic schedule: 3 hours of daily meditation practice and five five-day silent retreats.