Experience

Children's Community Programs of Connecticut

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Family Support Provider

  • Jul 2022 - Present

  - Provide individual parenting education and support for a caseload of 10 families; serve expectant parents and parents with infants and toddlers who are living in homeless shelters and residential rehab centers - Adhere to guidelines and requirements of the Healthy Families America model; plan home visits using Parents as Teachers curriculum - Refer families to appropriate community resources and services; collaborate with other providers to provide wrap-around services - Document screenings, verifications, and all contacts with families in electronic and hardcopy records, including ECIS and Extended Reach - Participate in reflective supervision sessions, team meetings, and professional development trainings Show less



Self-employed

• Content Creator

  • Sep 2020 - Present

  - Produce effective and engaging long and short-form written content for blogs and email campaigns that build awareness, engagement and support - Write press releases - Design graphics for social media campaigns and write associated copy - Clients have included Reloveution and CT Murals - Produce effective and engaging long and short-form written content for blogs and email campaigns that build awareness, engagement and support - Write press releases - Design graphics for social media campaigns and write associated copy - Clients have included Reloveution and CT Murals



The Arts Council of Greater New Haven

• New Haven, CT

• Project Delivery Manager

  • Sep 2021 - Aug 2022

  - Oversee the management and execution of $100,000 grant for mural underpass project under contract with New Haven's Department of Arts, Culture and Tourism - Coordinate team of 6 artists to facilitate installation of 3 large-scale murals in New Haven - Oversee program activities; prepare materials for artist applications and formulate budgets; write artist contracts; determine needs to arrange necessary supplies; monitor expenditures - Design and create graphics for social media campaigns using Canva; write associated copy - Organize travel arrangements and appointments for Nu Spiral meetings; record detailed minutes Show less



New York Yearly Meeting

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations

• Children and Families Support

  • Oct 2020 - Jul 2022

  Communications Coordinator for Children & Families- Part-Time, Remote May 2021-July 2022 - Design, write, and disseminate monthly newsletter campaign for 80 Quaker families and youth providers via Mailchimp - Oversee outreach to 25+ Quaker churches throughout the region and maintain email and phone correspondence with growing network - Coordinate data collection and entry to maintain database of children and families Meeting for Feelings Program Director - Part-Time, Remote Oct 2020-June 2021 - Produced puppet shows for children and families that promote social-emotional learning, held weekly on Zoom - Tracked registration requests via Google Forms and responded to audience inquiries; assessed program evaluations Show less



Freelance

• Racial Healing Facilitator

  • Jun 2020 - Dec 2020

  - Developed and launched a 6-month-long racial healing series for 12 participants in the Greater New Haven area under the fiscal sponsorship of the Arts Council of Greater New Haven and in collaboration with One Village Healing - Co-facilitated bi-monthly Zoom sessions - Developed and launched a 6-month-long racial healing series for 12 participants in the Greater New Haven area under the fiscal sponsorship of the Arts Council of Greater New Haven and in collaboration with One Village Healing - Co-facilitated bi-monthly Zoom sessions



FRIENDS CENTER FOR CHILDREN INC

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Preschool Teacher

  • Nov 2018 - Jul 2019

  - Supported head teacher in instructing and supervising a Pre-K classroom of 20 students - Interacted with children and maintained a clean and organized classroom setting - Planned and taught child-centered, hands-on lessons in small group settings, including outdoor activities, music and movement, and story-telling - Supported head teacher in instructing and supervising a Pre-K classroom of 20 students - Interacted with children and maintained a clean and organized classroom setting - Planned and taught child-centered, hands-on lessons in small group settings, including outdoor activities, music and movement, and story-telling



City Teaching Alliance

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Resident Teacher

  • Jun 2018 - Oct 2018

  - Completed paid intensive Summer Institute - Balanced full-time graduate coursework and clinical placement - Facilitated daily morning meetings and taught whole-group literacy lessons for 1st grade students at clinical site - Developed content and instructional knowledge through Johns Hopkins School of Education graduate coursework - Completed paid intensive Summer Institute - Balanced full-time graduate coursework and clinical placement - Facilitated daily morning meetings and taught whole-group literacy lessons for 1st grade students at clinical site - Developed content and instructional knowledge through Johns Hopkins School of Education graduate coursework



Booker T. Washington Academy

• New Haven, Connecticut, United States

• Social Emotional Support Staff

  • Sep 2017 - Jun 2018

  - Served as a Public Ally AmeriCorps member at K-4 charter school - Implemented appropriate proactive and reactive social-emotional and behavioral interventions to students in crisis; utilized Yale’s Center for Emotional Intelligence RULER curriculum - Monitored behaviors and catalogued observations in behavior tracker for caseload of 30 students - Developed a comprehensive manual of best practices and recommendations - Served as a Public Ally AmeriCorps member at K-4 charter school - Implemented appropriate proactive and reactive social-emotional and behavioral interventions to students in crisis; utilized Yale’s Center for Emotional Intelligence RULER curriculum - Monitored behaviors and catalogued observations in behavior tracker for caseload of 30 students - Developed a comprehensive manual of best practices and recommendations



Public Allies

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

• Public Allies Americorps Member

  • Sep 2017 - Jun 2018

  - Successfully completed paid internship program with a focus on leadership development, requiring 1700 hours of service over 10 months - Collaborated with team in the planning & implementation of service project for local non-profit, Junta for Progressive Action, resulting in the creation of a mural inside Junta’s offices; coordinated the gathering of materials and booked painting sessions; cultivated & sustained valuable partnerships with Junta staff and supporting artists - Coordinated logistics of community fundraising event, Self Love Open Mic, netting $300 to support service project; orchestrated publicity and promotion and curated artists Show less



Choice Events Staffing

• New York, New York, United States

• Hostess

  • Jun 2016 - Aug 2017

  - Enthusiastically greeted & directed guests at a variety of professional events and gatherings - Provided guests with accurate event & venue information - Managed registration - Assisted SVP of Choice Events at Manhattan Headquarters; answered/rolled calls and covered desk - Enthusiastically greeted & directed guests at a variety of professional events and gatherings - Provided guests with accurate event & venue information - Managed registration - Assisted SVP of Choice Events at Manhattan Headquarters; answered/rolled calls and covered desk



Puppetonia

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Puppeteer

  • Oct 2014 - Jun 2016

  - Performed educational and interactive puppet shows for babies and toddlers, providing entertaining instruction in social and motor skills and early academics - Fostered authentic relationships with attendees of the shows & their caretakers - Performed educational and interactive puppet shows for babies and toddlers, providing entertaining instruction in social and motor skills and early academics - Fostered authentic relationships with attendees of the shows & their caretakers



Symposia Community Book Store

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Store Assistant

  • Sep 2014 - May 2016

  - Duties included customer service and inventory - Responsible for handling transactions & refunds, and managing the cash register - Greeted customers and assisted them in finding books & selecting purchases - Received & organized book donations and stock deliveries - Duties included customer service and inventory - Responsible for handling transactions & refunds, and managing the cash register - Greeted customers and assisted them in finding books & selecting purchases - Received & organized book donations and stock deliveries



Youth Council for Justice

• Norwalk, Connecticut, United States

• Youth Organizer

  • Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

  - Worked in a team to develop & coordinate summer internship for high school youth - Supported lead organizer with training young people in campaign organizing skills & associated consciousness-raising - Facilitated workshops on issues including school-to-prison pipeline & juvenile justice, as well as public art for social change - Scouted locations for group field trips and scheduled speakers including local organizers and artists - Worked in a team to develop & coordinate summer internship for high school youth - Supported lead organizer with training young people in campaign organizing skills & associated consciousness-raising - Facilitated workshops on issues including school-to-prison pipeline & juvenile justice, as well as public art for social change - Scouted locations for group field trips and scheduled speakers including local organizers and artists



American Friends Service Committee

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Researcher

  • Jun 2013 - Aug 2013

  - Spearheaded the creation of New York State Assembly legislative report cards to be used as tools for advocacy by the Campaign to End the New Jim Crow - Extensively researched & analyzed New York State criminal justice legislation and voting record of 30 Assemblymembers - Utilized data to design a grading system and organized results in publication-ready format - Spearheaded the creation of New York State Assembly legislative report cards to be used as tools for advocacy by the Campaign to End the New Jim Crow - Extensively researched & analyzed New York State criminal justice legislation and voting record of 30 Assemblymembers - Utilized data to design a grading system and organized results in publication-ready format



Clark University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Peer Learning Assistant

  • Sep 2012 - Jun 2013

  - Assisted professors for two college-level courses, Making a Difference and Complexities of Urban Schools- Worked closely with professors to plan class time- Edited and proofread lesson plans and suggested additions- Facilitated discussion groups and other class activities- Held office hours and graded papers- Reviewed curriculum changes as student board member for LEEP Initiative

• Research Assistant

  • Jan 2013 - May 2013

  - Assisted Sociology professor with research related to criminal justice system- Independently conducted a media content analysis of the New York Times - Wrote an expository on the framing of prisoner as victim by mainstream media