Experience

Columbia University School of the Arts

• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• International Play Reading Festival Literary Manager

  • May 2021 - Present

  Serve as a dramaturg and Columbia University liaison to two playwright-director teams; advise collaborators through casting, rewriting, and rehearsal processes; advertise for Festival being held throughout October 2021.

• Theater Department Administrative Assistant

  • Aug 2020 - Jul 2021

  Compiled weekly newsletter of alumni achievements and upcoming events for MFA theater community; organized MFA production calendars and marketing materials; prepared introductory materials for first-year orientation.

• Assistant to Head of Playwriting David Henry Hwang

  • Aug 2020 - May 2021

  Coordinated semi-weekly visits from guest lecturers, including playwrights and industry professionals; casted weekly readings of MFA playwrights’ works in development.



Fresh Lime Soda Productions

• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  Co-founder and Artistic Director of Fresh Lime Soda Productions (www.freshlimesoda.co), a contemporary theater ensemble aimed at amplifying new works and fostering community among South Asian artists and performers. Fresh Lime Soda Productions produces semi-monthly online staged readings, workshops, and watch-parties of South Asian works, each followed by a talkback among collaborators and an average of 70 live attendees from around the globe. Co-founder and Artistic Director of Fresh Lime Soda Productions (www.freshlimesoda.co), a contemporary theater ensemble aimed at amplifying new works and fostering community among South Asian artists and performers. Fresh Lime Soda Productions produces semi-monthly online staged readings, workshops, and watch-parties of South Asian works, each followed by a talkback among collaborators and an average of 70 live attendees from around the globe.



Barnard College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teaching Assistant

  • Oct 2020 - Dec 2020

  Attended semi-weekly playwriting workshop taught by Andy Bragen; supervised play readings; led designated class discussions; facilitated conversations between students and guest artists; held weekly office hours to advise students; gave constructive feedback on students’ weekly assignments. Attended semi-weekly playwriting workshop taught by Andy Bragen; supervised play readings; led designated class discussions; facilitated conversations between students and guest artists; held weekly office hours to advise students; gave constructive feedback on students’ weekly assignments.



Atlantic Theater Company

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Community Outreach Ambassador

  • Oct 2019 - Jan 2020

  Collaborated with local businesses and cultural organizations to welcome and cultivate underrepresented audiences at Atlantic events through open mics, community leader mixers, discounted sales, and post-show talkbacks. Collaborated with local businesses and cultural organizations to welcome and cultivate underrepresented audiences at Atlantic events through open mics, community leader mixers, discounted sales, and post-show talkbacks.



White & Case LLP

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Legal Assistant, International Arbitration Group

  • Jun 2017 - Jun 2019

  Served as primary assistant to trial coordinator during two-week hearing at World Bank location in Paris, including managing all trial logistics, assisting witnesses, and providing support to team of fifteen attorneys; researched corruption in international arbitration for treatise authored by a partner of the firm; revised, proofread, and prepared legal documents for hearings and submissions in a timely manner. Served as primary assistant to trial coordinator during two-week hearing at World Bank location in Paris, including managing all trial logistics, assisting witnesses, and providing support to team of fifteen attorneys; researched corruption in international arbitration for treatise authored by a partner of the firm; revised, proofread, and prepared legal documents for hearings and submissions in a timely manner.



Wellesley College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• House President

  • Aug 2016 - May 2017

  Served as the executive student officer in a residence hall of 150 students; planned monthly community-building events for residence hall; ran weekly House Council meetings; led four Resident Assistants in their responsibilities; elected Vice President of House Presidents Council. Served as the executive student officer in a residence hall of 150 students; planned monthly community-building events for residence hall; ran weekly House Council meetings; led four Resident Assistants in their responsibilities; elected Vice President of House Presidents Council.



El Table Sustainable Cooperative Café

• Cooperative Member

  • Apr 2014 - May 2017

  General member of student-run business cooperative café, managed by a group of 20 students interested in sustainable practices. All shifts, finances, and other decisions are made by the students. Made and served sandwiches and fair trade coffee for Wellesley College students, professors, and greater community. General member of student-run business cooperative café, managed by a group of 20 students interested in sustainable practices. All shifts, finances, and other decisions are made by the students. Made and served sandwiches and fair trade coffee for Wellesley College students, professors, and greater community.



Shearman & Sterling LLP

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intern, Finance Group

  • Jun 2016 - Jul 2016

  Researched Bankruptcy Court cases; drafted articles on new structures needed to ensure bankruptcy remoteness, particularly for pharmaceutical and real estate companies, and on potential capabilities of Rule 3a-7 of the 1940 Investment Company Act. Researched Bankruptcy Court cases; drafted articles on new structures needed to ensure bankruptcy remoteness, particularly for pharmaceutical and real estate companies, and on potential capabilities of Rule 3a-7 of the 1940 Investment Company Act.



Medical-Legal Partnership

• Intern

  • May 2015 - Jul 2015

  Selected as a fellow for the Lumpkin Institute for Service Learning; collaborated on the development of a series of trainings for three healthcare systems in the Greater Boston Area; liaised between Medical-Legal Partnership and graphic designers at Artists for Humanity to create tip sheets to increase patient awareness of commonplace legal rights; represented Medical-Legal Partnership at Health Equity Conference at the University of Massachusetts School of Medicine. Selected as a fellow for the Lumpkin Institute for Service Learning; collaborated on the development of a series of trainings for three healthcare systems in the Greater Boston Area; liaised between Medical-Legal Partnership and graphic designers at Artists for Humanity to create tip sheets to increase patient awareness of commonplace legal rights; represented Medical-Legal Partnership at Health Equity Conference at the University of Massachusetts School of Medicine.



Wellesley College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Resident Assistant

  • Aug 2014 - May 2015

  Planned monthly community events for residents (ranging across all class years); resolved community and roommate conflicts; provided resources for personal/academic needs and queries. Planned monthly community events for residents (ranging across all class years); resolved community and roommate conflicts; provided resources for personal/academic needs and queries.



The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center

• Intern, Project ECHO

  • Jun 2014 - Jun 2014

  Assisted ECHO’s Replication Team to help underserved New Mexican communities gain access to healthcare through Telehealth clinics with local doctors and community health workers; collaborated on design and layout for new website; organized events at the University of New Mexico School of Nursing; modified online database; revised grant proposals. Assisted ECHO’s Replication Team to help underserved New Mexican communities gain access to healthcare through Telehealth clinics with local doctors and community health workers; collaborated on design and layout for new website; organized events at the University of New Mexico School of Nursing; modified online database; revised grant proposals.