Katarina La Poll

Senior Writer at StoryTerrace
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(386) 825-5501
Location
San Francisco Bay Area
Languages
  • English -

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Experience

    • United Kingdom
    • Book Publishing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Writer
      • Sep 2022 - Present

    • Junior Writer
      • May 2022 - Oct 2022

      Writing personal life stories into elegant biographies in the authentic voice of each project's unique narrator. Preserving and sharing family history, stories of personal transformation, or business ventures and success. In-person and remote interviews, transcription, writing, editing, and research/fact-checking. Project-based.

    • United States
    • Education Administration Programs
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • College Prep Counselor & Essay Editor
      • Aug 2022 - Mar 2023

      Motivated and provided resources and one-on-one support for 20+ sophomore and junior high school students in goal of higher education. Taught how to research prospective colleges and how to create a holistic college application that has helped students gain admissions to the most competitive universities. Created personalized writing exercises and prompts, provided in-depth feedback on essays, guidance on extracurricular activities and projects that help students achieve their unique academic and personal goals. Show less

    • Creative Writing Instructor
      • Mar 2020 - Dec 2021

      Plan and implement exercises in Workshop format for adults via Zoom. Develop individualized lesson plans tailored to student interest, as well as projects involving Automatic Writing, Creative Prompts, Poetry Exercises. Plan and implement exercises in Workshop format for adults via Zoom. Develop individualized lesson plans tailored to student interest, as well as projects involving Automatic Writing, Creative Prompts, Poetry Exercises.

  • Private Executive
    • New York, United States
    • House Manager
      • Aug 2018 - Sep 2019

      Identified, managed, and attended to all household demands including home decorations, maintenance schedules, restocking groceries and supplies as well as other personal assistant tasks including shoppings & returns, off-site work event coordination and catering, travel logistics, gift ideas for holidays and special occasions so my boss could rest and enjoy life after a long day's work. Identified, managed, and attended to all household demands including home decorations, maintenance schedules, restocking groceries and supplies as well as other personal assistant tasks including shoppings & returns, off-site work event coordination and catering, travel logistics, gift ideas for holidays and special occasions so my boss could rest and enjoy life after a long day's work.

    • United States
    • Hospitality
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Special Events Staff and Guest Experience
      • Jun 2017 - Aug 2018

      Created an atmosphere so guests could fully enjoy their evenings. Encouraged connections between guests, especially those attending solo. Memorized guest preferences and dietary restrictions. Set up of facilities, coat check, served appetizers and beverages, cleaned areas, organized supplies, checked inventory, and breakdown of event. Upheld high safety standards. Created an atmosphere so guests could fully enjoy their evenings. Encouraged connections between guests, especially those attending solo. Memorized guest preferences and dietary restrictions. Set up of facilities, coat check, served appetizers and beverages, cleaned areas, organized supplies, checked inventory, and breakdown of event. Upheld high safety standards.

    • United States
    • Book and Periodical Publishing
    • Editorial Team
      • Apr 2015 - Sep 2015

      • Research, wrote, and edited copy for two websites and one annual print guide • Communication with organizations across Northeast to gather accurate information • Assist Production Manager with advertisements/online content • Assist Copyeditor with proofreading final print manuscript to meet print deadline • Research, wrote, and edited copy for two websites and one annual print guide • Communication with organizations across Northeast to gather accurate information • Assist Production Manager with advertisements/online content • Assist Copyeditor with proofreading final print manuscript to meet print deadline

Education

  • Columbia University in the City of New York
    Master of Fine Arts - MFA, Creative Writing, Poetry Concentration
    2017 - 2019
  • New York University
    Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Humanities—Creative Writing
    2012 - 2014
  • University of California, Santa Cruz
    Theater Arts
    2010 - 2012

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