Experience

New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting & Sculpture

• Development Assistant

  • Jun 2022 - Present



Brandeis Intersectional Feminist Coalition

• Outreach Coordinator

  • Sep 2021 - May 2022

  Served as the first point of communication between the executive board and our club members. Created a weekly newsletter which updates club members and alumni about the organization's initiatives and provides educational resources for future meetings. Led team-building exercises and foster productive conversations regarding how to combat misogyny within the Brandeis community and beyond. Served as the first point of communication between the executive board and our club members. Created a weekly newsletter which updates club members and alumni about the organization's initiatives and provides educational resources for future meetings. Led team-building exercises and foster productive conversations regarding how to combat misogyny within the Brandeis community and beyond.



Laurel Moon Magazine

• Co-Editor-in-Chief

  • Sep 2021 - May 2022

  Managed the biannual production of Brandeis's oldest literary journalLead weekly meetings to facilitate a well-organized review of submitted manuscripts and streamlined the production cycle of the journalReviewed manuscripts in poetry and prose during submission week and gave detailed feedback to 40 prospective authors

• Poetry Editor

  • Sep 2019 - Dec 2021

  Collaborated with the editorial board in selecting submissions in both poetry and prose to be published in Brandeis's biannual literary journal.Reviewed up to 100 manuscripts during submission week and gave detailed feedback to prospective authors on how to improve their work.Selected poets to win notable awards for published poetry, including the Grossbardt Memorial Poetry Prize.



Brandeis Creative Writing Department

• Undergraduate Department Representative

  • Sep 2021 - May 2022

  Acted as the liaison between the Creative Writing Department's faculty and Brandeis's student body. Provide mentorship to those interested in pursuing a degree in Creative Writing, which includes connecting underclassmen to potential advisors and helping them plan their major. Collaborate with the English URDs to organize events that introduce incoming students to the major and create a sense of community for those who are already majoring in creative writing. Acted as the liaison between the Creative Writing Department's faculty and Brandeis's student body. Provide mentorship to those interested in pursuing a degree in Creative Writing, which includes connecting underclassmen to potential advisors and helping them plan their major. Collaborate with the English URDs to organize events that introduce incoming students to the major and create a sense of community for those who are already majoring in creative writing.



Nobody Leaves Mid-Hudson

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Community Engagement Intern

  • Sep 2020 - May 2021

  Built support and mobilized community members around campaigns for healthcare, affordable housing, immigration justice, and energy justice.Orchestrated team building activities to increase productivity and morale during Deep Canvassing and Voter Engagement shifts. Built support and mobilized community members around campaigns for healthcare, affordable housing, immigration justice, and energy justice.Orchestrated team building activities to increase productivity and morale during Deep Canvassing and Voter Engagement shifts.



Kulture Hub

• Contributing Writer

  • May 2019 - Aug 2019

  Published over twenty-five articles covering New York's art scene and correlated social justice issues.Conducted interviews for artist profiles as well as Op-Ed pieces, all of which can be found at https://kulturehub.com/author/lily-d/ Published over twenty-five articles covering New York's art scene and correlated social justice issues.Conducted interviews for artist profiles as well as Op-Ed pieces, all of which can be found at https://kulturehub.com/author/lily-d/



The Polygon

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting

• Editor In Chief

  • May 2017 - May 2018

  Managed editors and writers in order to produce a monthly student newspaper.Communicated with faculty and administration to preserve the integrity of the student body's voice.Attended the 2016 and 2017 Columbia Scholastic Press Convention to learn Adobe Creative Suite and SNO. Managed editors and writers in order to produce a monthly student newspaper.Communicated with faculty and administration to preserve the integrity of the student body's voice.Attended the 2016 and 2017 Columbia Scholastic Press Convention to learn Adobe Creative Suite and SNO.