Experience

Buck's Rock Performing and Creative Arts Camp

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head Ceramics Instructor

  • Jun 2023 - Present

  Hired to return to Buck's Rock Camp as the head of ceramics for the 2023 season. I was a ceramics instructor in 2022 and a ceramics counselor-in-training in 2019. My responsibilities for this 9-week seasonal job include: -Director of ceramics program -Overseeing all studio operations (studio open 7 days per week for the entire summer) -Supervising staff of ceramic professionals -Mentorship and supervision of up to three ceramics counselors-in-training -Inventorying and ordering of materials and tools -Working with manufacturers to order repair parts for wheels and kilns -Leading advances in safe storage of hazardous raw materials by recontaining all hazardous raw materials in air-tight and adequately-labelled containers -Constructing a raku kiln and managing electric, gas, and raku kiln firings -Beginner-advanced art instruction and mentorship for campers aged 10-17 -Enforcing studio safety -Clay reclaim -Glaze mixing -Allowing bunk counselors time off during evening hours by watching over bunks, guiding campers, and maintaining a healthy and safe bunk environment I also spent 10 days working "Precamp" in 2023. Responsibilities included painting surfaces, cleaning bunks and mattresses, moving items from winter storage, and hauling outdoor furniture around camp ahead of staff arrival. In addition to these responsibilities, I took on a voluntary position as a COVID containment assist during the summer of 2022, helping test all campers and escorting any COVID positive persons to quarantine areas. We successfully established a “bubble” that summer. Show less



Carleton College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Studio Monitor - Carleton College Ceramics Studio

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  As a Ceramics Studio Monitor, my responsibilities are various and plentiful, completing tasks per the needs of the ceramics department head and the head studio technician. These tasks include mixing glazes, slips, and clays; loading, unloading and firing wood, gas, and electric kilns; handling raw materials, making bowls for the annual "Empty Bowls" charity fundraiser, answering questions of/assisting studio users, and organizing and cleaning.

• Studio Monitor - Carleton College Photo Lab

  • Sep 2022 - Present

  As a Photo Lab Monitor, I facilitate photo lab operations. Aside from monitoring the studio during working hours, my responsibilities include overseeing the operation of large-format photographic printers, assisting with the sign-out of photo equipment, and maintaining the presentability of the studio.



Carleton College Geology Department

• Northfield, Minnesota, United States

• Geology Department Photographer

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  As the photographer for Carleton's Geology Department, I artfully photograph field trips, lab periods, and other occasions of interest for departmental record and publications, under the direction of department faculty and staff. As the photographer for Carleton's Geology Department, I artfully photograph field trips, lab periods, and other occasions of interest for departmental record and publications, under the direction of department faculty and staff.



The Carletonian

• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Staff Photographer and Contributing Author

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  As a contributing author, I write articles on various topics each term, for publication on Carletonian's print and online formats. I have written reviews for Minneapolis-St. Paul theater performances, and gained subsequent review invitations to other productions as a result.As a staff photographer, I complete a predetermined number of photo assignments on a term-by-term basis.

• Contributing Author

  • Oct 2022 - Jan 2023

  Regular contributor for The Carletonian: Carleton's student newspaper.



KRLX 88.1 FM

• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Radio Disc Jockey

  • Sep 2022 - Present

  Host of a weekly radio show that highlights the contemporary jazz and revolutionary classic rock of the 70s, 80s, and 90s. Host of a weekly radio show that highlights the contemporary jazz and revolutionary classic rock of the 70s, 80s, and 90s.



Buck's Rock Performing and Creative Arts Camp

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Teaching Artist - Ceramics

  • Jun 2022 - Aug 2022



Shiny Sparkle Studio and Labs

• Red Hook, New York, United States

• Studio Operations and Glass Fabrication Intern

  • Feb 2022 - Jun 2022

  I assisted artists Dorie Guthrie and Matthew Day Perez with day-to-day studio management operations, as well as larger projects, at Shiny Sparkle Studio: a kiln glass studio in Brooklyn, New York. My responsibilities included: -Class instruction -Kiln preparation and loading/unloading -Mold Making -Glass preparation -Online presence, including the creation of a google business profile -Finances/accounting preparation -Cleaning and maintenance of materials, tools, and facilities Show less



Community Arts Series

• New York, United States

• Co-Founder, Organizer, and Head Logistics Coordinator

  • Dec 2020 - Jun 2022

  The youth-led Community Arts Series hosts an annual public invitational festival that recognizes the arts as a meaningful tool in activism, inviting visual artists, musical artists, arts educators, and local politicians to advance local and distant social causes. 100% of all proceeds are donated to the legal case of Keith LaMar: a wrongfully convicted Ohio death row inmate, visual and musical artist, writer, educator, and so much more. I am the head logistics coordinator of the events, ensuring that all operations pertinent to the festival are fully permitted, legally conducted, and safely operated. Show less



Institute for Collaborative Education

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Student

  • Sep 2015 - Jun 2022

  Student at the Institute for Collaborative Education, class of 2022. The Institute for Collaboration (NY-ICE) is a small, progressive, and coeducational public school of grades 6-12. NY-ICE has a project-based curriculum that de-emphasizes standardized testing, as well as a casual student-to-teacher dynamic. Activities: President of Model UN Team Co-President if Community Service Club Editor-In-Chief of 2022 Yearbook Food and Culture Club Book Club with Keith Lamar Cumulative GPA: 103 Show less



Snow Farm: The New England Craft Program

• United States
• Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Student Artist - Snow Farm Summer Program

  • Jul 2021 - Jul 2021

  I was a visiting student at the Snow Farm summer program for teens. I studied in the ceramics and glass studios, expanding my knowledge of alternative firing techniques, ceramic handbuilding, flameworking, and traditional glass casting methods. I was a visiting student at the Snow Farm summer program for teens. I studied in the ceramics and glass studios, expanding my knowledge of alternative firing techniques, ceramic handbuilding, flameworking, and traditional glass casting methods.