Senior Associate, Legacy Gifts

• Aug 2022 - Present

Legacy Giving Associate

• Oct 2019 - Aug 2022

Conservationist

• May 2019 - Jul 2019

Managed groups of 9-28 pre-veterinary students. Helped coordinate tasks of volunteers, interns, and students with regular staff. Facilitated communication in the face of technical and logistical difficulties. Led construction of thatch shelter for cheetah breeding camps, accomplishing 3x more than the previous year’s group. Monitored health and development of 5 cheetah cubs and 1 serval cub; also responsible for their socialization. Maintained enclosures for 99 animals, focusing on the 53 cheetahs. Supervised enrichment building. Assisted with fundraising. Show less

Marketing Coordinator

• Apr 2018 - May 2019

Multi-tasked to ensure the most efficient daily operation of a local, family-owned florist, including receiving and organizing mail, managing stock, taking phone calls, and maintaining office supplies. Lead phone-based customer outreach for the marketing program. Analyzed marketing data to improve training and sales. Maintained customer accounts and order records. Collaborated with an in-house team of 5 administrators, 5 sales associates, 6 designers, and 5 drivers. Coordinated with a variety of businesses nationwide, from funeral homes to hospitals to florists. Designed database for tracking data and studying patterns. Moved marketing data from inconsistent paper records to Google Sheets. Increased customer outreach success rate by an average of 23% per month. Raised customer outreach-based revenue by an average of 24% per month. Show less

Independent Business Owner

• Jan 2014 - Aug 2018

- Financial management - Creator and designer - Website management - Calligrapher - Customer relations - Financial management - Creator and designer - Website management - Calligrapher - Customer relations

Long Term Substitute English Teacher

• Nov 2017 - Feb 2018

Taught 8th grade, 10th grade, and 12th grade English at an independent college prep school oriented toward social justice. - American Voices (8th Grade): Designed lessons for previously prepared units on contemporary American literature to better encourage higher-order thinking. Engaged students by validating and encouraging their voices in designing their learning. Modeled and guided textual analysis. Assesses students with written responses, creative interpretations, Socratic discussions, and analytical essays. - British Literature (10th Grade): Designed interactive RPG unit for Neoclassical literature. Collaborated on designing lessons for units on Renaissance, Restoration, and Romantic literature. Engaged students by designing instruction with their interests and needs in mind. Assessed students with vocabulary quizzes, grammar exercises, analytical essays, creative projects, discussions, performances, rap battles, notes, and one-on-one meetings. - Contemporary Literature (12th Grade): Assessed final projects and analytical writing for a first-trimester senior elective. - The Art of Memoir (12th Grade): Designed second-trimester senior elective course that fused analysis with introspection and creativity. Engaged students by designing instruction with their interests and needs in mind. Modeled and guided textual analysis and personal reflection. Assessed students with in-class essays, an ongoing blog project, reading responses, student-driven discussion, and a final memoir. - Served as dramaturg and production assistant for the production of RENT. - Participated in the Social Justice professional development track, studying how to incorporate social justice practices and awareness into pedagogy. - Participated in English department meetings to align writing assessment for 6th-12th grades. - Participated in A.W.A.R.E., the Alliance of White Anti-Racist Educators. - Communicated student progress to parents and faculty through SIS, emails, and direct conversation. Show less

Teacher

• Jul 2013 - Nov 2014

Taught Writing Composition, Global Literature, and Philosophy to all levels of high school students at a suburban independent school for students with learning differences. Previously taught U.S. History and Performing Arts. Also lead a 10th-grade advisory. • Writing Composition: Adapted the Step Up to Writing program to the individual needs of each of 4 sections taught. Assessed students with weekly writing prompts, multisensory activities, expository essays, narratives, debates, speeches, poems, and discussions. • Global Literature: Designed lessons and units that developed cross-curricular and real-world critical thinking. Engaged students by validating and encouraging their voices in designing their learning. Assessed students with daily warm-up activities, regular projects, debates, and weekly literary analysis assignments. • Philosophy Club: Designed an elective for doubly exceptional students, geared toward teaching them not only about philosophy, but how to be philosophers. • Advisory: Developed and monitored learning goals for 6 students (8 in first year). Designed and supported strategies to accommodate needs. Advocated for student. • Participated in Literacy subdivision for ISACS assessment, as well as division meetings and department meetings for Language Arts and Social Studies, to align and develop content for all classes. Developed News in Context program for the Social Studies department: weekly student-driven discussion that highlights links between current events and history. • Participated in parent-teacher conferences. Conferred with parents via phone, email, weekly progress reports, and face-to-face conversations about student success. • Created a Google Drive account (and later a Google Classroom) through which all students can access resources and submit assignments, thereby facilitating students with dysgraphia or executive functioning difficulties. Show less

Student Teacher

• Jun 2012 - Aug 2013

I completed an intensive one-year Master's + Certification in Secondary English Education. This includes an internship-like field placement at Salem High School in Canton, MI. • Lead-taught English 9 World Literature and Reading & Writing Workshop 9 in an inclusive classroom with special needs students. Planned units and lessons based on Common Core Standards and school’s curriculum. Assessed personal interests, motivations, and needs of 94 9th-graders. Engaged students by designing instruction with those interests and needs in mind. Created a guide and model for in-class written responses to prompts and choice reading. • Participated in Private Learning Community team meetings. Collaborated with colleagues to align content for English 9. Co-planned and supervised a field trip with students from another school. • Participated in parent-teacher conferences. Conferred with parents via phone, email, and face-to-face conversations about student success. Show less

Bookseller

• Mar 2011 - Jun 2012

Assisted customers; received and managed inventory; managed records; assisted with events. Assisted customers; received and managed inventory; managed records; assisted with events.

Long-Term Substitute English Teacher

• Jan 2012 - May 2012

Taught Honors English to 10th-graders and Public Speaking to 11th- and 12th-graders at a suburban, private, all-girls Catholic high school. • Honors English: Designed lessons for previously prepared units to better encourage higher-order thinking. Modeled and guided textual analysis. Assessed students with daily writing prompts, biweekly vocabulary unit quizzes, creative interpretations, Socratic discussions, and analytical essays. • Public Speaking: Adapted previously prepared units and lessons to activate intrinsic motivation. Engaged restless second-semester seniors by designing lessons based on their interest in civil rights issues and the arts. Guided students through research. • Participated in parent-teacher conferences. Communicated with parents to clarify expectations and thereby ensure home environment could support student achievement. Show less

Long-Term Substitute English Teacher

• Oct 2011 - Dec 2011

Taught Enrichment English and AP English Language & Composition at the high school of an independent, suburban institution. • Enrichment English: Designed a differentiated curriculum for a new remedial course to suit the needs of 2 Chinese exchange students, 1 dyslexic student, and 1 LD/EI student whose childhood in foster care had left gaps in her educational development. Met individually with each of those students on a weekly basis to fine-tune instruction to them. Assessed students through differentiated quizzes and core class activities and discussions centered upon basic elements of narrative. Fused each of their differentiated plans to design an end-of-term assessment that would give them equal opportunities to show their individual growth while still achieving the same goal: to write a 7-10-page story based on an illustration. • AP English Language & Composition: Designed unit on Othello that focused on comprehension, personal engagement, and text-based interpretation. Assessed students with weekly writing prompts, rehearsed and performed scenes, Socratic discussion, and a final project that could be either creative or analytical. Prepared students for AP exam with weekly practice tests. • Co-planned and participated in parent-teacher conferences to reposition students on paths to success. • Shared information about students with colleagues to better plan instruction with the whole picture in mind. Show less

Substitute Teacher

• Jun 2011 - Dec 2011

Filling in as needed, especially for English. Filling in as needed, especially for English.

Marketing Intern

• Jun 2011 - Oct 2011

Provided support to independent publisher; managed cache of author information and mailing records to maximize efficiency. Provided support to independent publisher; managed cache of author information and mailing records to maximize efficiency.

Advocacy Coordinator

• Sep 2010 - Dec 2010

Through outreach and referrals, assists local community members in need by giving them the tools, support, and information required to get their lives back on track. Serves approximately ten people a month. Through outreach and referrals, assists local community members in need by giving them the tools, support, and information required to get their lives back on track. Serves approximately ten people a month.

VISTA

• Aug 2010 - Dec 2010

Placed with a non-profit program in Prescott, Arizona to serve the community through capacity building and outreach. Placed with a non-profit program in Prescott, Arizona to serve the community through capacity building and outreach.

Anthropology Chair Assistant

• Mar 2007 - Dec 2008

Provided executive assistance to a department of eight professors, as well as students. • Commended by two consecutive department chairs for dedication, thoroughness, and creativity. • Prepared class materials, 2007-2008, and redesigned book of syllabi for 2003-2009. • Scanned/organized photos and catalog sheets for the Kenyon-Honduras Program, 1987-2008. Provided executive assistance to a department of eight professors, as well as students. • Commended by two consecutive department chairs for dedication, thoroughness, and creativity. • Prepared class materials, 2007-2008, and redesigned book of syllabi for 2003-2009. • Scanned/organized photos and catalog sheets for the Kenyon-Honduras Program, 1987-2008.

Actor, Assistant Director

• Jan 2000 - May 2006

Worked as actress, director, or crew on eleven different shows. Worked as actress, director, or crew on eleven different shows.