Experience

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  WaitWhat

  • United States
  • Online Audio and Video Media
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Researcher

    • Oct 2023 - Present

    Generate Dossier and background documents for guests and endeavors across all shows and properties.Fact-checking scripts and public facing documents.Tracking related industries and media trendsCurating and researching for future guestsEditing scripts and other content materialInterview guests and individuals for research

  • Staff Writer, Masters of Scale

    • Apr 2022 - Oct 2023

    • Write episodes for the award-winning podcast Masters of Scale.• Collaborate across the WaitWhat organization in production, writing, and creation of high-quality material• Draft and create theories and themes for each episode and guest. • Select quotes and storytelling elements to tell the human story of entrepreneurship.• Read and listen to interviews and revise content with honest and constructive feedback• Provide weekly deliverables and objectives and flexibility within the writer role• Generate writing objectives and ideas such as the newsletter for Masters of Scale

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  The University of Alabama

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • English and Writing Instructor

    • Aug 2019 - May 2022

    ● Teach composition, writing, creative writing, and rhetoric to undergraduate students● Prepare and execute weekly lessons for class of 12 to 22 students throughout each semester● Converted and executed courses in hybrid and online versions of classes during pandemicEN 101: English Composition, Fall 2019EN 102: English Composition, Spring 2020EN 103: Advanced English Composition, Fall 2020EN 305: Creative Nonfiction Writing, Spring 2021, Fall 2021 EN 301: Creative Writing Fiction, Spring 2022

  • Creative Writing Assistant

    • May 2019 - May 2022

    ● Assist the Creative Writing Program with administration, programming, event planning● Promote the Creative Writing Program through public events● Implement programming such as environmental writing, worships, and teaching writing in thecommunity

  • Research and Teaching Assistant

    • Aug 2018 - Jul 2019

    ● Edited manuscripts and articles for Professor Andy Crank in the English Department● Completed tasks such as copying, organizing research files, and management of researchdocuments● Assisted writer Hali Felt with an advanced undergraduate creative writing class by teachingand offering feedback to students● Researched agents and publishers for nonfiction book proposal

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  Alabama Public Radio

  • Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

  • Intern Reporter

    • Aug 2019 - Jun 2021
    • Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

    ● Have conducted over 2,000 hours in daily news room operations and assisted with over 200 news stories● Pitched, researched, reported, and recorded radio features● Cut and prepared audio and create soundbites from interviews for broadcast● Wrote stories and news items for broadcast and web publication● Voiced and narrated news for broadcast● Took photographs for news stories when in the field

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  The Crimson White

  • Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

  • Reporter and Writer

    • Aug 2019 - Jun 2021
    • Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

    ● Conducted interviews and wrote news coverage for the Health, Environmental, and Culture beatfor the University of Alabama and Tuscaloosa community● Wrote opposition pieces on UA community and health concerns● Cultivated sources and relationships for understanding health and environmental issues

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  The University of Alabama Writing Center and Shelton State Community College

  • Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

  • Writing Tutor

    • Aug 2018 - Aug 2020
    • Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

    Writing Tutor at both University of Alabama and the The Student Opportunities for Achievement Resources Institute at Shelton State Community College ● Consulted undergraduate and graduate students in various writing projects and assignments● Entered reports and data for each consultation and during front desk shifts● Assisted students with job and graduate school applications

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  The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Health Outreach Specialist

    • Aug 2015 - Aug 2018
    • Greater New York City Area

    ● Specialized in providing programming for seriously ill children, teenagers, and young adultsand families in eight New York City area hospitals● Engaged and interacted with 40-60 patients during bedside visits, outpatient clinics, playrooms,and other hospital environments● Created programming and projects that used fine art, creative writing, crafts, games, andmaterials for large events● Developed innovative programming for teen group that used leadership, art, organization,project skills"Through one-on-one interactions and group activities, Health Outreach Programming brings Camp’s unique summer programming and spirit to hospitals and clinics. Whether working bedside, in playrooms or outpatient clinic settings, our interactions and activities with children and families include arts & crafts projects, and interactive games specifically adapted for use in the medical setting, as well as other Camp-inspired programming and events. Just like at Camp, all interactions are guided by the child’s choice and are child-driven."

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  Peace Corps

  • Sainshand, Mongolia

  • Peace Corps Volunteer

    • Apr 2013 - Aug 2015
    • Sainshand, Mongolia

    ● Built human capacity skills for 8 Mongolian English teachers at a secondary school● Introduced and implemented new teaching techniques and methods for 8 English Mongolianteachers including lesson planning, classroom management, communicative method, criticalthinking, and creativity● Taught individual classes and co-taught English lessons for 15 to 25 hours a week● Created English language curriculums and lesson plans for 5th grade to adult learners● Designed and taught an art and writing summer class● Integrated successfully into a small community in eastern Gobi, Mongolia● Counseled and mentored students during summer camps● Coordinated and participated in three summer camps for life skills, outdoor education, andlearning English

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  Future Connect Initiative with the City of Portland and Parks and Recreation

  • Portland, Oregon

  • Americorps Volunteer, Strategies Coordinator

    • Apr 2012 - Apr 2013
    • Portland, Oregon

    Future Connect helps high school students find career and educational success at the next level. Future Connect projects and programs support reaching two primary goals: increasing the high school graduation rate by 50 percent and doubling the number of youth going to and completing college or career training.A talented local workforce is critical to growing the greater Portland economy and preserving our rich quality of life. The City of Portland, businesses, colleges and communities have partnered on Future Connect to help prepare youth to become that workforce.•Developed events and programs to help more Portland youth graduate high school and reach post-secondary education•Scheduled events and projects with diverse communities such as the Black United Fund of Oregon, the housing authority Home Forward, Native American Youth Center, and the high schools of north Portland•Wrote curriculums and recruited volunteers for classes and tutoring •Presented the Future Connect Scholarship•Graded the Future Connect Scholarship and assisted in the selection process•Tutored in writing, science, and math

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  StoryCorps

  • Brooklyn, New York

  • Human Resource

    • Sep 2011 - Dec 2011
    • Brooklyn, New York

    StoryCorps is an independent nonprofit whose mission is to provide Americans of all backgrounds and beliefs with the opportunity to record, share, and preserve the stories of our lives. Since 2003, StoryCorps has collected and archived more than 30,000 interviews from more than 60,000 participants. Each conversation is recorded on a free CD to share, and is preserved at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress• Provided administrative support for the daily operations of a mid-size nonprofit• Reviewed incoming applicants and provided support for general recruitment process• Developed the internship program

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  Latventure

  • Quito, Ecuador

  • Writer and Intern

    • May 2011 - Aug 2011
    • Quito, Ecuador

    • Assisted with daily administrative tasks.• Responsible for editing and translation of internal written docs for a German tour operator.• Wrote and corrected English website and itineraries.• Conducted field research for outdoor activities and hotel visits.