Current & Past Professional Roles

Curator for Literary Bridges (beginning late spring of 2025)

Online Mentor for youth poets in partnership with Chiwan Choi & Cultural Daily

Office Manager for Jennings Community School since July 2023

• Acts as "headquarters" for daily school changes and challenges, acting as a liaison between administrators, instructors, students, and parents.
  • In emergency situations, is in charge of notifying staff, parents, and students of instructions, arranges for rides home, and handles conversations with police and health professionals in a crisis.
  • Implements de-escelation tactics for students in mental health crisis moments.
  • Analyzes financial data to develop and implement cost saving measures.
  • Coordinates office activities and implements a scheduling system for both instructors and administration.
  • Manages office inventory, reducing shortages and improving order accuracy.
  • Established a new financial filing system both online and via hard copy.
  • Developed and implemented a document control system that improved accuracy
  and compliance with state and federal regulations.
  • Writes Jennings' monthly school newsletter and distributes it virtually and via hard copy.
  • Takes notes for Jennings weekly staff meetings.
  • Certified in Food Management to ensure our student lunches are not only delicious, but safe for student consumption on a daily basis.
  • Purchases favored condiments and optional salads, to increase student meal engagement by 30%, leading to a decrease in food waste and healthier alternative options.
  • Plans and organizes Jennings' monthly field trips.
  • Adjusts daily food orders according to past food orders, in order to reduce waste and cut costs.
  • Certified Notary in the state of Minnesota.
  • Created and manages dating system in fridges to ensure health and safety of both students and staff.
  • Manages health logs.
  • Manages daily attendance and parent/guardian notifications to better assist students in regular attendance.
  • Assists students in individual projects relevant to expertise.
  • Interviewed and hired a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion expert to work with our students and staff to improve school culture.

Adjunct Instructor for Composition I, II, and English Express for Century College in White Bear Lake

• Assessed 300 essay applications for the Nursing Department during the 2022-2023 school year, alongside woking full-time and teaching part-time.

• Taught the basics of grammar, syntax, rhetoric. and style to classroom sizes of approximately 20 students.

• Created course schedules, syllabi, daily lesson plans, and grading rubric from the Fall of 2021 through the Fall of 2023.

• Taught one section of Composition I online in the Fall of 2023 while working full-time in real estate.

• Taught Composition II for one section during July of 2023 in an expedited course format while working full-time in real estate.

• Taught two sections of in-person classes during the Fall of 2022 while working part-time in real estate.

• Visited the Creative Writing club to talk about poetry and provide prompts for students in 2021.

• Served on the education committee to advocate for students’ needs.

• Taught four sections (three Composition courses, alongside one English Express, a Century probationary course) in the Fall of 2021 with only two weeks notice.

• Wrote personalized letters of recommendation for students in pre-law and pre-nursing programs.

Adjunct Instructor for Composition I, Metropolitan Community College, Kansas City

• Taught two sections of Composition I on the basics of grammar, syntax, rhetoric, and style for a classroom of twenty students.

• Created course syllabi, daily lesson plans, and grading rubric.

• Met individually with students during office hours to provide personalized feedback and support.

• Wrote letters of recommendation for students’ scholarship opportunities.

Graduate Assistant/Business Writing Assessor within Texas State’s Accounting Department, San Marcos

• Assisted all 28 graduate-level instructors within the Accounting Department by grading and providing feedback for all written portions of assignments and essays.

• Proctored quizzes and tests for all 28 graduate-level accounting department professors as needed.

Graduate Teacher of Record at Texas State University’s English Department, San Marcos

• Taught one section of College Writing I & College Writing II during last full calendar school year.

• Created course schedules, syllabi, daily lesson lans and grading rubric.

• Met individually with students duringoffie hours to provide personalized feedback.

• Wrote letters of recommendation for students’ scholarship and career opportunities.

Workshop Leader with Badgerdog, Austin

• Selected readings and created writing exercises for Ancient Indian Love Poetry and Middle-Eastern Poetics Forms courses.

• Executed classroom management skills to ensure time for sharing and questions.

• Provided creative “homework” and reading lists for continued learning opportunities.

Assistant Editor (Volunteer) for Front Porch, Texas State’s Literary Magazine, San Marcos

• Reviewed literary books, such as Max Ritvo’s Four Reincarnations.

• Interview established poets and writers, such as Wayne Miller, author of Post-.

• Judged and selected materials from 100 + submissions for poetry and non-fiction every fall from 2013-2017.

Graduate Instructional Assistant at Texas State University’s English Department, San Marcos

• Assisted in large sections of American and World Literature courses, ranging in classroom sizes of 50-200 students.

• Executed study sessions, replied to student emails, and conducted one-on-one student meetings to review materials and grades.

• Assessed all assignments and assessments for lead professors according to their individual rubrics.

• Guest lectured on the American Renaissance, Elizabeth Bishop, and Sylvia Plath.

• During first two year of the MFA program, assessed approximately 150 honor roll student applications during the fall semesters.

Non-Fiction Editor (Volunteer) at Newfound: An Inquiry of Place, Austin

• Filtered through non-fiction submissions and advised writers on major and minor edit suggestions for selected pieces for as many as five rounds of edits.

• Distributed and collected publishing contracts from authors.

• Published final selections.

• Queried established writers for essays.

Poetry, Fiction, and Non-Fiction Assistant Editor (Volunteer) at the University of Central Missouri’s Literary Magazine, Pleiades, Warrensburg

• Selected materials from 200+ submissions in fiction, non-fiction, and poetry to pass on to lead editors.

• Assisted lead editors in post-production duties, including distribution.