Experience

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  Shakespeare & company

  Jun 1999 - Dec 2001

  Education artist

  Administrative management for the Fall Festival of Shakespeare.• Directed student productions of Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, and As You Like It.• Taught Shakespeare workshops for teachers and K-12 students throughout New England.

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  Sarah green film corp

  Jan 2002 - Aug 2004

  Producer's assistant/ office manager

  Interned for Sarah Green, an independent film producer (STATE & MAIN, FRIDA, THE NEW WORLD) and was then hired to run the New York office during the filming of DIRTY DANCING: HAVANA NIGHTS.

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  The college board

  Jun 2005 - Mar 2015

  Writer and editor for publications and communications essential to the Advanced Placement exam administration, as well as for marketing efforts for new AP initiatives. Aligned content to AP strategic messaging, style, and branding. Provided direction to content developers, designers, and web developers.• Communications lead for AP Computer Science Principles; developed and maintained a strategic communications plan for this brand new AP Course. Planned and provided editorial reviews for marketing and operational communications to support the launch of this course.• Oversaw key mailings to schools including the AP Participation mailing, Response mailing, AP Scholar Award mailing, and AP Score Report mailings for districts and colleges. Reviewed and approved all content. • Coordinated the production of the annual AP Program Guide and Bulletin for AP Students and Parents. Identified and distributed content to pertinent subject matter experts for their review, consolidated edits, and managed the external design vendor.• Provided editorial support for the production of all communications for the annual AP Reading, including the AP Reader website, Information Guides, and Pre-Reading and Reading Manuals. Produced three AP Reader recruitment videos, apcentral.collegeboard.org/readers• Spearheaded Spotlight on Success: Strategies for Equity & Access, interviewing schools across the country, and writing their success stories for a motivational resource designed to help educators reach underserved students and strengthen their AP programs. • Event coordinator for the AP Annual Conference and the National Equity and Access Colloquium; reviewed session proposals, developed conference program, worked with caterers and external vendors, evaluated sessions, and provided on-site support for Pre- and Post-Conference workshops. Show less

  • Associate Director

    Sept 2007 - Mar 2015

  • Registration Associate

    Jun 2005 - Sept 2007
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  No, you tell it!

  May 2012 - now

  Creator/ producer

  No, YOU Tell It! storytellers work together to develop true tales on the page, then swap stories to embody their partner’s culture, identity, and life experience on stage. Audiences witness the community created when story partners help each other share the stories that need to be told.• Recruit storytellers, facilitate story development meetings, book venues, manage the production calendar, budget, and creative team, direct the performances, host the live shows, and produce the podcast.• Plan and execute fundraising initiatives, including writing grant proposals, and oversee all NYTI social media campaigns to build and maintain an audience.• Design and teach specialized No, YOU Tell It! collaborative storytelling workshops at various locations. Show less

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  Nantucket film festival

  Jan 2015 - Jun 2019

  2019 nff reading and screening commitee member

  Read and evaluate scripts in consideration for the Showtime Tony Cox Screenplay Competitions and screen films submitted to the festival.

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  The astoria bookshop

  Feb 2015 - Mar 2022

  Creative writing instructor

  Conceive and teach creative writing workshops at The Astoria Bookshop for writers of all levels. Presently, the workshop is available online every other Sunday. Contact [email protected] for more information on upcoming group workshops or private coaching.

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  Educational testing service (ets)

  Apr 2015 - now

  Editor and proofreader

  Provide editorial support for the AP Chinese and AP Japanese Exams: Setup and Administration Guide and the Advanced Placement (AP) Program's summer curricular publications, produced in conjunction with the annual AP Reading.• Drive content delivery and production deadlines for multiple AP subjects simultaneously.• Develop and maintain relationships with a variety of subject matter experts to ensure strict adherence to ETS and College Board editorial guidelines across all deliverables.• Provide “fresh eyes” proofreading and editorial reviews for other team members. Show less

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  Fairleigh dickinson university

  Aug 2015 - now

  Adjunct writing instructor

  Adjunct Writing Instructor in the Creative Writing department, and the College Writing Program teaching Introduction to Creative Writing, Composition I: Rhetoric and Inquiry, and Composition II: Research and Argument. • Develop syllabus and learning sequence for the course. • Instruct students in the fundamentals of creative and academic writing through lectures, close reading, low and high stakes writing assignments, written feedback, and class discussion.• Proficient in teaching online and hybrid courses. Show less

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  York college of the city university of new york

  Aug 2016 - May 2019

  Adjunct faculty instructor

  Adjunct Instructor in the English Department teaching Introduction to Creative Writing, Composition I: Introduction to College Writing, and Composition II: Writing About Literature.• Develop syllabus and learning sequence for the course. • Instruct students in the fundamentals of creative and academic writing through lectures, close reading, low and high stakes writing assignments, written feedback, and class discussion.• Proficient in teaching online and hybrid courses.

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  Legal outreach, inc.

  Aug 2016 - Nov 2019

  College admissions essay writing instructor

  Each fall, I work one-on-one with a small group high school seniors (8-9) at Legal Outreach, a legal education non-profit that prepares urban youth from underserved communities in NYC for college.I help students identify what aspects of their character they want to bring forth in their college essays and how to tell their stories in an authentic voice.Prior students have been accepted at Bates, Baruch, Brown, Columbia, Fordham, Hampton, Harvard, Marist, Middlebury, Northwestern, NYU, Princeton, Smith, UPenn, URochester, University at Albany, Williams, Wellesley, Yale, and more. Show less

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  Palisades convention management, inc.

  Feb 2017 - Jul 2019

  Director of publications

  Manage the production and delivery of a variety of conference publications (program, exhibit guide, lecture notes, brochures, etc.) in both print and electronic formats. • Created and maintained a comprehensive publications calendar, coordinated editorial rounds between both internal and external stakeholders, and managed the external printing vendor. • Collaborated with seminar presenters and short course instructors to oversee the development of abstracts, presentation notes, and website content to effectively communicate the scientific significance and value of the sessions to the attendees of The Society for Information Display’s annual Display Week conference. • Led discussions on appropriate publication innovations (enhanced or additional content, transition to digital formats, etc.) and executed appropriately. Show less

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  Summerfuel

  Jul 2017 - Aug 2020

  College admissions essay writing instructor

  Designed and facilitated a 15-hour college admissions essay writing course for students from all over the globe as part of Summerfuel’s CAP Columbia program held at Columbia University in July of 2017, 2019, and for the 2020 Summerfuel Virtual program.

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  The spence school

  Sept 2019 - Jun 2020

  Creative writing lab instructor

  Design and facilitate a myriad of interactive creative writing activities for fifth and sixth graders participating in the extended day program.

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  The center for fiction

  Apr 2021 - now

  Writing instructor

  Summer 2024 Online Workshop (JULY 25–AUGUST 29)NYC & Me: Exploring the City’s Famous & Forgotten History to Inspire Personal Narratives Write a personal narrative inspired by the city’s rich—sometimes unknown—history, informed by historical resources and artwork.

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  Revisionary writing and editing llc

  May 2021 - Dec 2023

  College essay writing coach

  Provide high school juniors and seniors with tailored writing support for their personal statements and supplemental essays required by the Common App. Through a series of remote-live sessions (via Zoom) and offline work, students will find and craft stand-out stories that show admissions officers why that student is someone they want in their academic community.Contact me to set up a complimentary 30-minute consultation.

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  House of speakeasy

  Jul 2023 - now

  College essay writing instructor

  Summer College Essay Workshop Instructor for SpeakTogether in partnership with Union Settlement’s College Readiness Program in July of 2023 and 2024.This summer workshop offered college hopefuls the chance to brainstorm and begin work on their college application essays. Students finished the series with a complete first draft of their Common App personal statement and a set of revision techniques for revising their work. Student feedback:"I would definitely recommend this workshop because of the great feedback I got from KJ and the additional scaffolds." –Ariana, rising junior"I used to hate writing, but this class made me realize my full potential." –Isabella, rising senior"I can understand the beauty in reading someone else’s story and finding out about a person's life." –Megan, rising senior Show less