Positions Held
Storytelling Series Producer
No, YOU Tell It! / 2012–Present
Creator of a nonfiction reading series that switches up the storytelling. No, YOU Tell It! (noyoutellit.com) storytellers collaborate with the creative team to develop true tales on the page, then swap stories to embody their partner’s culture, identity, and life experience on stage. The series values cooperation over competition and the camaraderie this creates lives beyond show night.
Key Achievements and responsibilities:
- Recruit storytellers, facilitate story development meetings, establish and maintain relationships with 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 23 successful grant proposals
- Produce special student shows at Symphony Space to inspire high school students working on their college application essays with the power of personal storytelling
College Essay Writing Instructor
House of SpeakEasy / 2016–Present
Working with hundreds of high school students to find and craft college application essays that highlight their unique character for admissions officers through authentic storytelling. Focus on sensory details to create an emotional connection with the reader through a combination of generative exercises, personalized feedback, and guidance on revision techniques.
Key Achievements and responsibilities:
- Design and lead House of SpeakEasy’s summer SpeakTogether College Essay Writing Workshop in partnership with Union Settlement’s College Readiness Program at NYU (July 2023–2025) and, in 2025, expanded the summer program into a series of fall workshops, student support days, and a No, YOU Tell It! student story swap at Talent Unlimited High School
- Spearhead of a second month-long summer SpeakTogether College Essay Writing Workshop at the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts in Queens in July 2025 where participating students complete a first draft of their Common App personal statement and receive a set of revision techniques
- Created two-week online college essay workshops for The Center for Fiction (2021–2023); a 16-hour college essay writing workshop for students from all over the globe for Summerfuel’s CAP Columbia program at Columbia University in July of 2017, 2019, and for the 2020 Summerfuel Virtual program; and provided one-on-one college essay writing support for a cohort of 8–9 high school seniors on Saturdays in the fall through Legal Outreach, a legal education non-profit that prepares urban youth from underserved communities in NYC for college (2016–2019)
Post-Reading Publications Editor
The College Board / 2015–Present
Provide editorial support for the Advanced Placement (AP) Program’s summer curricular publications (Scoring Guidelines, Sample Responses, Chief Reader Reports) produced in conjunction with the annual AP Reading and published on AP Central.
Key Achievements and responsibilities:
- Drive content delivery and production deadlines for 10–12 AP subjects simultaneously
- Build collaborative relationships with over 20 individual AP subject-matter experts and work together to review all deliverables for clarity, accuracy, and strict adherence to College Board editorial guidelines
- Provide “fresh eyes” proofreading for other team members, which includes fact-checking and correcting errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation
Adjunct Faculty
Fairleigh Dickinson University / 2015–2025
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.
Key Achievements and responsibilities:
- 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
- Masterclass Creative Nonfiction instructor for the 2025 MFA Creative Writing Summer Residency
- Proficient in teaching in person, online, and hybrid courses
Director of Publications
Palisades Convention Management, Inc. / 2017–2019
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, the transition to digital formats, etc.) and executed appropriately.
Associate Director, AP Program Information
The College Board / 2007–2015
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. Edited for clarity and accuracy as needed.
- 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.
- 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.
- Project manager and proofreader for 2007, 2008, and 2009 Annual AP Report to the Nation and supplemental state reports.
Registration Associate
The College Board / 2005–2007
Managed the registration process for all professional development workshops and conferences in the College Board’s Western Region.
- Processed over 10,500 registrations and $900,000 in payments annually.
- Trained and managed regional assistants in registration activities.
- Expeditiously and accurately addressed registrant inquiries.
Outreach Educator (2005-2006)
Arts for All / 2005–2006
Taught after-school workshops on improvisation, creative writing, and Shakespeare to students in grades K-12.
Director and Education Artist (1999-2003)
Shakespeare & Company / 1999–2003
- 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.
Education
Shakespeare & Company, On Teaching Shakespeare, Professional Development Workshop, 2017
Fairleigh Dickinson University, MFA, Creative Nonfiction, 2012-2014
New York University SCPS, Certificate in Publishing, 2009-2010
Writers Boot Camp Think Tank, Two-Year Screenwriting Program, 2006-2008
Shakespeare & Company, Summer Training Institute, 1999
University of Central Florida, BFA, Theater, cum laude, 1995-1999