resumé

Education:

Brooklyn College (CUNY) - Bachelor of Fine Arts, 2024
Major: Creative Writing, Minor: Film Studies

GPA: 4.0, Summa Cum Laude

Dean's List: Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024

Sophie C. Aksel Special Baccalaureate Scholarship - Spring 2023

Sarah Koltun Scholarship - Spring 2023

English Department Chair's Scholars - Spring 2023

Winner  - Academy of American Poets College & University Prize - Spring 2023

Winner - Louis B. Goodman Creative Writing Scholarship - Spring 2023

Fellow - Zicklin Scholars Degree Completion Program - Summer 2023

Winner - Ottillie Grebanier Drama Award - Spring 2024

New York State Summer Writer's Institute Skidmore College, 2024

Student - Advanced Poetry Workshop

Scholarship Recipient, Student Panelist

Borough of Manhattan Community College (CUNY) - Associate of Arts, 2022
Major: Writing & Literature

GPA: 4.0, with Honor
Dean’s List: Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022
Member, Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society

John Paul Stevens High School - High School Diploma,  2009

GPA: 3.5

Member, Thespian Honor Society

Member, National Speech & Debate Association

Member & State Qualifier, Texas Forensic Association

University of Texas National Institute in Forensics, 2007-2008

Concentrations: Original Oratory & Humorous Interpretation

Work Experience:

Freelance Entertainment Journalist - Collider

July 2024 - Present

Horror Features Writer: contributing four articles a week to collider.com pertaining to the horror genre.

Tutor (Contract) - Varsity Tutors

January 2024 - Present

Providing specialized tutoring services to both schools and individuals ranging from elementary school students to adult learners. Subjects: ACT/SAT/PSAT Test Prep, English, Spanish, ESL, Essay Writing, Reading, among others. 

Supplemental Instruction Leader - CUNY Research Foundation

July 2021 - June 2022
Course: MES 153-1401 Screenwriting
Duties include: attending all class sessions and assisting the professor with lectures, lesson planning, and class writing exercises as well as holding twice weekly Zoom writing workshops for students. Authored two screenplays that were included on the syllabus as sample scripts.

Teaching Assistant - Borough of Manhattan Community College

December 2021 - June 2022
Course: ENG 101-0501 English Composition, 2 sections
Duties include: attending all class sessions and assisting the professor with class participation, reading workshops, holding twice weekly tutoring sessions with students, and helping students with composition, editing, research and MLA format. 

Skills:

- Languages: English (Fluent) & Spanish (Fluent)
- Computer: Google suite, Microsoft suite, Final Draft, Celtx, WriterDuet, SEO.
- Academic: Creative writing, screenwriting, tutoring, proofreading, research, lesson planning, public speaking.
- Personal: Leadership, communication, organization, creativity.
- Other: Acting, roller skating, 15 years in the service industry.