Planned, marketed, and delivered high-quality bi-weekly workshop sessions, ensuring participants developed a thorough understanding of the subject matter.
Increased participant engagement by incorporating interactive activities, group discussions, and critique opportunities into sessions.
Fostered an inclusive learning environment by addressing diverse needs and adapting facilitation techniques as needed.
Education Program Assistant 2
Oregon State University
10.2024 - Current
Provided copyediting, formatting, and data management for social media, blog, marketing, teaching materials, quarterly reports, and research projects.
Maintained excellent communication with multiple teams, outside educators, and community members.
Fostered professional community through affinity group and work group meetings.
Wrote monthly educational column.
Early Childhood Educator
MIT and University of Oregon
09.2020 - 09.2024
Fostered creativity in the classroom through art projects, dramatic play, storytelling exercises, and other imaginative pursuits.
Maintained and fostered positive and constructive interactions with staff, families, and children.
Designed and implemented resources to support diverse families.
Makerspace Workshop Facilitator
Williams College
09.2019 - 04.2020
Taught various workshops on found poetry, interactive writing, and zine making
Teaching Assistant
Williams College
09.2019 - 12.2019
Provided individualized feedback on poetry and creative non-fiction drafts.
Assisted the lead teacher in developing comprehensive lesson plans tailored to individual student needs and abilities.
Facilitated activities in small groups to reinforce course concepts.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - American Studies
Williams College
Williamstown, MA
06-2020
Skills
Community outreach
Submission evaluation
Project management
Teamwork and collaboration
Excellent communication
Organizational skills
Editorial Experience
Poetry Reader and Outreach Manager for soon-to-be-announced LGBTQIA2S+ literary award, fifth wheel press, March 2025 – Present.
Editor, A NOTE THAT WILL SHATTER THE WAY THINGS ARE, poetry and hybrid manuscript by Sterling-Elizabeth Arcadia, February 2025.
Guest Editor, Eye to the Telescope: (non)binaries Issue, September 2024 – December 2024.
Poetry Reader, Kitchen Table Quarterly, February 2023 – May 2024.
Editor, Requiem, poetry manuscript by H. Carnell, June 2022.
Fellowships
Sundress Academy for the Arts Trans and Non-binary Writers Retreat Fellow, 2025.
Davis Center Community Engagement Fellow, Williams College, 2019 – 2020.
Center for Learning in Action Sentinels Fellow, 2019.
Writing Awards and Recognition
Pushcart Prize Nomination, "In a World That Cares / for the Unidentified Woman / Found by My Childhood Home," Originally published by fifth wheel press in Garland: Issue 2, October 2024.
The Field Guide Magazine’s A Walk Through the Woods Contest, Second Place, "Worshiping the Dirt," January 2024.
Iron Horse Literary Review’s PhotoFinish Contest, Finalist, "It Was a Child’s War," April 2023.
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