Plans and conducts a biweekly virtual support group for individuals living with bipolar disorder.
Presents and implements guidelines and rules of etiquette; leads groups of 15-20 participants through therapeutic exercises and free-form discussion with aim of building positive thought patterns and practical coping skills.
Redirects group when conversation loses focus; provides space for members to voice intimate problems and maintains high levels of confidence and trust.
Takes minutes and updates logbook; corresponds with Virtual Side Coordinator and coordinates weekly schedule.
Server
The Stonewall Inn
01.2023 - Current
Provides strong customer service and excellent communication skills in a fast-paced, historic bar.
Serves drinks and processes payments; completes upwards of 150 guest transactions per shift.
Addresses and remediates patron’s concerns with grace and efficiency; demonstrates consistent knowledge of menu and programming and offers suggestions upon request.
Monitors inventory levels; cleans and replenishes bar area and storage spaces; ensures cleanliness and a warm, orderly atmosphere.
Copyeditor/research assistant, culture writer, production assistant, art/fashion model
01.2022 - 12.2022
Receptionist/Administrative Assistant
Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, PC
09.2020 - 03.2021
Scheduled meetings, greeted guests and provided positive impression of corporate law office.
Handled incoming and outgoing telephone calls using MiCollab software.
Provided detail-oriented support for attorneys by organizing paperwork and proofreading documents.
Performed administrative and clerical tasks, maintaining excellent upkeep of space and supplies.
Digital Marketing Coordinator
Connecticut Voice Magazine
03.2019 - 08.2020
Researched, wrote and published weekly blog posts on LGBT interest topics for company website.
Coordinated and supervised company booth at statewide promotional events; promoted brand and captured 3000+ emails.
Pitched, researched, wrote and fact-checked articles for quarterly print issues.
Promoted content and monitored engagement on social media.
Education
Bachelor in Fine Arts With Honors - Writing
Pratt Institute
Brooklyn, NY
05-2018
Skills
Proficient in Word/Excel, adobe Quickbooks, Outlook, inDesign
Speaks intermediate French; certified in TEFL (Teach English as a Foreign Language)
Maintains self-guided daily writing practice at home studio; fulfils weekly page counts and maximizes verbal/research skills
Accomplishments
Served as juror for 2025 Scholastic Writing Awards at regional and national levels.
Awarded 2021 COVID Bridge Fund Fellowship from Foundation for Contemporary Arts.
Honorable mention for 2021 Emerging Writers’ Award at Key West Literary Seminar.
Short fiction/essays published in Evergreen Review, The Drift, Los Angeles Review of Books, and elsewhere.
Timeline
Peer Facilitator
Mood Disorders Support Group, Inc.
12.2024 - Current
Server
The Stonewall Inn
01.2023 - Current
Copyeditor/research assistant, culture writer, production assistant, art/fashion model