Sophie Cordell
Graduate Applicant
TULSA,OK
Summary
Eager English B.A. graduate with an emphasis on Screen Studies, driven by a lifelong commitment to accessibility, community inclusion, and anticolonial stewardship, with an academic interest in analyzing how media, culture, and institutions shape public understanding and collective values. Experienced in archival research, semiotic and Marxist textual analysis, and interdisciplinary scholarships.
Overview
3
3
Languages
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Volunteer
Meals on Wheels
09.2026 - Current
- Assisted in clerical work such as stuffing envelopes and file organization.
- Maintained clean, neat, facilities to serve program needs.
Volunteer
Food Not Bombs
01.2024 - Current
- Helped prep peanut butter sandwiches to distribute among the unhoused community in Tulsa.
- Drop off food supplies regularly at local restaurants for the organization to collect and distribute.
- Assisted in raising legal funds to continue various community outreach operations.
Volunteer
Surfrider Foundation
09.2021 - 08.2022
- Dropped in for multiple of Surfrider's beach clean up events on O'ahu.
- Cleaned many of the island's dirtiest beaches such as Kailua and Ala Moana Beach Park.
- On my own time, collected a bag of trash a week at my local beach including sifting microplastics out of the sand.
Volunteer
The Penguin Project
08.2019 - 12.2019
- Supported performers during rehearsals in understand choreography and stage direction.
- Assisted in developing socially through daily activities and conversations, maintaining positive and patient relationships.
- Coordinated with cast members during challenging costume changes, difficult props, and uncomfortable makeup.
- Provided calm, consistent support in the midst of many production issues and challenges.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - English
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater 05.2001 -
Skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Strong analytical research capabilities with special regards to information synthesis and comparative and contextual analysis
- Rigorous feedback integration and developmental editing
- Executing projects autonomously while maintaining collaboration across multiple groups
Projects/Portfolio
Shot and edited dozens of experimental non-narrative short films for the last 11 years.
Some of my work can be seen at: Editing Portfolio
Timeline
Volunteer
Meals on Wheels
09.2026 - Current
Volunteer
Food Not Bombs
01.2024 - Current
Volunteer
Surfrider Foundation
09.2021 - 08.2022
Volunteer
The Penguin Project
08.2019 - 12.2019
Bachelor of Arts - English
Oklahoma State University
05.2001 -