Full CV
Education
University of Florida 2008 | B.S. in Journalism with a minor in English
Work Experience
Lekha School of Creative Writing | Director of Programs | June 2011-Present
- Lead development of after school programs for both on site programs and extention programs
- Examine and increase enrollments in areas where registrations don't meet minimums
- Train employees on use of registration system and how to answer the phoen
- Coordinate with school districts, city employees and staff on distributing flyers in schools around class locations
- Launch and maintain an entirely new web site for the company.
- Develop, troubleshoot, and debug the new web site.
Comics Bulletin | Column Editor | December 2011-Present
- Edit columns for AP style, content and grammar for Comics Bulletin.
- Upload columns and relevant media through Comics Bulletin's custom CMS
- Decide on publication dates for irregular columns.
Lekha School of Creative Writing | After School and Enrichment Manager | June 2010-June 2011
- Lead team in developing a proposal and working through the vetting process for the City of San Jose.
- Assist in presenting to City of San Jose staff throughout the process.
- Comanage a team of 20 teachers for the summer camp, including coordinating schedules and helping with curriculum.
- Continued growth in school districts by gaining a program in one of the schools at the San Jose Unified School District and Sacred Heart School in Saratoga
- Lead the implementation and selection of a new registration system provided by ActiveNetworks.
- Oversee a team of 6 regular teachers to ensure they arrive at their school sites and that the programs are executed correctly.
Lekha School of Creative Writing | Head Instructor August 2009-June 2010
- Lead team in acquiring contracts with school districts, city departments and private schools.
- Teach seven classes during the school year, often requested by name from parents.
- Edit and manage company web site.
- Handle registration involving Excel, email and Paypal.
- Hire a web developer to work on web site.
826 Valencia | Volunteer | August 2009-May 2010
- Sunday tutor, working with several students regularly
- Tutor in math, reading and chemistry
McSweeney's | Intern | August 2009-December 2009
- Fact check articles and create content for the San Francisco Panorama
- Help design, research and fact check a page on lunches.
- Work with other staff on larger research projects including money spent in Iraq and 25 Things Still Made in America
Lekha School of Creative Writing | Instructor | June 2009-August 2009
- Lead classes ranging from 3 to 8 students.
- Teach students from ages 6 to 13.
- Create lesson plans for own classes ranging from story writing to playwriting.
Everyone A Reader | Volunteer | January 2009-February 2009
- Tutor individual students on reading strategies.
- Put in charge of advancing students a level.
Enterprise Locksmith SEO | February 2009-April 2009
- Lead an SEO campaign for a San Diego locksmith company.
- Edit HTML and several letters from the owners of the company
County of San Diego: Registrar of Voters | Database Entry | September 2008-December 2008
- Enter voter registrations into proprietary database, reaching an average of 120 entries per day
- Worked 12 hour days for 35 days straight with no weekends to complete tasks.
Big Bend Homeless Coalition | Receptionist Volunteer | June 2008-August 2008
- Answer phones and help find services for callers
- Operate a copier
- Greet people visiting the facility
The Independent Florida Alligator | Metro Editor | August 2007-December 2007
- Supervise a staff of two reporters with various freelance reporters.
- Oversee coverage on homeless issues, a new power plant for the city, and the development stall of a prominent property
- Regularly write stories for the paper ranging from student deaths to a ride along with a tow truck driver
- Offered promotion to Managing Editor but turned it down to focus on schoolwork
The Independent Florida Alligator | Metro Reporter | June 2007-August 2007
- Work on long term stories about underage drinking and property manager neglect
- Edit the metro section for two weeks
The Gainesville Sun | Intern | January 2007-May 2007
- Write stories for the metro section of the newspaper in addition to fact finding and database creation.
- Also assist in story idea generation for the paper.
High Springs Herald | Intern | June 2006-August 2006
- Cover wide range of topics from police stories to tropical storm coverage
- Edit stories directly with the editor
The Satellite | City Reporter | October 2005-March 2006
- Interview artist Ted Leo for feature for an upcoming Gainesville Festival
- Cover candidates running for City Commission and countywide program to end homelessness
Publix | Produce Associate | June 2005-October 2005
- Organize produce back room
- Close section and prepare it for the next morning
- Customer service regarding complaints about produce and confusion about items in the store
- Stock and grade fruits and vegetables
Accomplishments
- Successfully acquire contract with City of San Jose and oversee the process from presentation to individual centers to contract negotiation
- Build a new web site from the ground up that matches the director's specifications
- Put in charge of covering Alternative Press Expo for Comics Bulletin, turning out 3 articles in 48 hours.
- Establish a creative writing enrichment program at Willow Glen Elementary
- Identify registration problems and provide a solution two months after the summer camps finish
- Continue expansion of summer camp program into the peninsula, east bay and marin county.
- Double number of classes within the first 4 months as Head Instructor at Lekha School of Creative Writing.
- Double number of students in the after school program through word of mouth about my classes.