Resume

• 2015

  Master of Arts - MA

  Political Science and Government

  University of Illinois Springfield

• 2012

  Bachelor of Arts

  American Studies

  Marist College

• 2011

  Associate

  Member

  Phi Theta Kappa

  Arts; Liberal Arts; Humanities

  SUNY Sullivan

• Higher Education

  Budgets

  Human Rights

  Special Needs Populations

  Community Outreach

  Public Speaking

  Animal Welfare

  Leadership

  Community Organizing

  Alumni Relations

  Fundraising

  Microsoft Office

  Teaching

  Event Planning

  Environmental Awareness

  Recreation Planning

  Performing Arts

  Sales

  Nonprofits

  Tutoring

  A Fight For Equality

  A Fight For Equality

  MacEntee

  SUNY Sullivan

  Chapin Estates

  Boys and Girls Clubs of America

  Middletown YMCA

  YMCA

  Sullivan County Community College

  Sullivan ARC

  Henson School of Science & Technology

  Salisbury University

  St. Thomas Aquinas College

  Roscoe Central School District

  Ensure that the Lake Club is fully operational for each summer season\nCollaborate with local businesses and caterers to plan weekly events for residents\nSuccessfully execute each event from set up to break down\nMaintain up to date records of waivers and guest fees

  Chapin Estates

  Henson School of Science & Technology

  Salisbury University

  Salisbury

  MD

  Academic Advisor

  Loch Sheldrake

  NY

  Academic Advisor

  Sullivan County Community College

  Roscoe

  NY

  •\tCourses Taught: Food and Culture (K-12)\n Creative Arts (K-12)

  Educator

  Roscoe Central School District

  SUNY Sullivan

  YMCA

  Monticello

  NY

  •Oversee 30 staff members and 200 children\n\n• Organize off-site trips and large scale on-site events; create staff schedules

  design and instruct staff in creating recreational and entertaining activities for campers\n\n• Coordinating public events aimed at unification and enrichment for the local community \n\n• Work with families as a mediator for disciplinary issues; Intervention and problem-solving for troubled

  low-income youth\n\n• Make hiring decisions

  Unit Director

  •\tDeveloped and taught curriculum for high school students in the following areas: Culture and Diversity

  Criminal Justice

  Financial Literacy

  Sexual Health

  and Service Learning & Civic Engagement\n•\tManaged yearly grant budget and attendance reporting\n•\tCreated daily schedules and organized weekly educational trips\n•\tOversaw staff of 5-10 people

  Boys and Girls Clubs of America

  St. Thomas Aquinas College

  Sparkhill

  NY

  •\tCourses Taught: SOC/CJ 404- Law and Society\n SOC 300- Social Movements

  Adjunct Professor

  Loch Sheldrake

  NY

  •\tCourses Taught: SOC 2609 – Race

  Class

  & Gender \n\t\t\t SOC 1600 – Introduction to Sociology\n\t\t\t POL 1301 – Introduction to Political Science\n\t\t\t IAS 1004 – Freshman Enhancement Seminar\n IAS 1005 – Metamorphosis\n Special Topic –Making America Great Again?: Women and Minorities in \n Contemporary Politics

  Adjunct Professor

  SUNY Sullivan

  Community Learning Program (currently designing courses for Fall 2014)\nGuest Lecturer

  Food Ethics with Dr. Tim Russell; Discuss philosophical and pragmatic approaches to our food system\nExplain the rationale and implementation of plant-based eating\nRaise awareness about the impact of industrial agriculture on animal welfare

  human health

  the economy

  and the environment\nOrganize service learning projects for the class

  allowing them to share what they have learned with the campus community

  SUNY Sullivan

  Community Hab and Respite Provider

  Providing consumers who are physically and/or mentally handicapped with enriching social experiences\nConsulting with the families of consumers to develop specific plans that will develop their skills and utilize their strengths \nEnsure that consumers are exposed to events in the local community to instill a sense of belonging and independence \nCoordinating schedules that best suit the needs of the individual and budgeting appropriately to ensure the highest possible effectiveness of funding\nProviding direct support and care

  when necessary

  to provide families with the occasional reprieve of their daily responsibilities

  Sullivan ARC

  Counselor and Event Organizer

  Plan and execute age appropriate activities for children and teens from a variety of backgrounds\nIntervention and problem-solving for troubled

  low-income youth\nUse recreational activities as a teaching medium

  encouraging respect for each other and the environment \nOrganize off-site trips and large scale on-site events; create staff schedules

  design and instruct staff in creating recreational and entertaining activities for campers\nAssist specialty staff in the planning and implementation of their projects (art

  nature

  sports

  dance

  and team building). \nCoordinating public events aimed at unification and enrichment for the local community

  Middletown YMCA

  SUNY Sullivan Alumni Association

  President

  Alumni Liaison

  SUNY Sullivan Faculty Student Association

  Secretary

  SUNY Sullivan Alumni Association

  Alumni Liaison

  SUNY Sullivan Foundation Board

  SUNY Sullivan

  SUNY Chancellors Award for Student Excellence

  State University of New York

  Northeast Regional Honors Council Conference Presenter

  In the spring of 2012 I was invited to speak about marriage equality at the NRHC in Baltimore

  Maryland.