Hofstra University

Writing Center Consultant

Assist students with writing course-assigned papers, essays, and creative writing projects. Prepare students to retake the Hofstra University Writing Proficiency Exam. Perform classroom presentations about the services offered at the Writing Center. Develop writing and research seminars for graduate and professional organizations on Hofstra University’s campus. Develop and facilitate workshops for professors to incorporate writing into the curriculum.

Hofstra University

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Writing Studies and Rhetoric

Develop and manage syllabus materials for composition classes containing students with a wide range of needs and challenges. Coordinate courseware and curriculum with the department chair. Facilitate class instruction and evaluate student performance. Collaborate with administrators to create action plans for at-risk students who need additional support. Monitor individual students and their rate of achievement. Develop online and multimedia materials and extend the classroom experience using Blackboard.
Classes include:
Writing Studies and Composition 1 & 2
General Creative Writing 133
Written Expressions 1
English Language Program 1 (Reading for TESOL students)

Johns Hopkins University, Center for Talented Youth

General Assistant

As a General Assistant, responsibilities primarily included supporting the Site Director of the New York City campus of Johns Hopkins University's Center for Talented Youth. Specific responsibilities were general office duties, including filing, record keeping, interacting with parents and students, coordinating with facilities and host staff, and coordinating with the Office Manager. Additional work included working with Instructors and Program Assistants, and in some cases, filling in for Program Assistants during medical absences. Logistical responsibilities included negotiating and developing relationships with local business in an attempt to secure services and negotiate favorable rates and discounts. At the end of the 7-week summer session, activities totaled nearly a $6000 budget surplus.

Johns Hopkins University, Center for Talented Youth

Instructor

Plan and instruct curriculum for two creative writing classes; Curriculum included reading and analyzing literature to study writing techniques, writing assignments to develop specific elements of craft, and major writing assignments to generate original creative pieces; teach and instruct workshop editing and moderate student workshops; host a student symposium at the end of sessions, displaying student work; assess student development at multiple stages of the class; coordinate with site director and academic dean to enhance student learning, meet the goals set by CTY, and intervene in opportunities to help students who are not succeeding.

Johns Hopkins University, Center for Talented Youth

English Instructor

Plan, instruct, and facilitate workshops of creative writing for summer programs. Evaluate student performance and coordinate with Academic deans to enhance student success. Classes include Creative Nonfiction and Writing and Imagination.

WRBB 104.9FM Boston

Disc Jockey

*Co-Hosted show, The Carnival of Carnage, weekly during evening drive time slot. (1996-1999)
*Hosted Mid-Day Hiphop Spotlight (1998-1999)
*Created promotional materials including cartridges and live-read materials
*Recorded Public Service Announcements
*Interviewed Station guests for use on other shows

NYC Department of Education

Teacher

*Taught five daily periods of standards-based High School English classes
*Designed and implemented a language arts curriculum and lesson plans to meet diverse needs of student population
*Established classroom management routines to create safe and inviting learning environment that maximized student participation
*Maintained highest student achievement scores on standardized tests
*Created reports and information packets on student development and data
*Managed and successfully stretched a continuously shrinking school supply budget annually to provide for 135 students
*Tested and tracked student development, identifying need areas, and created programs to address these needs and reports that demonstrated progress as well as areas needing improvement
*Created and maintained a communication network between parents, students, administrators, and teachers in other subject areas using telephone, email, and new media to monitor student achievement as well as allow access to a wide range of support resources.

Tilles Center for the Performing Arts

Box Office Assistant Manager

*Trained and supervised staff in Theater policies, sales and customer services, and night-of-show operations.
*Managed call center that handled over 600 transactions daily, including personally operating phone banks and handling all customer escalation cases.
*Oversaw four phone call subscription renewal campaigns resulting in 12% increase in sales.
*Created daily and monthly financial reports, settled credit purchases and oversaw daily drawer counts.
*Maintained customer database of over 15,000 theater patrons.

Fiction Writers Guild

member

Fiction Writers Guild

member

Fiction Writers Guild

member

Fiction Writers Guild

member

Fiction Writers Guild

member

Fiction Writers Guild

member