Downloadable version of my curriculum vitae available here.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Communications Assistant
Library Foundation of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
February 2019 - current
Currently I work for the Library Foundation in the communications department. As communications assistant, I develop and implement PR and marketing campaigns that promote the Library Foundation. This includes writing and distributing press releases and announcements of Foundation-related events and news; managing Foundation social media accounts and overall socials strategy; creating content for web and social media pages.
In addition to my duties over our digital content and external communications, I serve as an in-house graphic designer, developing many of the Foundation’s creative assets and collateral materials using Adobe Creative Cloud products, such as Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, and Spark. I also steward the Foundation’s digital media archive, editing audio and video material for the Foundation as necessary.
Research, Archives, and Data Strategy Intern
NPR
Washington, D.C.
January 2018 - April 2018
I was a member of NPR's Research, Archives, and Data Strategy (RAD) team as the music metadata intern. In this position I worked primarily with RAD's in-house music database, Orpheus, to perform a number of responsibilities: propose, evaluate, and test new features or bug repairs; create and edit music metadata; evaluate the quality of music metadata; research and implement new music information retrieval (MIR) technologies to better improve Orpheus.
Moreover, as the RAD team is comprised of highly I took on a number of responsibilities beyond the scope of my internship: I created and curated content for RAD's social media channels; I was an invaluable team member on NPR's hyper-collaborative Today In 1968 project; I undertook an independent project, "All Queers Considered," which explored LGBTQ narratives presented on America's flagship radio program "All Things Considered" from 1971-1983.
Diversity Assistant
NPR
Washington, D.C.
September 2017 - January 2018
As NPR's diversity intern, then diversity assistant, I was in charge of NPR's "Source of the Week," an initiative designed to make NPR programming look and sound more like America.
As such, I researched, vetted, and connected with diverse experts across the nation to maintain NPR’s “Source of the Week” newsletter, which reached an audience of over 1,000 journalists across the network; I conducted research and pre-interviews on potential experts for the database; I wrote and edited copy for "Source of the Week" posts; I managed NPR’s “Source of the Week” blog and social media accounts; I gained experience and familiarity with in-house news tools like Seamus, Newsflex, and MTE.
Research Assistant
Center for Spatial and Textual Analysis (CESTA)
Stanford, CA
January 2016 - June 2017
During my two year tenure as a research assistant at Stanford's Center for Spatial and Textual Analysis, I cycled through a number of projects whose work combined digital toolkits with humanistic inquiry.
My responsibilities varied broadly and were dependent upon project, need, and scope but included: compiling data and creating digital databases; translating Greek and Latin textual sources into English; editing and enhancing metadata for already existing projects; writing original content across social media platforms, newsletters, internal communications, and websites; cultivating and developing CESTA’s presence on social media platforms while collaborating with digital humanists globally.
I was a residential advisor employed during the summer of 2015, as well as during the 2015 - 2016 academic year in the freshmen community Junipero.
During that time, my duties were numerous, including: providing cultural, educational, and social programming throughout the year for 86 students in residence; developing a safe and academically conducive residential environment; providing conflict mediation and peer counseling; serving as a resource for residents; responding to emergency situations when necessary.
Resident Assistant
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
June 2015 - June 2016
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Editor in Chief, Aisthesis: The Stanford University Classics Undergraduate Journal
- Maintained correspondence with over sixty Classics departments across the U.S. and U.K.
- Read, reviewed, and selected submissions for the journal
- Created and designed final version of the journal
Contributor, Stanford Arts Review
- Served as a staff writer for the Stanford Arts Review from 2016–2017
- Pitched and wrote stories for the Stanford Arts Review, a publication focused on arts writing/content
Intern, Stanford Women's Community Center
- Served as the "Men's Outreach Coordinator" during the 2015–2016 academic year
- Developed educational programming related to gender identity and masculinity for the WCC
- Focused on collaborating with fraternities and other male-centered organizations to expand WCC community outreach
SKILLS
Languages: English (native), French (advanced), Modern Standard Arabic (intermediate), Spanish (basic), ancient Greek (advanced), Latin (advanced)
Technology: Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Photoshop), ArcGIS Pro, Final Cut Pro, Wordpress and other CMS, some HTML and Python
General: Newsflex, MTE, Seamus, research, audio/digital/textual archival maintenance, metadata cataloging, writing, pre-interviewing/screening, interviewing, copy-editing, social media content creation and engagement (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Tumblr, Youtube), translation (ancient Greek to English, Latin to English, French, to English)
AWARDS
EDUCATION
Minority Scholarship in Classics and Classical Archaeology, Society for Classical Studies
Travel Grant, Department of Classics, Stanford University
Travel Grant, Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, Stanford University
M.A. Research Grant, Department of Classics, Stanford University
Rome Fellowship, Paideia Institute (declined)
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
M.A. Classics
Graduated September 2018
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
B.A. Classics & French
Graduated June 2018