Resume

Education

Professional Certificate in Full-Stack Development

MIT/Emeritis

2020

2021

GPA:

N/A

Through this intensive ten-month program, I learned development through the MERN stack and landed my first development job at Social Driver.

There's an MIT shirt behind the ice cream

M.A. in Journalism & Public Affairs

American University

2019

2020

GPA:

3.76

In my M.A. program at AU, I focused on broadcast journalism. My capstone was a short documentary on the involuntarily celibate (or "incel") subculture.

My first trip to the Newseum (RIP)

Work experience

Web Developer

Social Driver

Previously: Junior Web Developer, Social Driver (Sept. 2021-July 2023)

Build accessible, responsive websites using a combination of modern page builders and PHP, HTML, CSS, and Javascript

Manage and resolve website maintenance tickets for a variety of clients

My latest work headshot

Content & Production Specialist

National Apartment Association

Managed the daily operations of our Drupal site, from updating content to developing an improved set of digital standards.

Assisted with website redesign, including conducting UX interviews and managing our content migration.

Working from home!

Communications Intern

Urban Land Institute Foundation

Developed branding assets and curated a social media content calendar for the full fiscal year

Assisted in redesign of website and managed SEO

My early work-from-home setup

Achievements

October 2019

European Union

Attended the annual European Union Press Visit in Brussels with top U.S. journalism graduate students

I attended several classes on the EU in Belgium and covered the official Brexit announcement.

April 2020

Dear World

Received a microgrant from #dearworld to photograph life during COVID-19

I received a microgrant from Dear World to photograph life during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

July 2020

EMILY'S List

Member of the inaugural class of EMILY’S List Ignite Change Fellowship

The Ignite Change Fellowship is a nine-week virtual initiative to train women and non-binary community leaders and advocates to prepare them for a future run for office.

July 2022

Capital Fringe

Premiered solo stand-up performance “Atemporal” about experience being misdiagnosed with epilepsy

"Atemporal" received a 4.5-star review from DC Theatre Arts and was labeled a "Best of Fringe" show.

May 2022

Story District

Performed at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. as part of Story District’s 2022 Out/Spoken showcase

I performed a short piece about my wife and I fighting for the sanctity of the nondiscrimination policy at Rollins College in 2018.

Summer 2022

DC Theater Arts

Best of Fringe

For solo show “Atemporal”

April 2023

TransTech

Presented “How to Speak Client: How to Explain What You Did to Fix That Bug” at TransTech Summit 2023

At the TransTech Summit 2023, I discussed the challenges of keeping project managers in the loop, avoiding constant status update requests, and keeping clients happy.

Awards & honors

William Abbott Constable

Awarded for outstanding writing by first-year, sophomores, and juniors majoring in English.

Spring 2016

Theater Scholar Award

Awarded for intellectual curiosity and expressiveness of writing in the dramatic field.

Spring 2018

Barbara Lawrence Alfond Award

Awarded for enriching the English classroom through lively academic exchange.

Spring 2018

Fiat Lux Award

Awarded for making positive contributions to the Rollins community over the course of my college career.

Spring 2018

American Atheists’ O’Hair Scholarship

For campus activism against violations of the separation of church and state

Fall 2019

Lesbians Who Tech San Francisco Summit Scholarship

For leadership in diversity and inclusion efforts in tech

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Fall 2022

Google Conference Scholarship

For leadership in tech; received airfare to the 2022 Lesbians Who Tech Conference

Fall 2022

Skills

Webflow

Adobe Creative Suite

PHP

JavaScript

HTML/CSS

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