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

Videographer/Photographer

American University Recreational Fitness

  • Shot and produced videos promoting programming
  • Documented and edited photos of sporting events
Building my photography skills and portfolio

Lead Intern

Day Communications

  • Developed and managed social media campaigns on public transit and cyclist/pedestrian safety through daily industry publication research
  • Edited videos and graphics for use on social media
Enjoying one of the bike trails in Orlando

Co-Founder

#TarsDontDiscriminate

  • Successfully campaigned to maintain full protections for LGBTQ+ students under the Rollins College nondiscrimination policy
  • Mobilized over 280 people via e-mail campaign and social media hashtag
Celebrating at Orlando Pride with local friends and activists

Achievements

Awards & honors

Received the Engendered Spirit Award

Trans Pride DC kindly presented me with a 2024 Engendered Spirit Award for my contributions to the local transgender community.

May 2024
Google Conference Scholarship

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

Fall 2022
Lesbians Who Tech San Francisco Summit Scholarship

For leadership in diversity and inclusion efforts in tech

Fall 2022
American Atheists’ O’Hair Scholarship

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

Fall 2019
Fiat Lux Award

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

Spring 2018
Barbara Lawrence Alfond Award

Awarded for enriching the English classroom through lively academic exchange.

Spring 2018
Theater Scholar Award

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

Spring 2018
William Abbott Constable

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

Spring 2016

Skills

Webflow
80
%
Adobe Creative Suite
90
%
PHP
90
%
JavaScript
85
%
HTML/CSS
100
%