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Education

IT Support Professional Certificate

Google
2021
 -
2021
GPA:
N/A

Through this Google/Coursera course, I learned the fundamentals of IT: operating systems, hardware, networking, and troubleshooting.

Working on my certificate with Murphy

B.A. in English

Rollins College
2014
 -
2018
GPA:
3.67

I was a very involved student and earned honors in my major with my thesis on gender in horror films.

My graduation party was pizza themed

Work experience

Communications Intern

National LGBT Chamber of Commerce

  • Drafted NGLCC correspondence for social media
  • Created graphics, videos, and blog posts for web
Post-work pizza during my first stint in DC

Co-Editor-in-Chief

Brushing Art & Literary Journal

  • Oversaw production process from announcing the call for submissions to publishing the journal
  • Distributed work amongst team of readers, editors, and designers
Posing with the Brushing 2018 crew

Back Issue Specialist

Coliseum of Comics

  • Appraised, purchased, and priced comic books from 1940s to modern day
  • Assisted in inventory of collection of nearly 500,000 comic books
Goofing off in the back issues.

Achievements

October 2019
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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DC Theater Arts
Best of Fringe

For solo show “Atemporal”

April 2023
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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

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

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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
%
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