Resume
Education
Master of Arts in Writing, Rhetoric, and Discourse - DePaul University, Chicago IL (Anticipated August 2024)
-Concentration in Professional and Digital Writing
Graduate Certificate in Strategic Writing and Advancement for Nonprofits - DePaul University, Chicago IL (Anticipated August 2024)
Graduate Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) - DePaul University, Chicago IL (Anticipated August 2024)
Bachelor of Arts in English; Communication - Marian University, Indianapolis, IN
-Minors in Writing & Pastoral Leadership
-Cumulative GPA: 3.98
Work Experience
Communication and Development AmeriCorps Associate - Literacy Volunteers of Illinois, Chicago, IL
September 2022 - Present
-Work across several host site agencies to improve adult education services
-Create website, newsletter, and social media content
-Assist with grant prospecting, writing, and reporting
-Tutor adult and high-school-age students in diverse educational settings
-Coordinate outreach and placement of new agency volunteers
Graduate Assistant - DePaul University Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Discourse, Chicago, IL
September 2022 - Present
-Design and distribute blog, social media, and printed promotional content
-Tutor high school, college, and non-traditional students in the university’s Writing Center
-Lead workshops with adult learners through the Writing Center’s community outreach program
Writing Consultant - Flanner Community Writing Center, Indianapolis, IN
June 2020 - May 2022
-Collaborated with diverse community members to improve writing skills and compositions
-Created and implemented public workshops on various writing topics
Peer Tutor of Writing - Marian University Writing Center, Indianapolis, IN
August 2019 - May 2022
-Collaborated with peers to improve writing skills and compositions
-Planned and co-facilitated all-staff meetings as an elected member of the Student Leader Board
Communication Intern - Franciscan Action Network, Washington, DC
May 2021 - July 2021
-Coordinated social media content
-Edited and organized internal communications
-Represented organization at press and networking events
Academic Awards
Outstanding Graduate Student in Writing, Rhetoric, and Discourse - DePaul University, May 2024
Outstanding Undergraduate Student in English - Marian University, May 2022
Dorothy Day Award in Community-Engaged Writing - Marian University, May 2022
All-American Award in Speech and Debate - Pi Kappa Delta Forensics Honors Association National Tournament, March 2022
Top Speaker: “Neocolonial Correction: Grammarly and Strategies of Whiteness” - Ball State University Communication Research Conference, November 2021
5th-place National Award in Rhetorical Criticism - Pi Kappa Delta Forensics Honors Association National Tournament, March 2021
Presentations
Panelist: “Neocolonial Correction: Grammarly and Strategies of Whiteness” - Ball State University Communication Research Conference, November 2021
Panelist: “Poetry as Activism” - Rehumanize International, Create | Encounter Conference, March 2021
Speaker: “What is Linguistic Justice in the Writing Center?” - Marian University Writing Center, November 2020
Speaker: “Service as Community Imagination” - Marian University, First-Year Student First Day of Service and Leadership, August 2019
Publications
Editor, Near Northwest Community Food Memoir: Volume 1 - Published by Marian University Department of English, December 2021
Nonfiction Editor, The Fioretti Student Journal - Published by Marian University Department of English, April 2021