WORK EXPERIENCE

UW Summer Youth Programs, Co-Teacher, June 2020-August 2020

• Co-taught the courses "Creative Writer's Workshop" and "Writing for College Readiness" for high school students.

• Developed comprehensive lessons to expand critical thinking skills, and adjusted them based on student feedback.

• Independently lead lessons including "A Brief History of Teaching English in the US," "Understanding the Reverse Outline," and "Worldbuilding in 2020."

• Assembled materials and resources to assist lead teachers in adjusting their lessons to an online platform and shifting pedagogy to address anti-Black racism and the COVID-19 epidemic.

Associated Recreation Council, Lead Counselor, October 2019-March 2020 (job ended due to COVID-19)

• Co-lead team of counselors at Seattle elementary school.

• Initiated Read-Aloud Time, where I would read one book from the Seattle Public Library, and one book that a child chose. Also gave opportunities for children to read to the class.

• Worked one-on-one with children on improving their reading comprehension and helping them read out loud.

• Engaged students in conversations about wellness and community values.

Northwest Film Forum, Education Intern, June 2019-March 2019 (ended due to COVID-19)

• Assembled teacher resources and procedures for workshop spaces.

• Pitched a grant and participated on a committee for designing and creating a grant for LGBTQ+ and POC filmmakers.

Interdisciplinary Writing Service, Writing Tutors, September 2018-June 2019

• Tutored university peers in academic and creative writing.

• Approached tutoring with collaboration in mind, prioritizing the autonomy of the writer.

• Mentored each other on tutoring ethics: including racial-ethnic, lingual, and gendered positionalities.

UW Summer Youth Programs, Teaching Assistant, June 2018-August 2018

• Assisted in teaching both the middle school and high school editions of the "Writer's Workshop."

• Collaborated with lead teachers in leading creative writing exercises to middle and high school students in two-week sessions.

• Independently developed and taught poetry writing lessons, focusing on form and deep self-reflection.

PERFORMANCES

POETRY PUBLICATIONS

• Poetry Vlog Interview - June 2019

• Bricolage Vol. 36 (April 2018) - Bernini at the Dinner Table

• Bricolage Vol. 35 (April 2017) - Portrait of a Crazy Woman Who Refuses to Call Herself Crazy...

NEWS ARTICLES