The Defense Information School
Diploma of Mass Communications Foundations

The New School, The School of Social Research
Creative Publishing and Critical Journalism
Master’s Degree

Medgar Evers College
English and Creative Writing
Bachelor’s Degree

Advancement Operations Specialist
The New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) |

Large part of duties include creating expansive research profiles of pre-selected individuals and organizations for the purposes of Prospect Board of Trustees membership, stewardship, foundations research, solicitation, philanthropy, information-gathering, and event planning logistics.

Responsible for the drafting and tracking of stewardship of the NYBG Board of Trustees and donors of significant financial contributions.

Data entry and database maintenance of Raiser’s Edge, which includes the Personally Identifiable Information of all NYBG -affiliated entities.

Help facilitate the development operations of NYBG stewardship and strategic planning for the fiscal year.

Freelance Photography Consultant
The Josephine Herrick Project |
• Catalogued all submissions of student photos.
• Worked alongside instructors facilitating dissemination of photography by U.S. military veteran student photographers using provided syllabus.
• Instructed students in the use of photo editing programs to enhance the quality of photos.
• Provided feedback to students’ self-critique and analysis of photo taking techniques.
• Provided insight and empathetic support to students connecting military experience and their personal past using photography.

Mass Communications Specialist
United States Army, Fort Drum |
Army Rank: Specialist
• Was directly responsible for creating an archival database of all previous media content created by previous and contemporary members of the 27th Public Affairs Detachment.
• Produced numerous photo, video, and journalistic pieces, interviewing United States Army Soldiers and Officers and creating content to be disseminated through social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and U.S. Army media proprietary platforms.
• Worked directly with civilian journalists in conducting interviews, compiling B-roll, networking, and creating B-Roll packages for civilian outlets such as local ABC7 news in Watertown, New York and BFBS.
• Personally received the former United States Vice President Michael Pence on his visit to Fort Drum in January 2021 to talk on 10th Mountain Division Soldiers and was a contributing videographer to the social media promotional video surrounding his visit. Received an Army Achievement Medal in recognition for this work.
• Produced video and editorial content, documenting summer cadets in training at West Point U.S. Military Academy, class of July 2021. Received an Army Achievement Medal for quality of work and professionalism.
• Worked directly with the Joint Readiness Training Center Operations Group to create quality photo and video social media content of U.S. soldiers going through pre-deployment mass training exercises, simulating real-world warfare and related public relations. Received two Army Achievement Medals in recognition of Public Affairs and deployment readiness.

English and Writing Tutor
Medgar Evers College Writing Center |
• Directly logged in thousands of students through CUNYFirst Database system.
• Provided writing and editing critique for student essays on various forms of literature
and fields of knowledge to aid students to refine their theses.
• Taught students how to connect with writing on a personal level.
• Reinforced the college standard level of writing.
• Attended and held workshops geared towards enhancing the quality of tutoring and highlighting various aspects of the writing process.

Editor-In-Chief and Social Media Coordinator
TheOdysseyOnline.Com |
• Wrote articles detailing live coverage of various concerts and events such as Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders NYC presidential campaign rallies, Webster Hall concerts, New York City entertainment events and comic book conventions, fashion shows, and music festivals.
• Recruited a large team of writers to begin social media publication.
• Was responsible for overseeing of submission of articles and discussion of topics on deadline.
• Edited all articles submitted to be passed on to The Odyssey editorial team for final copy edit.
• Created the Medgar Evers College/Odyssey Facebook page and maintained online presence.
• Created constant exposure of articles on Facebook and other social media platforms.
• Lead publication team meetings and electronic conferences.
• Developed recruitment of writers.
• Worked closely with the English department of Medgar Evers College.

Orbit Editorial, Yen Press, and Subsidiary Rights Intern
Hachette Book Group |
• Learned rudimentary Adobe IN-Design features under the direction of the Yen Press manga department of Hachette Book Group.
• Was responsible for tracking all Hachette book series on the "Best-Sellers" list for Orbit, the science fiction and fantasy department through Hachette database.
• Handled "Permissions Request" section of Subsidiary Rights Department to allow
individuals and/or organizations request the right to be able to excerpt or showcase Hachette books for educational or commercial purposes.
• Granted Disability Request Forms and specialized book copies which allowed for those
dealing with disabilities to be able to more easily read Hachette books.
• Crafted budget and upcoming book releases spreadsheets of current fiscal year for Little Brown publishing division of Hachette.
• Updated AMAZON and other vending sites' reviews of Hachette books through Hachette- based online program.
• Participated in review of book submissions for new potential Hachette clients in Orbit.

Institutional Giving Assistant and Grant Writing Intern
Hetrick-Martin Institute |
• Maintained and continuously updated database of current fiscal year funding and funders, as well as all deadlines for funding reports requested by donors through Raiser’s Edge.
• Acted as a liaison between HMI and prominent funders such as Coach, Tommy Hilfiger,
Novartis Pharmaceuticals and various philanthropic foundations such as the Annette and Ira Fine Family Foundation and the Grace R. and Alan D. Marcus Foundation.
• Provided editing for grant proposals sent out to HMI funders.
• Acted as part of a team of contributing writers that created the requested funding reports sent to HMI’s philanthropic partners.
• Acted as part of the Development team in planning HMI events such as the Emery Awards, School’s Out and Womens’ Pride in the Pines.