resume Highlights
Education
Boise State University
Master of Fine Arts Creative Writing (Fiction) | Fully-funded
Carnegie Mellon University
BA History, BA Creative Writing, Photography minor | Humanities Scholars Program
Writing Awards
Alpine Fellowship: Shortlisted, top 20 out of 2000, short story “Simon Says,” 2022
Alpine Fellowship Longlist (poetry), 2021
Black Warrior Review Fiction Contest: Top 10 Finalist for “Disintegration,” 2019
Longlisted for the Alpine Fellowship (creative nonfiction), 2019
Longlisted for the Alpine Fellowship (creative nonfiction), 2018
Notable Essay in Best American Essays for “Gaijin,” 2018
Barbara Deming Memorial Fund Money for Women Fiction Finalist, 2016
3rd Place in Carnegie Mellon University Adamson Award for Scholarly Journals (open to undergraduate and graduate students), 2010
2nd Place in Carnegie Mellon University Adamson Award for Personal Essay, 2010
Fellowships and Grants
Wyoming Arts Council Professional Development Grant, 2017
Received full funding for Boise State University degree
Boise State University Kustra Fellowship
CMU Creative Writing Department’s Gladys Schmitt Scholarship
CMU Louisa Saul Rosenthal Margaret Morrison Scholarship for women in writing
CMU Internship Grant – Carnegie Museum of Natural History
US Pell Grant Recipient
Artist Residencies
Wildacres Residency, North Carolina, 2023
Sundress Academy for the Arts Residency (SAFTA) Residency, Tennessee, 2019
Service
Wildacres Artist Residency Committee Judge, 2023
Scholastic Writing Awards, State of Idaho Judge, 2017-present
AEF College Scholarship, Reader for NYC immigrant students, 2018–2019
Best of the Net, Reader for Fiction Category, 2019
International Literary Awards (Salem College) Reader for Fiction Category, 2018
Boise State President’s Writing Awards, Fiction & Research Essay Judge, 2014–2016
Chronology of Formal Work Experience
2023-2012 Founder, Point of View Consulting (Education Consulting and Writing Coaching)
2022 Contract White Paper Writer and Designer for Coin Up/Gates Foundation
2018 Professional Tutor at Red Rocks Community College Writing Center
2017 Life Enrichment Instructor Laramie Community College Albany/Cheyenne Campus
2017 Adjunct English Instructor for Laramie Community College Albany Campus, Wyoming
2017 Office Assistant & Website Design at University of Wyoming Office of DEI
2017 SAT Online Scorer
2016 Instructor for private children's writing camp, Idaho
2016-2013 Instructor of Record for Introduction to Fiction, Research Writing, First-year Composition at Boise State University as part of funding for MFA degree
2016-2013 Writing Center Graduate Assistant at Boise State University as part of funding for MFA degree
2014 Test Proctor at Pearson Professional Center, Idaho
2013 Circulation Assistant at Stanford University Green Library
2013 Admissions Assistant at San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
2013 Exam Proctor at University of San Francisco Law School
2013 Seasonal Retail Assistant at Macy’s, San Francisco Union Square
2013 Dog walker for private pet sitting company, San Francisco
2012-2010 Assistant Director of Admissions, Minority recruitment team at Carnegie Mellon University
2011-2010 Sample Sale Assistant at United Colors of Benetton, Pittsburgh
2010-2008 Circulation Assistant at Carnegie Mellon University Film Library
2010-2009 Education Work-Study at Carnegie Museum of Natural History
2008 Research Assistant for PhD Decision Science student Carnegie Mellon
2007 Office Assistant at Carnegie Mellon Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion
2007 Night Shift Clerk at Kenyon’s Convenient Store, East Amherst NY
2007 Freight Unloader at Kohl’s Department Store, East Amherst NY
2006 Barista & Volunteer Teen Founder of The Coffee House nonprofit, Williamsville NY
2005 Teacher at Williamsville Community Education Summer Program, NY
2005-2004 Waitress at Ying’s Wings and Things, East Amherst NY
Conference Presentations & Activities
Colorado and Wyoming Tutors Conference, 2019
“Working with Problematic Essays”
Interactive workshop based on training and five strategies I developed for Red Rocks Community College Writing Center.
National Conference on Peer Tutoring in Writing Conference, Salt Lake City 2015
“Cool Story: Challenges of Tutoring Fiction at Boise State University’s Writing Center”
Shared qualitative and quantitative findings on BSU’s Writing Center’s ability to work with creative writing. BSU certified for IRB Human Subjects Research.
National Conference on Peer Tutoring in Writing Conference, Salt Lake City 2015
“Social Justice in the Writing Center: Training Tutors to Combat Social Oppression(s)”
An interactive workshop for administrators and consultants to create a social justice training program for their center.