Radically Empathic Underserved Youth Advocate with demonstrated work in Health and Wellness Counseling and Education; Program Coordination, ESOL Writing/Editing; and Food Justice.
Radically Empathic Underserved Youth Advocate with demonstrated work in Health and Wellness Counseling and Education; Program Coordination, ESOL Writing/Editing; and Food Justice.
Experience
dHealth and Wellness Coordinator and Youth Mentor � The John Dewey
Academy
Great Barrington, Massachusetts | Nov. �18 - Oct. �19
Counseled emotional and physical health and wellness of struggling teens ages 14-20 in
residential school through individual and group sessions. Created and implemented Health
and Wellness programming. Redeveloped school physical education and nutrition program,
shifting respectively to personalized and plant-based models. Offered Executive Assistance
to Head of School.
Program Coordinator and Educator, Ujima Gardens � Slow Food NYC
Brooklyn, New York | June �18 � Aug. �18 ; May �19 � Aug �19
Organized and facilitated tuition-free Good Food community education program for
underserved youth. Charted program curriculum an executed all lesson plans. Hired
and supervised SYEP summer interns and created intern orientation. Facilitated
program outreach and distribution pathways. Acquired donations from community
partners.
ESOL Writing Tutor � SUNY Geneseo Writing Learning Center
Geneseo, NY | Jan. �18 - Apr. �18
Provided one-on-one writing advisory to students, specifically to those identifying as ESOL
and special needs.
Non-fiction Reader � Gandy Dancer Lit Magazine
Geneseo, NY | Jan. �18 - May �18
Worked on non-fiction team for State University of New York�s state-wide literary magazine.
Read and organized submissions with other genre teams to produce final product.
Directive Board Member � Genesee Valley Cooperative
Geneseo, NY | Aug. �17 - May. �18
Promoted community engagement through the organization and facilitation of community
meals, various workshops (art, sustainability, wellness) and nightly dinners. Responsible for
outreach and communication via social media, newsletters, and DIY campaigns. Led group
of 9.
EFL Language Instructor � Babylangues France
Paris, France | Mar. �17 - May. �17
Provided immersive one-on-one English as Foreign Language Instruction to French children
through lesson plan integration into family life and daily activities.
Resident Advisor � SUNY Geneseo Department of Student Life
Geneseo, NY | Aug. �15 - Dec. �16
Served as student resource for writers� specialty housing while fostering safe space in
residence hall through activities and counseling; created writing workshops; brought
comedian Jessie Kahnweiler to campus for talk with university funding for: �Sexual Assault,
Eating Disorders, and Feminism�
Activities an Accomplishments
Board Member
Slow Food NYC | January 2020 - Present
Writing Works Mentor
Girls Write Now | December 2019 - Present
Becoming ACES Aware in California
State of California | December 2019
Calvin Israel Award: Excellence in the Humanities
SUNY Geneseo | May 2018
Program of the Year: �Sexual Assault and Eating Disorders�
SUNY Geneseo | May 2016
Irene E. Smith Award: First Year Critical Writing
SUNY Geneseo | May 2015
Lucy Harmon Award: Literary Fiction
SUNY Geneseo | May 2015
Experience
dHealth and Wellness Coordinator and Youth Mentor � The John Dewey
Academy
Great Barrington, Massachusetts | Nov. �18 - Oct. �19
Counseled emotional and physical health and wellness of struggling teens ages 14-20 in
residential school through individual and group sessions. Created and implemented Health
and Wellness programming. Redeveloped school physical education and nutrition program,
shifting respectively to personalized and plant-based models. Offered Executive Assistance
to Head of School.
Program Coordinator and Educator, Ujima Gardens � Slow Food NYC
Brooklyn, New York | June �18 � Aug. �18 ; May �19 � Aug �19
Organized and facilitated tuition-free Good Food community education program for
underserved youth. Charted program curriculum an executed all lesson plans. Hired
and supervised SYEP summer interns and created intern orientation. Facilitated
program outreach and distribution pathways. Acquired donations from community
partners.
ESOL Writing Tutor � SUNY Geneseo Writing Learning Center
Geneseo, NY | Jan. �18 - Apr. �18
Provided one-on-one writing advisory to students, specifically to those identifying as ESOL
and special needs.
Non-fiction Reader � Gandy Dancer Lit Magazine
Geneseo, NY | Jan. �18 - May �18
Worked on non-fiction team for State University of New York�s state-wide literary magazine.
Read and organized submissions with other genre teams to produce final product.
Directive Board Member � Genesee Valley Cooperative
Geneseo, NY | Aug. �17 - May. �18
Promoted community engagement through the organization and facilitation of community
meals, various workshops (art, sustainability, wellness) and nightly dinners. Responsible for
outreach and communication via social media, newsletters, and DIY campaigns. Led group
of 9.
EFL Language Instructor � Babylangues France
Paris, France | Mar. �17 - May. �17
Provided immersive one-on-one English as Foreign Language Instruction to French children
through lesson plan integration into family life and daily activities.
Resident Advisor � SUNY Geneseo Department of Student Life
Geneseo, NY | Aug. �15 - Dec. �16
Served as student resource for writers� specialty housing while fostering safe space in
residence hall through activities and counseling; created writing workshops; brought
comedian Jessie Kahnweiler to campus for talk with university funding for: �Sexual Assault,
Eating Disorders, and Feminism�
Activities an Accomplishments
Board Member
Slow Food NYC | January 2020 - Present
Writing Works Mentor
Girls Write Now | December 2019 - Present
Becoming ACES Aware in California
State of California | December 2019
Calvin Israel Award: Excellence in the Humanities
SUNY Geneseo | May 2018
Program of the Year: �Sexual Assault and Eating Disorders�
SUNY Geneseo | May 2016
Irene E. Smith Award: First Year Critical Writing
SUNY Geneseo | May 2015
Lucy Harmon Award: Literary Fiction
SUNY Geneseo | May 2015