Resume

Education                                                                                                                                          

 

Emerson College, Boston, MA

Degree: Master of Fine Arts, December 2003

Program of Study: Creative Writing

 

Wheelock College, Boston, MA

Degree: Bachelor of Arts, May 1996

Major: Elementary Education/Theatre Arts

Certification:  MA State Elementary (1-6) #349152

 

Employment                                                                                                                                     

 

Drexel University, College of the Arts and Sciences, Philadelphia, PA

September, 2004-present

Adjunct Assistant Professor and Faculty Tutor

²  Teacher of English 101, English 102, English 103 (Freshman Writing Sequence—online, hybrid, and in-person) and Communications 210 (Business Writing)

²  Tutor in the Drexel Writing Center, editing the writing of both undergraduate and graduate students. Online tutor for WCOnline.

 

University of Pennsylvania, Wharton Executive Education, Philadelphia, PA

August, 2005-August, 2006

Freelance Writer

 

Individual Doctoral and Master’s Degree Students

May, 2004-present

Editor/Dissertation/Thesis Coach for various students

 

Emerson College, Department of Writing, Literature, and Publishing; Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, Boston, MA

September, 2002-May, 2004

Adjunct Instructor

²  Teacher of WP101 (Expository Writing) and WP121 (Research Essay Writing)

²  Writing Tutor, Writing Across the Curriculum

 

The Wheelock Family Theatre, Boston, MA

September, 2003-May, 2004

Box Office Supervisor

²  Assist customers both in person and over the phone in the purchasing of tickets to a professional theatre.

²  Create and maintain employee schedule for work-study box office employees.

²  Supervise the training and performance of work-study box office employees.

 

Reed Business Information, Newton, MA

(Formerly Cahner’s Publishing Company)

December, 2000-August, 2002

Customer Service Representative/Cash Applications Analyst

²  Assisted customers on the telephone with all aspects of their transactions with the company including, but not limited to: billing issues, advertising placement, contract negotiations and complaints about the product.

²  Processed daily cash and wire payment transactions for 150 print and web publication invoices.

²  Maintained communication with collectors to properly allocate unidentified funds.

²  Developed and maintained systems for filing and record keeping for use within the Cash Applications department.

²  Prepared and processed all live checks received for deposit.

                                                                                            

CellularOne Southern New England, Westwood, MA

September, 1999-September, 2000

Customer Care Representative

²  Exceeded set goals within first month.

²  Received several unsolicited letters of commendation from customers as well as three certificates of achievement.

²  Traveled to Little Rock, Arkansas as part of an elite team chosen to train new Customer Care Representatives.

²  Member of Customer Response Team; responsible for communicating with both customers and formal departments of complaint regarding various aspects of cellular and customer service

²  Was selected as an on-site peer trainer within second month.

 

Explore, Inc., Baltimore, MD

August, 1998-August, 1999

Lead Teacher, Site Coordinator and Area Director

²  Increased enrollment by 110% within first five months.

²  Led groups of elementary-aged children in various after school activities such as art projects, homework completion and Internet and computer exploration.

²  Acted as a liaison between families and the corporation.

 

St. Hilda’s & St. Hugh’s School, New York, NY

June, 1996-June, 1997

Assistant Kindergarten Teacher and Assistant Director of Afterschool

²  Co-created and implemented Kindergarten curriculum in a class of twenty children.

²  Managed staff of 5 teachers and assistants and acted as lead teacher for 3-5 year olds.

 

Wheelock College, Boston, MA

January, 1993-May, 1996

Peer Tutor in the subjects of Mathematics, Grammar, Writing, and Sociology

²  Ran the peer Writing Center, responsible for editing and proofreading student work both for content and grammar.

²  Served as primary one-on-one tutor for students needing to pass the College’s mandatory Writing Proficiency Exam.

 

Independent Families

September, 1994-present

Private tutor for post-undergraduate student (Writing)

Private tutor for Seventh Grade child (Grammar and Writing)

Private tutor for Fourth Grade child (Writing)

Private tutor for First Grade child (Reading)

Private tutor for Second Grade child (Reading/Math)

Private tutor for Fifth Grade child (Mathematics)

Private tutor for faculty member (Writing)

 

Training and Experience

 

City Stage, Inc., Boston, MA

January, 1996-May, 1996

Internship in the Arts/Drama Instructor at the Blackstone Elementary School, Boston, MA

²  Co-created and implemented Drama Curriculum in grades K-5 including Special Needs.

²  Organized, planned, and presented culminating performance.

 

Michael Driscoll Elementary School, Brookline, MA

September, 1994-December, 1994

Student Teacher/Second Grade

²  Independently created and implemented an integrated curriculum on Birds for an inclusive classroom.

²  Projects included Migration Mapping, Chronological Sizing, and Dissecting Owl Pellets.  Culminated in individual non-fiction research books and parent presentation.