Education
Master of Fine Arts in Writing. School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL. May 2013
Bachelor of Arts in Communication, Magna cum Laude. University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA. June 2006
Experience
Founder & Editor
pioneertown literary journal, 2015 - Present
Editorial Director
The Angle Magazine, 2014 - 2017
Editing, Writing, & Proofreading
The Angle Agency, 2013 - 2017.
Susan Rockefeller Co., 2012 - 2016
Teaching
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL:
Instructor, Introduction to Creative Writing. Writing Department. 2013 - 2014.
Teaching Assistant, Advanced Screenwriting, Supervising Professor John Petrakis. Film, Video, and New Media Department. 2013.
Teaching Assistant, Literary Modes, Supervising Professor Janet Desaulniers. Writing Department. 2014.
Publications, Exhibitions, Readings, Honors
2014
Beauty and the Beast, Interview, The Angle Magazine, www.theanglemag.com.
25 Points: Big Sur, HTMLGIANT. www.htmlgiant.com.
Redefined, Chicago Arts Journal, Winter Issue.
2013
Jellyfish, e-book, Meekling Press.
Experiment #43, Matchbook Literary Magazine, www.matchbooklitmag.com.
Teaching Fellow, The School of The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
Fellow, Summer Literary Seminars, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Mothers , SAIC MFAW Graduate Reading, Chicago, IL.
985 Days, Collected: Integumentary (Anthology).
Limbic System, 2013 MFA Exhibition, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
2012
Untitled, Blue Moon Pop Up Gallery & Reading, Chicago, IL.
Nominee, Rhino’s Tail Emerging Playwrights Award, Chicago, IL.
Embody, Used Furniture Review, www.usedfurniturereview.com.
Embody, AWP/SAIC Reading, Chicago, IL.
2011
Connections as Constellations, SAIC/UIC 3rd Annual Joint Reading, Chicago, IL.
2010
Daniel (excerpt), Superevening, Chicago, IL.
Memberships and Associations
College Art Association
Association of Writers and Writing Programs
Skills
Microsoft Power Point, Word, Outlook, Excel
Adobe Acrobat, basic InDesign and Photoshop
WordPress, Squarespace, Mailchimp
Blackboard Learning Management System
Canvas Learning Management System