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Education

College of William & Mary—Williamsburg, VA                                          May 2018
M.Ed., Educational Policy, Planning & Leadership - Higher Education Administration

George Mason University—Fairfax, VA                            August 2008 - May 2012
B.A., Honors in English - concentration in Nonfiction Writing, Cum Laude

Higher Education Experience

Resume

Graduate Assistant—Williamsburg, VA                                                             August 2016 - present
Cohen Career Center at the College of William & Mary

  • Advise students on all aspects of career development: resume, cover letter, major exploration, etc.

  • Plan and facilitate events, such as K-12 Education Interview Day, careers fairs, and workshops

  • Teach and co-teach hands-on workshops for students related to major and career exploration 
     

Summer Graduate Assistant—Washington, D.C.                                          May 2017 - August 2017
William & Mary Washington Center

  • Conducted assessment of office's diversity efforts in regards to advertising, recruitment, and programming

  • Planned, advertised, and staffed events such as W&M staff trip, PLUS program visit, and Summer Events Program

  • Created a promotional video to advertise "Study in DC" experiences on our website and at informational events

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Committee Member—Williamsburg, VA                                                             August 2016 - present
Staff Development & Recognition Committee for W&M Student Affairs

  • Develop professional development and initiatives to recognize accomplishments of division staff

  • Process and select from Golden Griffin nominations, celebrating division staff for exemplary work

  • Host division kick-off events to provide staff with opportunities to grow community within the division  

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Reviewer—Williamsburg, VA                                                                              August 2016 - present
William & Mary Educational Review 

  • Meet twice monthly to critique and vote on submissions to peer-reviewed education journal

  • Evaluate scholarly writing and discuss strengths and weaknesses of submissions with reviewer cohort

  • Assume role of lead reviewer responsible for organizing cohort’s decision on rotational basis

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Blogger—Williamsburg, VA                                                                        September 2016 - May 2017
W&M Blogs

  • Wrote blog posts communicating graduate student experience to the William & Mary community

  • Brainstormed original blog post topics relevant to W&M, including academics, career, and lifestyle

  • Collaborated with blog editors to maintain writing style and voice consistent with W&M Blogs platform

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Committee Member—Fairfax, VA                                                                    August 2012 - May 2017
Golden Quill Society, George Mason University Alumni Association

  • Nominated by peers for this alumni leadership position intended to facilitate young alumni engagement

  • Strategized programming and other outreach to young alumni population (grads of last five years)

  • Attended bi-monthly meetings and served on Communications Committee responsible for creating content
    for our Young Alumni newsletter with relevant news and information for the young alumni population

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Secondary Education Experience

English & Journalism Teacher—Fairfax, VA                                                June 2012 - August 2016
Paul VI Catholic High School

  • Taught full-time classes in American and World literature to high school junior and freshman students

  • Wrote, implemented, and taught curriculum for “Intro to Journalism & News Literacy” course

  • Taught a Web Page Design course, which included instruction using HTML and Adobe Dreamweaver  

Editing & Journalism Experience

Assistant Editor—Arlington, VA                                                                       October 2012 - present
The American Veterans Center

  • Ghost-wrote and edited first-person stories from U.S. war veterans for subscriber publication

  • Transcribed interviews and edited raw transcripts into compelling narrative copy

  • Collaborated with featured veterans to ensure depth and accuracy in narrative accounts

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Editor—Washington, D.C.                                                                         December 2013 - June 2014
LivingSocial

  • Wrote and proofread compelling, SEO-friendly copy for deals listed on the website  

  • Ensured LivingSocial’s unique editorial voice and brand was consistently represented  

  • Contributed to marketing projects aimed at effectively targeting an estimated 70 million consumers

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Assistant Editor—Arlington, VA                                                                    July 2013 - October 2013
The American Veterans Center

  • Reported for a local daily newspaper on events ranging from car shows to natural disasters  

  • Articles appeared in print and online, reaching a print circulation audience of roughly 26,000  

  • Developed relationships with city officials, business people, and other community stakeholders

Presentations

  • (2017, March). ‘Our Alma Mater:’ A History of William & Mary’s Spirit Song. PowerPoint presentation including highlights of 20-page research paper written on the history of the alma mater chant at William & Mary.

 

  • (2017, February). Navigating the Job & Internship Search. Co-presented PowerPoint presentation delivered to members of Sports Business Club at the Raymond A. Mason School of Business, Williamsburg, VA.  
     

  • (2016, November). TutorZone Academy: Searching for a Job or Internship. PowerPoint presentation offered as professional development for undergraduate tutors at Raymond A. Mason School of Business, Williamsburg, VA.
     

  • (2016, October). Psy.D. Vs. Ph.D. Navigating the graduate school search. Moderated panel for undergraduate psychology students interested in pursuing Psy.D. or Ph.D. postgraduate tracks. Williamsburg, VA.

Conferences Attended

  • Conference on Higher Education and Social Mobility – April 2017  

  • Virginia Student Services Conference (VSSC) – November 2016 

Committee Involvement

Higher Education Student Association, member                                                                                August 2016 – present George Mason University, CHSS Alumni Chapter board member                                                   October 2012 – present George Mason University, Golden Quill Society                                                                                    October 2012 – April 2016  George Mason University, Alumni Involvement Committee member                           October 2013 – October 2015 

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