Education

New York University (New York, NY). 2020-2022 (Anticipated).
M.F.A. Candidate in Creative Writing (Poetry). GPA: 4.00.
Writers in the Public Schools Fellow.

University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA). 2013-2017.
Phi Beta Kappa Inductee. GPA: 3.93 (Summa Cum Laude).
College of Arts & Sciences, B.A. in English w/ Conc. in Creative Writing. 
Wharton School of Business, Minor in Consumer Psychology (Marketing).

Harvard Business School (Cambridge, MA). 2014.
Obtained certificate in Managerial Economics, Business Analytics, and Financial Accounting through Harvard Business School’s HBX Program.

Greens Farms Academy (Greens Farms, CT). 2009-2013.
Cum Laude, High Honors, & Head of School List.
Recipient of 2012 Brown University Book Award. AP Scholar. National Merit Scholar Commendation.

Fellowship

Bucknell Undergraduate Poets Seminar
Fellowship from the Stadler Center for Poetry; Lewisburg, PA, 2015.

Held for three weeks in June, the Seminar provides an extended opportunity for undergraduate poets to write and to be guided by established poets. Applicants compete for ten places in the Seminar, all of which come with fellowships. Fellowships include tuition, housing in campus apartments, and meals. In 2015, visiting poets Dana Levin and Mary Szybist joined director G.C. Waldrep and staff members Deirdre O'Connor, Chet'la Sebree, and Justin Boening.

Editorial +
Educational

Adroit Journal, Founder & Editor-in-Chief. Nov. 2010 - Present.

As the founding editor, I oversee all strategic and tactical operations—including, but not limited to, editorial, creative, and organizational. The journal has a sub-1% acceptance rate, has received more than 100,000 submissions of writing and art, and has been featured in The New York Times, Best American Poetry, The New Yorker, The Paris Review, Pushcart Prizes: Best of the Small Presses, Teen Vogue, and NPR, among others. For more, click here.

UPenn Dept. of Admissions, Writing Recruitment Assistant. Aug. 2014 - Present.

UPenn brings the best young writers in the world together on one campus. Within two years, I helped expand annual contact with prospective recruits from 80/yr to 500+/yr. I remain a remote member of UPenn’s Writing Recruitment Team; I’m always on the lookout for tomorrow’s game-changing writers, and I’m committed to advocating for them once I’ve found them.

Adroit Journal Summer Mentorship Program, Founder & Co-Director. Jun. 2013 - Aug. 2020.

Now in its tenth year, the Adroit Journal Summer Mentorship Program is an entirely online program that pairs experienced writers with high school and secondary students (students in grades 9-12) interested in learning more about the creative writing processes of drafting, redrafting and editing. The 2022 program catered to the genres of poetry, literary fiction, and creative nonfiction. The mentorship program retains a 65% matriculation rate to Ivy League schools, Stanford, Oxbridge, and UChicago. For more, click here.

Poets on Growth, Anthology Co-Editor. Apr. 2014 - Jul. 2015.

Responsible for marketing, managing, and processing submissions in a timely manner with co-editor Talin Tahajian. Contributors include Richard Siken, Bruce Bond, Wendy Barker, and others. Anthology will be released for international distribution in July 2015 through Math Paper Press at the 2015 New York City Poetry Festival.

Content

Verkada, Content Marketing Manager. San Mateo, CA. 2019.

Verkada simplifies enterprise surveillance for schools, businesses, and organizations. As Content Marketing Manager, I managed customer and community marketing within the realm of content marketing.

DocSend, Content Marketing Manager. San Francisco, CA. 2018-2019.

DocSend enables business leaders to confidently share business-critical documents and get real-time, actionable feedback. As the Content Marketing Manager, I oversaw content strategy, execution, and operations. In addition to ramping up output of content assets such as blog posts and customer stories, I doubled sign-ups from referral sites like Quora.

Branch Metrics, Content Manager. Redwood City, CA. 2017-2018.

Branch provides solutions that unify user experience and measurement across different devices, platforms, and channels. Partners included Airbnb, Amazon, Bing, Pinterest, Reddit, Slack, Starbucks, Target, Tinder, and nearly 50,000 more. I managed the blog, social media platforms, and newsletters, as well as additional enterprise and growth marketing initiatives (such as case studies, nurture email campaigns, and the Mobile Growth Handbook).

For shared efforts in establishing the Mobile Growth brand and community, I was part of a small team that received the Marketers That Matter Award for Best B2B Brand (Small Company).

Abridged Awards &
Nominations

2022 Bess Gresham Memorial Award, Second Place.
2022 Ada Sanderson Memorial Award, Third Place.
2022 Emma Gray Trigg Memorial Award, Second Place.
2021 Orison Anthology,​ Nominee (via Cincinnati Review)​.
2020 Pushcart Prize for Poetry,​ Recipient (via ​Willow Springs)​.
2019 Timothy Corsellis Prize,​ Commendation (via Poetry Society of the UK).
2017 Hollins University Lex Allen Poetry Prize​, Recipient.
2017 Indiana Review Poetry Prize,​ Finalist.
2017 UPenn College Alumni Society Poetry Prize​, Runner-Up.
2017 UPenn Gibson Peacock Prize for Nonfiction,​ Recipient.
2016 Best of the Net Anthology,​ Nominee (via ​Nashville Review)​ .
2016 Hollins University Lex Allen Poetry Prize​, Runner-Up.
2016 Jan-ai Scholarship,​ Recipient (via Stockton University Winter Getaway).
2016 Kathryn Irene Glascock Poetry Contest,​ Runner-Up.
2016 Tinderbox Poetry Prize,​ Finalist.
2016 UPenn College Alumni Society Poetry Prize​, Recipient.
2016 UPenn Gibson Peacock Prize for Nonfiction,​ Recipient.
2016 UPenn Levy Prize for Critical Review,​ Runner-Up.
2015 Best of the Net Anthology,​ Nominee (via ​DIALOGIST &​ ​Ninth Letter).
2015 Hollins University Lex Allen Poetry Prize​, Runner-Up.
2015 Indiana Review Poetry Prize,​ Finalist.
2014 University of Pittsburgh / Collision Magazine Prize for Poetry​, Recipient.
2013 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Gold Medal for Poetry​, Recipient.
2013 Scholastic Awards American Voices Medal (Best-in-Region),​ Nominee.
2012 Foyle Young Poet of the Year,​ Commendation (via Poetry Society of the UK).
2012 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Gold Medal for Poetry​, Recipient.