CV

Literary Work Experience

Summer Intern

ICM Partners, New York City, New York

June 2019 - August 2019

 

Worked in the Publications and Motion Pictures Literary Departments

Read and edited submissions, and aided agents in the script developmental process

Assisted agents and assistants in daily tasks and administrative duties, as well as covering their desks and managing the daily affairs of the agent.

Conducted research to aid in the development and submission process

Provided off-site assistance at film screenings.

Media Intern

Guinness World Records, New York City, New York

January 2017 - May 2017

 

Provided on-site live stream assistance

Handled research assignments from executive producers

Utilized Microsoft Office and the Guinness World Records Record Management System to prepare assignment reports

Writer

La Voce di New York, New York City, New York

October 2015 - January 2016

 

Reporter and Copyeditor at independent newspaper located inside the United Nations headquarters.

Responsible for attending daily briefs, writing weekly articles reporting on current events, global politics, and international relations.

Conducted research, copyedited translated articles, and edited content for the newspaper.

Director

WERD Club, Oakland, California

November 2014 - April 2015

 

Creative Writing teacher and mentor to women and new writers, wrote curriculum, and sparked creative discussions.

Editor in Chief

Enizagam Magazine, Oakland, California

August 2014 - June 2015

 

Head Editor of annual literary journal.

Editorial tasks included managing the website, writing and publishing press releases, email correspondence, social media, while reviewing and editing all submissions, managing the staff, as well as critiquing and building the journal.

Conducted and published interview with Isabel Allende in Enizagam.

Staff Reader

Enizagam Magazine, Oakland, California

August 2012 - June 2014

 

Operated as a reader and editor on the staff of Enizagam Magazine, evaluating submissions and aiding in the publication process.

Hospitality Work Experience

Event Manager

Wythe Hotel, Brooklyn, New York

May 2023 - December 2024

 

Event Manager focusing on the coordination, operations, and executions of intimate weddings, varied social events, and corporate events.

Duties include vendor and client coordination, space operations, staff management, and day-of responsibilities.

Event Coordination Assistant

Wythe Hotel, Brooklyn, New York

February 2023 - May 2023

 

Assisted Events Coordinators in administrative, organizational, and client-facing duties.

Coordinated events and weddings, working with event planners, hotel vendors, in-house departments, and the in-house culinary team.

Assisted other departments, including the marketing team, with copywriting, copyediting, strategy, and literary tasks.

Event Captain, Server

Wythe Hotel, Brooklyn, New York

June 2021 - May 2023

 

Event Server role included FOH and client-facing activities, food service and safety measures, hospitality excellence, and coordination within many independent teams inside of the Wythe Hotel.

Event Captain duties included leadership of a team through an event, effective communication with clients, vendors, and guests, and the detail-oriented management of the event from all departments.

Kitchen Assistant, Server

Lena Goldin NY, Brooklyn, New York

December 2017 - September 2021

 

Assisted Chef Lena Goldin of Lena Goldin NY in her catering business, acting as server, kitchen assistant, sous chef, and event captain.

Edited lenagoldinny.com and associated materials.

Worked in a creative capacity directly with Chef Goldin to curate seasonal menus and recipe test in the professional kitchen.

Server

Sonnier & Castle Food, New York City, New York

July 2016 - Present

 

Server job included buffet and table service, bussing, cleaning FOH and BOH, assisting guests and event captains, and communicating between guests and captains.

Worked in New York City and at other venues within New York State, including the Hamptons.

Event Captain, Server

Alexander Staffing, New York City, New York

June 2016 - Present

 

Worked closely with Leigh Cambre, owner, in event leadership on-site.

Server job included buffet and table service, bussing, cleaning FOH and BOH, assisting guests and event captains, and communicating between guests and captains.

Worked in New York City and at other venues within New York State, including the Hamptons.

Server

Neuman’s Kitchen, New York City, New York

October 2015 - January 2019

 

Server job included buffet and table service, bussing, cleaning FOH and BOH, assisting guests and event captains, communicating between guests and captains, and operating coat check.

Assisted in setting up and breaking down events.

Floated between different operations and was flexible in taking on different roles.

Server, Barista

Sun in Bloom, New York City and Brooklyn, New York

March 2016 - June 2016

 

Delivered friendly and efficient service, bussed tables, managed dine-in service and takeaway orders.

Maintained an organized and up-to-date FOH space.

Trained on an espresso machine and worked exclusively as a Barista.

Trained other employees as Baristas.

Managed the POS for all servers on the floor.

Additional Work Experience

Architectural and Design Resources Librarian

Streamline Material Resources, New York City, New York

August 2019 - Present

 

Practiced detail-oriented skills by organizing firms in-house resource libraries for architectural and design materials.

Made and sustained brand and vendor relationships to bring new materials into the firm.

Assisted designers and architects with knowledge of materials, usage, price, and availability.

Studio Operations

Hipline Dance Studio, Oakland, California

September 2014 - September 2015

 

Managed daily operations of the studio.

Assisted clients with financial, athletic, and computer issues.

Collaborated with owners on daily tasks and creative endeavors.

Education

Bachelors of English, Creative Writing

CUNY Hunter College, New York City, New York

August 2016 - January 2021

 

3.8 GPA

Dean’s List, Honor Roll, Magna Cum Laude

High School Diploma, School of Literary Arts

Oakland School for the Arts, School of Literary Arts, Oakland, California

August 2011 - May 2015

 

Oakland School for the Arts is an arts-based charter school out of downtown Oakland, California, which trains students in their respective field.

Honor Roll Society.

Awards

Scholastic Arts and Writers

December 12015

 

Honorable Mention for Poetry Portfolio

Oakland Youth Poet Laureate

May 2013, May 2014

 

Two-time finalist for Oakland Youth Poet Laureate, a creative writing competition and award for local youths seeking to connect their work to mentors and far-reaching communities of artists

Performances & Publications

Edge of Seventeen

December 2015

 

Keynote Performer in Edge of Seventeen, a show as part of annual San Francisco Literary Festival, Lit Crawl.


A Promising Class of Literary Rookies

October 2015

 

Featured in local newspaper, the East Bay Express, about the arts in Oakland, CA.


Homemade / Homebroken

May 2015

 

Self-published chapbook of short fiction, poetry and prose.


Edinburgh Fringe Festival

May 2013 - June 2013

 

Monologue writer for Signs of Our Occupy, as preformed by Oakland School for the Arts School of Theatre at the 2013 Edinburg Fringe Festival


University of California, Berkeley

September 2011, September 2012

 

Preformed live on KALX 90.7, the official radio station of the University of California, Berkeley.