Degrees
Graduate
MLitt Creative Writing | 2022 | University of Glasgow
2:1 Honors (U.S. equivalent graduating with distinction)
Activities
- Contributor to Student Thesis Projects: Open Space Literary Journal, Morii Zine, Space Lime Zine, and Orange Peel Poetry.
- Lead for student run critique group for projects 50k words or more, once a month.
- Weekly workshop groups for students, critiquing 5K words a week minimum.
- Presented work at In Deep and other live performance event spaces.
- Presented 2-hour introduction to publishing
Comparative Literature Based Courses
- Crime Fiction Fundamentals
- Craft and Experimentation
Undergraduate
2017 | Ohio State University
Cum Laude, Duel Degree, Ron Brown Scholar, Morill Scholar, Arts Scholar
Activities
- President (J2K dance club)
- Head of the technical aspects of the club, which include camera, design, and social media management.
- Work with members to teach them how to use technology including: video editing software, and camera equipment.
- President (Reel Buckeye Productions)
- Vice President (Ohio Union Television)
- Work with members of the organization to create newscasts weekly.
- Teach the members how to use the film equipment and editing software.
- Treasurer (Reel Buckeye Productions)
- Helped reconstruct the club after a two-year hiatus.
- Manage and audit the money, in existence in order to assess the current state of the organization.
- Inform the general body of the budget for any potential short films.
- Event Coordinator (J2K, Ohio Union Television)
- Dancing with J2K : Planning and execution of the dance competition viewed by 3,000+ students in collaboration with 20+ additional student organizations and $10k dollars’ worth of investment and materials.
- Schedule, and manage over sixty people for a competition.
- Plan, schedule, and host the competition while serving as a liaison between the members of outside organizations.
B.A. Theater
Focus in Film/Video and Audio Design
- Lead Sound Designer for The Great War (theater department MFA thesis; devised work)
- Asst. Sound Designer for Heathers
- Asst. Sound Designer for Stupid F*cking Bird
- Sound crew and Wardrobe crew on various additional shows
- Don Giovani – Sound
- MFA Solo Works – Sound
- Trouble in Mind – Sound
- Digi-Eye 2015 – Sound and Media
- Night Out – Sound
- City of Angels – Wardrobe
- In Here, Out There – Wardrobe
- There is No Silence – Wardrobe
Courses of Note
- 16mm Film, Video Production 1 & 2, Editorial Process, Craft of Acting, Stage Directing
- Theater for Social Change, Intro to Fiction: Lies in Fiction, Black Women Writers, Craft and Experimentation
B.S.B.A. Operations Management
Fisher Direct
Courses of Note
- Six Sigma Principals, Management of Technology and Innovation, Service Operations
Work Experience
Exhibit City News
International B2B magazine Exhibit City News services over 10 countries and every state within the United States with a distribution of over 10k people, covering international trade show news.
It is important to note that while my title changed, my general responsibilities, and hours did not. I was brought in as the “Digital Editor” with responsibilities of the Managing Editor. This is in part because they had rotated through more than three editors in three years. The only thing that changed was the title and my pay rate.
Website: https://exhibitcitynews.com/
Managing Editor | May 2025-Present
- Supervised and edited 13 magazines and a 300 page coffee table book to completion (as of December 2026).
- Plan, develop, and maintain content schedules for a quarterly magazine and the website.
- Develop additional written products, columns, content series, and their marketing plans.
- Analyze SEO and website analytics in order to develop new content and schedules that aligned with corporate goals and reader interest.
Editor | September 2024 – May 2025
- Managed the Exhibit City News digital archive and uploaded articles onto the website.
Digital Editor | November 2023 – September 2024
- Managed the Exhibit City News digital archive and uploaded articles onto the website.
Black Ink Ocean
BLACK-INK-OCEAN is your run-of-the-mill southern gothic literary news-mag. Dedicated to the genre of the southern gothic, the magazine aims to share the stories of minorities in the south (USA).
“Our hope is that with each issue we finally let spill out the stories we’ve kept bottled inside for too long. Each one of us—writers & readers & artists alike—become like a sea of raindrops melting into an ocean of black ink.”
Production Manager | 2025-Present
Direct and lead the production schedule for Black Ink Ocean, a southern gothic literary magazine.
- Currently have led the production of two magazines.
- Design and layout the visual and written content into newspaper form.
- Assist with the management of Black Ink Ocean
- Assist with social media.
Clark County
Department of Parks and Recreation
Subdepartment: Special Events
I started working with the department of Parks and Recreation, Special Events, shortly before the lockdowns during COVID-19. Once we went into lockdown, the department had to furlough us all, and then quickly brought us back on as soon as restrictions on events were lifted. When I went to school in Glasgow, Scotland for 2021-2022, I was on temporary hold for the department. In order not to time out of the system, they had me periodically do things for social media. When I returned in 2023, I immediately was brought back in at full capacity.
The Special Events Department of Parks and Recreation, plan their own events, while also supporting all other events for the County (that are county run and planned events). This includes, commissioner events, cultural festivals, concerts, and more. The largest event planned and hosted by the Clark County Department of Parks and Recreation Special Events is Las Vegas Renaissance Festival or LV Ren Faire.
County Countess, Cordelia Clearwater | 2024-Present
As the County Countess, I was the face of LV Ren Faire’s Social Media account.
- Interact with guests during all active hours of the event. Answer questions, give directions, and assistance where necessary.
- Post live stories, interacting with festivities of the event, and when necessary give announcements with a human face (for public safety or otherwise)
- Create marketing campaigns that can be used to generate additional engagement, day of.
- Act on camera, providing details about the event, for day of promotions and for television networks.
Recreation Assistant (Social Media) | 2021-Present
Assist the full time and part time staff with social media posts and idea generation.
Recreation Assistant (Stage) | 2019-Present
Assist talent and production crews with event planning, sound requirements, and lighting needs. SL100 experience.
City of North Las Vegas
Department of Parks and Recreation
Subdepartment: Special Events
I worked with the department of Parks and Recreation, Special Events between the years of 2018 and 2021. I formally left the department, when I went to school in Glasgow, Scotland.
The Special Events Department of Parks and Recreation, planned their own events, while also supporting all other events for the City. This included movie nights in the parks, cultural festivals, concerts, and more. We also were in charge of planning and scheduling community sports such as basketball, soccer, and baseball schedules.
Community Recreation Theater Teacher | 2018-2020
Taught children theater at the community recreation center. Classes were held twice a week (Tues and Thurs) for an hour. I had two classes each day. Each class had about 10 children ranging in ages from 6 to 12.
Front Desk Associate | 2019-2021
Record keeping for business relationships and events. Maintaining relationships with sponsors (business and community), food vendors, and volunteers. Maintained social media accounts, business email communications, and assisted with marketing and advertisement. Communication management between staff, community and staff, and community questions. Financial management for payments (outbound) and payments (inbound).
Stage technician | 2018-2021
Event coordination for city events and personal community events. Facilitating and managing events along with money management and facilitating onsite complaints. Managed members, volunteers, and food vendors. Assist talent and production crews with event planning, sound requirements, and lighting needs. SL100 experience.
Primus Worldwide, LLC.
Primus Worldwide is a labeling company in Los Angeles founded by two industry legends from Capitol Records.
Business and Contracts Intern | 2017-2018
As an intern my job was to work with the CEO and head of contracts on potential new talent contracts.
- Develop contracts with clients and negotiate redlines.
- Planned and developed their annual charity gala hosted in Huntington Beach. There were over 100 guests attending for the event and the auction that was held.
- Planned and developed a proposal with other interns for a live events space that could double as a recording studio, both for recording private sessions and live studio sessions.
- The concept was proposed, with a full budget, plan, and required audio and recording equipment.
- All aesthetics were planned out (Speakeasy 1920s themed).
Ohio State University
Department of Education and Human Ecology
Subdepartment: Multimedia and Video Production
Multimedia Student Worker | 2015-2017
- As a multimedia student worker I worked on both filming and editing projects for the College of Education and Human Ecology.
- These projects include: interviews, tutorials, welcome videos, and classroom videos.
Freelance
Memoir Ghost Writer | 2020-Present
Annotating, recording, and editing verbatim text given by a woman for her memoir. Research and structural development of the novel. Currently in progress for further research due to recent life developments.
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