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Work Experience

 My Professional Journey

Marketing Specialist

Fingerlakes Wine & Travel Card

Fingerlakes, NY

December 2024-Present

Director,  Dime Novel

Chain Theatre One Act Summer Festival

New York, NY

June 2025- August 2025

Director, Der Fröhliche Wanderer

Chatham Players' Jersey Voices

Chatham, NJ

April 2025 - August 2025

Director, Twelfth Night 

Ninety Nine Cent Players

Watchung, NJ

February 2025 - June 2025

Director, The Only People Here

Chain Theatre Winter One Act Festival

New York, NY

January 2025 - February 2025

Teaching Artist

Pushcart Players

Tinton Falls, NJ

October 2024- December 2024

Taught a Creative Dramatic and Imaginative Storytelling Class for elementary students at the Ranney School. 

Monologue and College Coaching

Independent

September 2024- February 2025

Prepared and coached a student for BFA acting college auditions

Director, The Heat

Chain Theatre Summer One Act Festival

New York, NY

July - August 2024

Director, The Wolves

The Brook Arts Center

Bound Brook, NJ

May - July 2024

Graphic Design, The Wolves

The Brook Arts Center

Bound Brook, NJ

April - July 2024

Designed promotional social media content and posters for The Wolves, which increased social media engagement by 55%. 

Director & Producer, The Heat

Self-Produced Workshop

Ithaca, NY

March - May 2024

Student Vice President,  The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi

Ithaca College 

Ithaca, NY

September 2023 - May 2024

Expanded social media presence of the Ithaca College chapter of Phi Kappa Phi through the creation and distribution of Instagram content, organized a fundraising event at Panera Bread to raise money for Phi Kappa Phi student scholarships and collaborated with Ithaca College faculty to plan two honor society induction ceremonies.

Script Consultant,  Black Beauty:  The Classic Reimagined

United We Dance International

March 2024

Participated in Script Workshop for Black Beauty: The Classic Reimagined, with the goal of diving deeper into the complex themes, structure, and symbolism conveyed in the script of this narrative contemporary dance piece. 

Assistant Director,  Le Dernier Sorcier

Ithaca College School of Music, Theatre & Dance

Ithaca, NY

November 2023 - March 2024

Public Relations & Social Media Strategist, College Navigators

College Navigators LLC

Ithaca, NY

August - December 2023

Enhanced social media presence of College Navigators by 75% by designing social media content and distributing it on social media platforms, finding op-ed opportunities and created strategies to increase brand awareness. Position was in conjunction with Public Relations Lab at Ithaca College. 

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Director,  For A Barbarian Woman

Hangar Theatre (Self-Produced)

Ithaca, NY

November - December 2023

Graphic Design,  For A Barbarian Woman

Hangar Theatre (Self-Produced)

Ithaca, NY

November - December 2023

Designed promotional posters and postcards to increase awareness of For A Barbarian Woman production. 

Director,  The Heat

Ithaca College New Play Incubator

Ithaca, NY

October 2023

Received the Golden Egg (Best Play), awarded by Kyle Bass, at Ithaca College New Play Incubator 2023. 

Associate Producer, New Play Incubator

Ithaca College New Play Incubator

Ithaca, NY

October 2023

Designed and distributed promotional posters to spread awareness of the performance, leading to a sold-out show, planned a post-performance reception, cast the ensemble of actors and facilitated administrative duties at daily rehearsals.​​

Assistant Director,  Annie Jr.

Chatham Players Youth Program

Chatham, NJ

July - August 2023

Served as Assistant Director and Choreographer of "Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile," facilitated cast warm-ups and acting workshops with the students, organized and ran the box office during performances and fulfilled other administrative duties.  â€‹â€‹

Assistant Director, Cinderella

Plays in the Park

Edison, NJ

May - July 2023

Assistant Director, Twelfth Night the Musical

Ithaca College Center of Theatre & Dance

Ithaca, NY

December 2022 - April 2023

Director, CANCELED not clickbait

Ithaca College New Play Incubator 

Ithaca, NY

October 2022

Received the Golden Egg (Best Play), awarded by Judy Tate, at Ithaca College New Play Incubator 2022. 

Director, Sex According to Merriam Webster

Ithaca College New Play Incubator 

Ithaca, NY

October 2022

Assistant Director,  Pirates of Penzance

Chatham Players Youth Program

Chatham, NJ

July - August 2022

Served as Assistant Director, facilitated cast warm-ups and acting workshops with the students and fulfilled other administrative duties.  â€‹â€‹

Assistant Director,  Unicorn Girl

Ithaca College Center of Theatre & Dance

Ithaca, NY

January - May 2022

Member,  Student Leadership Weekend

Ithaca College Office of Student Engagement

Ithaca, NY

February 2022

Chosen for Student Leadership Weekend, where emerging student leaders "discuss their personal thoughts on leadership, connect with like-minded students, and further their involvement at the college."

Theatre Awards and Nominations

Winner:  Best Direction of a Play, The Wolves

BroadwayWorld Regional Award NJ 2024

Education

Ithaca College

May 2024

B.A. Theatre Studies 

B.S. Integrated Marketing Communications 

Summa Cum Laude 

GPA: 3.99

Academic Accolades & Societies

Student Marshal

Ithaca College Park School of Communications

An honor given to the individual with the highest GPA of all students graduating at May 2024 Commencement in the Roy H. Park School of Communications, Ithaca College

Integrated Marketing Communications
Academic Achievement Award

Ithaca College Park School of Communications

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi

Ithaca College

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is the nation’s oldest, most selective, and most prestigious interdisciplinary honor society, and membership is by invitation only to our top 7.5 percent of juniors and the top 10 percent of seniors and graduate students.

Lamda Phi Eta, National Communication Honors Society

National Communication Association / Ithaca College 

Oracle Honor Society

Ithaca College

The Oracle Honor Society membership is achieved  by maintaining a GPA within the top ten percent of students after completing two full semesters at Ithaca College.

Affiliations 

Stage Directors and Choreographers Society 

Associate Member

Skills

Writing for Public Relations

Dramaturgy

Box Office Management

Literary Management

Microsoft

Microsoft Excel (Advanced)

Microsoft Word (Advanced)

Microsoft Powerpoint (Advanced)

Graphic Design

Adobe Photoshop (Advanced)

Adobe Illustrator (Intermediate)

Canva Design (Advanced)

Digital Marketing

Google Analytics (Proficient)

Social Media Analytics (Proficient)

Languages

Spanish (Intermediate)

Italian (Proficient)

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