Academics
New York University Class of 2021 | 3.7 GPA
B.S. in Media, Culture, and Communication | Minor in Applied Linguistics
Santa Fe College | Web Authoring (HTML + CSS)
Work Experience
Save the Children — Program Coordinator for PRO-WASH Award
2022 - 2023 (remote, Washington D.C.)
copy-edited and formatted multilingual PRO-WASH research literature and media, created infographics and digital content presented by PRO-WASH at New Information Circuit, conducted data analysis and visualization for the USAID Climate Resilience Survey; designed and improved UX for technical WASH E-Learning and resource platforms, organized instructional materials into comprehensive PowerPoints and handouts for global trainings, advised on 508-compliance with external translators and graphic designers
Imani House Inc. (Non-Profit) — Non-Profit Social Media Associate & Executive Assistant
2021 Summer (Brooklyn, NY)
managed web calendars for executive director, recruited and interviewed candidates for summer youth programs, managed digital outreach and event promotion, coordinated with clients and grant sponsors
NYU Dept. of Communicative Sciences & Disorders — Program Operations
2019-2020 (New York, NY)
administered plans of study for graduate students in the CSD department and managed Master’s course-tracking spreadsheets
Internships
Naandi | Araku Coffee Project — Film and Photo Internship
Summer 2019 (Hyderabad & Visakhapatnam, India)
filmed and photographed behind-the-scenes at Araku Coffee roasting unit and plantation to reach younger, metropolitan demographics, worked with and interviewed local indigenous farmers on Kondadora and Koti land to document the harvesting process, organized geo-political/agricultural research into informative content for Naandi’s Araku Coffee branding
BadaBing Records — Music Management & Digital Content Creation Intern
August 2018 - May 2019 (Brooklyn, NY)
pitched artists to various radio stations and streaming platforms, updated blog and prepared content for release columns, managed inventory & revenue spreadsheets, assisted in artist booking and design
ReelWorks by HBO — Film and Sound Mentor
Summer 2018 (Brooklyn, NY)
co-taught experimental film workshop for middle-schoolers, instructed editing on Premiere Pro, prepared lesson plans and exercises for students, co-taught journalism & documentary workshop for high-schoolers
Projects and Activities
✷ESL Teacher, Marion Literacy Council (2022) ✷NYU Public Affairs Video: Gen-Z Slang | Digital Blackface (2021) ✷NYU Linguistics Science Fair - presented board on American English Regiolects (2019)
Skills
HTML5, CSS, Microsoft Office 365, Adobe Creative Cloud, Graphic Design, Learning Design, Social Media Analytics, Musical Composition & Scoring, Audio Editing, Spanish & French Fluency (and translation)
July, 2021
What is Gen-z Slang?
“We asked two NYU 2021 grads and students of Linguistics professors Renée Blake and Laurel MacKenzie to explain Gen-Z slang to us, and they only made fun of us a little. Some of the topics addressed include emojis, the perils of cultural appropriation, how not to text like a piano teacher, and more…”
(NYU news page, July 6 2021)