Resume

Self-Employed

August 2024 — Today

Parsons School of Design, The New School

Independent Work

July 2023 — Today

Design and teach a first-year course called “Sustainable Systems” covering foundational earth science and design-based climate adaptation/mitigation strategies.

State University of New York (SUNY), New Paltz

Client list

  • Rescuing Leftover Cuisine (food rescue nonprofit) — Development Consultant

  • First Ammonia (clean energy startup) — Website Design + Build

  • Electric Skin (clean energy startup) — Newsletter Design + Strategy

  • Tomorrow Partners (design consultancy) — ESG Report Writer

  • Parsons School of Design, The New School — Course Redesign Taskforce

  • Biodesign Challenge — Operations Lead; Grant Writer + Administrator (NSF)

  • ME Engineers — Social Event Planner

Adjunct Faculty, “Environmental Communication”

April 2019 — March 2023

Designed and taught a course called “Environmental Communication” covering how traditional and new media shape society’s perception of and relationship to the natural world.

Biodesign Challenge

Partnerships + Communications Director

April 2019 — March 2023

  • Oversaw content strategy and production for all digital and print assets (website, social media, program/event materials, press releases, newsletters + executive communications)

  • Sourced and secured $150k+ income in FY22-23 and co-managed annual $750k budget (corporate sponsorships, government/foundation grants, private/in-kind donations, crowdfunding + auctions)

  • Managed all external partnerships (financial, media/content swaps + programmatic) through active outreach and relationship stewardship

  • Designed and led new institutional programming to build stakeholder engagement and program visibility (Open Innovation Sprint, Alumni Board, Regional Biodesign Hubs, alumni interview series)

  • Directed operations for ~15 in-person/virtual events per year and annual multi-day BDC Summit hosting 300+ guests at MoMA and Parsons (day-of logistics, budget management, venue booking, audience outreach, volunteers, vendor coordination, talent travel/lodging, AV + evaluation)

  • Designed and refined institutional processes (CRM architecture, archival systems, hiring/onboarding)

  • Managed three staff and 20+ communications/event volunteers

Associate Director, New University in Exile Consortium

October 2017 — April 2019

  • Designed inaugural fellow programming (seminars, research showcases + annual retreat)

  • Produced NUIEC launch event (200+ guests/$25k+ funding raised) featuring human rights leaders

  • Managed startup operations, messaging/branding, member recruitment + Advisory Board curation

  • Co-wrote and received $750k+ in grants from Mellon Foundation and Open Society Foundations

Conference Manager, Center for Public Scholarship

October 2017 — April 2019

  • Planned and produced biannual conferences (“Unknowability” and “Cons and Scams”)

  • Managed all CPS operations (fundraising, website/social media, hiring/payroll, annual reporting)

New School for Social Research, The New School

Media + Events Coordinator; Communications Associate

November 2014 — October 2017

  • Produced content to promote Fellow policy research and thought leadership via social media, newsletters, blog posts + press outreach

  • Conducted audience outreach, planning + production for all events (panels, book launches, conferences + networking happy hours); Served as founding project lead for “Debates of the Century” public event series featuring TCF Fellows in bipartisan dialogues

  • Designed/led editorial program for 10 interns (media trainings, pitching, editing + audience building)

The Century Foundation

New York University

MA, Media, Culture + Communication

September 2012 — January 2015

Thesis title: “A Critical Look at Networked Revolutions in the Digital Age: The Effects of New Media Use During & After the 2011 Egyptian Revolution”

Gibney, Anthony + Flaherty LLP

Business Immigration Paralegal

February 2012 — May 2014

  • Prepared casework for H, L, O, TN/TD, E, ESTA visa, green card + naturalization applications

  • Oversaw annual Form I-9 Employment Verification compliance/onboarding for 700+ Barclays interns

Georgetown University

Part-time Faculty, “Sustainable Systems”

BA, Government and Russian Language

September 2007 — May 2011

Managing Editor, Biodesigned.org

April 2019 — March 2023

  • Managed founding operations for site architecture and editorial voice

  • Oversaw project workflow for 12+ quarterly guest contributors

  • Curated issue topics/contributors, copyedited/line edited essays + issued Call for Submissions

  • Wrote newsletter copy, Google AdGrants, SEO + citations (built readership of 10k monthly visitors)