New York City Metropolitan Area
MPA candidate at NYU Wagner with 10+ years of experience at the intersection of youth advocacy, arts administration, and publishing. I specialize in building national programs and partnerships that expand access to the arts, empower young creatives, and strengthen cultural ecosystems. My work blends storytelling, data-driven strategy, and relationship-building to scale initiatives, drive equity-focused outreach, and foster thriving communities of artists, educators, and institutions.
• Lead national outreach strategy and partnerships with schools, cultural institutions, and community organizations to expand access for early-career artists. • Oversee recruitment, training, and mentorship of outreach presenters while collaborating across teams to design inclusive campaigns and community initiatives. • Strengthen alumni engagement and represent YoungArts nationally, advancing equity and narrative change in the arts.
• Manage a direct report and advise a national network of 100+ Affiliate Partners on program growth, DEI, and outreach, resulting in 310K+ annual student submissions (a 35% post-pandemic increase). • Spearhead cultivation strategy in collaboration with executive leadership and board members to shape and expand the network and ensure partner alignment. • Collaborate cross-functionally with Tech and Developer teams using Jira and Figma to manage technical development, perform UAT testing, and enhance the functionality and user experience of a proprietary portal database. • Led Affiliates through a large-scale online system change initiative, and executed change management strategies such as new training rollouts and clear, consistent communication plans to ensure buy-in. • Strengthen Affiliate engagement through virtual town halls, trainings, mixers, and leadership events.
• Administered an annual teen awards program with 60K+ student submissions from select regions across the U.S. and Canada. • Coordinated year-round targeted outreach, event programming, external communications, and marketing campaigns that led to increased brand awareness and partnerships with museums, educator networks, libraries, and arts education organizations, which in turn led to an 18% increase in regional student submission numbers for the 2021 Scholastic Awards. • Produced 10+ virtual events and instructional resources for students and educators, boosting program engagement. • Directed 15 award-winning students through 4 months of prep for national events, including scheduling, lesson planning, and public speaking coaching. • Oversaw and produced content for the Region-at-Large blog; in 2021, planned and executed full-year programmatic blog content and schedule for the 2021 Scholastic Awards, which increased blog engagement by 300% over 2 years to over 70K viewers.
• Assisted a VP/Editorial Director and Executive Editor on roughly 25 titles a year. • Ghostwrote picture book manuscripts, including CHRISTMAS CHEER FOR THE GROUCHY LADYBUG for the Eric Carle Studio (which Publishers Weekly called "a bright and evergreen addition to a holiday library") and FROM THE WORLD OF GOODNIGHT MOON: 100 FIRST WORDS for the Margaret Wise Brown estate. • Provided valuable editorial contributions on award-winning and bestselling titles, including the New York Times bestselling book HUGS AND KISSES FOR THE GROUCHY LADYBUG by Eric Carle, SAVING WINSLOW by Sharon Creech, UNPREGNANT by Jenni Hendriks and Ted Caplan (now an acclaimed film on HBO Max), and A GIRL NAMED ROSITA: THE STORY OF RITA MORENO by Anika Aldamuy Denise. • Composed strategic copy for galleys, book jackets, catalog, and online retailers to maximize book sales and sell-in opportunities. • Delivered editorial and administrative support in all stages of the book production process from acquisitions, to manuscript development, to on-sale publication. • Created P&Ls and contract information sheets; collected sales data; and provided competitive title research
• Supported the Children’s Marketing department for maximum productivity of a 30+ member team. • Researched and presented new models for house-led consumer-facing book clubs, one of which was adopted as the blueprint for HarperCollins’ annual YA book club event, Epic Reads Day. • Led HarperCollins’ participation in Oklahoma Teen Book Con as sole liaison, managing logistics, volunteer coordination, and on-site marketing. • Spearheaded the HCCB monthly marketing newsletter, showcasing the department’s latest accomplishments and upcoming projects to over 300 in-house employees. • Wrote early reader and middle grade blog content for the Digital Marketing team (examples attached). • Coordinated company-wide book drops to increase buzz for heavy-hitting titles, including New York Times #1 bestsellers like Veronica Roth’s CARVE THE MARK and Angie Thomas’s THE HATE U GIVE. • Aided with all administrative needs, including maintaining the VP's and wider department's marketing calendar; conducting market research; booking travel; preparing monthly expense reports and filing invoices; and taking on role of production assistant for video shoots.
• Assisted the editorial, managing editorial, and design departments on projects related to all stages of the editorial process, from acquisition to publication. • Wrote reader’s reports and marketing materials (including selling copy, flap copy, and back matter) for early childhood, middle-grade, and YA books. • Evaluated manuscript submissions for publication and composed detailed editorial notes for acquired manuscripts to strengthen stories and ensure sell-through. • Produced interior spot art ideas for Greenwillow titles which appeared in final production.
• Utilize Collection-Master®, Commercial Legal Software (CLS) to: • Assist medical clients collect their outstanding receivables through recovery programs. • Collect accident and worker’s compensation bills by serving as a correspondent between multiple patients, their insurance companies, and hospital clientele. • Manage the Insurance Follow-Up and Denial/Appeal programs to expedite the claims process. • Train interns on the bill collecting procedure.
• Delivered exceptional guest service in a Fortune 100 company at the 5th largest resort in the world. • Assisted hundreds of families per day by maintaining the high level of Disney guest service qualities: Safety, Courtesy, Show, and Efficiency. • Multi-tasked and prioritized various duties under pressure in a timely and professional manner, including: • Planning comprehensive and cost-effective vacation itineraries, maximizing the guest experience • Selling ticket packages and booking reservations • Conflict management Disney College Program Fall 2015