Bookseller/Libromancer - Porter Square Books - Cambridge, MA
(2021-01)
- Lead and Facilitate a popular monthly book club.
- Recommend books in person and on social media, newsletters, and website.
- Process and develop systems for burgeoning, bustling online business.
- Host Author Event.
Technology Integration Specialist - Buckingham Browne & Nichols School - Cambridge, MA
(2019-01 - 2020-12)
- Designed and implemented technology and digital citizenship curriculum for the Middle School.
- Trained teachers to integrate tech and maker projects into all disciplines of the curriculum.
- Mentored faculty in the use of best practices for online learning, which was especially crucial during the pandemic.
- Taught units in Writing The Ten Page Short Story.
Faculty Advisor - Buckingham Browne & Nichols School - Cambridge, MA
(2019-01 - 2020-12)
- Academic Advisor for eight-ten eighth graders. Weekly meetings, individual check-ins and quarterly correspondence with parents about growth, both academic and social.
- Faculty Advisor for after school Entrepreneurship Club, where we entered the NFTE World Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge.
- Faculty Advisor for The Spark, Middle School Newspaper.
- Faculty Advisor for NaNoWriMo, a morning writing club.
Library Assistant - Buckingham Browne & Nichols School - Cambridge, MA
(2016-01 - 2019-12)
- Supplemented curriculum in diverse collection development; Maintained websites; Encouraged reading with displays and contests; Marketed new acquisitions; Conducted book talks for leisure and summer reading; Organized author visits; Managed circulation; Assisted students with research and citations; Facilitated book clubs; Compiled and published Summer Reading Lists. Conducted a workshop on Windows and Mirrors: Why We Need Diverse Books.
Teacher, Fiction Workshop - Lighthouse Writers Workshop - Denver, CO
(2014-01 - 2014-12)
Featured Presenter, Lit Fest. Taught three fiction courses:
- Writing Class-Asana: Yoga for Writers
- Lighten Up: Using Your Sense of Humor in the Crafting of Serious Fiction
- The Emotional Rollercoaster: Plotting your YA novel
- Instructor: Taught three online fiction classes in the very early aughts.
Instructor, Writing the Young Adult Novel - Grub Street - Boston, MA
(2012-01 - 2015-12)
- Designed and Taught one-day, three-day and six-week workshops in Writing the Young Adult Novel, which included studying the history and evolution of the genre.
Circulation Manager - Iwasaki Library, Emerson College - Boston, MA
(2000-01 - 2003-12)
- Integrated emerging instructional design technology to design an online training and assessment program for undergraduate work-study students.
- Devised a new program for putting textbooks on reserve.
- Hired, trained and supervised a staff of 25 student workers to run busy circulation desk.
- Managed Reserve Desk and Inter-Library Loan staff.
Lecturer First Year Writing Program - Northeastern University - Boston, MA
(1999-01 - 2000-12)
- Taught multiple sections of First Year Writing and Introductory First Year Writing.
Adjunct Professor in Writing Literature and Publishing - Emerson College - Boston, MA
(1998-01 - 2000-12)
- Taught multiple sections of WR101 and WR121 courses in Essay Writing, Research Writing and Writing About Literature, all with a multicultural focus. Sample texts included Beloved, Jazz, Drown, Tracks, Quicksand and Passing, The Gangster of Love
Textbook Manager - Ned's Berkeley Bookstore - Berkeley, CA
(1994-01 - 1996-12)
- Worked with professors and more than 1,500 publishers to acquire a large rotating textbook inventory for the University of California, Berkeley campus.
- Supervised and scheduled a staff of 25 employees.
International Sales Associate - Baker and Taylor Books - Bridgewater, NJ
(1993-01 - 1994-12)
- Assisted two sales managers in increasing American book sales in all of Europe.
- Traveled to Germany and used foreign language skills to facilitate a partnership with KNO, Germany's largest book wholesaler.
Editor-Writer - Baker and Taylor Books - Bridgewater, NJ
(1991-01 - 1993-12)
- Wrote, edited and proofed all marketing materials for the nation's largest book wholesaler.
