
Experienced writer, creative problem-solver, and administrative professional
Greater New York City Area

Experienced writer, creative problem-solver, and administrative professional
Greater New York City Area
Top-tier college graduate with substantial administrative and creative experience seeks to leverage abilities in fast-paced growth industry.
(Public Company; CBS; Broadcast Media industry)
January 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)
Weekly commenter on Dr. Anthony Mazarrelli's program "1210 Tonight With Dr. Anthony Mazarrelli".
(Public Company; TWX; Publishing industry)
May 2008 — March 2009 (11 months)
• Contributed to People front-of-book sections Scoop and Star Tracks. Wrote for People.com.
• Curated potential entries for People’s “Heroes Among Us” franchise honoring community leaders and non-profit advocates.
• Assisted senior editors and associate editors with administrative work.
• Fact-checked short and feature-length articles for accuracy; conducted additional back-reporting as needed.
• Updated online articles using People’s in house content management system.
• Coordinated product delivery for arts-and-entertainment reviews and gift guides.
• Developed relationships with public relations and non-profit representatives.
(Writing and Editing industry)
September 2004 — May 2008 (3 years 9 months)
• Assisted the Director of Development with fundraising projects for writing-based, university-based non-profit arts association.
• Helped Program Coordinator with event set-up and follow-up.
• Managed community listserv that reached over 3,000 Writers House “Hub” members.
• Designed monthly events calendar for University of Pennsylvania students and West Philadelphia residents.
• Maintained and updated donor database and reached out to potential donors.
• Greeted incoming students, Writers House volunteers, and answered telephone inquiries.
(Internet industry)
May 2007 — May 2008 (1 year 1 month)
• Identified potential book markets and publishing niches for Nerve CEO Rufus Griscom.
• Researched potential link-sharing and new media contacts for Babble, Nerve’s parenting brand.
• Tracked author output and pageview shares per article on all Nerve properties.
• Assisted senior editors with major research projects including an eco-friendly web magazine.
• Edited the Nerve Video Blog for Nerve.com, which receives 1 million unique visitors monthly.
(Writing and Editing industry)
August 2007 — May 2008 (10 months)
• Cultivated relationships with new media representatives to promote Stephen Fried’s book project Husbandry.
• Performed academic research for Fried’s book on 19th century American historical figure Fred Harvey.
• Researched and fact-checked Mr. Fried’s Ladies Home Journal and Glamour columns.
• Updated Mr.Fried’s website and did basic content management.
BA , English Literature w/ Creative Writing emphasis , 2004 — 2008
Kelly Writers House Hub, RAINN
2006 Joan Harrison Prize Winner: The Joan Harrison Award is an annual award/"writing scholarship" of $1500 for a current undergraduate who is affiliated with the Writers House. The scholarship is intended to encourage and support a student with financial need who is working on a writing project or projects.
Penn Leadership Scholar: Awarded to students of merit with financial need.