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Teaching Experience
ENGLISH/ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
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University of Chicago, Graham School of General Studies, The Writer's Studio, Novel Writing for Adults
Roosevelt University, Chicago, Composition, Reading, Writing
American Academy of Art, Chicago, Literature, Composition, Research, MFA, Artists in Literature
International Academy of Design and Technology, Chicago, Composition
Katharine Gibbs College, NYC, Literature, Composition, Writing
Goodwin College, E. Hartford, Reading and Writing
ESL & INTERNATIONAL
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Parsons School of Design, ESL, NYC
MacCormac College, ESL, Chicago
CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS INTERAMERICANOS, Cuenca, ECUADOR
TEACHING ARTIST/CREATIVE WRITNG WORKSHOPS
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FICTION AND POETRY WORKSHOPS
Charter Oak Cultural Center, Hartford, CT, 2016- present, creative writing, fiction, poetry & StoryCorps workshops
Hartford Performs, Hartford Public Schools, 2018- present, visiting creative writing teacher
CT Office of the Arts, Directory of Teaching Artists
JCC of Greater Hartford, West Hartford, CT 2016, fiction workshops
Kingswood Oxford Summer Camp, West Hartford, CT, 2017, middle school creative writing camp
The Mark Twain House Writing Program, Hartford, CT, 2013/15, short story writing; fiction writing
Connecticut Humanities Council Grants: YWCA, “Words in Motion: A Creative Writing and Yoga Workshop for Teen Girls”, Hartford, CT, 2014, Girlcott Sponsor
Senior Voices: Poetry and Yoga Workshop for Seniors, FEDERATION SQUARE RESIDENCE, West Hartford, CT, 2013
StoryStudio Chicago, Chicago, IL.2007-2010, short story, fiction workshops for adults
Gallery 37 After School Matters: “WORDS 37”, Manley High School, Chicago, IL
NYC Parks, Arts Enhanced After School Programs
Poetry Center of Chicago: “Hands on Stanza’s” Program
EDITORIAL + CURITORIAL
Syllable Reading Series: co-curate reading series, Hartford, CT
Make Magazine; a Chicago Literary Magazine, Fiction Reader
Sunday Salon Chicago: Founder of Chicago branch of reading series, co-curator and host
Independent Tutor: College + Grad Application Essays