Education:
Bachelor of Arts, Cultural Studies
Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL. — 2008
Minor Concentration: Creative Non-Fiction
Thesis Title: “Mothers of Incarcerated Sons as Invisible Victims: An Intervention”
Thesis Advsior: Jaafar Aksikas, Ph.D.
Teaching Experience:
Neighborhood Writing Alliance
Chicago, IL. – 2003-current
- Prepare for and facilitate weekly 90-minute writing workshop with 10-12 adult writers.
- Develop engaging prompts.
- Facilitate civic awareness dialogue
- Prepare materials for submission.
Chicago Freedom School Communiversity
Chicago, IL. – 2009
Resistance through the Arts Then and Now: Moments of Change in the U.S. Prison System
- Develop lesson plans and facilitate 8-week course.
- Facilitate civic awareness dialogue.
- Facilitate art making based on course materials.
- Design and edit course booklet from student art and writing.
Chicago Dialogue Project / Rape Victim Advocates Chicago, IL. ― 2009
- Develop lesson plan for anthology stories for Illinois legislature presentation
- Develop engaging prompts for safe environment
- Facilitate creative writing workshop
M.I.S.S.~Mothers of Incarcerated Sons Speak Chicago, IL. –Current
- Developed year long social justice awareness project for publication.
- Develop lesson plans, engaging prompts, and facilitate creative writing workshops.
- Community outreach
Literacy Volunteers of Illinois
Chicago, IL. – 2005-2008
- Develop lesson plan and facilitate writing workshop for Annual On the Road to Literacy Conference.
- Facilitate civic awareness dialogue
Council for Jewish Elderly
Chicago, IL. – 2003-2007
- Develop and facilitate writing workshops for Alzheimer’s patients.
Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, IL.
Fiction Department, Fall 2004
Publications:
Journal of Ordinary Thought: Editor Intern, regular contributor since 1999.
Wordgathering: 2008:“Breakfast of the Changing Mind.”
Word Curves: Designer, Co-Editor and contributor, 2007
Fictionary, 2003: “Story Week Festival of Writers 2003 and Dennis Lehane.”
Associated Content
Back2college.com
Adaptations:
“Uptown Square” Pegagsus Players, 2005 in Unobstructed View
“Uptown Square” Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble, 2006 in Chicago Voices
Presentations and Readings:
Annual featured poet for the Neighborhood Writing Alliance (NWA) at Printers Row Book Fair.
Annual performormer for NWA at Chicago Humanities Festival.
Featured poet for NWA 2003 fundraiser hosted by Kurtis Productions.
Featured poet 2003 on US99’s “Chicago Up-Close.”
Closing fiction reader for WBEZ’s “Eight Forty-eight” 2004 Veterans Day Program.
Awards:
Fire This Time Fund Grantee ~ 2008
To support publication for Mothers of Incarcerated Sons Speak
Community Arts Assistance Program (CAAP) Grant ~ 2001
(forfeited due to student status) |
