B. A. Writing & Literature / College of Creative Studies/ University of California Santa Barbara

B. A. Spanish / University of California Santa Barbara

M. A. Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages/ Pepperdine University

EXPERIENCE

Student Teacher

• Columbia West College Los Angeles sept 2023- mar 2024

Poetry Workshop Facilitator at Children’s Brain Tumor Foundation 2022-ongoing

• Lead poetry workshops, created curriculum focused on self-expression

for young adult brain tumor survivors and siblings

Student Intern at Krishnamurti Foundation of America 2021-2022

• Transcribed audio and video recordings for The Immeasurable podcast

• Participated in weekly dialogs on the teachings of J. Krishnamurti

Interpreter at Santa Barbara Unified and Goleta Union 2018-2020

• Interpreted teacher conferences for Spanish speaking parents

College Essay Tutor for International Students at UCSB 2017-2020

• Reviewed student papers and provided suggestions for improvement

SELECTED POETRY AND PROSE

Foundation Focus, Krishnamurti Foundation, “The Self in the Absence of Control,” Jan 2022

Laurel Moon, Brandeis University Literary Magazine, “Insults,” Fall 2020-Spring 2021

Spectrum Literary Journal, “Smallness in Our Birds” & “Walking Shadows,” 64th ed. 2021

Rough Cut Press, “Blackrock,” 11th issue, Spring 2020

Vagabond, UCSB Multilingual Literary Journal, “Vignette of a Tree,” 2020

The Ojai Quarterly, “Little Big Bluesman,” profile of musician, TD Lind, January 2020

Leave Your Fears Here, a play by James Morrison (original poetry included in) 2019 & 2023

The Catalyst, UCSB’s Literary Arts magazine, “One Shadow More” 2018

Anthology:The Ojai Playwrights Youth Conference Workshop, Edited by Tim Cummings 2017

SELECTED READINGS AND PERFORMANCES

Storyworks, A Dynamic Space for New Songs, Poems and Essays, 2022, 2023, 2024

Ojai Playwrights Conference, Connections, A Virtual Celebration and Benefit, June 2021

The Townies Podcast, Episode 9, “Hating a Misogynist,” Episode 19 “What We’re After,”

UCSB Poets Club performer and core member 2017-2020

Key Note Speaker, Celebration of Life Service, Temple Etz Chaim, “I Want to Tell You Exactly How It Happened,” about my journey through cancer. 2017

Ojai Playwrights Conference Youth Workshop, wrote and performed monologue, “Hating a Misogynist,” 2016

Ojai Playwrights Conference Youth Workshop, (original poetry) 2017

Ojai Playwrights Conference Gala, “Hating a Misogynist,” (reading) May 2017

Beacon Coffee, Ojai, CA (reading) 2017

Beyond Baroque Books, (reading), Los Angeles, CA August 2016

Kim Maxwell Studio Workshops, Ojai, CA (original poetry, monologues) 2016, 2017

Unurban Coffee House, Los Angeles, CA (original poetry) July 2016

AWARDS AND HONORS

Center for a Public Anthropology, Public Anthropology Award- “Climate Letter” - Public Anthropology’s Community Action Project at U. C. Santa Barbara

Scholastic Art and Writing Award- Silver Key for excellence in Poetry 2017

Scholastic Art and Writing Award- Silver Key for excellence in Poetry 2016

Cancer Support Community Valley/Ventura/Santa Barbara: “Dear Cancer, It’s me…” Essay Contest, personal category 1st place award 2015

Ventura County Writers Club Poetry Contest, Youth 1st place award

SCHOLARSHIPS

Cancer for College Scholarship three-time recipient, SAG Foundation Scholarship, Rotary Scholarship, Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation Scholarship, Live Más, Taco Bell Foundation Scholarship

FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Spanish, Advanced Proficiency