Welcome to Brazen Careerist!

About Me

Self-motivated young professional seeking to begin career that will utilize her writing abilities, organizational and editorial skills, and initiative.

Work History

• The Putney School Summer Programs
• Apprentice Teacher (Fiction) and Dormitory Head
• June 2009 to August 2009

• • Partnered with mentor teacher to develop and lead intensive fiction writing workshops for high school students
  • Led hiking and wilderness trips, independently taught class on creating “zines”, and organized weekly poetry and fiction readings
  • Responsible for insuring the peace and safety of Dormitory inhabitants

• I am...Social Justice and Diversity Consulting and Facilitation
• Intern
• June 2008 to August 2008

• • Researched, wrote, and edited copy for cutting-edge Transgender Resource Guide for U.S. colleges and universities
  • Compiled directory of LGBT Resources for National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Community Organizing Guide
  • Brainstormed and initiated early stages of new projects that focused on organization’s mission

• Marlboro College, Office of Admissions
• Tour Guide and Office Assistant
• August 2005 to May 2009

• • Conducted customized tours of campus for prospective students, highlighting the college’s academic programs and student life
  • Executed administrative and reception duties including data entry, filing and answering the phone

Education

• Marlboro College
• B.A., Literature, American Studies, Race & Gender Studies
• 2005 - 2009

• I created my own program of study that concluded in the writing of a 100-page senior thesis focused on the constructions of race and gender.

• University of Dar Es Salaam
• 2007 -

• Study abroad semester