CV

EDUCATION

Pennsylvania Western University, Clarion, PA – M.S.L.S. in Library Science with a concentration in Local and Archival Studies, Degree Anticipated 2025

Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH – B.A. in Comparative Literature, Minor in Studio Art and Politics, Class of 2018

AWARDS

Tucson Festival of Books Literary Award Finalist, 2024

  • “Lost in Subliminal Space: A Reflection on Queer Portraiture”

  • “Melancholia”

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Philadelphia Trans Oral History Project Fellow, University of Pennsylvania – Winter 2024 - Present

  • Began to create a Controlled Vocabulary using Library of Congress Subject Headings and Homosaurus subject headings.

  • Transcribed an hour long interview

Library Trainee, Free Library of Philadelphia – Winter 2024 - Present

  • A member of the Pride Committee of 2025.

  • Worked in a neighborhood branch and Regional Library training as a librarian.

  • Performed reference work, collection development, and assisted with community outreach.

  • Organized and led programming including a successful series of poetry nights called Coffee & Conversations, and an author event with Zach Ozma about his book We Both Laughed in Pleasure.

Writer, Freelance – Summer 2018 - Present

  • Full Stop Magazine (February 2024, November 2024)

  • Artblog (October 2023 - September 2024)

  • Bloodletter (March 2024)

  • InLiquid Magazine (March 2023 - June 2023)

  • tk.collective (January 2023)

  • Ourselves, Collected (September 2022)

  • DRØME (August 2018)

Library Assistant, Free Library of Philadelphia – Winter 2023 - Winter 2024

  • Worked in Philbrick Hall at the Parkway Central Library. Assisted patrons, managed circulation, shelved and organized the stacks.

  • Helped install the exhibition The In-Between Spaces.

Exhibitions and Editorial Intern, Inliquid Gallery – Winter 2023 - Spring 2023

  • Curated the exhibition, On and Back, featuring Matt Higgins and Christina Penrose.

  • Worked as an art handler for five exhibitions.

  • Created three lookbooks and wrote three exhibition statements.

  • Edited exhibition statements and catalogs for InLiquid Gallery, and edited articles for InLiquid Magazine.

  • Photographed and digitally archived artwork.

  • Created graphics for posters, banners, emailers, and social media.

Editor-In-Chief, tk.collective – Summer 2021 - Winter 2023

  • Co-founded tk.collective

  • Recruited and led editorial team for tk.collective

  • Created layout and built website

  • Led line editing, fact checking, and copy editing

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

  • Proficiency in Adobe Indesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop

  • Proficiency in Procreate, Canva

  • Fluency in analog photography

  • Fluency in Readymag and Squarespace

  • Proficiency in digital photography