Translating research and policy into stories that resonate.
Experience
Director of Outreach and Engagement
EdFund | Oct 2024 to Jul 2026
- Grew fellowship applications 86% (70 to 130) in one cycle with targeted HubSpot campaigns to HBCUs, MSIs, and faculty advisors
- Held a 68% average newsletter open rate while growing research contacts from 10,000 to 13,000
- Doubled live webinar attendance (30 to 60) across a 15+ event series reaching 460+ participants
- Grew monthly research library traffic 2.5x after launching a public Learning Hub
- Ran communications as a department of one, turning dense school finance research into newsletters, web content, social, and research briefs
- Hosted and produced the EdFund podcast end to end, from booking guests to editing and distribution
- Pitched research-driven stories to journalists and helped draft the Executive Director’s speeches
Digital Media Manager
Teachers College Record, Columbia University | Sep 2023 to Oct 2024
Digital Publishing Associate
Teachers College Record, Columbia University | Sep 2020 to Sep 2023
- Built the journal’s digital presence from scratch, earning a promotion to lead strategy across web, newsletter, and social
- Redesigned the journal’s newsletter and website
- Translated early childhood and K-12 research into accessible content for educators and the public
- Produced and edited video interviews with researchers for TCR’s Voice segment
- Planned and promoted campus book talks with academic publishers, and represented TCR at conferences
Teaching & Mentorship
Writing Mentor
Girls Write Now | Sep 2023 to Present
Saturday Academy Associate Instructor
Sponsors for Educational Opportunity | Jan 2024 to Jan 2025
Freelance Writer and Tutor
Collaborative Learning Lab | Feb 2023 to Oct 2024
Composition Teaching Assistant
SUNY New Paltz | Sep 2019 to May 2020
Early Career
Editorial and Communications Intern
John A. Hartford Foundation | Summer 2019
Content Intern
Chronogram | Spring 2019
Communications Intern
Ford Foundation | Summer 2018
Education
MA, English Literature
SUNY New Paltz
BA, English Literature
SUNY New Paltz
Skills
HubSpot, Salesforce, Google Ads, LinkedIn Ads, WordPress, HTML email, Adobe Premiere and Audition, InDesign, Canva, AI tools including Claude
