Education
College
Grinnell College, Grinnell IA
2018 – 2022
Bachelor of Arts: History
Employment
The American Association of People with Disabilities
Longmore Institute Intern: San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA (Remote)
October 2023- December 2023
- Identified local activists, artists, and groups to incorporate into Emerge, an initiative bolstering disability activism within academia, and reviewed applications to curate the incoming cohort’s programming
- Assisted with executing the 37th Superfest Disability Film Festival social media campaign, collaborating with local organizations to promote and celebrate films centering on disability activism
Skydance Animation
Animation Development Intern
Remote
October 2021 – November 2021
- Collaborated with the animation development team to collate 200+ post-feature film screening comments to pitch to the animation team to revise the WIP; performed script coverage, compiled research for projects currently in development, and shadowed executives in meetings with note-taking
Grinnell College Mentored Advanced Project
Screenwriting Fellowship: Writing the Television Pilot
Remote
June 2021 – August 2021
- Developed a 45-minute television pilot from conceptualization to a polished script by crafting dialogue, story progression, and character development under the tutelage of a professor and screenwriting peers
Television Academy Foundation & The Jim Henson Company
Animation Development Intern
Remote
July 2020 – August 2020
- Reviewed 50+ screenplays, books, and pitches; wrote coverage; compiled research for development; and reviewed incoming production studios’ submissions alongside producers and executives
- Selected from 1200+ applications to become the sole animation development intern of 2020
Grinnell College Museum of Art
Programming Intern
Grinnell, IA
August 2019 – December 2019
- Collaborated with the Curator of Outreach with structuring interactive programming, researching relevant exhibitions, identifying patrons, and collaborating with visiting artists and scholars weekly
Palo Alto Art Center
Development Intern
Palo Alto, CA
June 2019 – August 2019
- Assisted staff with event planning, membership marketing campaigns, donor recognition efforts, and researching other membership policies and grants to support the Art Center’s fundraising needs
Mentorships & Fellowships
United States Department of State
40th Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals Fellow
Cologne and Stuttgart, Germany
July 2023 – June 2024
- Currently serving as a cultural ambassador for the State Department through the German Bundestag
Women in Animation
Mentee: Breaking In: Animation Production, Where To Start With Sarah Cortina
Remote
April 2023 – July 2023
Mentee: Breaking In: Animation Production, Where To Start With Sarah Cortina April 2023 – July 2023
- Attended biweekly meetings that engaged in the understanding of the animation production pipeline
Relevant Skills
Film-making: Screenwriting, Script Coverage, Video Production, Video Editing, Set Construction, Photography
Computer: Final Draft, Salesforce, Microsoft Office, Google Suite, Adobe Creative Suite, Hootsuite. Mailchimp