Education
Master’s of Fine Arts
Online Creative Writing Program
Full Sail University - Winter Park, FL
Expected graduation: May 7th, 2021
GCPA: 4.0
Bachelors of the Arts
English Language and Literature with a Concentration in Secondary Education
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Metropolitan Campus - Teaneck, NJ
B.A. awarded May 2016
CGPA: 3.82
Awards:
Online Creative Writing Program
Full Sail University - Winter Park, FL
Expected graduation: May 7th, 2021
GCPA: 4.0
Bachelors of the Arts
English Language and Literature with a Concentration in Secondary Education
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Metropolitan Campus - Teaneck, NJ
B.A. awarded May 2016
CGPA: 3.82
Awards:
- Honors List - Spring 2012 to Fall of 2014
- Recipient of the University College Academic Dean’s Award (Spring 2015)
- Graduated Magna Cum Laude
Writing Background
- 2020 - present
- Participant in NYC Midnight’s Short Screenplay Writing Contest (2020 & 2021)
- Placed 3rd in Scribbler’s September Dialogue Writing Contest
- Featured Writer on Scribbler’s Blog
- 8 Steps for Writing Believable Characters (Nov. 2020)
- Why Writers Should Be Reading (Feb. 2021)
- 2012-2013
- Volunteer Contributor to pop culture website ComicBooked.com
- Wrote brief editorials on latest films, shows, games, and products
- Ran a column spotlighting various Kickstarter campaigns
- Volunteer Contributor to pop culture website ComicBooked.com
- 2012-2016
- Regular contributor to Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Literary Magazine (short stories, poems, and photography)
- Student of the FDU Metropolitan Campus Honors Program
- Published a senior undergraduate thesis in the Spring of 2015 – a creative writing project titled “The Winter Solstice Series: Book One” (YA fantasy) Freelance
Employment History
- Outreach Specialist for Shockfest Film Factory (Remote): March. 2021 - present
- collect contact information of directors, writers, and producers
- email filmmakers with invitations to submit their work to the film festival
- judge screenplay submissions
- Contributing Features Writer for ScreenRant (Remote): April/May 2020
- published opinion editorials on the latest film and television show
- Freelance Writer for Write Label (Remote) - March 2020 to March 2021
- Paid contributor of creative copy for a variety of clients including brands, media companies, agencies, and individuals.
- Freelance Writer (Remote) - June 2019 to present
- Take on various writing projects (academic papers, Research reports, Blog posts, etc.)
- Meet deadlines
- Communicate with clients
- Proofread and edit
- Classroom Teacher of English Language Arts - West New York, NJ - Jan. 2017 to present