Resume

Creative professional with 15 years of experience supporting executives, teams, and mission-driven organizations. Grounded in group facilitation, improv, and meditation with diverse volunteer experience ranging from crisis response to community support to those experiencing vision loss. I am pursuing Art Therapy to bring my care for others and creative practice into a meaningful career.

Education

University of Virginia May 2011

B.A. in American Studies, Minor in Urban and Environmental Planning

Charlottesville, VA

Deans List 2008-2011

Art Practice

Art Student Present

Allens Lane Art Center, Woodmere Art Museum, and Rebel Potters

Watercolor ~ Acrylic Painting ~ Pottery ~ Drawing ~ Mosaic ~ Collage ~ Cardboard Sculpture ~ Linoleum Printmaking ~ Oil Painting ~ Mixed Media

Improv Student 2013 – 2020

Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, Peoples Improv Theater, Magnet Theater, and Reckless Theatre

Playwright 2017 – 2020

Basic Bitch of the Resistance, Writer and Producer

New York, NY · Peoples Improv Theatre

A comedic play developed co-intentionally with the cast as the philosophy of the show was to build community while exploring issues of social and racial justice. The Fall 2018 show included a social justice workshop with the audience.

Party in the USA: 29 Years of Privilege, So Much to Unpack

Writer and Performer

New York, NY · Peoples Improv Theatre

A comedic solo show addressing and reckoning with my white privilege.

Professional Experience

Investment Operations Manager Feb 2025 – Present

Proxima (formerly DojoMojo)

New York, NY (Remote) · Tech startup helping brands reach audiences

  • Right hand to the CEO and CFO handling finances, investments, and managing our Series B fundraise.

Executive Assistant Jan 2021 – Feb 2025

  • Primary point of contact for the CEO, managing complex calendar, travel, event planning and operations across personal and business.
  • Worked cross-functionally across all sectors of the organization including Operations, HR, Finance, Marketing/PR, and Sales.

Recruiting and Project Manager Sept 2019 – 2021

ByalaSearch LLC

New York, NY · Search firm and culture consultants to mission-driven organizations

  • Helped coordinate executive and senior level searches for clients including the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, MoMA, United Nations Foundation, NPR, and various art, education, and human services organizations.
  • Created client proposals, coordinated candidate research, scheduled interviews, and organized operational materials.

Administrative Assistant and Researcher 2017 – 2019

The Economic Security Project

New York, NY · Non-profit dedicated to ending poverty and rebuilding the middle class

  • Planned events and team retreats, organized office functions, and coordinated travel for team members.
  • Performed research and compiled documents and resource packets; managed scheduling for senior leadership and served as backup to the founder’s Executive Assistant.

Office Manager 2017 – 2019

StandUp America

New York, NY · Political advocacy non-profit fighting against the agenda of the Trump Administration

  • Managed all office operations, including scheduling, research and reporting, inventory, office IT, and vendor relationships.
  • Greeted and hosted politicians and prominent guests.

Group Administrative Assistant 2017

72andSunny

Brooklyn, NY · Advertising agency

  • Supported 14 director-level and senior executives at once, handling calendars, domestic and international travel, expense reports, client hosting, and team events.
  • Balanced many competing priorities on a busy team, serving as gatekeeper for high-level executives and creatives.