Education & Experience

Education

MFA, Popular Fiction Writing and Publishing   (2025-present)
Emerson College, Boston, MA

MEd, Adjustment Counseling & School Counseling   (2016-2019)
Salem State University, Salem, MA
Awards: Distinguished Service Award for Leadership, 2018, 2019

BA, English and Secondary Education   (2007-2011)
Gordon College, Wenham, MA
Honors: Presidential Honors, Dean’s List, Magna Cum Laude
Member: College Bound (tutoring), Theatre Department (technician), The Tartan (editor, sports writer)
Study Abroad: Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales

 

Teaching/Counseling Experience

School Social Worker (2019-present)
High School Level

  • Provide regular social-emotional counseling for students in special and general education populations

  • Design and implement social and emotional curriculum for group and individual counseling

  • Created district procedural manual for working with homeless students

  • Provided psychoeducation surrounding adolescent substance use

  • Created and presented professional development workshops on SEL in the classroom, working with students experiencing poverty, and assisting students with anxiety

Theatre Technical Director (2019-present)
High School Level

  • Mentor and manage student designers for costumes, hair/makeup, props, set, and lighting

  • Co-design and produce productions with director

  • Assist with directing as needed

Adjunct Professor (2023-2025)
Salem State University, Salem, MA

  • Teach Seminar in Adjustment Counseling I and II

English Teacher (2012-2018)
Lexington Christian Academy, Lexington, MA

  • Courses Taught: CP & H World Literature (10th), Foundations of Language & Literature (9th), Language and Literature (7th), Linguistics (6th), Creative Writing (10th-12th), Digital Writing (11th-12th)

  • Curriculum Creation/Development: CP & H World Literature (10th), Foundations of Language & Literature (9th), Creative Writing (10th-12th), Freshman Blog Program

  • Club Advisor: Community Service, Newspaper, Literary Journal

  • Other positions held: Theatre Production Assistant, Middle School Girls Basketball Coach, Mentor to New Teacher

Presentations

“Mental health & the church.” First Baptist Church of Reading. November 24, 2019. Reading, MA.

“CBT, anxiety & me: What teachers can do to help students in the classroom.” Woburn Public Schools PD Day. October 23, 2019. Woburn, MA.

“More than money: Working with students experiencing poverty.” Woburn Public Schools SEL Day. March 28, 2019. Woburn, MA. (with Jaclyn Tramonte)

“Social-emotional learning in YOUR classroom.” Woburn Public Schools SEL Day. January 25, 2019.

“ASD in the classroom: A strengths-based approach.” Laussane Learning Institute Social-Emotional Learning Conference. June 20, 2017. Wolfeboro, NH. (with Noah Thomas)