Education
Master of Fine Arts in Creative and Professional Writing
Western Connecticut State University
2024
Master of Arts in English 7-12
State University of New York at Fredonia
2012
Bachelor of Arts in English Adolescence Education
State University of New York at Fredonia
2009
Bachelor of Arts in English
State University of New York at Fredonia
2002
Academic Positions
Adjunct Lecturer, SUNY Fredonia English Department
Craft of Writing, Intro to Creative Writing Sports Writing
2019 - present
Adjunct Lecturer, St. Bonaventure English Department
Writing I, Writing II
2021 - present
2019 - 2019
Adjunct Lecturer, Jamestown Community College
Developing Reading Versatility
2018 - 2018
Adjunct Lecturer, SUNY Buffalo State College
College Writing I
Teaching Experience
2018 - 2019
Instructor, Adaptive Education Program
Jamestown Public Schools
2014 - 2018
English Teacher: 10th, 11th, and 12th grades
Randolph Academy Union Free School
2014 - 2014
English Teacher, long-term substitute
West Valley Central School
2011 - 2014
English Teacher, long-term substitute
Clymer Central School
2011 - 2011
English Teacher, long-term substitute
Ellicottville Central School
2009 - 2010
English Teacher, long-term substitute
Southwestern Central School
2010 - 2011
Summer Day Camp Teacher, Camp Connections
Barber National Institute, Erie, PA
2009 - 2011
Academic Tutor, After-School Program
Chautauqua Striders, Jamestown, NY
2022 - 2022
Online Academic Tutor: Reading and Writing
Varsity Tutors, LLC
Professional Experience
2023 - 2023
Internship
Woodhall Press, Norwalk, CT.
Poor Yorick editorial assistant
Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, CT.
2020 - 2021
2011 - present
Creative Consultant / Copywriter / Copy Editor
S.P. Bussman Design Co.
2002 - 2007
News/Wire Editor / Copy Editor
Post-Journal, Jamestown, NY
Publications
2024
“Fumble.” Black & White magazine.
2022
“Girl with the Hair.” Prose Online.
2022
“Fuckuasaurus.” Drunk Monkeys.
2024
“Skipping Church.” Desert Rat Residency for Writers.
Honors & Awards
Nominated for Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching
State University of New York at Fredonia
2024
2024
Desert Rat Fiction Award
2023
AWP Award for Creative Non-Fiction / “The Walk”
2023
Faculty Spotlight profile piece / The Bona Venture student-run newspaper
2009
Undergraduate Teaching Award / SUNY Fredonia
Volunteer / Community Work
2015 - present
Board of Trustees member
Myers Memorial Library, Frewsburg, NY
2013 - 2014
Volunteer
Jamestown Audubon Society