College Construction

Education

Master of Fine Arts-Brooklyn College; Brooklyn, NY June 2010

Creative Writing, Poetry; GPA: 3.95, Recipient: Himan Brown Award

Bachelor of Fine Arts-St. Andrews Presbyterian College; Laurinburg, NC

May 2008

Creative Writing, Poetry; Recipient: Alan Bunn Memorial Chapbook Award

Professional Experience

Adjunct Professor-Brooklyn College; Brooklyn, NY

Fall 2010-Present

. Course: English 2, a writing-intensive seminar focusing on "The

Construction of American Memory" (Fall 2010) and "Invisible Cities"

(Spring 2011).

. Provided students with opportunity to further develop skills of critical

thinking, research techniques, and clear expression necessary for

academic writing.

Prospect Research Assistant-Brooklyn College Foundation; Brooklyn, NY

November 2010-Present

. Responsible for assisting in the identification, research and analysis of

individual, corporate and foundation prospects for major gift cultivation

and solicitation.

. Refined alumni records by adding updated and additional information to

Raiser's Edge.

Circulation Staff Member-Brooklyn College Library; Brooklyn, NY

August 201o-Present

. Processed borrowing transactions, maintained and created user accounts

using ALEPH software.

Graduate Writing Tutor-Brooklyn College Learning Center

August 2008-August 2010

. Aided students in grammatical and syntactical understanding and

application, as well as ancillary linguistic operations.

. Helped students to formulate developed thesis statements, while fostering

logical and thoughtful argument construction.

Press Secretary-St. Andrews College Press; Laurinburg, NC 2004 -

2007

. Formatted literary submissions for publication in Cairn: The New St.

Andrews Review using Quark.

. Processed book order invoices, maintained financial bookkeeping, and

managed customer relations.

Secretary-SA Office of Humanities and Fine Arts; Laurinburg, NC

Spring 2007

. Wrote and maintained articles pertaining to St. Andrews Fine Arts awards

and functions.

. Created internet resources for aforementioned awards and functions,

including pages for Wikipedia.

Publications

Poems

"The Ice Man" No, Dear, 2010

"Museum." The Brooklyn Review, 2010.

"Out Of Nothing." The Bridge, 2010.

"Getting Burned." The Brooklyn Review, 2009.

"For Mary de Rachewiltz." Gravity Hill, 2008.

"Synapse." Solo Caf 1: Songs of the Goddess, 2006.

"The Red Hand of Ulster." Gravity Hill, 2006.

"Dar Kolor." Gravity Hill, 2005.

Essays

"The Synthesis of Roethke and Olson: An Essay w/ Movable Chocks." Pembroke

Magazine, 2009.

Chapbooks

Stonecutter's Prayer. Laurinburg, NC: St. Andrews Press, 2007.

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