Experience

University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana

Communications & Marketing Coordinator · August 2022 – April 2024

Wrote articles on bioengineering research, translating complex topics for a broad audience. Interviewed professors and researchers. Sent monthly research newsletters to a nationwide network of bioengineers.

University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana

Communications Specialist · September 2021 – August 2022

Wrote and edited blog posts, emails, video scripts, and social media content. Developed social media strategies. Interviewed students for feature posts.

Dragonscale Publishing · Remote

Writer & Editor · August 2015 – January 2022

Wrote fantasy short stories for the company website, later published as two books. Wrote the fantasy novel Favored. Edited full-length fantasy novels.

Dental CMO · Remote

Writer · January 2019 – September 2021

Wrote and edited web content for dental and orthodontic practices across the U.S. Created technical, medically accurate content accessible to a general audience.

United States Peace Corps — Imouzzer-Kandar, Morocco

Youth Development Coordinator · August 2016 – November 2018

Taught and created curriculum in art, English, employment skills, and health for women and young adults. Wrote grants.

Write My Wrongs · Remote

Editor · May 2015 – July 2016

Edited clients’ fiction manuscripts for grammar, flow, and impact.