Education

  • GOOD OLE’ LIFE

  • being a mom to a four-year-old son

  • surviving aggressive breast cancer (lame, but totally an education)

  • staying married (to the same dude) for a decade+

(…all of that should totally count, but also: school)

  • university of new hampshire

  • M.F.A. in Creative Nonfiction Writing | 2015-2017

    • Magna Cum Laude; Winner of the 2017 Nonfiction Prize Gift

  • B.A. in English: Concentration in Writing & Film Studies | 2008-2012

    • Cum Laude

Writing Residencies

  • Writer-in-residence & scholarship recipient | Vermont Studio Center | March 2024

  • Writer-in-residence & scholarship recipient | The Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow | Aug 2023 (upcoming)

  • Writer-in-residence | The Kenyon Review Writers Workshop: Terese Marie Mailhot | July 2022

  • Writer-in-residence & scholarship recipient | Vermont Studio Center | Aug 2020

Grants

  • Fellowship Recipient | VSC’s Creative Imperative II | April 2021

  • Scholarship Recipient | The Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow | Aug 2023

  • Scholarship Recipient | Bread Loaf Virtual Lecture Series | Aug 2021

  • Scholarship Recipient | The Rona Jaffe Foundation - VSC’s Virtual Writing Program | July 2021 

  • Scholarship Recipient | The Rona Jaffe Foundation - VSC’s Virtual Writing Program | May 2021

  • Scholarship Recipient | The Rona Jaffe Foundation - VSC’s Virtual Writing Program | Oct 2020

Work Experience

eleve | the studio where story lives

  • Founder of the first-of-its-kind ‘redemptive arts biz’

  • Quite potentially my magnum opus

  • Money-making work to fuel my creative work

    • ballet & dance instructor, somatic teacher, narrative master, designer

  • Ensuring I (& my clients) do not waste life’s pain by finding STORY in all things

  • Giving all I have until the day…

Freelance writer, editor, coach

  • Content Creator, Writer/Editor, & Graphic Designer

    • Squarespace content & design, story-branding, logos, marketing ads, campaigns

    • Filming, photography, & editing

    • Assisting clients in meeting goals under deadlines

    • Project Management

white river ballet academy

  • Adult & Youth Ballet Instructor

  • Dancer

MID VERMONT CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

  • Taught English: ELA, Language Arts, World Lit, American Lit, AP English Lang & Comp to grades 7-12

  • Designed college essay bootcamp for juniors & seniors

  • Created content & curriculum

  • Played lots (I mean, lots) of Quizlet

  • Told kids what writing actually is

  • Made students write creatively until they enjoyed doing it

  • Taught virtually through the pandemic (that’s gotta count for something)

the university of new hampshire

  • Facilitated MFA lectures on narrative craft

  • Workshopped graduate nonfiction, fiction, kids’ books, and poetry

Barnstorm literary journal

  • Reader

The Connors Writing Center

  • Writing mentor for undergraduates, graduates, & ESL students

Northeastern Ballet Theatre

  • Ballet instructor

  • Prince & Princess Camp leader

  • NBT company dancer

cru UNH

  • Campus minister & student mentor

  • Director of large group events, outreach, & marketing

  • Conductor of marketing materials for org

  • Writer, editor, & speaker

Service to the Field

  • Post-Grad Workshop Leader — Monthly virtual workshops for MFA alumni | Sep 2020-May 2021

  • Final Judge — UNH Graduate & Undergraduate Nonfiction Writing Awards | Jan 2020

  • Guest Speaker — visiting author to UNH MFA class on writing & publishing with The Sun | Spring 2023

  • Guest Speaker — visiting author to UNH MFA class on craft & editorial process with Creative Nonfiction | Fall 2019

  • Nonfiction Reader — Barnstorm Journal | UNH | Oct 2015-May 2017

  • College Essay Writing Mentor — Oyster River High School: Durham, NH & New Market High School: New Market, NH | Sep 2016-Jan 2017

  • Music & Movement Mat Class Instructor — Vermont Studio Center | Aug 2020

Continued Ed & Professional Development
(aka: productive procrastination / brain-food)

  • What Scares You with Heather Sellers | Craft Talks

  • Bringing Place to the Page with Clinton Crocket Peters | Craft Talks

  • The Art of the Moment with Beth Kephart | Craft Talks

  • The Science of Scene with Sean Prentiss | CNF Wednesday Webinars

  • The Self-Interview: Approaching Memoir Like a Journalist | CNF Wednesday Webinars

  • Bread Loaf Virtual Lecture Series - Aug 2021

  • The Curious Writer: Fitting the Pieces Together — CNF’s Self-Guided Course: May 2021

  • Vermont Studio Center (VSC) Craft Talk & Manuscript Review with Keija Pärsinnen

  • VSC Craft Talk & Manuscript Review with Paisley Rekdal

  • VSC Craft Talk with Tiana Clark

  • VSC Craft Talk with Terese Marie Mailhot

  • VSC Craft Talk with Jess Row

  • VSC Manuscript Review with Belle Boggs

  • VSC Craft Talk & Manuscript Review with Tina Escaja

  • The Pleasures of the Personal Essay — Dinty W. Moore, hosted by Jane Friedman

  • Essaying the Day Away — Sonya Huber hosted by Hippocampus

  • The Self Interview: Approaching Memoir Like a Journalist | Maggie Messet | CNF Wednesday Webinars

  • 52 Snapshots: Memoir Starter Kit for the New Year with Sonja Livingston | CNF Wednesday Webinars

  • Balancing the Interior & Exterior in Memoir with Ira Sukrungruang | CNF Wednesday Webinars

  • First, Do No Harm: Writing About Journeys Not Your Own with Deesha Philyaw | CNF Wednesday Webinars

  • Writing About Dreams | CNF Wednesday Webinars

  • How to Navigate the Lit Mag Landscape with Hattie Fletcher | CNF Wednesday Webinars

  • Making the Most of the First Page with Kase Johnstun | CNF Wednesday Webinars

  • Sharing Culture through Food Writing with Jessica Kehinde Ngo | CNF Wednesday Webinars

  • Writing What Haunts Us with Mylène Dressler | CNF Wednesday Webinars

  • Writing the Wound: Transforming Pain into Prose with Sarah Kasbeer | CNF Wednesday Webinars

  • Writing About Family with Mieke Eerkens | CNF Wednesday Webinars

  • The Power of Story with Dinty W. Moore | CNF Wednesday Webinars

  • 2017 Creative Nonfiction Writers’ Conference