Education & Experience

Education

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 Adjustment Counselor (2023-present)
Wakefield Memorial High School, Wakefield, MA

  • Provide regular social-emotional counseling for students

  • Co-design and co-implement re-entry program based on the BRYT model

  • Design and implement violence prevention program

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

  • Teach Seminar in Adjustment Counseling I and II

School Social Worker (2019-2023)
Woburn Memorial High School, Woburn, MA

  • Provided regular social-emotional counseling for special education students

  • Designed and implemented social and emotional curriculum for group and individual counseling

  • Created district procedural manual for working with homeless students

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

  • Provided psychoeducation surrounding adolescent substance use

  • Organize and manage referrals for school-based counseling services

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

Long-Term Substitute for English/Theatre    (Winter 2012)
Wakefield Memorial High School, Wakefield, MA

  • Courses Taught: Language & Literature (10th), Advanced Topics in Theatre (9th-12th), Public Speaking (9th-12th)

  • Assisted with theatre production

 

Web Design

An Alè Ministries
http://an-ale.org

Glitter & Gore
http://www.glitterandgorefaba.com/

Horn Pond Review
http://hornpondreview.org

Twinteresting Reviews
http://twinterestingreviews.com

Familiar with Squarespace, Weebly, Wix, & Wordpress

 

Volunteer Work

Managing Editor, Co-founder
Horn Pond Review, Woburn, MA

  • manage submissions

  • review submissions recommended for publication

  • format publications

Member, Youth Leader
An Ale Ministries, Sharon, MA & San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic

  • participated in summer ministry teams 2012, 2013, & 2014

  • co-led summer youth team 2019

  • organized fundraising events (coffee house, trivia night, etc.) for summer trips

  • helped raise money for water filtration system

  • designed website

Youth Ministry Volunteer
First Baptist Church, Reading, MA

  • co-lead weekly youth group

  • teach middle school Foundations class

  • co-organize special events (i.e. fall retreat, summer mission trip, etc.)