Select Performances
Poetry Performance , “Stage Garden Rumba”, Pregones Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre, Bronx, NY 2018
Poetry Performance, “Poetry for the People” Kelly Street Garden, Bronx, NY 2018
Poetry Performance, The Light and Peace Gallery Exhibition Opening, Brooklyn, NY 2018
Poetry Performance, The BLACK Party, Bronx Academy of Art and Dance (BAAD!) Bronx, NY 2018
Poetry Performance and guest of honor, The Other Side Fundraiser, Brooklyn, NY 2017
Select Guest Lectures and Panels
Artist Panelist, “The Summer of Know: Jennifer Newsom and Stephanie Alvarado”, The Guggenheim NY, NY 2018
Artist Panelist, “The School of Survival: Learning with Juan Downey” Hunter College Art Galleries NY, NY, 2018
Guest Artist, Yankasa Mosque, Art in the Mosque, “Poetry Writing for Youth”, Bronx, NY, 2017
Guest Artist, on “ Poeta Del Bronx (Poet From The Bronx)” for Latino/A Literature Seminar, Bronx Community College, Bronx, NY, 2017
Professional Experience
Freelancers Union, Programs Director
September 2018-Present
Curate and design all public programming at Freelancers Hub, NYC’s first city funded freelancer community coworking space
Implement program calendar and events, organizing logistics, and coordinating with experts, attendees, and partners
Supervise a community/coworking space, identifying community leaders, and leveraging member insights to identify new content areas and strategies to improve member resources
The Literary Freedom Project, Programs Facilitator
February 2018-Present
Host and facilitate monthly professional development workshops targeted to middle school and high school educators and community members on how to incorporate social justice curricula into their classrooms and lives.
Facilitate One Book One Bronx Audre Lorde Sister Outsider book club at Bronx Arts Space
Research and write curricula on gender justice, sexual harassment, feminism, and the founding of the #metoo movement
Kathleen Cleaver Photographic Archive, Photo Archivist
November 2015-Present
Supervise and catalogue 1,000+ photographs ranging from the late 1890s to early 2000s.
Arrange, describe, and maintain photographic archival collections
Create photo archive guide for filing and storage systems
Produce and maintain accession records for all photographic collections.
Education
Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Master of Arts in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Cum Laude, Fall 2014
New York University, New York, NY
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with Minor in Latino Studies, Fall 2008
Wayside Center for Popular Education, Faber, VA
Certificate in Interpretation for Social Justice, October 2015
Fellowships
The Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute, New York, NY
Innovative Cultural Advocacy Fellowship, April 2018-June 2018
Witness for Peace, New York, NY
Cuba Delegation on Gender, Arts, and Holistic Healing, July 2017
The Laundromat Project, New York, NY
Create Change Fellowship, March 2017-October 2017