DEGREES​
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BA: World History (minor in German), Goucher College, Baltimore, MD, 2009
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Semester Abroad: American History and German, Eberhard-karls-Universität Tübingen, Tübingen and Berlin, Germany, 2008
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WORK EXPERIENCE
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Substitute/Teacher Aide, Kenai Peninsula Borough School District (KPBSD), Seward, AK, 2023-present
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Bookseller, Dreamland Books & Yarn Store, Seward, AK, April 2024 - Present
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Board Member & Volunteer, Seward Community Library Association, 2019-present
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Storytelling Assistant and Coach, Jewish Museum of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, 2009-2010
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Social Justice Grant Recipient, Creator and Project Coordinator for “A Moving Narrative: Facing Immigration” public exhibition project, Goucher College, Baltimore, MD, 2008 –2009
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Intern, FIRN, Inc.: Resources for the Foreign Born, Baltimore, MD, 2008-2009
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STORYTELLING
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"Summer Solstice - Fire & Water" poetry reading, Seward Farmers Market, June 2024
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"It's Always Snowing Somewhere" poem reading, Annual Seward Nordic Ski Club Social, October 2023
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Performance of original poem "Dreams of Joy" at the EnCompass Staff Gathering/Retreat, Zoom, October 2022
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Performance of Mr. Morris Rosen's story of surviving the Holocaust at "Their Stories, Our Voices" storytelling workshop organized by Teach the Shoah Foundation, October 2021
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"Out of the Celestial Womb" poem reading, Seward Writers & Poets Spring Reading via Zoom, May 2021
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"Teaching the Holocaust through Storytelling" performance of Mr. Morris Rosen's story of surviving the Holocaust, Teach the Shoah in partnership with Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center, January 2021
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"Shadows of Light in Bosnia" family story performance, Open Mic at EnCompass Virtual Staff Retreat, November 2020
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"Now WE must tell THEIR stories: Holocaust Storytelling Workshop" performance, NewCAJE online conference, July 2020
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"Friend or Foe" Storytelling Event, Resurrect Art Coffee House, Seward, AK, Jan 2020
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"Words and Wilderness" Reading, Resurrect Art Coffee House, Seward, AK, Dec 2019
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"Voices Carry" Poetry Reading, Community Library & Museum, Seward, AK, Apr 2019
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"Trails and Tales" Storytelling Event, Zudy's Cafe, Seward, AK, Nov 2018
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Local Writers' Reading, Zudy's Cafe, Seward, AK, June 2017
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"Winged Listeners: Sharing the Stories of Holocaust Survivors" Lessons of the Shoah conference at the John Carroll High School, Bel Air, Maryland, Feb 2016
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"Oral History of Holocaust Survivors" storytelling events, Goucher College, Baltimore, MD, 2008-2009
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PUBLICATIONS
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Personal Essay, The Catch, Cordova, Alaska literary and arts publication, Fall 2022 issue (Theme: Journeys)
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Poetry, The Catch, Cordova, Alaska literary and arts publication, Winter 2022 issue (Theme: Tracks)
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Poetry, Alaska Women Speak literary journal, Spring 2021 issue (Theme: Borderlands)
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Poetry, Alaska Women Speak literary journal, Winter 2018 issue (Theme: Stoking the Fire)
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Poetry, Alaska Women Speak literary journal, Fall 2018 issue (Theme: Ghosts and Spirits)
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Poetry, Anthology of Poetry by Young Americans, 2001 Edition
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Essay, "discovering HERstory", Betterish, 2017
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HERstory RESEARCH & WRITING PROJECTS
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Interviewing, recording, transcribing, translating and leading the writing of Mirjana Marijanovic's life story, 2012-present
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Interviewed, recorded, transcribed, and wrote a narrative poem about Laverne Webb's life story, 2015