EDUCATION

• University of North Carolina, Greensboro. Current. Candidate, MFA in Creative Writing.
• University of Virginia. M.A. English, Conferred 2003. M.A. Thesis completed under the direction of Jahan Ramazani (ed. Norton Anthologies of Modern Poetry) and Raymond Nelson. 19th to 20th Century British and American Poetry.
• Stanford University. A.B. English, Conferred with Departmental Honors, 2000. A.B. Honors Thesis completed under direction of George Hardin Brown. Medieval Literature and Textual Studies, Poetry and Poetics.
• Saint Catherine’s College, Oxford University. Attended Fall/Winter of 1998-9.

HONORS AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

• Graduate English Conference at the University of Virginia, 2002-3. Asked to participate as a panel member and to deliver a critical papers on modern poetics at annual graduate conference: “Is There a Text in This Text?: The Politics of Pleasure in the Poetry of Michael Palmer”  (2002).
• Medieval Manuscripts Division, Green Special Collections at Stanford University, 2000. Chosen to transcribe and date new acquisitions, including a 12th Century French psalter and similar materials.
• Manuscripts Division of the New British Library at Saint Pancras. Awarded a Readership in Paleographical Studies, 1998-9.
• Awarded Major Undergraduate Research Grant by Stanford University, 1999. For the study of Medieval Manuscripts in the Robert Cotton Collection, London, U.K.
• Awarded Minor Undergraduate Research Grant by Stanford University, 1998. For the study of Medieval Manuscripts at Oxford University and the Scottish National Library.
• Structured Liberal Education Program, Stanford University, 1996. Chosen for this highly selective writing program in the Humanities.

EMPLOYMENT

• Sacred Heart Preparatory, Atherton, California. 1/2004 – 6/2006. Instructor of English Literature:
— American Literature and American Literature Honors Program, grade 10. U.S. Literature from Puritan period through contemporary fiction and poetry. Painting from Romantic to Contemporary. Romanticism, Modernism, Harlem Renaissance, Post-Modernism and Chicano Literature. Have performed in-class evaluations of fellow instructors (pedagogical study), and will be helping to revise and update sophomore curriculum.
— Creating Literature: Theory and Practice of Fiction, Drama, and Poetry, grade 12. Designed curriculum for and taught this senior seminar during the last fall semester. Poetry and poetics (metrics, versification, generative writing), forms and modes, theory of the novel and of drama, visual art and its relationship to writing. Some texts include: The Making of a Poem (Boland/Strand), International Anthology of Fiction (Halpern), Rilke’s Letters, Shepard’s Buried Child, Parks’ ,Topdog/Underdog, and Fante’s Ask the Dust. This course was also workshop-based.

• Sacred Heart Summer Drama Conservatory. Summer 2003. Conservatory Director. Independently designed a curriculum, researched progressive educational materials, and served as the sole instructor of this program for children, ages 10 through 13. Program promotion.
• Academic Studies Associates (ASA), Stanford University. Summers 1998-2000. Assistant to the Director of Curriculum. Evaluated program instructors, taught as a substitute in the areas of literature and creative writing. Served as a parental liaison and coordinated staff in areas of disciplinary procedure and program logistics. Coordinated transportation. Maintained program databases and assisted in clerical work.
• Hear Music, Palo Alto. Summer 2001. Sales Associate and Independent Band Consignment. Promotion of local musicians and product, in-store and local appearances. Shipping and receiving.
• Hanson, Bridgett, Marcus, et al, San Francisco. Summers 1996-7. Technical Administrator, Law Librarian and Clerk. Assisted in the network upgrade of this law firm. Answered technical questions (troubleshooting), shipped and received hardware. Prior tenure as health, business, and litigation law librarian and courier. 

OTHER TEACHING & RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

• New York City Public Schools/Freestyle Improv, 2002. Guest drama instructor in Chinatown District.
• Private Writing Tutor, Summer 2001. High school level writing instruction.
• Structured Liberal Education, Stanford University, 1998-2000. Instruction of course material, critical writing, and assisted in the final evaluation of students as an examiner in the program’s oral examinations.

LANGUAGES  
• Spanish (proficiency tested, UVA, 2003; AP college credited)
• Latin (intensive summer program in reading/translation, 2002). 
• Italian (self-teaching; summer intensive expected; reading and translation of poetry; no oral ability).

MEMBERSHIPS  
• Associates of the Stanford University Libraries, since 2000.
• Modern Language Association, since 2002.

INTERESTS   
• The Commedia dell’arte and improvisatory theater. I have been a member of a few professional and non-professional groups, performing traditional mask work, improvised Shakespeare, and long-form comedy. The Scene Shop, SImps, and Radio Theater.
• Fly-fishing.
• The history and theory of jazz.