Skills 

● Research and Analysis 

● Social Media Management 

● Professional telephone and email etiquette

● Works well independently 

● Develops creative marketing strategies 

● Proficient in Microsoft Suite

● Customer Service

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Work History

Berkeley County School District - Berkeley High, Moncks Corner, SC – English teacher 08/2022 - 09/2023

● Create relevant weekly lesson plans to meet South Carolina state standards. ● Assign and grade projects, issue standardized testing.

● Assess students’ skills and knowledge regularly. 

● Follow classroom policies, rules and procedures per state standards. 

● Implement feedback from department head and administration.

● Meet and collaborate with parents to create personalized approaches to meet their student’s educational needs.

• Reason for leaving - military permanent change of station move

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Newport News Public Schools - Passage Middle School, Newport News, VA– English Teacher 09/2023 – 06/12/2025

● Create relevant weekly lesson plans to meet Virginia state standards.

● Assess students’ skills and knowledge regularly. 

● Follow classroom policies, rules and procedures per state standards. 

● Implement feedback from department head and administration.

●  Meet and collaborate with parents to create personalized approaches to meet their  student’s educational needs. 

• Assign and grade projects, issue standardized testing

• Reason for leaving - received better offer from neighboring school district

 

Norfolk Public Schools – Lake Taylor High School, Norfolk, VA– English Teacher and Tidewater Community College Dual-Enrollment Instructor ENG 111/112, National Honor Society Advisor,  09/2025– present

• Create relevant weekly lesson plans to meet Virginia state standards at both the secondary education and higher-education levels

• Assess students’ skills and knowledge regularly.

• Collaborate with both the school principal and Dean of Humanities at Tidewater Community College

• Be fluent in legal practices and students rights pertaining to FERPA

• Follow classroom policies, rules and procedures per state standards.

• Implement feedback from department head, administration, and Dean

• Meet and collaborate with parents to create personalized approaches to meet their student’s educational needs. 

• Assign and grade projects, issue standardized testing

 

Education

● Millersville University, Millersville, Pennsylvania - Bachelor of Arts in English Minor in African American Studies

09/2016 - 05/2020

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● Salve Regina University, Newport, Rhode Island - Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing 01/2021 –

05/2023

 

The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia - Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction in English Secondary Education

05/2024- 05/17/2025

 

Achievements 

● Member of Phi Sigma Pi - National Honor Fraternity 

○ Leadership in Action facilitator certified -- a Phi Sigma Pi program that teaches  public speaking and leadership instruction 

● Founder and President of Millersville’s Horse and Pony Club 

● Dean’s List -- exceeded a 3.5 GPA 

Public Presentations and Publications

● Spoke at and presented personally conducted literary research at East Stroudsburg University at the Frederick Douglass Institute Conference - Spring 2019

● Presented at “Made in Millersville” - an exclusive University event allowing students to  present and argue a semester's worth of research to the public and a panel - Spring 2019  ● Millersville University Thesis: Black Lives in Dress Whites Matter: a modern-day study of  the Black Midshipman experience at the United States Naval Academy Amidst the Black  Lives Matter Movement. www.blacklivesindresswhitesmatter.com - Summer 2020

 

References

• Daniel Stec - English Department Lead, Mary Passage Middle School – C: 720.438.1947

 

• Daria Lorio-Barston, PhD, - SOE Faculty, Curriculum and Instruction, The College of William and Mary – C: 601.927.6024

 

• Keeley Stephens Jarrett, EdD – English Department Chair, Berkeley High C: 843.822.0205

 

 

Curriculum Vitae

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Education

August 2016 – May 2020 Millersville University - Millersville, Pennsylvania Bachelor of Arts in English with

a minor in Black Studies 

Major GPA: 3.54

 Minor GPA: 3.95

 Overall GPA: 3.43

January 2021 – May 2023 Salve Regina University, Newport, Rhode Island

 

Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing – Pass

 

May 2024 - May 2025 The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA

Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction with a concentration in Secondary English Education - GPA: 3.89 

 

Achievements

Spring 2019 Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity Inducted into Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity

Fall 2019 Phi Sigma Pi Homecoming Chair

Elected Chair of Phi Sigma Pi’s homecoming presentation in the Millersville parade. Also, a  competition, Phi Sigma Pi went on to take first  place in the parade.

 

Fall 2019 Millersville Equestrian Team – Executive Board Member

Elected as Treasurer and Fundraising Manager for the 2019-2020 competition year. Organized events on campus and within the local community to raise funds and support for the team. 

Spring 2020 Millersville University’s Horse and Pony Club

Founder and president of a student organization created for students who wanted to ride recreationally and therapeutically instead of competitively. 

Summer 2020 Dean’s List Student

 Fall 2016, Spring 2018, Spring 2019,

Publications

Spring 2019 Made in Millersville Conference

Presented personally conducted research analyzing the literary text The One Thousand and One Nights in comparison with Arabian Nights mini-series and find  the variation of storytelling from three varying academic perspectives. Participants ranged from students with art backgrounds and those in areas of math and science.

Spring 2019 Frederick Douglass Institute Conference at East Stroudsburg University 

Presented personal research on the bildungsroman literary style in Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man.

Spring 2020 George Street Press 

Hybrid text titled “DN TO IVEG PU HET PIHS” uses seven different hybrid styles  that present a “create your own ending” for the audience.

Summer 2020 African American Studies Capstone, Millersville University  – Independent Study “Black Live in Dress Whites Matter”

 

Partnered with the Midshipmen Black Studies Club at the United States Naval Academy analyzing and reporting on current social issues at the Academy that  lead to lingering racism and bigotry though written and verbal interviews.  Publication can be viewed at www.blacklivesindresswhitesmatter.com

 

Fall 2022 MFA Critical Thesis, Salve Regina University - “Black and White and Gray All Over” 

 

Developed a mock course in Females in African American Literature for The Citadel Military College, arguing that adding courses with diversity would meet their seven step academic plans, fulfill their mission statement, and develop and retain principled leaders. 

 

 

April 2025 – Ongoing: CEBIS - The Cooperative for Effective Behavior Intervention and Supports

 

Partnering with research specialists at Old Dominion University and the Virginia Department of Education, my role in this position is to help create interactive, high-quality training tools for teachers to practice identifying behavior intervention supports. 

 

 

 

Licensures:

 

May 2025 – May 2035: Virginia Department of Education Collegiate Professional License (6-12)

 

August 2025 – August 2035: Virginia Department of Education Postgraduate Professional License

 

Community Service:

 

National Honor Society Advisor – Lake Taylor High School chapter

 

In conjunction with the chapter president and the executive board, I liaison their efforts by organizing community service events within the Hampton Roads area with local non-profits like the USO, Elizabeth River City Project, Virginia State Parks, and Norfolk Public Library events.

 

Mentor Collective Alumni Advisor – Millersville University

 

This university orchestrated program matches Millersville alumni with current Millersville students to help support them in their academic and career goals journey. Mentors are required to schedule monthly meetings with their mentees either in-person or virtually, and be accessible for any other personal, professional, or mental concerns they have throughout the remainder of their undergraduate career.

 

Equi Kids Therapeutic Riding Program – Virginia Beach

 

This non-profit focuses on providing and promoting physical, social, and emotional support through equine activities to students with disabilities.  

 

 

Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) – Norfolk

 

The CASA volunteer program is a nationally recognized non-profit available throughout the country. The mission of the CASA volunteer is to support and advocate for children in foster care systems and high-risk situations through extensive interventions with the ultimate focus on building a relationship for the child in order to advocate for the best outcome in court.