• Manhattanville University, Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing (Anticipated Graduation: May 2027)

• SUNY Oneonta, Bachelor of Arts in English/Minor in Women’s & Gender Studies (Graduated 2019)

• Boundless Creativity Award, August 2024

• Best Of The Net (Nomination), Ayaskala Literary Magazine, August 2020

• Audre Lorde/Marlon Riggs Gender Equity Award, SUNY Oneonta, April 2019

• LGBTQIA+ Service and Activism Award, SUNY Oneonta, April 2019

• Women’s and Gender Studies 360 Award, SUNY Oneonta, April 2019

• Leadership Education and Development: Platinum Status, SUNY Oneonta, April 2019

• NEACURH Bronze Pin, Resident Student Organization at SUNY Oneonta, April 2018

• NEACURH Silver Pin, North East Affiliate of National Association of College and University Residence Halls, November 2017

• NACURH Top 50 Program Award, North East Affiliate of National Association of College and University Residence Halls, May 2017

• NEACURH Pride Pin, North East Affiliate of National Association of College and University Residence Halls, March 2017

• Summer Writer’s Week, Manhattanville MFA Program, June 2025

• Fall Poetry Festival, Manhattanville MFA Program, December 2024

• The Heart of It Writing Retreat: First-Year Fellow, June 2023

• Kin-Keeping Writing Workshop, September 2022 (Virtual)

• Throughline Writing Workshop, November 2020 (Virtual)

• Feminine Empowerment Movement Slam Festival, October 2020 (Virtual)

• Undercurrent Writing Workshop: Weekly; attended sessions when available from April 2020–present (Virtual)

• Student Diversity and Leadership Conference, February 2020

• Feminist Camp (Soapbox Inc.), January 2020

• Harvey Delaney Leadership Institute, April 2019

• College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational (CUPSI): Contending Poet: April 2017–April 2019

• SUNY Pride Conference, 2016–2018

• National Association of College and University Residence Halls (NACURH) and the North-East Affiliate (NEACURH)

  • Various Conferences from 2016-2018.

New York City Poetry Festival, Governor’s Island - July 2025

• Featured Reader representing Manhattanville MFA

Graduate Thesis Reading, Manhattanville University - April 2025

• Enejan Gurbanova’s screenplay thesis: Homies, read for Eve. 

Oneonta Literary Festival Slam - October 2024

• Placed 3rd

SLAM at NYU: Feature - November 2019

Big O’ Poetry Slam: Featured Poet

• Slam #170 - October 2019

• Virtual Slam - October 2020

Speaking Through Silence Regional Poetry Slam, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ

• Placed 3rd - March 2019

Identity Play Reading Series, SUNY Oneonta Theatre Department                                               

• Step On A Crack, Played the role of Lucille - March 2018

Mu Sigma Upsilon: Sophisticated Gala - November 2018

• Featured Performer

Global Movement Festival, Oneonta, NY

• 4th Annual Festival - November 2015

• 5th Annual Festival - November 2016

• 6th Annual Festival - March 2018

Uptown Poetry, Harlem, NY - November 2017

• Featured Performer

7th Annual Lavender Graduation, Gender and Sexuality Resource Center, Oneonta, NY - April 2019

• Featured Performer

5th Annual Lavender Graduation, Gender and Sexuality Resource Center, Oneonta, NY - April 2017

• Featured Performer

Poetry Open Mic Night, Roots Brewing Company & Green Toad Bookstore, Oneonta, NY - April 2017

Breaking of The Silence, Gender and Sexuality Alliance, SUNY Oneonta, Oneonta, NY - April 2017

• Featured Performer

College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational (CUPSI), Association of College Unions International (ACUI)

• University of Illinois at Chicago - April 2017, Placed 67th out of 72 teams

• Temple University - April 2018, Placed 39th out of 65 teams

• University of Houston - April 2019, Placed 29th out of 58 teams

Wade-Lewis Poetry Slam, SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz, NY

• Placed 4th - February 2017

• Placed 1st - March 2019

Big O’ Poetry Slam, SUNY Oneonta, Oneonta, NY

• Placed 1st at Oneonta Slam #129, advanced to Grand Slam 2015.

• Placed 3rd at Oneonta Slam #134.

• Placed 1st at Oneonta Slam #138, advanced to Grand Slam 2016.

• Placed 2nd at Grand Slam 2016, joined the Poetry Slam Team 2016-2017.

• Placed 2nd at Oneonta Slam #149, advanced to Grand Slam 2017.

• Placed 6th at Grand Slam, joined the Poetry Slam Team 2017-2018.

• Placed 1st at Oneonta Slam #159, advanced to Grand Slam 2018.

• Placed 3rd at Grand Slam, advanced to the Poetry Slam Team 2018-2019.  

• Performed as opening poet and sacrificial poet, and served as score-keeper and time-keeper at various slams.

The Possibility Project, New York, NY

• Off The Record, Cast Member - April 2013

• Uproute, Cast Member - April 2014

Revision Workshop: Manhattanville University Writing Center (December 2024)

• Curated and presented to undergraduate students on the process of revision, specifically to academic papers across disciplines. Developed alongside other MFA Teaching Fellows and advised by Carleigh Brower.  

Parental Passing Affinity Group: Kin-Keeping Workshop (September 2022)

• Curated affinity group within Desiree Dallagiacomo’s Kin-Keeping writing workshop for people who have lost a parent; curated alongside workshop peers and advised by Desireé Dallagiacomo.

Weekly Wellness Chats: Poetry as Healing, SUNY Purchase, (December 2020)

• Curated programming for SUNY Purchase’s wellness center on incorporating poetry and creative writing as coping mechanisms and calming activities.

Finding A Rhythm in Poetry, Ayaskala Literary Magazine: Virtual Writing Retreat (May 2020)

• Educational workshop about rhythm and meter in poetry in a virtual writing retreat for interested writers in the United States and India. 

Fabricated Bridges: Understanding Complexities within Community and Solidarity (February 2020)

• Presented about the double-edged sword of shared identities and how to make communities more inclusive; alongside Sophia Monsalve.

You can stand under my Bi-brella (April 2019)

• An educational program of bisexuality, pansexuality, and other expansive sexualities; alongside GSRC colleague.  

“The Gays Sure Know How to Party” (April 2019)

• An educational program on the history of party culture/substance abuse within LGBTQ+ spaces, and steps to find healthy, sober communities; alongside GSRC colleague.

The Art of Storytelling I & II (December 2018 and April 2019)

• Curated artistic space with artists to share their work in an open-mic format while interviewing each other about their work. Presented alongside Emmanuel Woolard.

Sex & Relationships (2018)

• Designed curriculum on sex and relationships for the advanced level of the campus Safe Space Training Program.

Queer Sex Ed (November 2018)

• Educational presentation to the SUNY Oneonta community on understanding sexual education beyond cis heteronormative relationships, presented alongside two GSRC colleagues. 

Defining Queer (October 2018)

• Presented a dialogue workshop for the SUNY Pride conference inspired by a discussion from WMST 365: Queer Migrations on the term “Queer” and how LGBTQ+ communities identify themselves. 

Bye Biphobia! (March 2018)

• An education program on defining bisexuality and combating discrimination towards the bisexual+ community, presented at the NEACURH 2018 Spring Leadership Conference.

Foreign Languages Are A Whole Other Level of Awesomeness! (May 2017)

• An educational program around the political, personal, and cultural importance of learning foreign languages, curated alongside Cristina Santos-Carvalho and presented at the 2017 NACURH Annual Conference at Purdue University. Received Top 50 Program award.

Katie’s Affinity: A Discovery In Personal Feminisms (April 2017)

• Presented original work around the idea of feminist affinity, inspired by Sara Ahmed's piece, An Affinity of Hammers, in which I dove into understanding what feminism and social justice looks like to the individual activist. Presented at the Women’s and Gender Studies Student Symposium. Advised and mentored by Dr. Melinda Brennan.

Teaching and Tutoring Fellow, Manhattanville University, Purchase, NY          

• Leading instruction of College Writing I and II for first year undergraduate students, curating my own curriculum and implementing pedagogies, practices, and theories studies from the discipline.

• Tutoring students in writing across disciplines in all stages of the writing process, providing support in topic development, drafting, composition, and revision. 

• Supporting Writing Center operations with administrative tasks, including attending meetings and updating records, while also serving as a liaison to professors by consulting with them regarding students in the collegiate writing curriculum.                       

Administrative Assistant, Various Industries/Companies, New York

• Serving as executive assistant to senior leadership by supporting administrative tasks, managing calendars, preparing materials for events, and scheduling travel as needed.

• Managing reception such as monitoring all communications, checking in visitors, and collaborating with building on facilities needs.

• Enhancing office culture by creating internal and external initiatives by curating team-building activities, communicating with outside organizations to provide community service, and organizing company birthdays and holiday celebrations. 

• Curated a welcoming and accommodating atmosphere while collaborating Facilities and the building ensure office security, along with assisting HR with onboarding of new hires and offboarding of departures.

• Scheduled events in the office, booked conference rooms for employees and clients in the office, and prepared spaces for upcoming events for offices of about 50-200 people.

Barista, Plantshed, New York, NY                                           

• Demonstrated exceptional customer service skills while tending to patrons, preparing orders, and completing additional tasks in an efficient and timely manner.

• Conducted regular inventory checks while tending to and improving processes behind the counter such as transactions, bookkeeping, deliveries, and routine sanitation, while handling products and items between 25-50 pounds.                                          

Marketing and Outreach Intern, BALANCE Eating Disorder Treatment Center

• Utilized a trauma-informed lens while navigating content creation and development on various topics such as body image and eating disorders.

• Managed databases such as Zencharts and Salesforce to organize and maintain patient information and clinical team information.

Women’s and Gender Studies Teaching Assistant, SUNY Oneonta

• Collaborated with the Assistant Chair of the Women’s and Gender Studies Department to provide additional assistance throughout the course involving the research of gender-based violence statistics and prevention methods on higher education campuses.

Student Coordinator, Gender and Sexuality Resource Center (GSRC)

• Prepared and facilitated specific educational programming on campus, directly reflecting the student body’s and community’s needs.

• Assisted in the development and implementation of events, such as the Safe Space Training program and the SUNY Pride Conference.

• Maintained and managed daily operations of the GSRC while keeping up-to-date with accurate and helpful student resources.

Staff Writer, The State Times

• Remained up-to-date with local, national, and global news to prepare for the campus community on a weekly basis.

• Proofread, copyedited, and reviewed all articles and submissions for The State Times.

• Reestablished the poetry column of The State Times while increasing student contributions to the paper and providing editorial services.

Secretary, Poetry Slam Association, SUNY Oneonta

• Curated meeting minutes from Executive Board and General Body meetings while managing communications through ListServ. 

• Organized events with the executive board and collaborated with other organizations on campus.

Resident Student Organization, SUNY Oneonta/National Association of College & University Residence Halls                             

• National Communications Coordinator — Executive Board

  • Represented the collegiate institution on regional and national levels while voting on legislation impacting on-campus students.

  • Selected and prepared delegates for biannual conferences, including travel logistics and programming.

• Resident Student Organization (RSO) Representative — Blodgett Hall Government 

  • Served as the liaison between RSO and Blodgett Hall Government, while generating events in upper-classmen residence hall.

• Vice President — Wilber Hall Government

  • Curated a safe space for first-year students while generating building-wide events and programs to promote community.

New Student Services, SUNY Oneonta, Oneonta, NY

• Orientation Mentor

  • Collaborated with New Student Services for recruitment and facilitation of Orientation Leader training for newly hired staff.

  • Facilitated and presented workshops for Orientation Leader training on various topics.

• Orientation Leader

  • Advised and supported new students with various topics of college life, helping them to begin their transition seamlessly.

  • Promoted the college in a positive light and served as a resource for new students and families.

Coordinator, Fabulous Oneonta Feminists

• Facilitated weekly meetings and organized events and affinity spaces on campus.