
Résumé and Experience
You can find more of Katie’s experience and background at her LinkedIn.
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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
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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
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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
Throughline Writing Workshop, November 2020
Feminine Empowerment Movement Slam Festival, October 2020
Undercurrent Writing Workshop: Weekly; attended sessions when available from April 2020–present.
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 across the North-East and United States from 2016–2018
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Boundless Creativity Award, [Diamond District Company], 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 description
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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.
photo by Daniel Freel (2025)