Résumé and Experience

You can find more of Katie’s experience and background at her LinkedIn.

    • 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

  • 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

    • 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 2020present. 

    • Feminist Camp (Soapbox Inc.), January 2020

    • Harvey Delaney Leadership Institute, April 2019

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

    • SUNY Pride Conference, 20162018

    • 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 20162018

    • 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

  • 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)