Resume

• I reviewed grant proposals submitted by Twin Cities area arts organizations and participated on panel discussions in order to allocate funding.

  Metropolitan Regional Arts Council

  Editorial Assistant

  Poetry; Grant Writer

  dislocate literary journal

  Manuscript Reader

  Milkweed Editions

  Mammal Nursery

  Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota

  Web Content Writer

  I wrote content for a student audience on researching and writing about history.

  Minnesota Hiistorical Society Library

  Ticketing and Concessions

  The Cedar Cultural Center

  Resource Assistant

  I performed living history

  gave walking tours

  prepared formal educational programs

  and performed backcountry patrols at Grand Portage National Monument in Minnesota.

  Student Conservation Association

  Project Management

  Fact-checking

  Research

  Teaching

  Internet Research

  Writing

  Online Research

  Library Research

  Fundraising

  Academic Editing

  Nonprofits

  Proofreading

  Academic Writing

  Newsletters

  Editing

  Writing For Publication

  Non-profits

  Grant Writing

  Creative Writing

  Higher Education

  Book Review

  Knittel

  Janna

  Knittel

  BANFILL-LOCKE CENTER FOR THE ARTS

  University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

  St. Olaf College

  *****

  Indonesian Performing Arts Association of Minnesota

  St. Olaf College

  University of Minnesota Crookston

  City of Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services

  University of Minnesota Department of Horticulture Science

  University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

  Minneapolis

  MN

  I taught undergraduate classes in English

  creative writing

  and Writing Studies. I chose textbooks; planned lectures

  discussions

  and assignments; evaluated students' work; tutored students individually; computed grades; and kept accurate

  confidential records. I also participated in ongoing training and professional development workshops.

  Graduate Assistant

  University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

  Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

  Real-time captioning services for students

  faculty

  and staff using C-Print software

  C-Print Captionist

  University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

  Courses taught (online) \n\nBusiness Writing\nWriting in Your Profession

  University of Minnesota Crookston

  Writer

  Editor

  Web Designer

  Saint Paul

  MN

  *****

  St. Olaf College

  Northfield

  MN

  I teach Women Writers of the African Diaspora

  a 200-level

  second-year literature course covering poetry

  short stories

  novels

  and drama by women writers from Africa

  the Caribbean

  and the United States.

  Adjunct Assistant Professor of English

  Northfield

  MN

  I taught Introduction to Race and Ethnic Studies during Interim 2016. This intensive course covers several themes and issues regarding race and ethnicity and how they have been defined in U.S. history and uses literary works such as novels and poetry as primary texts.

  Adjunct Assistant Professor of Race and Ethnic Studies

  St. Olaf College

  Fridly

  MN

  Design

  propose

  and teach writing classes in a community setting

  Teaching Artist

  BANFILL-LOCKE CENTER FOR THE ARTS

  Write and edit grant proposal narratives and budgets and grant reports

  Indonesian Performing Arts Association of Minnesota

  BANFILL-LOCKE CENTER FOR THE ARTS

  Fridley

  MN

  Curate and host monthly literary readings by Minnesota authors

  Reading Series Curator

  Saint Paul

  MN

  I assisted faculty with improving students' writing by creating writing workshops for use in class

  web content for students

  and handouts. All materials are based on the department's Desired Writing Qualities in their official Writing Plan.

  Research Assistant

  Writing Enriched Curriculum

  University of Minnesota Department of Horticulture Science

  Minneapolis

  MN

  Assist in training room set-up

  check-in of Election Judges

  hands-on training in procedures and use of ePollbooks

  and collecting evaluations

  Assistant Election Judge Trainer

  City of Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services

  MA

  Indigenous Nations Studies

  The University of Kansas

  University of Oregon Graduate School

  PhD

  English: British and American Literature of the 19th Century

  English

  University of Oregon

  BA

  University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

  MFA

  Creative Writing

  Mill City Reading Series (Co-Curator and Fundraiser)