Resume

• 2012

  Doctor of Philosophy - PhD

  Moving Image Studies

  Georgia State University

  Advanced Economic Policy: Urban & Regional Planning

  Strategic Management for Nonprofit Organizations

  Psychological Foundations of Leadership & Management

  Policy Research Project

  Fundraising for Nonprofits

  Public Financial Management

  Intro to Qualitative Research

  Philanthropy & the Arts

  Postcolonial Theory & Criticism

  Politics & Process: Gender

  Health

  & Society

  Microeconomics

  Branding & External Communications for Nonprofits

  Communications for Development & Social Change

  Intro to Quantitative Analysis

  LinkedIn

  Building an Online Community

  Nonprofit Marketing Essentials

  Georgia Center for Nonprofits

  Social Media for Nonprofits

  LinkedIn

• 2010

  Master of Arts - MA

  Cinema Studies

  Savannah College of Art and Design

• 2008

  Master of Public Affairs

  Graduate Portfolio in Nonprofit Studies

  Public Affairs/Nonprofit Management

  The University of Texas at Austin - The LBJ School of Public Affairs

• 2000

  Bachelor of Arts - BA

  Certificate of Urban Leadership from Rich Foundation Urban Leadership Program

  Women's & Gender Studies

  Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance (FMLA)

  Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) National Leadership Honor Society

  Residence Life

  OUTlet (campus LGBTQIA group)

  Environmentally Concerned Oglethorpe Students (ECOS)

  Student Judicial Board

  Amnesty International

  Oglethorpe University

  cum laude

• Provided pre-screening mini lecture for Coen brothers' Fargo

  Atlanta Film Society (IMAGE Film & Video)

  Cat Socialization Volunteer

  Provided and facilitated socialization for cats up for adoption with customers at Petco

  Furkids Animal Rescue & Shelters

  Co-chair of Cognitive/Analytic Scholarly Interest Group

  Organized group meetings and outings

  secured funding

  represented and promoted the group

  and recruited and retained members

  Society for Cinema & Media Studies

  Volunteer

  Volunteer in multiple capacities including donor relations

  meal preparation & service

  youth center host

  event outreach

  Lost-n-Found Youth

  Dramaturgical Research

  Front of House Management

  The Process Theatre Company

  Vice President

  Organized social and professional development events for Communication Dept. grad students

  represented Communication grad students and served as liaison with faculty and administration

  helped department coordinate and successfully run events for prospective Communication graduate students

  assisted CGSA secretary with event publicity via email

  social media

  and flyers

  Communications Graduate Student Association

  Publicity and Community Outreach

  Coordinated publicity and community outreach for Atlanta stop of touring showcase of outstanding and rarely seen collection of L.A. Rebellion films

  L.A. Rebellion Film Tour

  Logistics Coordination

  Box Office

  Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival

  Ticket Sales

  Out On Film Festival

  Nonprofit Marketing

  Public Speaking

  Research

  Editing

  Higher Education

  Digital Marketing

  University Teaching

  Event Planning

  Teaching

  Grant Writing

  Event Management

  Social Media Marketing

  Microsoft Office

  Nonprofit Organizations

  Copy Editing

  Nonprofit Management

  Social Media

  Writing

  Content Marketing

  Community Outreach

  Feld

  Mary

  Feld

  Academic Conferences

  Lucas Theatre For The Arts

  High Museum of Art

  ZACH Theatre

  Outwrite Bookstore & Coffeehouse

  Oglethorpe University

  Georgia State University

  Oglethorpe University

  Synchronicity Performance Group

  Various

  Presented my own academic papers in 20 minute to 50 minute presentations

  plus Q&A following each. I have presented at the Society for Cognitive Studies of the Moving Image (SCSMI) international conference

  the Society for Cinema and Media Studies (SCMS) national conference

  the Popular Culture Association/American Studies Association (PCA/ASA) national conference

  the Sex & the Cinema in the 21st Century graduate student conference

  and Georgia State University's Communication Dept.'s Professionalization Seminar. All presentations have been academic analyses of film and television. I have also chaired a panel of senior colleagues and led the following Q&A for SCSMI.

  Presenter/Public Speaker

  Academic Conferences

  Georgia State University

  Synchronicity Performance Group

  Atlanta

  GA

  Performed dramaturgical research for group's production of Be Aggressive

  attended grant research and writing trainings at The Foundation Center South

  conducted grant research

  drafted grant proposals

  and assisted with patron mailings

  Intern

  Atlanta

  GA

  Outwrite Bookstore & Coffeehouse

  Georgia State University

  Atlanta

  GA

  Taught the following stand-alone courses: Film Aesthetics & Analysis (6 sections); Special Topics in Genres & Auteurs: Third Cinema; History of Motion Pictures (2 sections); American Film History II; Film Theory (Critical Thinking through Writing course); Media Industries (2 sections).\n\nConducted research

  copyediting

  grant research

  and grantwriting.

  Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant

  Atlanta

  GA

  Conducted research on museum's art and artists and prepared activity booklet for use by children and families in conjunction with the new Greene Family Learning Gallery and Renzo Piano museum extension.

  Intern in Museum Interpretations Division of Education Dept.

  High Museum of Art

  Atlanta

  GA

  Developed

  coordinated

  and managed monthly campus events and resident events

  developed and maintained monthly floor bulletin boards

  oversaw resident satisfaction and compliance

  conducted scheduled security rounds of residence halls

  and attended professional development and teambuilding events

  Community Floor Advisor

  Oglethorpe University

  Savannah

  GA

  One of four full-time staff members for historic non-profit theatre seating 1

  201. Primary responsibilities included grantwriting and reporting

  logistics coordination

  volunteer management

  community outreach

  Filemaker Pro database maintenance

  event management

  front of house management (overseeing concessions

  box office

  security

  janitorial staff

  volunteers

  and patrons)

  handling rental contracts

  mailing list oversight

  payroll and accounts payable oversight

  general administrative tasks

  Events Coordinator

  Lucas Theatre For The Arts

  Austin

  TX

  Oversaw volunteer concessions staff and ushers and handled patron needs. Ensured front of house for shows ran smoothly pre-show

  during intermission

  and post-show.

  House Manager

  ZACH Theatre

  Atlanta

  GA

  Taught one accelerated evening course of Public Speaking in Dept. of Communication & Rhetoric Studies

  Adjunct Professor

  Oglethorpe University

  Atlanta

  GA

  James W. Woodruff Jr. Fellow in Media Innovation & Responsibility

  Georgia State University

  Society for Cinema and Media Studies

  Society for Cognitive Studies of the Moving Image

  Young Nonprofit Professionals Network

  Three-year scholarship

  reapplied for and received each academic year through graduation

  Rich Foundation

  Uncommon Legacy Leadership Scholarship

  One semester academic scholarship

  Uncommon Legacy

  James W. Woodruff Jr. Fellowship in Media Innovation & Responsibility

  One-year fellowship

  Community Roundtables Student of the Year Award

  For achievements as Founder & President of the Oglethorpe chapter of the Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance

  Oglethorpe University

  SCAD Honors Scholarship

  Four-year scholarship

  Savannah College of Art and Design

  Community Roundtables Organization of the Year Award

  For achievements as Founder & President of the Oglethorpe chapter of the Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance

  Oglethorpe University

  Oglethorpe University Presidential Scholarship

  Four-year academic scholarship contingent upon consistently maintained excellent performance

  Oglethorpe University

  SCSMI Graduate Student Conference Scholarship

  Merit-based travel stipend to attend field's international conference in London

  UK

  Society for Cognitive Studies of the Moving Image (SCSMI) and the British Society of Aesthetics (BSA)

  PFLAG-Atlanta Scholarship

  One-year scholarship

  PFLAG-Atlanta

  Deans' Award for Student of the Year

  For achievements as Founder & President of the Oglethorpe chapter of the Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance

  Oglethorpe University

  Feminist Leadership Institute Scholarship

  Achievement-based scholarship to attend Feminist Majority Foundation's Feminist Leadership Institute in Washington

  D.C.

  June - July 2001

  Feminist Majority Foundation