Work
Educator
Master of Education, Reading Education
Mary McDowell School Upper School English teacher for students with learning differences (2019 - present)
Created and implements 9-12 English curricula
Created advisory curriculum and implementation training for upper school faculty
Black Student Union founder and Students of Color Affinity Group faculty facilitator
Student Leadership Committee faculty facilitator
Special Education Liaison for Howard County Public School System’s “JumpStart” Program (2019 - 2020)
Adjunct English professor at Howard Community College in Maryland (2017 - 2019)
English sections 121, 097 and 096
Entrepreneur
QuinceED — Founder and Principal Consultant
A literacy consultancy for instructional design and professional development.
Workshop presenter at the National Association of Independent School’s People of Color Conference
Workshop presenter at the Diversity Symposium of New York’s Association of Independent Schools
Workshop presenter at Columbia University’s Teachers College Reimagine Education Summer Institute
Collaborated with a New York State Education Department (NYSED) academic administrator to create a culturally responsive, sustaining education framework for literacy instruction for ESL students K-12
SAT Prep Course creator and facilitator for community teen program at local church
Author, book designer and publisher of young-adult fiction, So I Am Called.
Curates marketing and design solutions in digital and print media for entrepreneurs, non-profits and corporations. Specializes in branding, event signatures and annual reports.