Resume

EDUCATION

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN THEATRE/WRITING ▪ May 2018 | Principia College ▪ Elsah, IL

Minor: English-Creative Writing Track

PUBLICATIONS

Always Freeing Beauty. Published July 2022. (Available on demand at Barnes & Noble and Amazon).

Fostering Creation Blog. fosteringcreation.com. 2019 – present

Fostering Creation Substack, 2025 – present

CREATIVE WORK

Performances:

A Dickens of a Tale (2021)                   Mr. Burnham/House Manager            Dir. Geoff Callaway   

The Merchant of Venice (2017)           Solanio                                                  Dir. Chrissy Calkins Steele

Guys and Dolls  (2015)                           Ensemble                                             Dir. John O’Hagan

Pride and Prejudice (2016)                  Mrs. Reynolds, Ensemble                     Dir. Chrissy Calkins Steele

The Best of Everything(2016)                Brenda                                                Dir. Chrissy Calkins Steele

Production/Crew Work

  • Volunteer House Manager and Usher at Ocala Civic Theatre
  • Assistant Stage Manager for Treasure Island (March 2018), Principia College Theatre
  • Director for The Miracle Worker – one act (April 2017), Principia College Theatre
  • Sound Crew for Godspell (March 2017), Principia College Theatre
  • Building Crew for Guys and Dolls and Titanic: The Musical, Principia College Theatre

Theatre Training

  • Globe Education Workshops (London) – Voice, Text Analysis, Stage Combat, Movement,
  • Scene Study
  • Fiction Writing – Sara Wienecke, Russell Davis
  • Children’s Book Writing – Diane W. Alison
  • Acting- Chrissy Calkins Steele, John O’Hagan, Dawn Arnold (Chekhov technique), Trish Brown
  • Voice (Linklater) – Chrissy Calkins Steele
  • Stage Combat – John O’Hagan, Samantha Kaufman
  • Bechdel Project Writing Workshop – Jens Rasmussen
  • Grotowski Workshop – Dodie Montgomery

EXPERIENCE

Administrative Support/ Resident Activity Coordinator | Twelveacres Inc. |San Jose, CA ▪ August 2025- Current

Served in the office assisting with various office tasks, such as data entry and database work, collecting donor information, generating and printing “thank you” letters for donors, mailing donor letters, collecting and scanning office mail, etc.. Also served Twelveacres by planning and leading activities with the adult special needs residents within their three resident homes. Experience working with Microsoft Office Suite, Arreva database, Teams, and Google Workspace in the office. 

After School Care Assistant | Principia School |Town and Country, MO ▪ August 2024- June 2025

Assistant to the head of the After School Care director. Supervisor of the preschool after care. This is an extended childcare program offered to parents, particularly parents that are employed at Principia, to provide care while parents are still working after end of day hours. Various activities for the children are provided until parents can pick their children up from school, or during certain breaks when parents have conferences or other meetings.  

Custodian | First Church of Christ, Scientist |Ocala, FL ▪ June 2023 – July 2024        

Provided reliable and thorough building maintenance and cleaning in preparation for weekly church services and events. Responded promptly to requests of client. Demonstrated ability to independently manage tasks.

Dining Server | Brookdale West County Assisted Living | Ballwin, MO ▪ Sept. 2022 – Dec. 2022

Served and ensured all needed items were present in dining room and kitchen. Served breakfast, lunch, and dinner to residents. Promptly cleaned and transitioned kitchen and dining room between meals. Reliable and dependable team member.

Childcare Assistant |Principia School| Town and Country, MO ▪ 2021-2022

Assisted teachers and students in various classrooms of the childcare. Demonstrated patience by encouraging children to eat an appropriate amount. Communicated clear standards to children with clean-up from lunch time and other activities. Monitored playtime and naptime in all classrooms with an emphasis for safety and smooth transitions.

Elderly Care Companion | Hired Privately |Ocala, FL ▪ 2019-2020, 2021| Town and Country, MO ▪ 2021

Attended and cared for three different elderly women as a personal companion. Trusted to run errands and accompany them for walks. Anticipated and balanced varying needs for each of the women. Provided stimulating company at various points throughout each day.

Clerical Assistant | Fasttrack Staffing| Ocala, FL ▪ 2019

Assisted with file clean out and digital organization. Demonstrated excellent attention to detail throughout process. Organized scanned documents to computer desktop.