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Curriculum Vitae | Resume

Education

Fall 2019-Spring 2021

Harvard Divinity School, Cambridge, MA | Masters in Theological Studies

Emphasis in Philosophy and Literature. Because of the openness of the program, I was able to take half my courses in other departments at the University, including the Philosophy, Creative Writing, Education, and English departments. This allowed me to continue to study each of my interests in the Humanities and form connections between seemingly distinct areas of study. My background is in Christian theology and I have studied in detail both John Dewey and William James and American Pragmatism.

Fall 2015-Spring 2019

University of Northern Iowa | BA in English; Humanities; Study of Religion

Minor in Creative Writing. University Honors Program. My undergrad years were a time of great academic exploration, where I discovered my passion for not only English, but also Philosophy and Theology. With the support of my professors, each year I strengthened my skills in critical thinking, writing, reading, and meaning-making.

Spring 2019

Honor's Thesis (UNI): “‘Wandersoul’ of the South: Situating 20th Century Alabama Poet Clement Wood in a Literary Tradition”

Available through Scholarworks here.

After discovering Clement Wood through his 'Complete Rhyming Dictionary' my mom gave me, I was hooked on figuring out why and how this prolific, influential writer, had slipped through the cracks of literary history. I made it my life-long goal to bring Wood more recognition.

Work Experience

 

 

Summer 2024



Literary Intern | The Writer's Workout

  • Volunteer digital internship through 'The Writer's Workout' non-profit literary organization and publisher.

  • This is the internship I dreamed of getting, and here it finally is! This experience is helping to give me experience in the publishing world, working with literary magazines and writer submissions.

  • Responsible for working with a team of interns to prepare for, read, and judge the Writer's Workout big summer contest 'The Writer's Games.'

  • In this internship, I am strengthening my critiquing skills by providing responses to each entry I read and judge.

  • Gain experience operating on strict schedule with exact deadlines.

Spring 2024-Present

Transition Assistant |
Johnston Community School District, Ellipsis

  • In an effort to connect with my local community and live out my life values, I joined the Johnston team at the Ellipsis program building, where I entered into a newly created position in order to revamp and restore old organization and administration practices.

  • I work with teachers and staff to get the 'behind-the-scenes' system of enrolling and supporting students and staff in the Ellipsis program. This includes common administrative duties, such as purchasing and managing timeclock, as well as tailoring school systems to the unique students that Ellipsis serves.

  • Here I am building skill in Infinite Campus, enrollment, district purchasing, employee management. I also get to exercise my creativity by taking old processes and making them work better for the school.

Fall 2021-Summer 2023

Office Coordinator | St Paul Presbyterian Church

  • After finishing my degree at Harvard Divinity School, I went to work at this local Presbyterian Church to put into practice what I’d learned during my years of study. Here I became directly involved in religious life behind the scenes--designing and publishing weekly church newsletters on MailChimp, bulletins with Word, and worship service materials. I was responsible for keeping church website on Weebly up to date; I managed rentals for the church gymnasium through Google Calendar; I designed the monthly church newsletters with Canva, along with promotional graphics and posters for church events; I facilitated monthly committee reports, and managed the office phone, email, and welcomed visitors.

  • During the Pastor, my boss' sabbatical in 2022, I took on more leadership duties as the only regular staff member during his absence. u Under my own supervision, I took on several of the pastor's liturgical duties, including creating the service liturgy each Sunday and handling member prayer requests.

  • In my goal to make a lasting impact for the church's continued success, I  redesigned the monthly newsletter and transitioned it from Word to Canva; I optimized church website for SEO; and I created and organized a new church database directory online. I was also the event coordinator for three major yearly community church events.

Spring 2021 &

Spring 2023

Freelance Editor

My sister, professional artist Autumn Rozario-Hall, enlisted my help with publishing her two illustrated story projects: “Tales From The Scraggle Woods," published June 2023 and “Wings, Thimble, Thorn," published June 2021. It was amazing to get to help her bring her stories to life as editor for these projects. Both are available on her website here.

Fall 2021-Summer 2022

Spring 2017-2019

Writing Coach

  • At the Academic Achievement Center, Southeastern Community College 2021-22, I worked with students to facilitate improvement in essays, research papers, resumes, personal statements, and other writing projects.

  • At the Academic Learning Center of the University of Northern Iowa, I was a student employee during undergrad, where I earned my College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA) Tutor Certification, Level 1 and 2, coaching both undergrad and grad students with a variety of writing projects.

Spring 2018-Fall 2018

Academic Practicum

North American Review Literary Magazine, UNI

At UNI, I had the opportunity to do a practicum at the NAR, the oldest literary magazine in the US, housed at my university. I was a reader for incoming submissions, edited accepted pieces in InDesign, and participated as a selector for “James Hearst Poetry Prize” contest Fall of 2017.

Volunteer

Summer 2024-present

 

 

 

August 2022-present

Fall 2021-Summer 2023

Spring 2019

Fall 2017-Spring 2018

Fall 2018-Spring 2019

Summer 2017

The Writer's Workout, Reader, Editor

  • Read, critique, and edit work from Writer’s Workout publications.

  • Work with a diverse team to grow the love of writing in new and established writers!

Animal Rescue League of Iowa, Cat Foster Parent Volunteer

St Paul Church Community events, Event and Graphic Media Coordinator

North American Review 2019 Conference Presenter

“Inner Weather” Student-Run Literary Magazine, Co-Editor-in-Chief

Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society, UNI Chapter President

University of Iowa Summer Poetry Workshop, participant

Publication History

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Fiction

Poetry

  • “J&M Summers,” in Midwestern Heat, 2024.

  • "#35," an Erasure poem from the works of Michele Foucault, in GLINT Literary Magazine. December 2024.

  • "Natural Extracts," a group of 5 poems, in Propagate: Fruits from
    the Garden.     2024.

  • "By the Banks of The Scamander," in Winged Moon, 2024.

    • Forthcoming.

  • "I Saw An Orange In the Snow," in Crow Name, 2024.

  • “Of Snow and Sand,” in Humana Obscura 2021.

  • "Perhaps the Ocean Waves,” in Wingless Dreamer. 2021

  • “Strawberry Resignation” & “Apricot Marmalade” in Inner Weather

    • published in the University of Northern Iowa's student run literary magazine, which I was co-editor-in-chief of for 2018-19. Available in print.

Skills & Expertise

I am an organized, conscientious, detail-oriented, industrious, independent meaning-maker.

I have built excellence in academic and creative writing, critical thinking, reading, learning.

I am skilled in editing, proofreading, and professional correspondence.

I possess creativity in digital media design and video editing, especially Canva and Google Suite.

I am empathetic and understanding of diverse cultures, backgrounds, and experiences.

I have a strong foundation in creative, analytic, technical, personal, and relational skills.

Writing Philosophy

  • I write nature-themed poetry and fiction, with an emphasis on philosophical introspection and development of particular characters, oftentimes old men.

  • I believe that participation in the natural world and time spent in solitude in nature aids in the cultivation of meaning in our lives.

  • At my work’s center is the interconnection between the themes of 'religious, philosophical, and moral questioning,' and 'man’s search for meaning' in an individual’s life, which are integral to the continued development of human meaning in relation to the natural world.

  • My stories and poems show why we need philosophical reflection, how it can be done, the effects of doing it, and the role nature plays in the reflective process. This is the way I continue the call of poet Clement Wood to “speak the word waiting in the hearts of others for utterance.”

  • My creative works are philosophical exercises on their most basic levels. They serve to make this type of inquiry more accessible to all walks of life.

  • Why do I write? to give people pause.

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