EDUCATION
University of Chicago, class of 2001
Bachelor of Arts with Honors, Medieval Studies
Bachelor of Arts with Honors, English Language and Literature
General Honors, Dean’s List, 1997-2001
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Languages: French, German, Latin
Travel: France, England, Scotland, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Russia, Turkey, China, India, Vietnam, Thailand, Japan
Operating Systems: Unix/Linux, Windows
Software: FrameMaker, Quark, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Illustrator, ClearCase, ClearQuest, MS Office
Computer Languages: XML, HTML, CSS, PHP
AWARDS AND HONORS
Identity Theory magazine, inclusion in “Best of 2006”
Nathaniel Insel Scholarship for Writing, 1998, 1999, 2000
McClellan Language Arts Award, 1997
Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Medal, 1996
Quill and Scroll Award, 1996
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Foreign Correspondents Club, Shanghai
National Book Critics Circle
Northern California Book Reviewers Association, prize committee
EMPLOYMENT
Freelance Writer, 1998 – present
Short fiction, comedy, poetry, and essays on culture and the arts. See ABOUT for a list of publications and FOLIO for samples.
that’s Shanghai magazine, 2006-2007
Food and Drink Editor
Commissioned, wrote, and edited pieces for monthly Food and Drink section; sourced and commissioned photographs; contributed to book and music review sections
PayPal, 2004-2005
Product Content Manager
Created content for the PayPal website, including instructional material, customer service emails, and error messages
Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 2003-2004
Editorial Assistant
Assisted with acquisitions, proposals, contracts, development, manuscript review, endorsements, permissions, and monthly financial reports
Intersection for the Arts, 2002
Programming Assistant
Created content for the PayPal website, including instructional material, customer service emails, and error messages
Ulysses Press, 2002
Editorial Assistant
Copy editing, proofreading, fact checking, indexing, and research; wrote back cover material; project director for two manuscripts
Aubade magazine, 1999-2001
Staff Editor
Read manuscripts for short fiction and poetry, decided acceptance or rejection
Chicago Review, 1999-2000
Manuscript Reader
Read manuscripts for short fiction submissions, decided acceptance or rejection; offered editorial assistance to writers
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
University of Chicago, 2005-present
Alumni Interviewer
Interviewed prospective incoming freshmen for admission
826 Valencia, 2005
Writing Tutor
Tutored children 8-18 and taught expository and creative writing
