EDUCATION & LEARNING MANAGER | SCIENCE GALLERY DETROIT

September 2018  – Present  

• Part of the founding team that launched the first Science Gallery in the Americas, expanding the award-winning model for public engagement with science and the arts

• Lead the design and development of Science Gallery Detroit’s educational programs, ensuring alignment with international organizational priorities

• Manage a team of 15 mediators who drive visitor engagement in the gallery. Responsible for recruitment and team training, and developing a sustainable program for professional/personal development

• Design and develop training materials to prepare mediators for the exhibition

• Ensure that the exhibition development process includes youth voice and perspective

• Collaborate with team members on designing and building organizational culture and processes

• Participate in international working groups around digital engagement, research, and youth involvement

 

LEARNING TECHNOLOGY DESIGNER | MSU HUB FOR INNOVATION IN LEARNING & TECHNOLOGY

September 2016 – Present

• Collaborate with faculty to enhance face-to-face, blended, and online courses at Michigan State University

• Design and facilitate workshops with faculty around future visioning and potential changes to their current practices and curriculum

• Develop design processes for faculty and student partners that facilitates transformation and betters the student experience

• Develop a set of student personas, advancing MSU Hub’s and MSU IT Services understanding of student stories

• Work with the Director of Engagement to develop and implement engagement strategies

 

COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER | SCIENCE GALLERY DETROIT

March 2017 – January 2019

• Designed, developed, and implemented marketing strategies for open calls, exhibitions, and events

• Provided creative direction to freelance graphic designers and project managed communications work streams

• Developed and produced The Intersection event series in partnership with the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit

• Supervised and provided strategic guidance for Science Gallery’s social media coordinator

• Established and maintained relationships with central university communications and external PR firms

 

LEARNING EXPERIENCE INTERN | MSU HUB FOR INNOVATION IN LEARNING & TECHNOLOGY

August 2015 – August 2016

• Designed a framework for the Hub’s work culture and student internships

• Planned and facilitated workshops to improve programs and courses around Michigan State University’s campus

• Analyzed and interpreted data to inform better curricular practices

• Reviewed courses using the Quality Matters framework

• Managed social media channels and designed ways to improve digital engagement

• Raised awareness of the Hub’s purpose and mission through communication channels

 

MANAGING EDITOR | RED CEDAR REVIEW

August 2015 – May 2016

• Managed and mentored a staff of 14

• Established and led a website redesign team and built the literary journal’s digital identity

• Restructured the publication’s organization and created a sustainable leadership and management structure

• Led a team of typesetters in creating two volumes using Adobe InDesign

 

USER EXPERIENCE INTERN & FREELANCE WRITER | FEB DIGITAL

June 2015 – December 2015

• Wrote web copy for FEB’s website

• Drafted a speech for the company director for the 2015 User Centered Design conference

• Managed social media accounts and weekly newsletter

• Assisted with user interviews and user testing for a client’s website redesign

• Participated in playback meetings, feature reviews, and client meetings

• Wrote blog posts and a conference speech proposal

 

FREELANCE COPYEDITOR | MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM

January 2014 – March 2015

• Copyedited three 16-page chapters of an academic journal

• Checked and revised references using Harvard style

• Edited the 30-chapter book One Community, One Week, Many Faiths with two other editors

• Established and met deadlines for three rounds of editing in a six month time frame

 

WRITING CENTER CONSULTANT & STUDIO LEADER | MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY WRITING CENTER

August 2013 – December 2015

• Met one-on-one with clients during various stages in the writing process to improve their writing skills

• Assessed client needs, established goals for hour-long tutoring sessions, and supported student learning

• Mentored students in MSU’s Lyman-Briggs college in scientific writing

• Planned and led eight weekly workshop sections

• Evaluated the success of the program by reading and scoring portfolios