Orange Slices, New York City, and Other Writing Related Things

I’ve been writing since a young age. And I took my first writing workshop at Queens University in Charlotte when I was about 13 years old. I vaguely remember the workshop instructor asking each of us to eat an orange slice and then write a description. Although the exact details of the instructor’s assignment remain blurry, I vividly remember writing about the taste and texture of the orange while vowing to become a writer. It felt great to be able to express myself fully, even if it were just to describe an orange. Also, my young teenage self loved that there were snacks involved!

Fast forward six years, I moved to NYC to pursue a creative career in dance and writing. I attended New School University for Public Engagement to study writing with Deborah Landau, Patricia Carlin, and William H. Banks. I read my poetry at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, the Ear Inn, and the online literary magazine “Can We Have Our Ball Back” published my work. I spent the Summer of my senior year interning in Washington DC as the editorial assistant for the (now defunct) feminist news journal, “Off Our Backs”

After graduating from the New School with a Bachelor of Arts, I lived in India for six months, where I studied and taught yoga. Yoga, mindfulness, and wellness have influenced my life and writing for years to come. Over the past 10 years, I’ve enjoyed blogging, copywriting for internal and external corporate communications, writing copy for marketing content, and crafting course materials in the yoga industry. In 2018, I received my Masters in Social Entrepreneurship and my Graduate Certificate in Marketing from the University of Southern California (Marshall School of Business). 

 I view written and spoken mass communication as a way for companies to develop deeper layers of connection with both employees and the world. I’ve enjoyed developing marketing and communication materials for small to mid-sized companies in New York, Los Angeles, and North Carolina. I began writing to express myself and share my perspective on life. I’ve continued writing to help brands connect with communities and communicate their unique value.