resume/cv
EDUCATION
Columbia College Chicago — 2017 - 2021
BA in Creative Writing with a concentration in Fiction.
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
School of the Art Institute of Chicago — 2024 - 2026
MFA Candidate in Creative Writing.
AWARDS, HONORS, & FELLOWSHIPS
SAIC MFAW Fellowship Award, 2026
Best of the Net Nominee, 2022
Mary Parson Donnellon Scholarship, 2020-21
Excellence Award at the Student Writers’ Showcase, 2019
Best Film and Best Directing for comedy short at the Missed Connections 48 Hr Film Festival, 2016
EVENTS
Asked to participate in a panel on publishing for the ChiTeen Lit Fest, 2020
Live reading at Joe Meno’s book launch for “Book of Extraordinary Tragedies,” 2022
Guest Editor for Joe Meno’s Publishing Class at Columbia College Chicago, 2023-2024
WRITING & EDITING EXPERIENCE
Mulberry Literary Founder, Managing Editor, & Editor-in-Chief — 2019 - present
Hair Trigger Magazine Production Editor, Summer Issue Acquisition Editor, & Assistant Managing Editor — 2019 - 2020
Columbia Poetry Review Junior Acquisition Editor — 2018
Columbia Poetry Review Production Editor — 2019
Columbia Poetry Review Senior Acquisition Editor — 2019 - 2020
DANCE EXPERIENCE
Lucid Banter Project, Professional Dancer & Social Media Manager — 2017 - present
Elevate Dance LLC Teaching Artist — 2022 - present
Columbia Renegades En Pointe, Vice President & Founding Member — 2018 - 2021
Joel Hall Dancers and Center, Pre-Professional Dancer — 2013 - 2018
Indiana Ballet Theatre, Pre-Professional Dancer — 2009 - 2013
WORK EXPERIENCE
Creative Writing Instructor at Writer’s Block Ink — 2025 - present
Writing Center Tutor — 2025 - 2026
Teacher’s Assistant at School of the Art Institute — 2024 - 2026
Ocularists, LTD. Front Desk Receptionist — 2020 - 2024
LANGUAGES
English (Native Speaker)
Korean (Conversational / Fluent)
SKILLS
Creative & academic writing
Editing & copyediting
Developmental editing
Brainstorming
Character and plot building
Proofreading
Close reading
Research
Teaching
Collaboration
Organization
Social media