Resume

EDUCATION

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Bachelor of Arts in American Studies with second major in Music, expected May 2020

GPA: 3.89 // Dean’s List: Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018

HONORS

The Kenan Music Scholarship (full scholarship awarded to four students for musical and academic excellence)
The Carolina Scholarship (outstanding academic achievement and leadership in the community)
Honors Carolina (highly competitive, academic program reserved for the top 10% of each incoming class)
Sounds of the South Grant ($1,000 competitive undergraduate research award to record a Southern musician for UNC’s Southern Folklife Collection)
Wilson Library Incubator Award ($1,000 competitive research grant awarded to five graduate or undergraduate students using rare library materials towards a creative project)

LEADER

Production Intern at The Late Show with Stephen Colbert // May 2018-Aug 2018

Assisted talent team with greeting and supervising guests, preparing green rooms and gift bags
Aided members of Stay Human in daily responsibilities, including circulating set-lists and scripts
Fulfilled production needs, including making off-site runs, preparing field shoots, and transcribing interviews

Development Intern at Ugly Duckling Films, London, UK // Sept 2018- Dec 2018

Intern at UNC Chapel Hill’s Southern Oral History Program // Jan 2019- present

Conduct interviews with women for a research project focused the centennial of the 19th amendment
Assist in oral history collection management
Create digital exhibits for a variety of SOHP projects

Executive Board and Technical Producer for We the Ladies // Aug 2017-present

Co-created benefit comedy show for the Compass Center, a nonprofit serving victims of domestic violence
Coordinated submissions process campus-wide to select a broad range of materials for the show
Managed all technical production operations and ticket sales for the show

Student Social Media Coordinator for UNC’s Center for the Study of the American South // Jan 2018-present

Education Intern at Jazz at Lincoln Center, New York, New York // June 2017-Aug 2017

Located and evaluated potential licensing partners for Webop® expansion around US cities
Created and managed schedules for JALC’s early childhood education program, Webop®
Researched musicology sources for JALC’s Swing University, an adult education program

Assistant Producer for UNC’s STV Wheeling and Dealing // Sept 2017-present

Publicized Wheeling and Dealing to student volunteers at STV open houses
Coordinated weekly filming schedules for fifteen actors, directors, and producers
Edited scripts for storyline continuity, length, and grammar

MUSICIAN

Nationally recognized jazz saxophonist

Selected for local, state-wide, and national jazz bands
Extensively studied with jazz greats, including Wynton Marsalis, Ted Nash, Rodney Whitaker, etc.
Founded Lady and the Tramps, contracted gigs at restaurants and private events, including dozens of various university-sponsored events, successfully promoted band in a competitive music market
Directs UNC’s top jazz combo while heading saxophone section in UNC’s Jazz Ensemble
UNC Music Ambassador, selected to recruit students to the UNC’s undergraduate music department

WRITER

Member of UNC’s False Profits // Jan 2017-present

Create content for UNC’s premier comedy troupe, performing standup, improv, and sketch
Lead two workshops a semester on improvisation for UNC students
Set up sound equipment and direct audio production for all shows

Head Writer for UNC’s Student Television (STV) On the Hill // Jan 2018-present