CV
Education
University of Virginia (August 2017 - May 2020)
MFA in Creative Writing (Poetry), Henry Hoyns Fellow.
Johns Hopkins University (August 2013 - May 2017)
Kreiger School of Arts and Sciences: B.A. in the Writing Seminars (Poetry), and Film and Media Studies (Critical Studies).
Honors: Dean’s List, Kumud Arvind Patel and Arvind Vithaldas Patel Scholarship (2015–2016, 2016-2017).
Work Experience
DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATe, Membership and Individual Giving - Folger Shakespeare Library (January 2023 - January 2024)
Stewarded annual donors and members from $1-$10,000 level. Wrote and designed internal and external fundraising documents like reports, one-pagers, invitations, and renewal forms. Coordinated the team’s use of WordFly. Planned and executed annual fundraising gala raising over $450,000.
DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATe; Manager of Institutional Giving- Beam Center Inc. (March 2022 - Sept 2022; Sept 2022 - Dec 2022)
Collaborated with programming staff and Development Director to write and edit grant proposals. Managed institutional and individual gifts using Bloomerang. Planned fundraising events and annual giving appeal. Liaised with marketing and communications team to produce annual report.
Legal Writing Specialist - Hudson Immigration Law (September 2020 - March 2021)
Wrote, edited, and copy-edited immigration petitions for academics, medical professionals, and researchers. Adapted to different writing styles while maintaining in-house style to appeal to clients and USCIS officers. Juggled multiple writing projects at once and worked with team leaders, attorneys, and other writers to ensure client satisfaction.
Graduate Teaching Instructor - UVA Department of English (August 2018 - May 2020)
In the first year, taught a 1:1 course load of ENCW 2300: Introduction to Poetry. Designed my own syllabus and assignments as well as leading discussion and workshop sessions. In the second year, taught a 2:2 course load with two sections of ENWR 1510: Writing as Critical Inquiry - Writing about Film in the fall and one section of poetry and one section of ENWR 1510: Writing as Critical Inquiry - Writing about Food in the spring.
Film Inspection Intern - UVA Special Collections Library (October 2017 - January 2019)
Inspected film from UVA’s special collections archive to make sure it was safe for projection and digitization. Cleaned and repaired damaged film and filled out inspection reports.
Awards & Fellowships
92Y Unterberg poetry center - discovery poetry contest. April 2022
Semi-finalist.
Brooklyn Poets - Fellowship. February 2022
Finalist.
The Bucknell Seminar for Younger Poets (Lewisburg, PA). June 2016
Held for three weeks in June, the Seminar provides an extended opportunity for undergraduate poets to write and to be guided by established poets. Applicants compete for ten places in the Seminar, all of which come with fellowships. Fellowships include tuition, housing in campus apartments, and meals. For the 2016 Seminar, visiting poets Mary Jo Bang and Brian Teare will join director K.A. Hays and staff members Deirdre O'Connor, Chet'la Sebree, and EG Means. (link)
Three Arts Club of Homeland Award (for excellence in writing). 2017
Recognizing the performance and promise of one or more Writing Seminars undergraduates.
Chaffee Writing Prize. 2015-2016
A prize given in recognition of the performance and promise of Writing Seminars undergraduates.
the Academy of american poets - Laureen Rita Schipsi Poetry Prize. 2016
A University and College prize sponsored by the Academy of American Poets.
Publications
To see an abridged list of my publications, click here.
Events & Engagements
Dream of a Common Language Reading (Charlottesville, VA) November 2018
Assisted Professor Debra Nystrom in organizing a reading of the UVA creative writing professors and graduate students as a part of the UVA Arts festival. Organized the program as well as coordinating audio/visual elements of the reading.
BMore Outspoken (Baltimore, MD) Summer 2016
A mobile poetry cart dedicated to collecting poems, art work, words of wisdom, and stories from around the city, a collaboration between Writers in Baltimore Schools and the Baltimore Museum of Art.
Cannes Film Festival (Cannes, FR) Summer 2015
Attended Cannes Film Festival as part of a summer program through the JHU Film and Media Studies department. Watching films and writing daily blog posts.
Youth Poet - Kundiman: Kavad: Mother Tongues (New York, NY) Summer 2015.
Mother Tongues recovers diasporic narratives by chronicling the lives and experiences of mothers across three Asian American generations. Interviews, poetry and performances combine to form an archive that documents the triumphs and challenges of building lives in America. (link)
Skills & Interests
Adobe CC, Adobe Premiere, Blogging, Copywriting, Copy editing, Creative Writing (Poetry), Critical Film Studies, Design, Editing, Education, Film Reviews/Film Journalism, FinalCut, Food Photography, Food Writing, Basic HTML, Microsoft Office, Non-profit Work, Publishing, Social Justice, Social Media.
Languages: English (Native), Korean (Advanced)
