Resource Development Manager
November 2020 - Present
As NPN’s Resource Development Manager, I collaborate with programmatic staff to advocate for greater resources for artists and organizations of color, with a particular focus on New Orleans and the Deep South through our fundraising efforts. I write and coordinate LOIs, proposals, support materials, and reports for funders and maintain the organization’s resource development calendar—as well as coordinate ongoing donor stewardship and engagement. In this role, I participate in and lead resource development strategy organization-wide and within individual departments with a particular focus on creating relationships with social justice funders and organizations and arts publications.
Fundraising & Revenue Coordinator
Editor
January 2024 - Present
September 2022 - Present
As an editor for the Chicago-based publication Sixty Inches from Center, I participate in bi-weekly editorial meetings and edit 2-3 articles per month. I helped launch Sixty Literary, a publishing initiative to cultivate and platform poetry and creative nonfiction from Midwestern writers, and contribute to ongoing editorial strategy discussions and editorial partnerships, including serving as a mentor for Sixty’s Midwest Arts Writers Fellowship.
Since 2024, I have also supported the organization’s fundraising and revenue initiatives, developing and launching Find & Seek, a community-building and revenue initiative designed to foster connection in the Midwest. I write and proofread grant proposals and reports, with a particular focus on public funding, and lead outreach for editorial partnership opportunities.
Grant Writing & Fundraising Consultant
October 2022 - Present
In partnership with the Joan Mitchell Center in New Orleans, I provide one-on-one professional development for artists to: workshop artist statements and grant materials; develop a fundraising plan; research grant opportunities, residencies, and fellowships; understand the current climate of arts philanthropy; develop strategies to solicit art writers for coverage; and discuss approaches to crowdfunding.
Development Writer
Data Management Specialist
June 2019 - November 2020
December 2018 - June 2019
During my tenure at the Art Institute of Chicago, I first served as a Data Management Specialist, ensuring efficient data entry and integrity of donor information into the museum’s Raiser’s Edge database. I am Blackbaud certified in Raiser’s Edge. In 2019 I joined the museum’s Donor Stewardship department as the Development Writer, crafting donor communications on behalf of the museum’s President and senior vice president of external affairs, including endowment and stewardship reports for major donors and trustees. I was also selected as an inaugural co-chair of the museum’s equity initiative, leading a cross-departmental cohort to improve staff engagement and advance DEI efforts at the museum.
Education
Master of Arts in Writing, Rhetoric, and Discourse
Bachelor of Arts in Writing, Rhetoric, and Discourse
DePaul University
2020
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2019
Graduate Continuing Studies
Residencies, Workshops & Fellowships
ACRE Residency
July 2025
Tin House Winter Workshop
Feb. 2025
Midwest Arts Writers Fellowship Mentor
Muña Art Writing Residency
2024
2023
Volunteer Experience
Co-Chair of Advancement, Young Professionals Board
January 2019 - June 2022
As Co-Chair of Advancement for Intuit Art Museum’s Young Professionals Board, I served ex-officio on the museum’s Board of Trustees and planned an annual spring benefit that raised $10,000 for the museum.