Education
Graduate Gemologist, Gemological Institute of America, New York City
Graduate Gemologist Diploma (2023)
Computer Aided Jewelry Engineering and Design, Gemological Institute of America, New York City
Jewelry Design and Technology Diploma (2024)
Salt Institute, Maine College of Art
Graduate Certificate in Documentary Studies and Podcasting (2022)
Colby College, Waterville, ME, United States
Bachelor’s Degree, Anthropology Major
with a Minor in Environmental Studies (2019)
Honors:
Colby College Dean’s List - 2016, 2017, 2019
Colby College cum laude 2019
Colby College, Eitan Shalom Green Award for Anthropology
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American Embassy School, New Delhi, India
International Baccalaureate Diploma (2015)
Technical Skills
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ProTools Sound Design
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Zoom Audio Recorder
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Adobe Suite (including InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop)
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Periodical Publishing (layout and print)
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Microsoft Suite (including Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
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Video Editing (Premiere Pro and Final Cut)
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Drawing, Illustration, Photography
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Filemaker Database
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Social Media (Instagram, YouTube, Facebook)
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Silver and Goldsmithing
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CAD Jewelry Design
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Gem Identification
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Diamond Grading
Work Experience
2019-2021
Assistant Director of the Oak Institute for Human Rights, Colby College
At the Oak Institue for Human Rights I provided strategic direction and operational support, including managing the fellowship program, designing all promotional materials, curating the institute's social media, guiding the student committee, researching and planning lectures, screenings, and workshops pertaining to human rights, executing all administrative tasks, and editing/publishing the first ever two issues of the Oak Human Rights Journal.
2016-2019
Editor in Chief and Cover Illustrator for Outside Colby
Outside Colby is a monthly political print magazine at Colby College that serves to increase political debate and discussion in the community. I wrote, edited, and illustrated for each issue.
2016-2019
Creative Director at WMHB Colby College Radio
WMHB (Mayflower Hill Broadcasting Company) is Colby College’s community radio station. As Creative Director, I designed posters, planned events, contributed to new programming, headed a team of writers and artists, and managed publicity (Instagram, Wordpress website, Facebook, Twitter).
2017-2019
Research Assistant at the Oak Institute for Human Rights
As Research Assistant for Oak Institue for Human Rights, I researched many Human Rights organizations, which were then used to advertise the Oak Fellowship around the world. I also designed Oak logo, brochures, posters, and stickers, along with assisting in a number of other programming responsibilities.
2017-2019
Research Assistant in Anthropology Department; Colby College
As a Research Assistant for Anthropology Professor David Strohl, I read and edited work for official publishing, summarized academic articles, and condensed and presented archival information.
Summer 2018
Social Justice Researcher at Colby College Archives: Special Collections
As Social Justice researcher at Colby College Archives and Special Collections, I spent an entire summer going through the archives, with a focus on independent publications, to find and later formally present archival social justice materials.