WEBSTER UNIVERSITY,  St. Louis, MO                                                                                               Expected: May 2025

Bachelor of Arts in Film Studies

Minor:  Journalism

SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE (SWIC),  Belleville, IL

May 2022

Associate in Arts

WEBSTER-KIRKWOOD TIMES, Webster Groves, MO,

Intern, Summer, 2024

• Attended press screenings for feature films

• Wrote film reviews for Reel World section

THE TAKE-UP, St. Louis 2024-Present

• Write film reviews alongside professional film critics:

“Wicked”

“Better Man”

THE WEBSTER JOURNAL, Webster University                                 2023- Present

• Staff Writer

• Write MCMA-winning film reviews for Culture & Lifestyles section:

“The People’s Joker’ Introduces a new class of superhero movies”

“‘The Zone of Interest’ Offers a disturbing view of humanity’s banality of evil”

“‘Bottoms’ Packs a Hilarious, Feminist Punch”

“‘Beau is Afraid’ fearlessly portrays a never-ending nightmare”

“HBO’s ‘The Last of Us’ pulls off an almost perfect adaptation”

• Write opinion pieces for Entertainment Opinion section:

“We need to be afraid of ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ getting shelved”

WEBSTER FILM ASSOCIATION, Webster University                               2023-Present

•  Vice President and Secretary

• Take notes during meetings, assist in brainstorming sessions

• 48 Hour Film Festival Nov 2023, Nov 2024

  • Assisted in providing and moving supplies for club officers and festival applicants, prepared screening venue for 200 patrons

• Plan university community events: Movie Game Nights, Student Film Screenings and Senior Showcase

KINEMATIFEST, Webster University 2024-Present

• Festival Organizer

• Contact potential judges, keynote speakers, and panelists

• Provide extra volunteers for events

• Assist in setting up and taking down venue areas

• Direct patrons to venues and events

• Viewed film submissions for censorship

CINEMA ST. LOUIS, St. Louis, MO 2022-Present

• Volunteer

• St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase, July 2023 and 2024

  • Verified tickets and provided festival programs to attendees

  • Directed attendees to theater seating and  addressed questions pertaining to screenings time and location

  • Aided in event takedown and cleaning of the venue

• St. Louis Film Festival, Nov 2022 and 2023

  • Scanned patrons’ tickets and after showings collected completed evaluation ballots and surveys

• Dean's List, Webster University 2022, 2023, 2024

• First Place, Entertainment Review (Division 2), Missouri College Media Association 2024

• Third Place, Entertainment Review (Division 2), Missouri College Media Association 2024