I’ve always been in love with stories — how they can foster empathy & understanding, broaden worldviews, help us both escape reality and break it wide open.
In my time as an acting & playwriting teacher, program director, and now Director of Events & Community Outreach, I use expert storytelling and mission-driven narrative strategy to strengthen community ties and develop meaningful experiences.
Writing for the web.
EDUCATION
At-Home Learning Series | Educational newsletter distributed monthly to the 500+ families across the Wise Wonder community. I write and design 5 separate versions, each focused on distinct age groups and their developmental stages of learning.
Weekly Newsletter | Designed and distributed weekly during the summer months, providing families with class/camp recaps.
Blog Post | Turning the Page, Building Minds: Why Books Are the Key to Nurturing Your Child’s Development Amidst a Screen-Saturated World
SPORTS
Web Article | Raised To The Rafters: The Little Boy Who Never Stopped Playing | National Ball Hockey League (NBHL)
Blog Post | How Hockey Helped Me Through a Global Pandemic | Women’s Ball Hockey NYC
Blog Post | WBHNYC. By Everyone | Women’s Ball Hockey NYC
Web Article | From Ice to Field to Street: Liane Dixon’s Life of Hockey | United Women’s Ball Hockey Foundation
Writing/Directing for the stage.
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Full-length play — For my work writing, developing, and directing a staged reading, I was awarded the Penn State School of Arts & Architecture Golumbic Scholarship for significant contribution to the arts & humanities.
Will You Be Home for Christmas?
10-minute children’s play — Selected for Truckee Community Theatre’s 2019 10-minute play festival.
It’s Been Two Years
Full-length play — I wrote, directed, stage-managed & produced a fully-staged production of this piece at The Pavilion Theatre.
The Golden Pearl
Short children’s play — A 20-minute children’s play I wrote and directed for my 5th & 6th grade acting class’s final performance at The Theatre Lab.
Highlighted Events.
KIDPALOOZA
A back-to-school community event partnered with Waterline Square Park.
Featuring an outdoor musical storytime, original script, activities for kids ages 0-12, and partnered with 6 other New York City children’s organizations.
FIRST STICK HOCKEY CLINIC
Free youth hockey clinic for children in NYC, primarily in the Harlem area.
Each child was given a free, custom-cut hockey stick to take home with them!
AUTHOR FEST 2024
A month-long celebration of literacy to mark the opening of Wise Wonder’s Park Slope studio.
Over the course of the month, I hosted different local children’s book authors for family readings to promote literacy and spark imagination. Each event was sponsored by a local business.
Full Page Magazine Ad | Advertisement designed for the Park Slope Reader to promote the opening of a new company location.
Franchise Email | Co-written with CEO for mass company franchise announcement.
Instagram Reel | Demo reel showcasing how an early childhood literacy organization can use social media to invite people into the classroom and offer bite-sized education (I created this as part of a company social media strategy brainstorm).