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brag sheet

HONORS / AWARDS

2023 FORGE Fellowship, Forge NYC Arts Consulting (2023)
Heartwarming Young Heroes Grant, Youth Service America (2023)

2021 Future Class Cohort, The Game Awards (2021)
JBL Quantum Grant, 1000 Dreams Fund (2021)

Verizon Business Mentorship Program, College of Staten Island (2021)

Anykey Changemakers Grant, Anykey (2020)
2020 CUNY Startup Accelerator Cohort, City University of New York (2020)

CUNY Cultural Corps Fellow, City University of New York (2017)
Breakthrough US Action Lab Participant, NYU Steinhardt Department of Media, Culture, & Communication (2017)
Muse Honors Scholar, Hunter College (2016)

Gold Award, Girl Scouts of the USA (2016)

Nassau NYSCAME Scholarship, New York State Council of Administrators of Music Education (2016)

Sponsors of the Arts Scholarship, RVC Sponsors of the Arts (2016)

Xerox Award for Innovation & Information Technology, University of Rochester (2015)

 

CONFERENCE TALKS & SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

Everything in Moderation: Building Digital Communities, Games for Change Festival Next-Gen Summit (2023)

The Power of R&D Partnerships: Digital Game Development, NYSTAR Webinar Series (2023)
What is an Internship and How Do I Get One?, Speaker, Girl Scouts of Nassau County (2023)
Survival Mode: College, Career, & Video Games, Speaker, Geeks Out Staten Island (2022)
Game Design & Employment Summer Workshop, Speaker, Tech Kids Unlimited (2022)
Games Careers & Communities, Speaker, Game Exchange Hackathon (2022)

Guest Speaker, School of Interactive Arts – Urban Arts Partnership (2021, 2022)
Gold Award Ceremony Keynote Speaker, Girl Scouts of Nassau County (2021)
Women in Tech Week Speaker, St. Anne’s School (2021)
How We Can Make Scholastic Esports More Equitable, Panelist, Inven Global Esports & Academia Summit (2020)

Pride Panel, Moderator, EGD Summer Series (2020)

Games Community Support & Inclusivity, Panelist, Intercollegiate Game Night (2020)

From Collegiate to Careers in Esports: Ft. NYXL, Moderator, Waffle Games 2.0 (2019)

Storytelling & World Building for Games, Speaker, Waffle Games 1.0 (2018)
Computer Science Education Week Workshops, Instructor, Girl Scouts of Greater New York (2016)
Thinking About World Thinking Day, Speaker, Girl Scouts of Nassau County Oktoberfest Leaders Training (2013)


COMMUNITY SERVICE

Games Advisory Board - Exhibition Curation, Harlem Gallery of Science (2023-Present)
Digital Games Industry Council Member, NYC Office of the Mayor (2022-Present)
Delegate, Girl Scouts of Nassau County (2020, 2022-Present)
Juror, Games for Change Awards (2020, 2021, 2023)
Mentor, MentorHer Pilot Program (2022)
Chair, IGDA Students SIG (2020-Present)
Pro-Bono Consultant, Various Collegiate Esports Programs (2018-Present)
Contributor & Editor, Inclusive Excellence Handbook, Voice of Collegiate Esports (2021)
Juror, Games for Change Student Challenge (2020)
Volunteer Staff, Game Devs of Color Expo (2019)
Chair, Tespa/IGDA of Hunter College (2018-2020)
President, Esports & Game Design Collective of Hunter College (2016-2020)

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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (2023-Present)
Higher Education Video Game Alliance (2022-Present)
American Society for Public Administration (2020-Present)
Women in Toys, Licensing, & Entertainment (2020-Present)
Game Audio Network Guild (2016-Present)
International Game Developers Association (2016-Present)
Girl Scouts of the USA (2003-Present)

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