Awards & Honors

  • Guest Artist - Flames and Waves, Eau Gallery, Down by the Sea Exhibition 2024

  • Best in Show - Childhood Memories, Strawbridge Art League, Pastels in Bloom 2023

  • Finalist - Alice and Dinah, CityArts Orlando, 2023 Alice in Wonderland Prize Exhibition

  • Third Place - Winged Freedom, Strawbridge Art League, Pastels in Bloom 2023

  • Third Place - Endless Summer, Eau Gallery Juried Kaleidoscope 2023 Exhibit

  • Second Place - Self Love, Strawbridge Art League Colors of Love 2023

  • Third Place - My Youniverse, Strawbridge Art League Colors of Love 2023

  • Bronze Award - The Wind Sings, Camelback Gallery, Abstracts with Blue 2022 International Juried Art Competition

Exhibits

  • Summer Cottage, Strawbridge Art League, Landscapes

  • That Little Village, Strawbridge Art League, Landscapes

  • The Boy and His Raven, 2023 Edgar Allan Poe Prize Exhibition at CityArts Orlando

  • At the End of Time, 2023 Edgar Allan Poe Prize Exhibition at CityArts Orlando

  • Sleep Like Death, 2023 Edgar Allan Poe Prize Exhibition at CityArts Orlando

  • Shades of Poe, 2023 Edgar Allan Poe Prize Exhibition at CityArts Orlando

  • Heritage Blooms, Aspire Gallery Orlando, Multi-Colors & Cultures: The Nations

  • Iced Tea in the Afternoon, St. Lucie Cultural Alliance, Summer at the Vault

  • Chasing the Horizon, St. Lucie Cultural Alliance, Summer at the Vault

  • Surviving, Together, Art Center Sarasota, 2023 Annual Juried Regional Show: Identity, Exploring the Human Condition

  • Fish Lips, SOBO Art Gallery Winter Garden Art Association, Florida Water Ways & Wild

  • Oh Happy Day, NOMA Gallery Ocala, Dog Days of Summer

  • Serene Waves, Colors of Humanity Art Gallery, Water

  • Sea and Sky, Colors of Humanity Art Gallery, Water

  • This Sadness Will Last Forever, Strawbridge Art League, Blue

  • Empress of Snow, Strawbridge Art League, Blue

  • The Curiouser Cat, 2023 Alice in Wonderland Prize Exhibition at CityArts Orlando

  • Golden Yolk, Strawbridge Art League, Color of the Year 2023

  • Sweet Dreams, Strawbridge Art League, Color of the Year 2023

  • Monday Blues, Strawbridge Art League, Complementary Colors

  • Salem, Strawbridge Art League, Complementary Colors

  • Blue Wave, Eau Gallery Juried Kaleidoscope 2023 Exhibit

  • Bonsai Triad, Brooklyn Waterfront Artists’ Coalition, Fall In/Fall Out Exhibit

Presentations & Publications

  • The Deceptive Art of Logical Fallacies: The Language Alchemist Series - debuted at #1 New Release on Amazon

  • Totally Star-Crossed: Romeo and Juliet in the Valley

  • Journey in Ink: 500 Memoir Writing Prompts

  • On Compassion and Empathy for Unhoused Persons, Saint Stephen’s Way Fall 2022 Benefit

  • The Role of Emotions in Middle Irish Poetry: The Deserted Home, Australian and New Zealand Association for Medieval and Early Modern Studies Biennial Conference, The University of Western Australia

  • Guardians, Not Gatekeepers: Building Inclusive Digital Communities to Advance Celtic Studies, The 2022 Celtic Studies Association of North America Conference

  • Featured Poet, Poetry Society of Virginia Northern Branch - In Support of Ukraine

  • The Ghost of the Old Country, the New Verse News Literary Journal

  • Cath Maige Tuired: Justice and Kingship in Medieval Ireland, New College Conference on Medieval and Renaissance Studies

  • Ghost Flower, Griffon & Thorne Press - reached #31 on Children’s Sword & Sorcery Fantasy Books on Amazon

  • Fueling Injustice: Memory in the U.S. Justice System, Memory, Forgetting and Creating 5th International Interdisciplinary Conference

  • Violin Strings and the Bridge Players’ Conspiracy, The First Line Literary Journal

  • Guardian, Mirror Dance Literary Journal

  • Emerging Technology 101: Adapting to this Brave New World, Asian American Lawyers of New York Fall Conference

  • Fostering Cross-Cultural Cooperation, Tamkang World Forum for Youth Leaders 

  • Textiquette: A Qualitative Study of Text Culture, Florida Communication Association Conference                   

  • Cultural Exchange Programs, The Fourth Florida-Taiwan Higher Education Conference

  • Resuscitated, Revived, and Reanimated Narratives in Film and Television, International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts Annual Conference

  • Heritage: The Name and Concept Grow on You, The Washington Post

Education

Degrees

  • J.D. - William & Mary School of Law, Virginia

  • M.A. Irish Mythology & Folklore - University College Cork (Ireland)

  • M.S. Global Strategic Communication - Florida Institute of Technology, Florida

  • M.Phil. Medieval Languages, Literature, and Culture - University of Dublin, Trinity College (Ireland)

  • B.A. Humanities (magna cum laude) - Florida Institute of Technology, Florida

Additional

  • Global Strategic Communication Intensive, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (The Netherlands)

  • Chinese Language Intensive, Tunghai University (Taiwan)

  • Character & Conflict - UCLA Extension Writers Studio, Los Angeles

  • Drama - HB Studio, New York City

  • Screenwriting - Gotham Writer’s Workshop, New York City

  • Fiction - Gotham Writer’s Workshop, New York City

  • Improv - The People’s Improve Theatre, New York City

Work Experience

  • Business & Strategic Communications Consultant • Melbourne, Florida

  • Glasswood Creative Institute • Melbourne, Florida

    • Chief Executive Officer

  • Pearson Online Learning Services • Orlando, Florida

    • Copywriter, Brand & Creative Strategy

  • Raven Arts & Education, Inc. • Melbourne Beach, Florida

    • Executive Director

  • AIG • Global Legal, Compliance and Regulatory • New York, New York

    • Associate Counsel • Corporate Governance and Transactions, Branding and Innovation, Commercial

    • Summer Associate

    • Pro Bono Marketing Committee Chair

  • College of William & Mary • Williamsburg, Virginia

    • Legal Extern • Office of the University Counsel

    • Graduate Research Fellow • Marketing

    • Graduate Research Fellow • The Office of Diversity & Inclusion

  • Buena Vista Assisted Living • Melbourne, Florida

    • Creative Writing Instructor

  • Florida Institute of Technology • Melbourne, Florida

    • Administrative Director, American Studies Institute

    • Student Services Coordinator

    • Senior Technical Editor

    • Online Instructor & Adjunct Faculty

Volunteer Projects

  • Safe Passage Project • New York, New York

  • Her Justice • New York, New York

  • City Bar Justice Center • New York, New York

  • Neighborhood Entrepreneur Law Project • New York, New York

  • International Refugee Assistance Project • New York, New York

  • Start Small, Think Big • New York, New York

  • Street Law Program • New York, New York

  • Legal Aid Society • New York, New York

  • New York State Mentoring Program • New York, New York

  • Saint Stephen’s Way • Melbourne, Florida

  • Prison Book Program • Melbourne, Florida