Brown Girl Magazine
Poetry Editor
August 2014 - Present
~ Gained new advertising partners and coordinated sales initiatives as assistant marketing manager
~ Approved, formatted, edited, and published all poetry submissions
~ Current monthly writer and curator of former monthly staff picks article, The Brown List
~ Interests: political commentary, social activism, poverty, racial tensions, popular culture, and comedy
~ Member of social media team and managed the company Facebook page
~ Occasionally created graphics for company website and social media profiles
~ Award: Top 10 Articles of 2015 (#3 and #5)
Drunk Magazine
Managing Editor & Staff Writer
April 2017 - December 2020
~ Edited all submitted writing
~ Formatted articles, images, and website layouts
~ Regularly interviewed unique and interesting people
~ Managed the publication’s LinkedIn profile
~ Interests: fashion, politics, popular culture, and art
~ Created the style manual that is used in every aspect of editorial publishing
TMO Media
Social Media Manager & Staff Writer
January 2015 - January 2018
~ Managed Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Instagram profiles
~ Regularly pitched and published articles as freelance writer
~ Increased Facebook page traffic by 400% during peak
~ Gained significant advertising partners through networking
~ Extensive brand marketing and sales experience
The Tempest
Editorial Fellow
September 2017 - October 2017
~ Applied for competitive fellowship program and was accepted immediately
~ Interests: Social justice, race relations, gender issues, socioeconomic inequality, and healthcare
~ Pitched and wrote at least 5 relevant, newsworthy stories a week
~ Edited and formatted stories for self and other fellows
PUBLISHED WORKS
Saaya Unveiled (2021)
From Buckhead to Midtown (2017)
~ 2nd ebook edition coming soon
~ print version coming soon
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Muslim American Leadership Alliance
Thought Catalog
AramcoWorld Magazine
Reclamation Magazine
Sorjo Magazine
Overachiever Magazine
Girl Tell Me
Harness Magazine
Spicy Zine
SKILLS
AP style
political commentary
news writing
interviewing
prose
poetry
researching
WordPress
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
customer service
public relations
customer acquisition
social media marketing
public speaking
speech writing
ghost writing
HTML
EDUCATION
Kansas City University
D.O. Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
July 2021 - Present
University of Texas in Tyler
M.S. Health Sciences
August 2020 - May 2023
University of Texas in Tyler
B.S. Health Sciences, Minor in Biochemistry
January 2017 - May 2019
Cum Laude