Extra+Curriculars


 * Operation Snowball Sponsor, Adlai E. Stevenson High School**
 * Created Teen Director training program/manual
 * Created Participant Leadership Program training manual
 * Current Avalanche Program Director
 * Train adult and teen staff on leadership and group dynamics
 * Crossroads Panel Speaker
 * Ran Discussion-based "Living With a Chronic Illness" mini workshop


 * 9th Hour Club Sponsor, Adlai E. Stevenson High School**
 * Communicate with SST referral teams
 * Created goal sheet/check in procedure for students
 * Work one-on-one with students needed Writing or Reading assistance
 * Record attendance and work completion in online grade book
 * Help students organize work and communicate with teachers


 * The Signature Literary Magazine, Buffalo Grove High School**
 * Facilitated student table reads and choosing pieces for the magazine
 * Helped create video segments to advertise the literary magazine
 * Worked with googledocs to manage, edit and ultimately choose final pieces for magazine
 * Contributed writing as a faculty member
 * Worked on revisions of student pieces with staff


 * Brome and Beyond Literary Magazine, University High School**
 * Facilitated student table reads and choosing pieces for the magazine (fiction, art, non-fiction, plays and poetry)
 * Assisted in magazine making process--formatting, binding, editing, etc.
 * Worked on revisions of student pieces with staff
 * Facilitated workshops and discussions of constructive feedback


 * Creative Writing Club, University High School**
 * Guest speaker, "Using a Writer's Journal"
 * Worked on revisions of student pieces
 * Facilitated table reads and constructive feedback sessions


 * Literacy Committee, Adlai E. Stevenson High School**
 * Discussed school-wide literacy strategies and incorporating them into the classroom
 * Designed unit plan based off Hierarchy of Literacy Skills
 * Collaborated with fellow staff from various departments on incorporating Essential Questions into teaching