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Education

Lehigh University

August 2022-May 2026

Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Theatre in the College of Arts and Sciences

GPA: 3.68

Deans List Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024

Relevant Coursework

-Media and Society

-Writing for the Media

-Editing

-Data Journalism

-Visual Communication

-Media Ethics and Law

-Costume Construction 1 & II

-Intro to Fashion Design

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Clubs and Extra-Curriculars

-Journalism DEIA Committee

-Lehigh Epitome Yearbook

-The Brown and White

-Lehigh's Mentor Collective

-Lehigh Racing

Watchung Hills Regional High School

September 2018-June 2022

GPA: 3.4

Clubs and Extra-Curriculars

-Violin in Orchestra (2018-2022)

-Pit Orchestra for Fiddler on the Roof (2018-2019)

-Color Guard (2018-2022)

-Sabre Fencer (2018-2022)

-Women's Golf Team (2020-2022)

-FOLIO Literary Magazine (2019)

-Student Newspaper (2020-2021)

-Peer Leader (2020-2022)

Professional Experience

Summer Social Media Intern at Brother International

June 2025 - August 2025

-Summer 2025 Social Media Intern

Lehigh Valley Social Impact Fellow at Creative Inquiry @ Lehigh

January 2025 - December 2025

-Conducted research on strengthening the Lehigh Valley as a hub for entrepreneurs in creative industries

-A part of the editorial board

-Edited opinion articles submitted to the Brown and White

Copy Editor for Lehigh Epitome Yearbook

August 2024 - Present

-Copy-edited all written materials published in the Lehigh Epitome Yearbook

-Worked with supervisor to develop upcoming programs and campaigns

-Configured social media posts for Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn

-Wrote, copyedited, and proofread stories for the monthly newsletter

-Created graphics for social media posts

-Wrote out captions for social media posts

-Helped share sustainable tips across campus

-Photographer for Lehigh Sustainability and the Bethlehem Farmers' Market

-Interact with Students to create engaging content

-Reported on new and upcoming trends for the account to follow

-Analyzed other TikTok Accounts

-Created informative content to inform prospective applicants

Dog Sitter

July 2020-Present

-Cared for dogs while owners were away

-Walked, bathed, fed, and played with dogs

-Stayed over at owners' houses for up to two weeks to take care of dogs

Sales Associate at the Sterling Hallmark

October 2019-Present

-Opened/Closed the Store

-Utilized the POS to check out customers

-Fulfilled online orders

-Packed orders to ship around the country

-Created visually pleasing displays of products

-Creating over 500 holiday gift bags for customers every year

VP of Marketing at Lehigh Racing

August 2024 - December 2024

-Created Marketing Materials for Lehigh Racing

-Created social graphics

-Managed the team's Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn

Summer Internship between my sophomore and junior year at Lehigh University.

-Moved content from Hootsuite to Sprout

-Created Weekly Social Media Analysis shared with the marketing team

-Created social media content for Linkedin, Facebook and Instagram

-Created and presented a final project about time as an intern

​-Generated UTMs

Babysitter

May 2019-December 2023

-Supervised children while parents were away

-Cooked for the children

-Helped them with homework

-Entertained them to ensure they were not always on their electronics

-Made sure the children did everything their parents wanted them to do before putting them to bed

Women’s Locker Room Attendant at Fiddle’s Elbow Country Club

May 2023- August 2023

-Seasonal Summer Job

-Greeted Members and Guests

-Assisted Members and Guests when needed

-Maintained the cleanliness of the Women’s Locker Room

-Restocked items in the Women's Locker Room

Golf Valet at Fiddler's Elbow Country Club

May 2022-August 2022

-Seasonal Summer Job

-Greeted members and guests as they arrived

-Prepared golf carts for members before going out on the course

-Retrieved/stored golf bags

-Cleaned golf clubs

-Maintained golf carts

-Utilized the "picker" to clean up the driving range

-Organized Tee Times on the club's three courses

October 2017-June 2022

-Assisted the main teacher during class

-Learned class choreography

-Aided children who were struggling in class

-Helped the class during the recitals at the end of the year

-Organized and maintained all props used in class

-Cleaned studio at the end of every class

Golf Caddy at Watchung Valley Golf Club

June 2021-September 2021

-Followed golfers out on the course as a fore caddy

-Tracked their ball after they teed off

-Told them the distance from their ball to the pin

-Read the greens

-Cleaned members' clubs and stored them

Food Service Worker at Forest Lodge Catering

June 2019-October 2019

-Served food from the picnic pavilion

-Cleaned up after events

-Attended various carnival booths​

Leadership Experience

National Conference of Student Leadership

November 2024

Attended NCSL in Orlando, FL on November 22nd and 23rd with Lehigh.

Journalism Department DEIA Committee Member

April 2024-Present

Invited to join Lehigh's Journalism Department DEIA Committee to work towards creating a more diverse environment for current and future Journalism students at Lehigh. 

Peer Leader

June 2020-June 2022

As a peer leader I assisted any students in need, gave tours to incoming freshman over the summer before the school year began, and volunteered as a guide to transfer students in the middle of the school year.

Sabre Fencing Captain

November 2020-February 2022

In my Junior and Senior years on the WH Fencing Team, I was the sabre weapons captain. Responsibilities: I taught new fencers about sabre, kept my squad's morale up, coached younger fencers and made sure that everybody was on time and knew what was going on at all times.

Women's Golf Co-Captain

March 2021-May 2022

In my Junior and Senior year of high school, I was the co-captain of the WH Women's Golf Team. I was responsible for making sure that all of the scores were proper and turned them into the coaches, and helped out teammates that were struggling on the course/range, and served as transportation for the team when there were no buses available.

Honors and Awards

Skills

Professional Skills

Customer service, childcare, teaching, team management, leadership

Technical Skills

Google suites, Office 360, Social Media, Content Creation (including Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok), 80 WPM

References

Joseph Allegra, Sterling Hallmark

1 (908) 295- 2311

Sabrina Caprioli, IEEE Standards Association

1 (732) 425-1177

Elizabeth Babinchek, Lehigh Admissions

1 (609) 297-0986

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