Vitae

On this page you’ll find web-ready CV, with anchor links that lead to different sections of text.

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS

Assistant Professor in Writing Studies, Department of English, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN, 2023-Present.

Assistant Professor in Professional and Technical Writing, Department of English and Comparative Literature, San José State University, San José, CA, 2018-2023.

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in English, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, 2018
Specialization: Rhetoric, Composition, and Literacy
Dissertation: “The Challenge of Anonymous and Ephemeral Social Media: Reflective Research Methodologies & Student-User Composing Practices”
Committee: Adam R. Pope (chair), David A. Jolliffe, Patrick J. Slattery

Graduate Certificate in Technical Writing and Public Rhetorics, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, 2018

M.A. in Literature and Language, with Distinction, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, 2013

B.A. in English, Valedictorian, Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, TN, 2011

TEACHING AND RESEARCH INTERESTS

Technical and Professional Communication, Professional Editing, Content Writing, Social Media Studies, Composition Studies, Rhetoric, Rural Literacies and Place-Based Pedagogies, Appalachian Studies, Appalachian Rhetoric

PUBLICATIONS

For short abstracts of my publications, please see my publications page.

Peer-Reviewed Articles

West, Sara. (2023). Student Perceptions of Anonymous Applications. Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy, 28(1). Retrieved from https://kairos.technorhetoric.net/28.1/topoi/west/index.html

West, Sara, & Pope, Adam R. (2021). Rubles and Rhetoric: Corporate Kairos and Social Media’s Crises of Common Sense. Present Tense Journal, 9(1). Retrieved from https://www.presenttensejournal.org/volume-9/rubles-and-rhetoric-corporate-kairos-and-social-medias-crisis-of-common-sense/

West, Sara, & Pope, Adam R. (2018). Corporate Kairos and the Impossibility of the Anonymous, Ephemeral Messaging Dream. Present Tense Journal 6(3), Special Issue on The Rhetorics of Platforms. Retrieved from http://www.presenttensejournal.org/volume-6/corporate-kairos-and-the-impossibility-of-the-anonymous-ephemeral-messaging-dream/

West, Sara. (2017). Confronting Negative Narratives: Challenges of Teaching Professional Social Media Usage. Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, 80(4), 409-425

West, Sara. (2016). Yik Yak and the Knowledge Community. Communication Design Quarterly, 4(2B), 11-21

Blogs

West, Sara. (2018). Back to the future? Reflections on digital infrastructures. Blog Carnival: Discerning Digital Futures. Eds.  Sweetland Digital Rhetoric Collaborative. Retrieved from https://www.digitalrhetoriccollaborative.org/2018/10/02/back-to-the-future-reflections-on-digital-infrastructures/

Other Publications (Non-Refereed)

West, Sara. (2017). S-Town and the Discomfort of Multimodality. In Digital Rhetorical Collaborative. Retrieved from http://www.digitalrhetoriccollaborative.org/2017/07/28/s-town-the-discomfort-of-multimodality/

West, Sara, and Dieterle, Brandy. (2016). Pokémon Go and Collaborative Gameplay. In Digital Rhetoric Collaborative. Retrieved from http://www.digitalrhetoriccollaborative.org/2016/10/29/pokemon-go-collaborative-gameplay/ 

HONORS, AWARDS, & GRANTS

Engage Instructional Support Grant ($250) for Sway/ePortfolio Independent Study, Engage, Middle Tennessee State University, Fall 2025

2024 Kairos Best Webtext for “Student Perceptions of Anonymous Applications,” Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy, May 2024

SJSU RSCA (Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity) Seed Grant ($5000), Office of Research, San Jose State University, July 2022

Dean’s Professional Development Grant ($1000), College of Humanities and the Arts, San José State University, Academic Year 2021-2022

Dean’s Professional Development Grant ($200), College of Humanities and the Arts, San José State University, Academic Year 2020-2021

New Faculty Jump Start Professional Development Grant ($500), Office of the Provost, San José State University, 2019

Dean’s Professional Development Grant ($1000), College of Humanities and the Arts, San José State University, Academic Year 2018-2019

Central Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity (RSCA) Grant, San José State University, 2018

Computers and Writing Travel Grant, Computers and Writing/Graduate Research Network Travel Awards Committee, 2017

Nominee, J. Hillman Yowell Award for Excellence in Teaching, Fulbright College, University of Arkansas, 2017

Graduate Fellowship, Sweetland Digital Rhetoric Collaborative, 2016-2017

Larry Guinn Endowed Award for Academic Achievement in Rhetoric, Literacy, Composition and/or Linguistics, University of Arkansas, 2016

Doctoral Academy Fellowship, University of Arkansas, 2013-2017

John D. Allen Award for Outstanding Graduate Student in English, East Tennessee State University, 2012-2013

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

For more information on each of the courses I’ve taught, please see my teaching page.

Assistant Professor, Middle Tennessee State University, 2023-Present (* = Developed course)

  • English 1050: Introduction to Technical and Professional Writing*

    (Fall 2025, Fall 2026)

  • English 3620: Professional Writing

    (Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026, Fall 2026)

  • English 4640: Advanced Topics in Technical Writing and Communication

    Topics: Professional Editing* (Fall 2025, Fall 2026), Content Writing* (Spring 2025)

  • English 4605: Advanced Composition (Fall 2023, Spring 2024)
  • Public Writing and Rhetoric 3000: Introduction to Public Writing and Rhetoric

    (Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026)

  • Public Writing and Rhetoric 4999: Writing Your Future (Spring 2026)

Assistant Professor, San José State University, 2018-2023 (* = Developed course)

  • English 129: Writing for Professional Publications (Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2022)
  • English 111: Strategic Digital Content and Social Media Writing* (Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022)
  • English 107: Professional and Technical Writing (Spring 2022)
  • English 106: Professional and Technical Editing (Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2022)
  • English 100WB: Written Communications, Business (Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Summer 2020)
  • Humanities and Arts 187: Creative Team Practicum, Editorial (Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021)
  • English 298: Special Study (Fall 2021)
  • English 180: Independent Study (Fall 2018)

Senior Graduate Teaching Assistant (Instructor of Record), University of Arkansas
(* = Developed course)

  • English 3053: Technical and Report Writing (Spring 2018—2 sections)
  • English 2003: Advanced Composition, Multimodal Focus* (Fall 2017—2 sections)
  • English 3035: Technical and Report Writing (Spring 2017—1 section)
  • English 1033: Technical Composition 2 (Fall 2016—1 section)
  • English 1023S: Writing for Social Media* (Spring 2016—2 sections)
  • English 2003: Advanced Composition (Fall 2015—2 sections)
  • English 1023S: Writing about Online Writing* (Spring 2015—1 section)
  • English 1023: Composition II (Spring 2014—2 sections)
  • English 1013: Composition I (Fall 2013—2 sections, Fall 2014—1 section)

Graduate Teaching Assistant (Instructor of Record), East Tennessee State University

  • English 1020: Critical Thinking and Argumentation (Spring 2013—2 sections)
  • English 1010: Critical Reading and Expository Writing (Fall 2012—2 sections)

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE

Curriculum Development for General Education English (True Blue Core), Department of English, Middle Tennessee State University, Spring 2024-Spring 2025
With Stephen Severn, created English 1050: Introduction to Technical and Professional Writing, which was added to the True Blue Core (General Education) curriculum as of Spring 2025.

Curriculum Development for Program in Public Writing and Rhetoric, Department of English, Middle Tennessee State University, Fall 2025
Converted the special topics Professional Editing course to a permanent course, Public Writing and Rhetoric 3610 (appearing in the course catalog starting in Spring 2027).

Curriculum Development for Advanced Topics in Technical Writing and Communication, Department of English, Middle Tennessee State University, Fall 2024
Created new special topics course in content writing and strategy (offered Spring 2025) and professional editing (offered Fall 2025, Fall 2026).

Curriculum Development for Program in Professional and Technical Writing, Department of English and Comparative Literature, San José State University (Fall 2018-present)
Work closely with the Director of Professional and Technical Writing Program to assess and revise curriculum. Created new course in content writing and strategy (English 111), accepted by curriculum committee in Fall 2019 and first offered in Fall 2020. Fully revised curriculum for editing course (English 106) and professional writing course (English 129).

Curriculum Development for Social Media Unit, English 5523: Technical Writing for Online Audiences (Online), Graduate Certificate in Technical Writing and Public Rhetorics, University of Arkansas (Fall 2016)
Created a 4-week graduate unit on writing for social media. Created all unit content, including weekly video lessons, reading lists, reading responses, and major assignment.

Program in Rhetoric and Composition Support Team Member, University of Arkansas (2015-2016)
Acted in volunteer support capacity to the Writing Program Administrator in responsibilities of the Program in Rhetoric and Composition. Participated in one-on-one mentoring sessions regarding curriculum development, budgeting, staffing, and other WPA duties.

Teaching Support Coordinator, Program in Rhetoric and Composition, University of Arkansas (Fall 2014-Spring 2015)
Researched, developed, and maintained a SharePoint site to house writing program documents for Program in Rhetoric and Composition and the Writing Program Administrator. Monitored and maintained English Department Tech Support Center.

Assistant Director, Mountain Heritage Literary Festival & Cumberland Gap Writer’s Studio, Lincoln Memorial University (2012, 2013, 2014, 2016)
Worked with directors to plan, organize, and host an annual writing festival of over 100 participants. Managed teams of Summer Arts Interns.

OTHER ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

Graduate Writing Tutor, CLASS+ Writing Center, University of Arkansas, August 2014-May 2017
Grant Writing & Consulting Group, University of Arkansas, August 2014-May 2018
ARCARE/East Arkansas Literacy Outreach Project Assistant, Brown Chair in English Literacy, University of Arkansas, directed by David A. Jolliffe, Fall 2013
Counselor, Appalachian Young Writers’ Workshop, Lincoln Memorial University, 2012, 2013
Counselor, Tennessee Young Writers’ Workshop, Austin Peay State University, 2011, 2012, 2013
Graduate Writing Tutor, Center for Academic Achievement, East Tennessee State University, August 2011-May 2012

CONFERENCE ACTIVITY

International Conferences

“Corporate Kairos, Data Use, and the Expectation of Privacy.” (2019, October). International Conference of the Association of Internet Researchers, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.

National Conferences

“‘They’ll fit right in!’: Social Media Response and Appalachian Identity.” (2025, April). Conference for College Composition and Communication, Baltimore, Maryland.

“Transforming Course Assignments into Projects for Circulation.” (2024, June). Panel with Amy Harris-Aber, Allegra W. Smith, Emma J. Rose, and Stacy Feurerhert. 2024 Association of Teachers of Technical Writing Conference, Online.

“Toward Skills-based Editing: Using Wikipedia for Copyediting Practice.” (2022, March), Conference for College Composition and Communication, Online.

“Preprint Publications & Public Peer Review: What We Can Learn from the Santa Clara Antibody Study.” (2021, April). Conference for College Composition and Communication, Online.

“‘If it’s anonymous, you can get away with it’: Users’ Performances on Anonymous Platforms.” (2019, March). Conference for College Composition and Communication, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.

“Rhetorical Research Methods and Ethical Quandaries: A Roundtable Discussion.” (2018, June). With Lauren Cagle, Jordynn Jack, Jennifer Malkowski, Lisa Meloncon, and Sarah Singer.  Biennial Conference of the Rhetoric Society of America, Minneapolis, MN.

“Rubles and Rhetoric: Corporate Kairos and Social Media’s Crisis of Common Sense.” (2018, March). With Adam R. Pope. Association for Teachers of Technical Writing Conference, Kansas City, MO.

“Designing the New (Media) Composition: Social Media in FYC.” (2017, July). Conference of Writing Program Administrators, Knoxville, TN.

“The Challenge of Anonymous and Ephemeral Social Media: Reflective Research Methodologies & Student-User Composing Practices.” (2017, June). Graduate Research Network, Computers & Writing Conference, Findlay, Ohio.

“Now You See it, Now You Don’t: The Role of Researcher in Ephemeral Social Media Spaces.” (2017, March). Conference for College Composition and Communication, Portland, Oregon.

“Teaching While Tweeting: Using Social Media in Traditional FYC Classrooms.” (2016, March). Computer Connection at the Conference for College Composition and Communication, Houston, Texas.

“Using Social Media in Technical and Professional Communication Classes.” (2015, July). Conference of Writing Program Administrators, Boise, Idaho.

“Imagine You’re Not Writing for Your Teacher: Mediating ‘Imaginary’ Contexts by Using Online Writing.” (2015, March). College English Association Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Regional Conferences

“Yik Yak, Web 2.0, and the Rhetoric of Transparency.” (2015, November). South Central Modern Language Association, Nashville, Tennessee.

“‘In Detroit youse gotta learn to speak English’: Appalachian Dialect and Identity in Harriette Arnow’s The Dollmaker and Daniel Petrie’s TV Movie.” (2013, November). South Atlantic Modern Language Association Conference, Atlanta, Georgia.

“The Culture Divide: A Rationalization of Behavior in Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita.” (2013, February). Tennessee Philological Association Conference, Knoxville, Tennessee.

Graduate Conferences

“Social Media, Professional Writing, and the English Department.” (2016, March). University of Arkansas GSE Conference, Fayetteville, Arkansas.

“‘Have you ever heard of Google?’: Information/Misinformation Transfer on Yik Yak.” (2015, March). University of Arkansas GSE Conference, Fayetteville, Arkansas.

“‘Are There People Left Who Can’t Type?’: Researching Typing Literacy in the 21st Century.” (2014, March). University of Arkansas GSE Conference, Fayetteville, Arkansas.

“Chopin’s Calixta: Overcoming the Boundaries of Patriarchy.” (2012, March). University of Virginia GESA Conference, Charlottesville, Virginia.

Conference Service

Session Chair, “Technical Communication Praxis in a Globalized World.” (2017, March). Association of Teachers of Technical Writing, Portland, Oregon.

Session Chair, “Acting on Data: Corpus-Based, Computer-Aided Analysis of Student Writing.”  (2016, April). Conference on College Composition and Communication, Houston, Texas.

Moderator, “Imaginative Approaches to Digital Literacy.” (2015, March). College English Association Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Session Chair, Appalachian Literature, “Carved from the Mountains: Defining Sustainability in the Appalachian Region.” (2014, November). South Atlantic Modern Language Association, Atlanta, Georgia.

Session Secretary, Appalachian Literature, “Constructing Culture in World and Image: Exploring Boundaries and Intersections.” (2013, November). South Atlantic Modern Language Association, Atlanta, Georgia.

LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS

Presenter

“Hiring Practices in Higher Education.” (2026, April). Invited panelist to attend and discuss hiring practices to graduate students and other faculty in the Department of English.

“English 1050 Training.” (2025 & 2026, Fall). Lead two-day training workshop for instructors in English who are interested in teaching English 1050: Introduction to Technical and Professional Writing.

“Lunch and Learn: Technical Writing Topics.” (2024, October). Invited presenter to Customer Focused Government (GFG), Tennessee State Government.

“Generative AI & Grammarly.” (2024, Fall). With Dr. Aleka Blackwell, presented findings from the ad-hoc Grammarly committee for General Education English curriculum meeting. General Education English, Department of English, Middle Tennessee State University.

“Using AI to Teach Writing.” (2023, Spring). Instructor for one-day seminar, presented three times during the semester. Writing Across the Curriculum, San José State University.

“Help or Hype: Chat GPT.” (2023, February). Invited presenter for two-person discussion and Q&A. Department of Public Programming, College of Humanities and the Arts.

“Preprint Publications & Public Peer Review: What We Can Learn from the Santa Clara Antibody Study.” (2020, August). Faculty Tapas Talks: COVID-19 Related RSCA, San Jose State University.

“Document Design in the Writing Classroom.” (2019, October-November). Instructor for 4-week seminar to writing faculty in a variety of disciplines. Writing Across the Curriculum, San José State University.

“Spotting Fake News.” (2017, October). Fayetteville Public Library Workshop Series, Fayetteville, Arkansas.

“What ‘counts’ in digital scholarship?: Contributions to the Sweetland Digital Rhetoric Collaborative Wiki.” (2017, July). Co-led mini workshop with David Coad, Brandy Dieterle, Brandee Easter, Anne Gere, Adrienne Raw, and Naomi Silvera. Computers and Writing Conference, Findlay, Ohio.

“Narratin’ Snapchat and Synthesizin’ Storify: Using Social Media in the Composition Classroom.” (2015, October). Teaching Composition Workshop, University of Arkansas.

“Using Visual and Social Media to Teach the Rhetorical Triangle.” (2013, November). Teaching Composition Workshop, University of Arkansas.

Participant

“Meeting Today’s AI Challenges.” (Spring 2026). Session for faculty and staff presented by MTSU Distinguished Lecturer Dr. Kevin Yee, AI Coordinator for University of Central Florida, sponsored by MTSU’s Center for Teaching & Mentoring.

“Ph.D. Prelim Exam Forum.” (Fall 2025). Information session led by Caroline LaPlue, sponsored by the MTSU English Graduate Program.

“Engaging Discussions.” (Spring 2025). Teaching workshop led by Karen K. Hein, sponsored by MTSU Online Teaching ‘N’ Technology Webinars and Workshops.

“Leveraging ePortfolios.” (Fall 2024-Spring 2025). Weekly faculty learning community led by Dr. Natalie Hoskins, sponsored by MT Engage.

“MT Engage Major Pathway Program Learning Community for the Program in Public Writing and Rhetoric” (Fall 2024-Spring 2025). Program learning community led by Dr. Eric Detweiler, sponsored by MT Engage.

“MT Online Instructor Certification.” (Summer 2024). Completed self-led D2L course to become certified as an MT online instructor, sponsored by MT Online.

“MT Engage Summer Institute.” (May 2024). Two-day workshop focusing on using integrative and reflective strategies and high-impact pedagogies, sponsored by MT Engage.

“Growing Undergraduate Academic Programs.” (Fall 2023-Spring 2024). Faculty learning community led by Dr. Philip Seagraves, sponsored by MTSU Office of the Provost; The Learning, Teaching, and Innovative Technologies Center; and MT Engage.

“ENGL 1010/1020 True Blue Core Workshop.” (Fall 2023). One-hour workshop discussing revised course learning outcomes for True Blue Core courses. Led by program assistants Nicholas Krause and Caroline LaPlue, sponsored by General Education English, Department of English.

“Introduction to Text Analysis and Constellate.” (Fall 2023). One-hour workshop on using the program Constellate for text analysis. Facilitated by Amy Kirchhoff, Zhuo Chen, and Mary Ellen Sloane, sponsored by the Learning, Teaching, and Innovative Technologies Center.

“MT Engage Training.” (Fall 2023). Two-hour training workshop, led by MT Engage Director Julie Myatt and Assistant Director Lexy Denton. Sponsored by MT Engage.

“Introduction to Teaching Online Using QLT for Summer Training.” (Spring 2020). Online training course for using quality learning and teaching in blended and online classes. Provided by The California State University.

“Onboarding Seminar for New 100/100WB Instructors.” (Fall 2018). 6-week seminar led by Dr. Thomas Moriarty. Writing Across the Curriculum, San José State University.

“Essential On-The-Job Communication Skills Business Students Should Master: A Syllabus Playbook for 100WB Instructions.” (Fall 2018). Led by Laimin Lo. Writing Across the Curriculum, San Jose State University.

SERVICE

Service to the Field

Reviewer, Association of Internet Researchers Conference, 2025

Judge, Kairos Best Webtext Award, 2025

Mentor, WPA-GO (Writing Program Administrators-Graduate Organization), 2024

Assistant Editor, Best of Journals in Rhetoric and Composition (Parlor Press), 2023

Reviewer, Federation of Business Disciplines Journal, Fall 2022

Reviewer, Annual Proceedings of the Computers and Writing Conference, Summer 2022

Reviewer, Internet Histories, Summer 2021

Stage 1 Proposal Reviewer, Conference for College Composition and Communication, Summer 2020, Summer 2021

Reviewer, Enculturation: A Journal of Rhetoric, Writing, and Culture, Special issue “Doing Rhetoric in a Post-Truth Age,” 2020

Reviewer, International Journal of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities, 2019

Reviewer, Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, 2018, 2020

Graduate Fellow, Sweetland Digital Rhetoric Collaborative, 2016-2017

Committee Member,WPA-GO Digital Presence Committee, 2015-2016

Institutional Service

Middle Tennessee State University

Member, Instructional Enhancement Grant Committee, University Standing Committee, Fall 2026-present

Chair, Instructional Enhancement Grant Committee, University Standing Committee, Fall 2025-Spring 2026

Member, Teaching with Technology Committee, University Standing Committee, Fall 2025-present

Co-Chair, Virginia Peck Trust Fund Committee, Department of English, Fall 2025-present

CLA Representative, Grad-AI Initiative, College of Graduate Studies, Fall 2025-present

Member, Graduate Curriculum Committee, Department of English, Fall 2025-present

Reviewer, MT Engage Scholarship Review Committee, MT Engage, Spring 2025

Member, Faculty Governance Committee, Department of English, Spring 2025-present

Member, Recruitment Committee (Early American Literature), Department of English, Fall 2024-Spring 2025

Member, Institutional AI Policy Development Working Group, Fall 2024-Spring 2025

Member, Undergraduate Assessment Team, Department of English, Fall 2024-Spring 2025

Member, Grammarly Committee (Ad-Hoc Committee), Department of English, Summer-Fall 2024

Member, English Department Instructor Conversion Committee, Department of English, Spring 2024

Judge, Bene S. Cox Tutoring Award, Margaret H. Ordoubadian University Writing Center, Spring 2024, Spring 2026

Member, Public Writing and Rhetoric Coordinating Committee, Program of Public Writing and Rhetoric, Fall 2023-present

Member, Graduate Awards Committee, Department of English, Fall 2023-Spring 2024

Member, Virginia Peck Trust Fund Committee, Department of English, Fall 2023-Spring 2025

San Jose State University

Member, University Program Planning Committee, Academic Senate, Fall 2021-present

Member, College Research Committee, College of Humanities and Arts, Fall 2020-Spring 2021

Co-Chair, English Departmental Awards Committee, Department of English and Comparative Literature, Fall 2020-present

Member, English Department Curriculum Committee, Spring 2022-present

Member, Composition Committee, Department of English and Comparative Literature, Fall 2020-present

Interviewer, English Credential Program, Department of English and Comparative Literature, Fall 2019-present

Member, Policy Committee, Department of English and Comparative Literature, Fall 2019-Spring 2021

Peer Evaluator, First-Year Writing Program, Department of English and Comparative Literature, 2019-present

Managing Editor, English Department Newsletter, Fall 2018-Fall 2019

Scorer, Lucas College of Business Written Communication Assessment, Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Winter 2021

Scorer, Lucas College of Business Written Communication Assessment Pilot, January 2019

University of Arkansas

Scorer, English Language Placement Exam, English Language and Cultural Studies Program, August 2017

Committee Member, GSE Conference Planning Committee, 2015-2016

Discussion Group Leader, Professionalism and Communication Group, New Teaching Assistant Orientation, Fall 2015

Ph.D. Liaison, Graduate Students of English, 2014-2015

Co-Editor, Arkansas English Newsletter, 2014-2015

Teaching Mentor, Composition I, Program in Rhetoric and Composition, Fall 2014

Community Service

Volunteer, Friends of Warner Parks, Nashville, Tennessee, November 2025.

Marketing Team Member, Friends of MACC (Metro Animal Care and Control), Nashville, Tennessee, May 2024-March 2026.

Volunteer Cat Attendant, Metro Animal Care and Control, Nashville, Tennessee, April 2024-March 2026.

Operations Committee Member, Communications Manager, The Dancing Cat/Karma Cat Rescue, San José, California, August 2021-present

Operations Committee Member, Cat Curation, The Dancing Cat/Karma Cat Rescue, San José, California, August 2018-August 2021

Volunteer, 7Hills Homeless Center, Fayetteville, Arkansas, January 2018-May 2018

Volunteer, Purr Catfe, Fayetteville, Arkansas, August 2017-May 2018

TECHNOLOGY SKILLS

Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat

Microsoft Office Suite

Google Office Suite

WordPress

Squarespace

Meta Business Suite

HTML/CSS & Markdown (proficient)

DITA (proficient)