Fun Facts

I have lived all up and down the Northeast! I grew up in New York, moved up to Massachusetts at 13, and then moved down to Philly for college. I lived in DC after college, then moved to Camden, NJ. I ended up back in Philly for grad school in 2008 and have lived in West Philly ever since. I like swimming, baseball, and camping, and I have worked as a counselor/staff member at a camp in the Adirondacks. I also volunteer as a mentor at Mighty Writers in Philly.

About Me

I have a BA in English (with a minor in European History) from Eastern University in Wayne, PA, and an MA in English from the University of Pennsylvania. For the past five years, I worked as the Writing Coordinator at Moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia, directing the writing center and providing academic support and philadelphia">tutoring to all students.

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