Non-Profit Organization Leadership
Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA)
Associate Executive Director · 2024 – Present
Co-leads organizational governance, annual convention logistics (convening 1,500+ international literary and
language scholars), grant programs, and professional development mentoring for the largest regional affiliate
of the MLA.
Academic Program Leadership
Program Director, Environmental Studies Minor
Gannon University · 2025 – Present
Founding director of the Environmental Studies Minor at Gannon University, an interdisciplinary program
that bridges the humanities and sciences and connects students with regional environmental issues.
Community-Engaged Humanities
Environmental Book Club · Groundwork Erie
Organizer & Discussion Facilitator · 2023 – Present
Organizes and moderates monthly discussions of environmental literature including fiction and nonfiction.
Representative selections include: What If We Get It Right? by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson,
Underworld by Robert Macfarlane, Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake,
The Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey,
Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang, and
Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver.
Scholarly Publishing
Academic Journal Management
Past Managing Editor, Africa Today (Indiana University Press)
Oversaw editorial operations and the full manuscript lifecycle, including peer review, copyediting, and
publication.
Invited Talks, Workshops, and Consulting
Available for campus talks and keynotes, departmental and academic program reviews, and faculty workshops on
Socratic Circles.
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