Curriculum Vitae
Professional Experience
2021-Present
Producer, MAGIC Spells Studio Animation Team, RIT, Rochester, NY.
2023 Jun-Aug
Animation Intern, Pixar Animation Studios, Emeryville, CA.
2023 Apr-May
Contract Animator, Cartuna, Brooklyn, NY.
2022-2023
2D Generalist for That Damn Goat, RIT, Rochester, NY.
2019-2020
Graphic Designer, Philosophy Nutrition, Inc., Buena Park, CA.
2019
Designer and Project Manager, The Dickinson Review, Carlisle, PA. February - April.
Education
Current
M.F.A. in Animation, School of Film and Animation, College of Art and Design
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY. GPA 3.99/4.00. Projected
Graduation May 2024.
2019
B.A., Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA. GPA 3.67/4.00 (cum laude)
Concentration: Studio Art / Minors: Creative Writing and English Literature
2018
Semester Abroad: Temple University Rome, Rome, Italy. Spring semester. (3.92/4.00)
Teaching Experience
2021-Present
Teaching Assistant, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
Junior Workshop (Fall 2023), Storyboarding and Scriptwriting (Fall 2021,
2022), Drawing for Animation (Spring 2022, 2023).
2020-Present
Writing Tutor, Online.
2016-2019
Writing Center Tutor and Writing Associate, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA.
2018
Fine Arts and Painting Instructor & Cabin Counselor, Lake of the Woods & Greenwoods Camps, Decatur, MI. June - August.
Activities
2024 Mar
Exhibitor, XR Experience Spotlight, South by Southwest (SXSW), Austin, TX.
2023 Nov
Panelist,
A-Z of Filmmaking: Turning an Idea into Reality, Aesthetica Film Festival, York, U. K.
Guest Filmmaker,
Short Film Directors Q&A, Manchester Animation Festival, Manchester, U. K.
Festival Selections
Tadpole (2023)
South by Southwest (SXSW) - Austin, TX. Official Selection. March 2024.
Manchester Animation Festival - Manchester, U.K. Official Selection.
November 2023.
Aesthetica Short Film Festival - York, U.K. Official Selection. November
2023.
A Perfect Day for a Walk (2022)
Queens World Film Festival - Queens, NY. Official Selection. April 2024.
Culver City Film Festival - Culver city, CA. Official Selection. December
2023.
The Lake County Film Festival - Grayslake, IL. Official Selection. November
2023.
Animalcoi - Alcoi, Spain. Official Selection. November 2023.
Universo Corto - Pisa, Italy. Official Selection. September 2023.
Put It Back! (2022)
Uppsala Short Film Festival - Uppsala, Sweden. Official Selection. October
2023.
Montreal International Animation Film Festival - Montreal, Quebec. Official
Selection. September 2023.
Cinequest Film & VR Festival - San Jose, CA. Official Selection. August
2023.
Blackbird Film Festival - Cortland, NY. Official Selection. April 2023.
Reel 2 Real International Film Festival for Youth - Vancouver, BC. Official
Selection. March 2023.
Queens World Film Festival - Queens, NY. Official Selection. November 2022.
Festival du Film Coréen à Paris - Paris, France. Official Selection. October
2022.
San Diego International Film Festival - San Diego, CA. Official Selection.
October 2022.
YOUKI International Youth Media Festival - Wels, Austria. Shortcuts Kids -
Official Selection. October 2022.
Short to the Point - Bucharest, Romania. Winner - Children Short. September
2022.
Lady Filmmakers Festival - Beverly Hills, CA. Official Selection. September
2022.
Short Film Factory - Targu Mures, Romania. Winner - Nature. August 2022.
The Snowman (2022)
Minute Madness Toronto - Toronto, ON. Honorable Mention. November 2023.
Montreal International Animation Film Festival - Montreal, Quebec. Official
Selection. September 2023.
300 Seconds Short Film Festival - Toronto, ON. Official Selection. August
2023.
Cinequest Film & VR Festival - San Jose, CA. Official Selection. August
2023.
Rochester International Film Festival - Rochester, NY. Official Selection.
June 2023.
Blackbird Film Festival - Cortland, NY. Official Selection. April 2023.
Animalcoi - Alcoi, Spain. Official Selection. November 2022.
Norwich Film Festival - Norwich, U.K. Official Selection. November 2022.
Festival du Film Coréen à Paris - Paris, France. Shortcuts Kids - Official
Selection. October 2022.
Chaniartoon - Chania, Greece. Official Selection. September 2022.
World Festival of Animated Film Varna - Sofia, Bulgaria. Official Selection.
September 2022.
Short Film Factory - Targu Mures, Romania. Winner - Imagination. August
2022.
Recognition
2015-2019
John Dickinson Scholar, merit-scholarship, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA.
2018
Emil R. and Tamar Weiss Prize in the Creative Arts, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA.
Exhibitions
2023
Graduate Education Week Visual Exhibition, RIT, Rochester, NY.
2019
Senior Seminar Exhibition, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA.
Weiss Prize Project Screening, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA.
Juried Show, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA.
2018
Senior Seminar in Progress, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA.
Tiny Biennale: Night (6th ed.), curated by Susan Moore, Rome, Italy.
2015
Abigail’s Flight Publishing Exhibition, Seoul, Korea. (Solo exhibit.)
Publications
2019
The Weight of It, creative nonfiction, The Dickinson Review,
Carlisle, PA.
In Time, drawing, The Dickinson Review, Carlisle, PA.
Waiting, drawing, The Dickinson Review, Carlisle, PA.
2017
Memorabilia, poem, The Dickinson Review, Carlisle, PA.
2016
Pearly Froth, poem, The Dickinson Review, Carlisle, PA.
Luminescence, Reminiscence, short story, The Dickinson Review,
Carlisle, PA.
2012-2016
Catsburrow, a Literary Magazine, self-published. Bi-monthly magazine on print.
2015
Abigail’s Flight and other stories, Longtail Books Publishing, Seoul, Korea.