RESUME
EDUCATION
MLA, GASTRONOMY
Boston University | 2010 - 2012
Research Areas: Gastrotourism in Tanzania • Globalization and the Wine Industry • Choice and Food Satisfaction • Food Spaces as Gender Boundaries • The Creation of the Chef During the Rise of Haute Cuisine • Final Meal Choices of Death Row Inmates
CERTIFICATES
Boston University | 2010 - 2012
Culinary Arts • Baking Arts • Wine Fundamentals • Artisan Cheeses of the World • ServSafe Food Safety
BA, MAGAZINE JOURNALISM
Minor: Sociology
Ball State University | 2002 - 2006
WORK
PUBLICATIONS MANAGER
Datassential
June 2013 - Present
FREELANCE WRITER AND COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST
January 2006 - Present
SKILLS/MISC.
- Created and currently manage ChicagoFoodBloggers.com, a directory of and resource for Chicago-based food bloggers
- Currently write a gastronomy and recipe blog that was featured in Edible Boston magazine
- Assisted in editing Dr. Rachel Black’s book Porta Palazzo: The Anthropology of an Italian Market
- Attended the 2011 International Conference on Food Styling and Photography
- Participated in author and food journalist David Leite’s “Food & Recipe Writing Seminar”
- Skilled in Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe InDesign
- Wrote a section on political participation for the college textbook Am. Gov. 2008 by Dr. Joseph Losco and Dr. Ralph Baker