EXPERIENCE

Circus Skills Instructor, 2001–Present

Circus camp director: Future Stars at Purchase College, for children ages six to sixteen
Head instructor, Big Apple Circus After School at Children of Promise, leading a staff of four and teaching circus skills to children of incarcerated parents.
Skills coach, Circus of the Kids: juggling, rolling globe, rollerskating, fire eating, acrobatics, mini-trampoline, double trapeze, and web. Assist with scriptwriting, rigging, concessions, costuming, marketing, and souvenirs.
Juggling/circus instructor: MS 51, Future Stars, Manhattan Youth, CirqOvation, Cirque du Jour, Children’s Workshop School (elementary), Lyceum Kennedy (preschool & elementary), IS 90/Mirabal Sisters School/Children’s Aid Society (middle school), School of the Future/Education Alliance (middle & high school), NYU (children & adults), TheaterLab (all ages), Big Sky Works (all ages), and private lessons (all ages).
Co-producer, Bindlestiff Cavalcade of Youth, showcase performances for variety artists under age 21. Direct and coach ringmaster/mistress, performance routines, and ensemble acts.
Balance coach, Glutton For Punishment, Paperny Films.
Circus cast trainer, Capitol Dinner Theatre’s production of Barnum (Harrisburg, PA).
Workshop leader, American Youth Circus Organization and International Jugglers Association.
Juggling instructor on Meet Me at the Corner.

Academic, EFL, & Test Preparation Instructor, Kaplan, 2005–2012

Teacher and tutor for GMAT, GRE, SAT, TOEFL, SSAT, and SHSAT preparation.
Teacher and tutor of intermediate, upper-level, and business English for non-native speakers.

Academic Writer, 2001–Present

Author of Cirkus Cirkör Study Guide on contemporary circus for the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Wrote and edited instructor’s manuals for college sociology textbooks and websites (Pearson/Prentice Hall).
Edited scientific bibliography, annual reports, and other materials for American Museum of Natural History.
Writer and consulting editor of marketing, sales, and curriculum materials for Super Scientific Circus and Silly Billy/ Funniest Clowns in the Whole Wide World.
Author of Big Apple Circus Hospital Activity Book and Classical Circus Study Guide and editor of Clown Care Training Manual.
Co-founder, writer, and editor of CircusNYC and JuggleNYC.
Contributing editor and writer for JUGGLE magazine (Stagewrite publishing).

EDUCATION

Workshop Training

Yale School of Management, Master’s degree in Public and Private Management

Harvard University, Bachelor of Arts, cum laude in literature