Résumé
Historian, writer, genealogist, editor, nonprofit founder, and interdisciplinarian.
Education
Virginia Commonwealth University
M.A. History, 2023 · 4.0 · Valedictorian
Graduate Certificate in Public History, 2024 · 4.0
B.A. History & Political Science, 2022 · 3.5
Professional Experience
G.E.M. Genealogy
Founder & Independent Genealogist · 2024–present
Professional genealogical research including lineage-society applications, citizenship by descent, documentary proof, Canadian and Québec research, and difficult lineage reconstruction.
The Connection Commission
Founder & President
Founded and leads a 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing administrative accommodation and practical barrier-removal support for disabled participants.
Society of American Military Engineers
Membership Data & Awards Specialist · 2025–2026
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
Staff Genealogist · 2024–2025
Genealogical research and application review, including French-language Canadian and early French-American records and work connected to minority lineage research.
Virginia Commonwealth University
Graduate Teaching Assistant, History · 2022–2023
Beth Ahabah Museum & Archives
Archivist · 2023
VCU Murry N. DePillars Gallery
Exhibition Curator · 2023
Writing & Editorial
Freelance Manuscript Editor
Developmental editing, proofreading, inline editing, substantive rewriting, fact-checking, source verification, and submission preparation.
Her Campus Media
Editor in Chief · 2019–2022
Led a 45-person staff producing approximately 25–40 articles per week.
Dreaming Big Publications
Manuscript Editor · 2020
The Commonwealth Times
Editor & Content Creator
Reported and wrote on politics, medicine, civil rights, higher education, and Richmond.
WVCW Radio
Music Journalist · 2018
Album and single reviews and interviews with artists and creators.
Odyssey Online
Editor & Content Creator · 2018
Editorial Freelancers Association
Editor · beginning 2017
Edited manuscripts of up to 100,000 words.
Author
Published two novels as a teenager, beginning in 2014.
Research & Public History
“Always a Rocky and Rippling Stream”: The Penobscot River and War, 1604–1869
M.A. thesis, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2023. Military and economic history of the Penobscot River as a strategic corridor; currently being developed toward book publication.
Archives & Collections
Research at the University of Maine, DAR National Library, VCU Special Collections, Cabell Library, Library of Virginia, Penobscot Marine Museum, Maine Memory Network, Maine Historical Society, Castine Historical Society, and the National Archives.
Selected Publications
Journalism & Editorial Work
Approximately 250 published pieces across student journalism, editorial publications, and digital media, including Her Campus and The Commonwealth Times.
Awards & Grants
Craig Kennedy Scholarship
For Excellence in American Revolutionary History
Shilling Grant
For Research in American Revolutionary History
Penelope Warren Briceland Scholarship
For historically minded work
Memberships & Service
Current Memberships
Bangor Historical Society · Maine Historical Society · Maine Archives & Museums · National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, Penobscot Expedition Chapter
Additional Service
Founding/lifetime member, VCU History Graduate Alumni Association · President, History Graduate Student Association · Graduate Student Government Senator · former DAR committee service, including minority-lineage work.
Digital Projects
Independent Software & Tools
Programming has been a longstanding interdisciplinary practice alongside history and the arts. Projects include editorial software, workflow systems, bots, genealogy tooling, and independent web applications.