Resumé

Copy editing and writing

Families and Friends of Louisiana’s Incarcerated Children
Communications Consultant, 2019-present
Writing and editing copy for communications, including campaigns, news articles, press statements, and policy resources. Develop messaging, talking points and social media toolkits for staff and advocates.

Eleana Whitesell Design, PDX
Copywriter and Editor, 2015-present
Writing and editing copy for brand strategy across multiple marketing platforms, including print, digital, and retail spaces. Collaborate with designer and stakeholders to create cohesive messaging and content.

Various Freelance Client Work

• Santosha village, copywriter and editor, Pada Journal, a journal for intentional living, print and digital

• New Orleans Historical Digital Tours, researcher and copy writer, Urban Slavery and Everyday Resistance — historical sites of rebellion in New Orleans, walking tour and digital app

• Young Audiences School, grant writer — art-centered elementary school, federal grant

Teaching

Delgado Community College, NOLA
Writing Teacher, 2016-2023
Developed and taught writing foundations curriculum to cover grammar, punctuation, and research

UNO Service Learning at Orleans Justice Center, NOLA
Writing Teacher, 2014-2016
Developed and taught curriculum for grammar foundations, creative writing, and literacy skills.

Healing Justice Initiatives

Founder, Restory Justice Project — researched and wrote a multimedia prison
history tour developed to create flexible income and a narrative platform for formerly incarcerated women

Co-founder, Sacred Wellness — developed a holistic healing program with formerly incarcerated women to create ancestral and expressive practices, National Performance Network Grant Recipient

Co-founder, Root Wisdom Collective —developed a BIPOC community of women healers in NOLA to create access to healing modalities for community, Foundation For Louisiana grant recipient Fellow, Power Coalition for Equity and Justice, She Leads Community Activist Fellowship .

Education

University of New Orleans, NOLA,
M.F.A. in Creative Nonfiction Writing, 2020

Emerson College, Boston, MA
B.A. in Writing, Literature, and Publishing, 2007