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Research Areas
Latinx Cultural Production, Latin American and Caribbean Theatre, Cultural Studies, Performance Studies,
Aesthetic Theory, Queer of Color Critique, & Contemporary Art Criticism.
Teaching Activities
2026 Part-Time Faculty. Harry S. Truman College. Chicago, IL.
HUM 146: GLBT Humanities
2026 Instructor. American College Theatre Festival, Region 3. Madison, WN.
The Institute For Theatre Journalism and Advocacy
2022 - 2024 Teaching Assistant. University of Illinois at Chicago. Chicago, IL
LALS 109: Introduction to Latino Cultures
LALS 110: Introduction to Latin American Cultures
LALS 102: Introduction to Latinx Studies
LALS 295: Latino Literary Studies
2020 - 2021 Teaching Assistant. Ithaca College. Ithaca, NY.
THEA 150: Theatre Management Practicum
ICMS 105: The Nature of Self
Publications
Forthcoming The State of Punk & Resistance in frikiNation: An Interview with Krystal Ortiz.
Routledge Companion to New Laitne & Carribbean Musical Theatre.
2026 Review: Making the Miami Cubanita : A Pop Cultural Genealogy by Paula Davis Hoffman.
The Journal of Pop Culture.
2021 "'¿Cual Es Tu Sueño Americano?': Shifting Latinx Perception of Opportunity in Miami Since 1980.
The Macksey Journal: Vol. 2, Article 152.
Conference Presentations
2026 “Queer Utopian Longing, Worldmaking, and Hauntings in Jesús I. Valles’ Bathhouse.pptx."
Latinx Studies Association. Austin, TX.
2026 “Freedom now!”: Black temporalities, metatheatrics, and refusals in Aimé Césaire’s Une tempête."
Northeast Modern Language Association. Pittsburgh, PA.
2024 “Notions of Latinx In/Exclusion in the Pan-Ethnicity of In the Heights.”
Southwest Popular/American Culture Association Annual Conference. Albuquerque, NM.
2023 “Revisiting the Original: Individuality and Finality in Horror Legacy Sequels.”
Southwest Popular/American Culture Association. Remote.
2022 “Imperial Exotification and Theatrical Ahistoricism in Peter Shaffer’s The Royal Hunt of the Sun.”
Northeast Modern Language Association. Baltimore, MD.
2021 “Shifting Perception of Latinx Opportunity in Miami Since 1980."
Phi Alpha Theta Western/NY Conference. Remote
Research Activities
2024 Roundtable: “Performing Race, Performing Space."
Interdisciplinary Humanities Center at University of California Santa Barbara.
Accolades
2024 National Leaders of Color Fellow, Illinois.
CreativeWest & Arts Midwest. Remote.
2024 Worker's Justice Fellowship.
DePaul’s Labor Education Center. Chicago, IL.
2023 - 2024 BIPOC Critics Lab Fellowship.
The Public Theater. New York, NY.
2021 Finalist Pool.
T. Howard Foundation. Silver Spring, MD.
2021 Multicultural Advertising Fellow.
American Association of Ad Agencies. New York, NY.
2021 Best Paper Award.
Phi Alpha Theta Western/Central NY Conference. Remote.
Education
2024 M.A. Latin American and Latino Studies. University of Illinois at Chicago. Chicago, IL.
2024 B.S. Theatre Arts Management/B.A. History. Ithaca College. Chicago, IL.
Employment
2026 - Assistant Director of Communications + Marketing. Teatro Vista Productions. Chicago, IL.
2024 - Marketing Director. First Floor Theater. Chicago, IL.
2025 - 2026 Post-Secondary Education Coordinator. Chicago Commons. Chicago, IL.
2022 - 2024 Marketing Manager. First Floor Theater. Chicago, IL.
2022 - 2023 Audience Services Associate. Steppenwolf Theatre. Chicago, IL.
2021 - 2022 Marketing & Communications Apprentice. Studio Theatre. Washington, DC.
2020 - 2021 Peer Educator. Ithaca College Center for IDEAS. Ithaca, NY.
2018 - 2021 Campus Recreation Marketing & Graphics Specialist. Ithaca Recreational Center. Ithaca, NY.
2018 - 2020 Department Assistant. Ithaca College Department of Sociology. Ithaca, NY.
2017 Ride Attendant. Miami Dade County Fair. Miami, FL.
2015 - 2016 Office Assistant. Felix Varela Senior High School. Miami, FL.
Freelance
2022 - 2026 Archivist. Studio Theatre. Washington, DC.
2023 - 2026 Spanish Language Consultant. Chicago Shakespeare Theatre. Chicago, IL.
2018 - 2019 Graphic & Web Designer. Little Shop of Bool's. Ithaca, NY.
Internships & Practicums
2023 Arts Administration Intern. Chicago Latino Theater Alliance. Chicago, IL.
2024 - Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Intern. Omnicom Health Group. New York, NY.
2020 Marketing Director. Ithaca College Theater Arts. Ithaca, NY.
2019 Biddable Media Assistant. AKA UK. London, UK.
2019 Membership Intern. Americans for the Arts. Washington, DC.
2019 Digital Media Manager. Ithaca College Theater Arts. Ithaca, NY.
2018 - 2019 Design Coordinator. Ithaca College Theater Arts. Ithaca, NY.
2017 - 2019 Box Office Assistant. Ithaca College Theater Arts. Ithaca, NY.
2018 Publicity Associate. Ithaca College Theater Arts. Ithaca, NY.
2017 - 2018 Design Associate. Ithaca College Theater Arts. Ithaca, NY.
2018 Marketing & Public Relations Intern. Actors' Playhouse. Miami, FL.