Background & Selected Experience

During her undergraduate years at University of Massachusetts Amherst, Sam created her own major, Emotional Linguistic Articulation, an interdisciplinary degree combining elements of Creative Writing, Psychology, and Linguistics, with the goal of helping people to express their emotional truths through writing. Self-directed learning and achieving inner wholeness drive her personal and educational pursuits. In the future, Sam plans on pursuing a Master's of Fine Arts with a concentration in Poetry, with the aim of teaching poetry in a post-secondary education setting.

Sam has been involved in the educational field through various experiences, including as a Teacher's Aide at Bragaw Heights (an Anchorage School District special school serving adolescent psychiatric patients), an internship with 826 Boston at Boston International Newcomers Academy, where she tutored English Language Learner students in writing, and as an academic tutor for student-athletes in the UMass Athletics Department. Many of Sam's previous employment experiences have involved tutoring, teaching, and mentoring youth in her community. 

Outside of work, you can find Sam moving and grooving - she loves to dance bachata and ballet. Her dog Daisy is the light of her life.