Curriculum Vitae
Professional background
Co-Founder & Art Community Organizer - A Third Space (July 2024 - Present)
Founder & Core Event Organizer - A Big Gay Market (July 2022 to Present)
Director of Communications & Member Engagement - New York Library Association (April 2020 - July 2024)
Advisor of Youth, Families & Aging Communities Protections - EqualityNY (September 2022 - August 2024)
Youth Advisory Council Manager (April 2023 - April 2024)
Advisory Council Member (September 2022 to August 2024)
Co-Organizer of LGBTQI+ Day of Advocacy (January 2018 - August 2024)
Co-Chair & Public Policy Coordinator - GLSEN Upstate NY (October 2017 to August 2022)
Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Students Guidance Document Advisory Group Member - NYSED - (August 2022 - September 2023)
Board Member - Center for Women in Government & Civil Society - (August 2020 - August 2021)
Public Affairs Fellow - Gramercy Communications (July 2019 - April 2020)
Women & Public Policy Fellow - New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence (January 2019 - June 2019)
Research & Writing Assistant/Campaign Manager - J Strategies, Inc (April 2018 - January 2019)
Founder & Chief Consultant - C Romeo Consulting, LLC (August 2017 to Present)
Public Affairs and Political Research Intern - SKD Knickerbocker (August 2017 - April 2018)
Legislative Aide - NYS Legislative Women’s Caucus (January 2017 - June 2017)
Speaking, classes, & training engagements
Storytelling As A Form of Resistance: A Memoir Writing Workshop Series - Regenerative Writing (February 2024)
Writing Circle Facilitator - Regenerative Writing (July 2023 - Present)
Artist in Residence / Writing Instructor - Camp Unirondack (July 2023)
Your Lived Experience Is Your Expertise - Storytelling & Advocacy Workshop - Queer Youth Advocacy Retreat at Camp Unirondack (May 2023)
Your Lived Experience Is Your Expertise - Storytelling & Advocacy Workshop & Multiple Writing Workshops - Camp Rowe/Senior High Camp (August 2022)
2022 New Leaders Human Rights & Advocacy Panelist - Center for Women in Government & Civil Society (June 2022/21)
Your Lived Experience Is Your Expertise - Storytelling & Advocacy Workshop - Queer Youth Advocacy Retreat at Camp Unirondack (June 2022)
ENLA Alumni Nonprofit Leaders Panelist - Emerging Nonprofit Leaders Accelerator (May 2022)
Storytelling 101 & Digital Advocacy Webinar - EqualityNY (April 2022)
Digital Advocacy 101 Webinar - New York Library Association (March 2022)
2021 Women & Public Policy Alumni Fellows Panel & Reflective Workshop - Center for Women in Government & Civil Society (May 2021)
Storytelling 101 & Digital Advocacy Webinar - EqualityNY (March 2021)
Day For Doing Good: Social/Racial Justice Panel Discussion - Regeneron (October 2020)
A Candid Conversation Panelist (Focus on LGBTQ+ Liberation in NYS Policy Making) - Center for Women in Government & Civil Society (March 2020)
Youth Engagement & Advocacy Workshop - GLSEN National Public Policy Retreat (January 2020)
LGBTQ+ Youth Board Engagement & Interpersonal Advocacy Workshop - GLSEN National Chapter Leadership Institute (July 2019)
LGBTQ+ 101 Cultural Competency Employee Training - J Strategies, Inc (December 2018)
LGBTQ+ 101 Cultural Competency In Healthcare Training - Emblem Health (November 2018)
Awards & professional development
2021 Emerging Nonprofit Leaders Accelerator (ENLA) Cohort Member - Institute of Nonprofit Leadership and Community Development - (January 2021 - June 2021)
2020 Association Excellence Award in a Publication/Magazine - Empire State Society of Association Executives (ESSAE) - (November 2020)
2020 News Leaders Council Fellow - Capital District Chapter - (January 2020 - June 2020)
2019 Women in Public Policy Fellow - Center for Women in Government & Civil Society - (January 2019 - June 2019)
Professor S. R. Swaminathan Award - College of Saint Rose English Department - (March 2017)
Media & Publications
A Third Space arts collaborative puts the focus on inclusivity - Times Union - (August 2024)
Albany's Big Gay Market supports LGBTQ+ and Queer Youth Retreat - CBS 6 Albany - (December 2023)
Nonprofit Leadership Institute Accelerates Graduates’ Success - University at Albany News - (October 2022)
Voices from Albany’s Queer Movement: Caring and Inclusive - Go CAP NY - (January 2021)
Katie Wilson for NY21 - Op-Ed/Interview Placement - I’m a Single Mom, and I’m Running for Congress - (April 2018)
Katie Wilson for NY21 - Op-Ed/Interview Placement - Katie Wilson Explains Why She Is Running for Congress - (February 2018)
Katie Wilson for NY21 - Op-Ed/Interview Placement - Congressional hopefuls call for action on rail car storage - Adirondack Daily Enterprise (November 2017)
Katie Wilson for NY21 - Op-Ed/Interview Placement - Wilson wants feds to investigate rail car storage in Adirondacks (Updated) - Times Union (November 2017)
Bring It Home Campaign - Op-Ed Placement - State's mental health housing system faces crisis - Poughkeepsie Journal (November 2017)
Save Our Saint Rose Movement- Small group sends big message at Saint Rose - Daily Gazette - (February 2016)
Save Our Saint Rose Movement - St. Rose Students, Administration Butt Heads Over Cuts - Spectrum News - (February 2016)
Save Our Saint Rose Movement - Board of Trustees, Saint Rose President Speak Out - Spectrum News - (February 2016)
Save Our Saint Rose Movement - St. Rose professors overwhelmingly vote ‘no confidence’ in president - Daily Gazette (February 2016)
Save Our Saint Rose Movement - Saint Rose Community Speaking Out Against Proposed Layoffs, Budget Cuts - Spectrum News (Nov 2015)