YEAR IN REVIEW 2021

WELL FOLKS, HERE WE ARE, AT THE END OF ANOTHER YEAR! THIS YEAR HAS BEEN A DIFFICULT YEAR FULL OF TWISTS AND TURNS, UPS AND DOWNS, BUT IT HAS ALSO BEEN A YEAR WITH MANY JOYS. I WOULD LIKE TO FOCUS ON THOSE IN MY 2021 YEAR IN REVIEW:

THE BIGGEST CHANGE FROM THIS YEAR WAS THAT I RETURNED TO NEW YORK CITY IN APRIL, AFTER SPENDING SOME TIME AWAY DURING THE PANDEMIC. WHILE I GREATLY ENJOYED THE TIME I COULD SPEND WITH MY FAMILY, IT HAS BEEN SO NICE TO BE BACK IN NEW YORK.

WHEN I RETURNED TO NEW YORK, I WAS VERY LUCKY TO GET A JOB WORKING IN HOSPITALITY AT ONE OF THE MOST “NEW YORK” PLACES: ROCKEFELLER CENTER. WHILE WORKING IN HOSPITALITY WAS NOT WHAT I HAD PICTURED AS MY FIRST JOB OUT OF COLLEGE, I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR EVERYTHING I LEARNED WHILE I WAS THERE AND ALL THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE I MET. IF YOU EVER WANT SOME RANDOM FACTS ABOUT ROCK CENTER, LET ME KNOW – I’VE GOT PLENTY.

IN AUGUST, I WAS VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE FROM THE ROCKEFELLER CENTER LOBBIES UPSTAIRS TO NBC AS AN AUDIENCE PRODUCTION ASSISTANT. DURING MY TIME, I HAVE HELPED TO WELCOME AUDIENCES FOR THE KIDS TONIGHT SHOW, LATE NIGHT, THE TONIGHT SHOW, THE TODAY SHOW, THE AMBER RUFFIN SHOW, MICHAEL BUBLE’S CHRISTMAS IN THE CITY AND SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE. WHILE THE ROLE WILL BE CONCLUDING IN EARLY 2022, I AM SO GRATEFUL TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RETURN TO ENTERTAINMENT.

IN ADDITION TO WORKING AT NBC, I HAVE ALSO BEEN WORKING FREELANCE, CREATING IMAGES AND VIDEOS FOR AMAZON LISTINGS, EDITING SOCIAL MEDIA FOOTAGE FOR A TOURING STAND-UP COMEDIAN, AND DOING COPYWRITING FOR A RECRUITING AGENCY.

ALSO IN 2021, I RETURNED TO THE STAGE MYSELF AFTER NEARLY 19 MONTHS, THANKS TO THE LOVELY FOLKS AT SPONSORED BY:, A SKETCH COMEDY COLLECTIVE I AM A PART OF. WITH THIS GROUP, I MADE SOME DELIGHTFULLY DUMB SKETCHES LIKE THIS TOWN AIN’T BIG ENOUGH AND THE CHARACTER IN MOVIES WHO’S ONLY THERE TO DELIVER NEEDLESS EXPOSITION. I AM SO EXCITED TO CONTINUE CREATING JOY THROUGH COMEDY NEXT YEAR.

THROUGH THE WONDERS OF VACCINES, I WAS ALSO VERY FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO VISIT A FEW PLACES IN THE WORLD THAT I HAD NEVER BEEN TO. HAVING NEVER BEEN TO EUROPE, IT WAS SUCH A DELIGHT TO BE ABLE TO VISIT GREECE AS WELL AS VISIT MY SISTER WITH MY FAMILY AS SHE STUDIED ABROAD IN IRELAND. I ALSO TOOK A ROAD TRIP AND GOT TO SEE PARTS OF THE AMERICAN WEST, AS I HELPED ONE OF MY CLOSEST FRIENDS MOVE ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

THAT WAS MY YEAR! I AM SO EXCITED TO SEE WHAT THE NEW YEAR BRINGS. I HOPE YOUR 2021 HAS BEEN HAPPY AND HEALTHY, AND I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR ALL ABOUT IT. HERE’S TO A SAFE AND JOYOUS 2022!