I am a consultant for the Administration of Child Services, my daily job duties focus on recruitment from child welfare partnering agencies. I am also a hairstylist at a beauty salon and bridal agency and use social media to promote my work and grow my clientele.

• Project & Stakeholder Coordination: Experienced in managing large-scale training programs, collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to ensure smooth implementation and adoption. This skill would be transferable for any project, to foster partnerships and manage any platform.

• Data Analysis & Reporting: Skilled in monitoring participation trends, tracking user engagement, and leveraging data insights to improve platform performance and user experience.

• Community Building & Advocacy: Strong relationship management skills, having worked with various agencies to foster engagement and trust.

• Technical Proficiency: Experienced in Microsoft Office Suite, Stata, and R, taken workshops in html coding, QGIS, and python.

• Communication & Outreach: Adept at creating strategic communication plans, liaising between different organizations, and addressing user concerns to improve satisfaction and participation.

• Digital Marketing & Project Growth: Experienced hairstylist who utilizes Instagram to showcase work, engage with followers, and attract new clientele, demonstrating expertise in social media marketing and audience building.

In all, I have extensive experience in project coordination, data-driven decision-making, user engagement, and marketing—key skills for building and managing an online platform.

Yo Yo, It’s Elijah! I am on my 4th semester in the DH program and work as a data analyst for 2 CUNY undergrad internship programs.

Project management: As part of my job, I lead smaller groups and need to maintain a sense of order by making data-driven choices. This is not something I would particularly like to grow but it is something I do not mind doing. I have proficient use of project tracking tools, like Asana to keep track of all the things I do at work. 

Developer: I would like to practice and expand my skills in this area, I have taken a few software labs including JavaScript, JS.D3, and Tableau. I also taught myself Python and SQL for data analysis which may come in handy when dealing with complex data. 

Design/UX: I am at a 3/5 proficiency with UX/Design, I do make a lot of data-based presentations for my team and always have an approach to usability and understandability when designing.

Outreach/Social media: I am on a break of social media, but my writing skills are not the greatest, as I am a person of not so many words. 

Documentation: Not my favorite but I can do it, I have to do this for work to ensure the work is replicable and we all understand what each system does.

Research & writing: I think I like more of a researcher than a writer, gathering information is fun to me (I am a gemini), but it is an area I can improve in so I am happy to do it if needed.  

Hey and salaams y’all. I am in my third semester of the Digital Humanities MA program and work full-time as a software developer working on publishing and content management systems, primarily using React and ProseMirror. I have some previous academic and professional experience in: humanities research, data and statistical analysis, writing and editing, interviewing, and project management.

For various roles we may take on this semester, in order of my experience:

Developer: Proficient. I work full-time as a developer and have experience working both with back-end (Ruby, Python, Node.js) and front-end (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) technologies. My least favorite thing to do in this arena is to figure out project builds and deployment. If I were to work on a project other than my own, I would be willing to support development work but hesitant to take on too, too much on since it is my 9-to-5.

Research/Documentation:  Advanced.  I have experience in research from undergrad, the past two semesters of grad school, as well as professional work in journalism. I also have experience with documentation from my work in software and education. I would feel really comfortable taking on a role in this realm.

Project Manager:  Advanced.  I have a lot of experience with this work from my professional roles and also managing my own creative writing projects I could really enjoy taking on this role for a team, particularly if it is well-structured and defined.

Public Speaking: Advanced. I love public speaking and presenting, and have had stints doing speaking engagements at professional conferences. I would happy to support the team in this.

Outreach/Social Media:  Upper Intermediate.  I used to run social media outreach in for different news orgs; I am very comfortable with drafting outreach with different tones for different audiences. That said: 1) I’m taking a pause from social media and a little ideologically-opposed to having too much of a presence on most platforms these days and 2) I’m doing a lot of this for some personal projects right now, which could possibly make it overwhelming to take on for coursework as well.

Design/UX:  Elementary. Meh. I have some basic design skills and a decent eye, but I don’t really know how to embody design thinking. I can execute the front-end code to implement designs but don’t always love the little fine details of UX problem-solving.

Hi everyone, my name is Julissa Russo. I currently work at Laguardia Community College as the coordinator of a peer advising program. I also began coordinating a scholarship program called Crossing the Finish Line. I’m halfway into the Digital Humanities program. Given the multiple responsibilities, I like to use planners, add everything onto my calendar, and due to the back and forth primarily use online notebooks such as Notion. I train my peers, so I’m comfortable and used to doing many presentations. 

Project management: During the pandemic, my job did a workshop on project management. I also had the opportunity to put it into place when my department wanted to streamline information and therefore, we started a monthly newsletter. 

Developer: I took a software design course, to gain some experience. I passed the class, but I feel like my work looks like a third-grader did it haha. I’m happy to help where needed, but prefer not to do this. 

Design/UX: Does Canava count? If so, I use it all the time. Similar to software development, I have some experience in using Photoshop and some video editing. 

Outreach/Social media: I’m comfortable with social media, primarily posting on Instagram and Facebook, but can use others if needed. I also feel comfortable with outreach; it’s already part of my work routine.  

Documentation: I haven’t done formal documentation, I’ve been a note-keeper, and keep all my notes organized. However, an area I don’t mind taking if needed.  

Research & writing: I’m comfortable with this area. I always try on my own first but have found myself needing support from a librarian.  

I’m a good team player, which means I’m happy to work in any area needed, whether I’m an expert or need to further develop the skill.  

Hello, my name is Cathy Melamed, and I’m starting my second semester in the DH master’s program. I have a BA in Journalism with a minor in Art History, and an MA in Applied Educational Psychology.  After college, I worked as an editor, writer and researcher for several fine arts publications.  Just before having children, I pivoted to education and worked as a reading specialist, a college adjunct instructor and finally an administrator for a charter school network.  I retired from education almost three years ago, and I’m currently volunteering at a lab helping to process pollen samples from archaeological sites.

Research/Documentation:  Lead role.   Researching, writing and editing have been important and enjoyable responsibilities across all my professional experiences.  I am also skilled at fact checking and verifying sources.

Outreach/Social Media:  Quick study.  I have a lot of experience creating communications for a wide range of target audiences, and I am confident that I could manage this role after establishing the group’s expectations.

Design/UX:  Support role. During the pandemic I greatly enjoyed creating interactive materials for my network’s online classrooms, including lessons, enrichment/review activities and assessments for teachers to use with their online students.  My experience is limited to educational platforms, though, so I see myself as more a support than a lead in this area.

Project Manager:  Support role.  I’ve been in a variety of supervisory/managerial positions, and I’m organized, proactive and communicative.  Having little experience with DH projects, though, I would feel more comfortable supporting the managerial lead.

Developer:  No way!  I am just learning coding. I definitely would not be helpful here!

Hello! I am Martin Bueno, a current DH student in the master’s program. I have a B.A. in Political Science with double minors in Sociology and Legal Studies. I have also recently enrolled in a wrestling academy to further understand and learn about professional wrestling, especially its physical and mental aspects. I have a background in hardware and software and like to tinker with technology. If there is a particular software or program you intend to use, I am a fast learner, and it will likely take me about a few days to grasp it and a week to fully use it without a guide. My educational background can provide insights into different research and methodological approaches that can be beneficial as a researcher.

Project Manager: I have never managed any research/group project. The closest I have managed projects are music ones and basic PowerPoint science projects as an undergrad, where one person did the PowerPoint, the other wrote up the summary paper, and the other was the speaker. My experience managing music projects primarily focused on me doing everything because I owned the recording software to create the tracks and produce/master them. Also, I have knowledge of musical instruments and playing abilities, such as percussion, guitar, bass, songwriting, vocals, and various knowledge effects. (Skill Level – 3/5)

Developer: I have never developed anything. I usually use WordPress or templates to create sites/forums, but I have never made something from scratch. I can use Tableau, Timeline JS, Omeka, Audacity(Cubase, Garageband, Ableton), and WordPress fluently. (Skill Level – 2.5/5)

Design/UX: I can create and add something if templates are provided. But making one with any concept behind it won’t be easy for me. (Skill Level – 2/5)

Outreach/Social Media: I don’t have any social media; the closest thing I use to social media is Reddit because it is easy to get news on the topics that are important to me. I have checked out BlueSky, and I wouldn’t be opposed to using it for any project. Regardless, I am comfortable with in-person outreach, and I have done so when promoting previous music projects and doing interviews for academic work. (Skill Level – 4/5)

Documentation: During the pandemic, times were tough and rough for everyone. One of the skills I improved without doing so intentionally was documenting crucial information about whatever could have arisen in that terrible and horrifying era. I have documented everything that I have done or needs to be done more efficiently to serve my needs. (Skill Level – 3.75/5)

Research: I have experience with this as an undergrad in three different fields of study. I enjoy it mainly because I like jumping down rabbit holes and learning where concepts and ideas/topics come from and how they have evolved. This helps with trying to create a foundation for any project, and I have a great appreciation for it (Skill Level – 4.5/5)

I am open to learning new things and contributing in any way. I look forward to working with any group this semester and seeing the projects’ end results. As a DH student, this will help me significantly understand how to go about my own capstone project.

Hi Everyone! I have a B.A. in English and History and currently work as a Paralegal.

Project Manager – I have some project management experience through my job, but I am more naturally a “worker bee” type who works well on a team to accomplish the larger goal set by the team lead. I would love to make this a stronger skill of mine.

Development – I have no skills in this area, but I am interested in learning.

Design/UX – I have some experience with this. I used to design, write, and publish my company’s newsletter, but it was rudimentary.

Outreach/Social Media – I am comfortable with outreach and social media.

Documentation – I have experience with this from my undergraduate work and in my professional life. I am comfortable with this skill, but would love to make it stronger.

Research – I have experience with this through my undergraduate work in History, through my work as a Paralegal, and in general I love researching and learning new things! This is a strong skill of mine.

I’m really looking forward to working with everyone this semester!