About Me

 
 
 

EDUCATION

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, Leonard N. Stern School of Business

Master of Business Administration, Fashion & Luxury MBA Program  - Specialization in Fashion and Luxury 

PARSONS THE NEW SCHOOL FOR DESIGN

Associate of Applied Science in Fashion Design 

WELLESLEY COLLEGE

Bachelor of Arts in English 


EXPERIENCE

SAUNDER

Founder, Designer  (2010-2018)

  • Designed 13 seasons of women’s wear, and 1 capsule collection of menswear 

  • Managed factory production and oversaw order fulfillment, establishing sustainable supply chains in New York, India and Italy, delivering orders in a timely manner 

  • Produced 6 Fashion Shows for New York Fashion Week – directing teams of over 60 hair and makeup artists, and a production staff of over 30, and leading to significant press coverage 

  • Art Directed 13 look-book shoots – supervising and directing the team on-set, creating marketing visuals with strong story and brand identity 

  • Cross-functionally led teams of freelancers and contractors 

  • Garnered press from publications (Elle, The Atlantic, Nylon, Glamour) and celebrity dressing (Halle Berry, Kristen Stewart, Gina Rodriguez) 

SAUNDERS STYLE

Founder, Stylist (2015-2018)

  • Freelance stylist for editorial photoshoots

MARC JACOBS

Women’s Collection Design Intern (2009-2010)

  • Created design samples (beading, stitching, dying, embellishing) for 2 runway collections

  • Sourced fabric and trim from Garment District sources, creating relationships with vendors

 

PERRY ELLIS

Licensing Design Intern (2009)

  • Developed Fall/Winter 2010 trend direction book for accessories licensing division

GOOD HOUSEKEEPING MAGAZINE

Fashion Intern (2007)

  • Organized and ran a fashion closet of hundreds of rotating accessories and pieces of apparel

  • Produced trend boards and style reports for upcoming magazine segments for the Fashion Director

SHAKESPEARE’S GLOBE THEATRE

Education Intern (2004)

  • Researched Elizabethan costuming and costumes created for past Globe productions

  • Wrote material for internal archive

  • Maintained Globe Link website and managed database

ROYAL OPERA HOUSE

Women’s Costume Work Room Intern (2004)

• Constructed costumes for main stage production of Gounod’s Faust

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  • Dual Citizenship: U.S. and U.K.

  • Proficient in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Adobe Creative Suite

  • Interests include: fiction writing, music, and wellness

  • Lover of travel - with over 30 countries visited throughout Asia, Europe, Africa, Oceania, North & Central America and the Middle East; extended stays in India, England and Australia