1. Sarah Grodzinski
10359 Jonestown Road Annville, PA 17003
(717) 383-6137 sgrodzin@lvc.edu
EDUCATION
M.F.A. Creative Writing
Concentration in Pedagogy, Poetry
Chatham University, 2013
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
B.A. English Communications
Lebanon Valley College, 2010
Annville, Pennsylvania
TEACHING, COACHING EXPERIENCE
Adjunct Instructor
Lebanon Valley College
English 111 and 112. I teach two sections of English Communications to first year
students. Fall 2013-Present
Adjunct Instructor
Community College of Allegheny Counties
Writing The Short Story. I created and taught a course to continuing education students in
the fall and spring semesters. Fall 2012-Spring 2013
Assistant Tennis Coach Annville, Pennsylvania.
Lebanon Valley College. I also filled in as head coach for many of the team’s matches.
2010-2011, 2013-Present
Head Tennis Professional Derry Township Rec Center
Derry Township. I will be giving individual and group lessons and running camps.
Private Tennis Instructor
I have been giving tennis lessons to individual and group clients for seven years.
After School Support Teacher Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Environmental Charter School, Frick Park. I led tennis and writing workshops and taught
in the after school program for 2 years to kids grades K-7. Fall 2011-Spring 2013
Paraeducator Lebanon, Pennsylvania.
Lancaster-Lebanon IU 13. I taught preschoolers with developmental delays. 2010

2. WRITING, MEDIA AND MARKETING EXPERIENCE
La Vie Collegienne Newspaper
Lebanon Valley College. Sports Editor, Writer
The Patriot House. Lebanon Valley College
PR Campaign Manager Group Project
Lebanon Valley College. Annville, Pennsylvania
Greenblotter Literary Magazine
Lebanon Valley College
I served as an editor for fiction and poetry.
INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE
Untapped Talent Publishing Company
Editor. Hershey, PA
I worked on copy, press releases, read through submissions, and proofread manuscripts.
Lebanon Daily News
News Writer, Editor. Lebanon, PA
I attended athletic events, interviewed players and coaches, and wrote articles. I also took phone
calls and input data.
OTHER EXPERIENCE, ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Lifeguard, Milton Hershey
September 2013-Present
Building Supervisor, Arnold Sports Center
Lebanon Valley College, 2010-Present
I also lifeguard, give tennis lessons, and work at the front desk.
Certified Lifeguard, First Aid, AED
American Red Cross
USPTR Certification. Instructor Level.
Tennis Instructor.

3. Hilton Head, SC. 2009-Present.
Tennis Player of the Year Award
MASCAC (Middle Atlantics States Collegiate Athletic Corporation)
Middle Atlantic Conference, 2009, 2010.
Outstanding Female Athlete of the Year Award
Lebanon Valley College, 2010
LVC Program Record Holder, Most Singles Wins (75)
Most Combined Wins (118)
PUBLICATIONS
Poetry
Chapbook.
“This Frayed Universe. Chapbook. Etched Press. 2015
“Autism” Rufous City Review, Fall 2014
“Danse Macabre, Halloween, Children around here….” The Riding Light Review, Fall 2014
“Here, In The Realm of Everything” Sediments, Fall 2014
“Kitchen Crawler,” “Arrow Landing”, Brickplight Review, Summer 2014
“My Mother’s Surgery” Nerve Cowboy, Spring 2014
“The Cocktail Party was a hit” Misfit Magazine, Spring 2014
“Let’s pretend the mountains are our husbands” Driftwood Press, Winter 2013
“Holy Communion” “Human Scribe,” Red Clay Review, Spring 2013
“Memorial Lake” Burning Word Literary Journal, July 2012
“Mad Boy Stirs,” Off The Coast, Winter 2011
“Unthawed Love” Short Story. Silver Medal. Scholastic Writing Awards 2005
Journalism
“Chelsea Clinton at LVC ,” Pennlive.com , Spring 2008

4. “Ellipsis at MJ’s,” Pennlive.com , Spring 2008
“Monos Ready for a Super Day,” Lebanon Daily News , Spring 2010
“Zumba Gives Exercise Latin Flavor,” Lebanon Daily News, Fall 2009
“Snyder leads LVC to another CC Crown,” Lebanon Daily News, Fall 2009
“Shaffer Learning Ropes as Cedar Crest AD,” Lebanon Daily News, Fall 2009
“Sports Still “All In The Family” For The Pantalones,” Lebanon Daily News, Fall 2009
UNPUBLISHED PROJECTS
Master’s Thesis
Sorcerer In a Madhouse
A collection of poetry.
On Beacon Street.
A collection of poetry.
Curriculum Project
Avowals and Consonance: Exploring Confessional Poetry
I created a 15 week curriculum for a course in poetry.
READINGS/CONFERENCES ATTENDED
Featured Reader.
Word Circus. Most Wanted Fine Art Gallery Reading Series. Pittsburgh, PA.
Featured Reader
MJ’s Coffeehouse. Annville, PA, 2014
Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest.
Judge.
Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
I helped judge the national contest at CAPA.
Bridges To Other Worlds Conference
Chatham University 2012, 2013

5. AWP Conference
Boston, Massachusetts, 2013
Teaching The Writing Process Course,
Lebanon Valley College, 2013
REFERENCES
Joy Graeff,
8th Grade Mathematics Teacher,
Hershey Middle School
717-514-136
jgraeff@hershey.k12.pa.us
Mary Gardner
Head Men’s & Women’s Swimming Coach
Aquatic Coordinator
Lebanon Valley College
gardner@lvc.edu
717-867-6367
Kristan Abeshouse E-day Director,
Environmental Charter School, Pittsburgh PA
412-816-6597
Kristan.Abeshouse@imagineshools.com
Pittsburgh, PA