1. Lily Sivitz Gellman
1665 Frist Campus Center, Princeton, NJ 08544 | 646-634-8183 | lgellman@princeton.edu
EDUCATION
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY Princeton, NJ
A.B. in American Studies with Certificate in Gender & Sexuality Studies. GPA: 3.7. Departmental GPA: 3.9. 2013 – 2017
One of a dozen recipients of the Martin A. Dale Summer Award for independent writing and travel (2015).
BINA: SECULAR YESHIVA Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Israel
Jewish pluralistic study, Hebrew language immersion, communal living, and service work 2012-2013
with local NGOs on education and rights of North African asylum seekers and migrant workers.
THE BEACON SCHOOL New York, NY
GPA: 3.9. SAT V:800, W:800. National GLSEN Student Ambassador. Founder/EIC of school paper. 2008-2012
Four-Time Scholastic National Gold Medal Award Winner. 2012 Class Activism Award.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY LGBT CENTER ~ Student Staff Princeton, NJ
• Assisted with programming and events; managed food orders and library software. July 2014-February 2017
• Completed projects include: a National Coming Out Day video; a student guide to gender-neutral housing.
B-SAFE – ST. STEPHEN’S YOUTH PROGRAMS ~ Freelance Arts Instructor Boston, MA
• Taught weekly classes in percussion and zine-making at B-SAFE’s Dorchester location. July 2016—August 2016
• Tailored lessons to three groups of youth ranging from age in 6 to 12 in 50-minutes sessions.
GAY AND LESBIAN ADVOCATES AND DEFENDERS ~ GLAD Answers Staff Boston, MA
• Answered and followed up on legal aid phone calls, emails, and chat inquiries. June 2016—August 2016
• Logged information in the legal intake software; provided clients with appropriate documentation, lawyer referrals.
BLUESTOCKINGS BOOKSTORE, CAFÉ, AND ACTIVIST CENTER ~ Volunteer Boston, MA
• Worked the cash wrap and café at this entirely volunteer-owned and run store in Manhattan. June 2016—August 2016
• Set up for storewide events and meetings; curated displays; processed routine and special orders; re-shelved books.
MASLIAH & SOLOWAY, PC ~ Legal Intern New York, NY
• Managed the digital archiving of past immigration case files. July 2014–August 2014
WRITOPIA LAB ~ Teaching Intern/Research Assistant New York, NY
• Taught storytelling, brainstorming, and draft review to 8-year-olds in nationally recognized program. July 2010–August 2013
• Extensive research and outlining for the book proposal of the organization’s executive director.
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
MATHEY “REAL FOOD” CO-OP ~ Co-President/Media Team Princeton, NJ
• Presided over a food cooperative of 25 students; budgeted $5,000 a semester; January 2015 – January 2017
planned 7 shifts a week; recruited members to cook, shop, manage the kitchen, and organize bonding events; liaised with
Mathey College administrators; kept co-op the most affordable eating option on campus and gluten-free/vegetarian accessible.
PRINCETON PRIDE ALLIANCE ~ Co-President/Media Team Princeton, NJ
• Structured the meetings/goals of the executive board of Princeton University’s widest-reaching January 2014 – January 2016
student organization for queer and transgender community building.
• Coordinated all social media, doubled previous year’s funding, and expanded April’s Pride Week into Pride Month for increased
scope of our programming and improved co-sponsorships with other campus organizations.
OTHER EXPERIENCE: LGBT Peer Educator and Rockefeller College Team Leader for the LGBT peer education program.
Organizer for the Alliance for Jewish Progressives. 2016 Jewish Learning Fellow. Pit drummer for a half-dozen shows with the
Princeton University Players.
SKILLS & INTERESTS
Languages: English (native), Hebrew (professional proficiency), Spanish (conversational), Arabic (basic)
Technology: Microsoft Office, JavaScript, HTML, Final Draft, Wordpress, Filemaker Pro, Twine, Facebook/Twitter/Tumblr
Miscellaneous: 110WPM; CPR-certified; Torah leining; SAT tutoring; proofreading; worldbuilding.
Interests: Science fiction and fantasy, percussion, creative writing, distance running, intersectional LGBTQA+ activism.