KENDALL SNEE  

                                                                            BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT:
Kendall Snee is a Pittsburgh poet and 10th grade English teacher. Her work has been featured in The Oakland Review, Yawp by Poetry Lounge, Carlow’s Dionne’s Story: Poems on Abuse and Sexual Assault, Pile Press, the Grateful Dead Poetry Anthology, Pink Panther, and others. Snee serves as a board member for several local writing initiatives, including Write Pittsburgh, the Pittsburgh Poetry Collective, and Steel City Slam. She has also read for the nationally recognized sci-fi contest Parsec. Most recently, Snee was the Fall Writer-in-Residence at City Books and looks forward to completing a writer’s residency through Studio Faire in Nérac, France, this summer.

                                                          EDUCATION
                                                                   Master of Secondary Education, May 2019
                                                                       Bachelor of Arts in English, May 2017
                                                                               West Virginia University

                                                                              TEACHING EXPERIENCE 

                                                  10th Grade Honors English Teacher — October 2020–Present

● Developed project-based research units emphasizing MLA citation, source evaluation, and reflective writing.
● Adapted instruction for in-person, hybrid, and virtual learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
● Differentiated instruction for ESL, 504, IEP, and Honors students to ensure equitable outcomes.
● Engaged in professional development focused on student choice literacy and sustained silent reading.

                                                 8th Grade English Language Arts Merit — June 2018–October 2020

● Awarded a $400 Sustained Silent Reading Library Grant.
● Taught classical and contemporary poetry to build understanding of literary devices and analysis.
● Implemented data-driven instruction to improve Keystone Exam performance.

                                                                                  OTHER EXPERIENCE

Senior Cyber Support Specialist — October 2020–2021
Morgantown Learning Academy, Tutor / Summer Camp Counselor- December 2019
West Virginia’s Writers Workshop, High School Writing Supervisor — June 2018
A West Virginia For All ELA Conference Keynote Speaker — March 2019

LITERARY EXPERIENCE & PUBLICATIONS
● Yawp by Poetry Lounge
● Pile Press
● Carlow’s Dionne’s Story: Poems on Abuse and Sexual Assault
● Madwomen in the Attic: Voices from the Attic
● Chill Mag: The Green Issue
● Gypsophile
● Pink Panther Magazine
● Grateful Dead Poetry Anthology RESIDENCIES & HONORS
● Studio Faire Writers Residency, Nérac, France — 2025
● Writer-in-Residence, City Books — Fall 2024
● Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society
● Hungry Poets Contestant
● Whitman Barbe Creative Writing Award AFFILIATIONS & COMMUNITY WORK
● Board Member, Write Pittsburgh
● Member, Pittsburgh Poetry Collective / Steel City Slam
● Member, Carlow University’s Madwomen in the Attic
● Member, National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
● Reader, Parsec Science Fiction Contest

                                                                                            SKILLS
Google Classroom, Zoom, Google Meet, Jam board, KAMI, Microsoft Suite, MLA / APA / Chicago Style Formatting, Curriculum Design and Planning, Poetry Workshop facilitator.