Shelli Hoppe
Summary: 20+ years international education experience spanning 6 countries and 5 American states. 10+ years international strategic consultancy experience. 5+ years research and design experience. Speaks some of seven languages. Loves martial arts, dancing, painting, and poetry.
MFA Poetry
Warren Wilson College—Asheville, North Carolina
Renate Wood Scholar
Maryland Institute College of Art—Baltimore, Maryland
MVP DesignFest
Shark Tank Fellowship
Delta Alpha Pi International Honor Society
Graduate Certificate in Transdisciplinary Studies
The New Centre for Research and Practice—Berlin, Germany
Thesis: Artificial Intelligence in 20th Century Rural France and the Theories of Fernand Deligny
Advised by Mo Salemy
Scholarship awardee
MA TESOL/MSED Special Education and Teaching
Middlebury Institute of International Studies/City College of New York, CUNY
BUILD President at Middlebury Institute of International Studies
BA English
Brigham Young University—Provo, UT
London Theatre Study Abroad
Current Management and Research Experience:
09/2024
Community Health Research Associate
Americorps + University of Iowa + Federal Government—Iowa City, Iowa
Using data to suggest improvements to the user interface.
Evaluating mental health training modules with users via surveys and focus groups.
Conducting an environmental scan of CHW programs in various states and identifying best practices.
Investigating ways in which AmeriCorps members are integrated into CHW work in other states.
Exploring tools and methods implemented by other states to ensure that CHW training programs
are inclusive and accessible to individuals with language barriers and/or disabilities.
2023
(Re) Design Psych
Founder and CEO
Solving the wicked problem of ineffective trauma therapy and theory through AI and data science/design innovation.
05/2019
Director of Strategic Partnerships
The Kite Zine—New York City, New York
Leading efforts at developing a solid nonprofit infrastructure.
Consulted directly with Gigi Blanchard on speaking opportunities, building procurement, equity initiatives and educational programming.
“You are a complete godsend.” - Gigi Blanchard, Founder of The Kite Zine
10/2015
Founder, Creative Director
Capable Magazine—New York City, NY
Designing, curating and editing all submissions after building the website in a 72-hour design sprint.
Working with authors from The New York Times, The Sun, and Yale to publish and
promote work from disabled and chronically ill artists and authors.
10/2015
Lead Strategist
Teach North Korean Refugees—Seoul, South Korea
Organization helps hundreds of North Korean refugees author their own lives through English language services and other services.
Organization has led to five TED talks and many memoirs published by only the best houses.
Working directly with Yeon-mi Park to publicize her memoir In Order to Live.
“Shelli Hoppe is the expert business connector.” — Casey Lartigue Jr., Founder, Teach North Korean Refugees
Residencies
Forthcoming: residencies at Spitsbergen, Artesumepaz, Tyrone Guthrie Center, and others.
2022 Tomales Bay Writers Conference with Writing by Writers, USA
Nonfiction workshop and retreat for a week with Carl Phillips and Pam Houston in Northern California.
2021 The Kenyon Review Teachers Workshop with Tracy K. Smith, USA
Funded workshop for outstanding teacher-authors through The Kenyon Review, remote.
2020 Catapult 12-Month Poetry Generator with Rosebud Ben-Oni, USA
Excellent one-to-one mentorship and scholarship awardee, remote.
.2019 OMEGA “Women in Power” with Tarana Burke & Roxanne Gay, USA
100% Scholarship with living stipend to Omega Institute to meet world leaders on international women’s rights, Upstate New York.
