Curriculum vitae

Alysha suryah headshot on a beach

About

My name is Alysha, and I explore death, grief, and remembrance through creative practice, cultural inquiry, and land-based approaches.

I bring experience working in large public institutions where I stewarded complex, people-centered initiatives across the globe. This work is guided by an interest in how meaning is shaped through loss, transition, and what remains.

Location

Maryland, USA

Current jobs

2023 - present

Communications manager in State Arts Council

2022 - present

Founder in Sacred Mortality

Previous jobs

2020 - 2023

Sr. communications specialist in NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

2018 - 2020

Educational outreach specialist in NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

2017 - 2023

Founding consultant in Reaux Media Group

Volunteer roles

2024 - present

Board member for Friends of the Jones Falls

2023 - present

Volunteer services for Cylburn Aboretum

2024 - 2025

Fundraising chair for Joshua Johnson Council

2023 - 2024

Engagement director for GrowCery Garden

Continuing education

2025

Death Doula Certification from Deathschool Evolved

2023 - 2024

Permaculture Design Certification from Permaculture Institute of North America

2023

Maryland Master Naturalist Training from University of MD Extension

2022

Abortion and Loss Doula Training from Baltimore Doula Project

Technical toolkit

Canva

Expert

Premiere Pro

Expert

HTML5 and CSS3

proficient

Drupal

proficient

Excel and Sheets

proficient

META Business Suite

proficient

Scrum

competent

Wordpress

competent

Accessibility compliance

competent

Survey creation

competent

Hard skills

Content direction

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Narrative development

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Front-end development

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Vendor oversight

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Strategy optimization

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Email marketing

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Inventory systems

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Digital publishing

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Scrum/agile faciliation

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Media relations

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Compliance systems

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Soft skills

Systems thinking

Cross - stakeholder communication

Crisis recovery

Knowledge transfer

Audience listening

Collaboration and group faciliation

Public-facing representation

Community education

Languages

English

native

Spanish

intermediate

French

intermediate

American Sign Language

intermediate

My clients

Matthew L.

Consultant

David H.

Business Owner

Robert D.

Analyst