EDUCATOR
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
FOUNDATIONS 2 LAB I | TEMPLE UNIVERSITY | SPRING 2023
A continuation of media arts theory and practice with an increased emphasis on aesthetics, genres, writing, and project design. Assigned production projects and readings include documentary, fictional, and experimental formats.
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DOCUMENTARY WORKSHOP I | TEMPLE UNIVERSITY | FALL 2022
Documentary Workshop will expose students to key questions of the documentary field, provide theoretical perspectives and historical context for documentary filmmaking. Through readings from the course textbook, discussions, screenings, essays from industry blogs, tutorials and filming exercises; you will be provided with a foundation towards a critical practice.
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DOCUMENTARY STUDIES TECH LAB | THE NEW SCHOOL | FALL 2022
This studio course is designed to introduce students to the technical concerns that arise when producing documentary media. The objectives of the course are to familiarize students with the tools and skills necessary to produce high-quality audio and video recordings, and to foster critical thinking regarding the use of image/sound recording technology in documentary production.
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TEACHER ASSISTANT
PROD. SOUND-DOCUMENTARY | CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK | FALL 2019
· Assist Prof. JT Takagi in the setting of sound equipment for the MFA and BFA sound class
· Demo sound mixers and miking techniques for students
· Set up / operate video and audio equipment for the Evening Seminars at CCNY from Doc Forum and Third World Newsreel
STUDENT FOR JUSTICE INTERNSHIP | GUEST MENTOR | MARYMOUNT MANHATTAN COLLEGE | FALL 2020
· Review storyboards and assist students developing their ideas
· Help student developing a plan during the pre-production stages of their final videos
· Presentation on my technical department to teach students about sound
VIDEOMAKING II | BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY | FALL 2016
· Assist professor Alexandra Cuesta in the classroom with projections of the student´s work
· Prepare classroom for the optimum run of the video making course
· Help students with video assignments and other technical questions
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YOUTH SUMMER PROG.| NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY | SUMMER 2016 - 2017
· Oversee students and ensure their proper technical and safe use of equipment
· Assist students with their projects and encouraged proper technique when shooting
· Equipment inventory assistance and/or assist with equipment orders
PANELS
VIRTUAL PANEL: CELEBRATING QTPOC STORIES AND FILMMAKING
· PrideFull Films | Oct 2021
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REFLECTIONS ON MOVEMENT, LANDSCAPE & IDENTITY IN FILM
· Tierra Narrative Short Film Program | Oct 2021
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EMERGING TRANS & NON-BINARY FILMMAKERS SHORTS PROGRAM
· Outfest’s 5th Trans and Nonbinary Summit | Aug 2021
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FREELANCE CAREER PANEL – BMCC ALUMNI
· Borough of Manhattan Community College | Oct 2020
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WHAT IS COLONIZATION? HOW WE DECOLONIZE THE WORK WE DO?
· Decolonize Un-Conference | Oct 2019
DIVERSITY IN CREW HIRING
· The Art of Brooklyn Film Festival | Jun 2019