Experience

Texas Folklife

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Manager

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  I oversee multiple projects and initiatives, including a podcast, fellowship program, summer institute, and K-12 education programs. I manage instructors and contractors while collaborating with stakeholders, including community partners. Community partners include public schools, teachers, non-profit organizations, artists, and tradition-bearers. I report directly to executive leadership.I design instructional materials and adapt training programs to meet our collaborators' needs. I work with a variety of tools and platforms including Google Classroom, ArcGIS StoryMaps, and audio production software such as Hindenburg and Descript.In 2022 I planned and implemented a statewide Community Folklife Fellowship program, which provides training in oral history, folklore and media to 10 community members across the state of Texas. I managed a project team of 7 instructors and program assistants. This innovative program has been highlighted in the Texas Standard and discussed at the American Folklore Society annual meeting and the National Association of State Arts Agencies. I also oversee the Folklorist Next-Door podcast as a managing editor, supervising production and distribution. Show less

• Program Coordinator

  • Aug 2020 - Jan 2022

  Stories from Deep in the Heart is a podcast and audio storytelling training initiative of Texas Folklife, geared towards Texas youth and communities. I sustain and grow our program by planning and overseeing all programmatic activities and developing long-term strategic plans. I conceptualize and implement projects ranging from workshops to long-term classroom collaborations. I also develop and sustain relationships with community organizations, teachers, artists, and producers. As part of the Texas Folklife team, I contribute to a variety of organization-wide projects and marketing efforts. Show less



Future Traditions Festival

• Austin, Texas Area

• Director

  • Jan 2019 - Present

  In 2019 I founded Future Traditions Festival as a platform for innovative approaches to performance, technology, and Latin/x American cultures. The festival fosters collaborations which extend existing performance practices through technology and media. See: FutureTraditionsFest.com In 2019 I founded Future Traditions Festival as a platform for innovative approaches to performance, technology, and Latin/x American cultures. The festival fosters collaborations which extend existing performance practices through technology and media. See: FutureTraditionsFest.com



The University of Texas at Austin

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2015 - Present

  Manage between 2-6 sections- up to 120 students per term - with 26 to 78 discussion sections per semester. I am responsible for creating lesson plans for discussions to solidify conceptual understanding and supplement lectures. Additionally, in writing-intensive courses, I provide feedback and guidance on research projects. Since 2015 I have served as a TA or Instructor for 10 undergraduate liberal arts music-focused courses at UT Austin. During the 2020 pandemic, I quickly adapted to an online-only format using Zoom, Canvas, and modified asynchronous assignments. Show less

• Assistant Editor

  • Aug 2018 - Aug 2019

  The Latin American Music Review is a leading semiannual research journal published by UT Press. As the assistant editor, I used Scholastica to process dozens of incoming article submissions. Managing the peer-review process, I identified and regularly corresponded with leading academics in Latin American studies and ethno/musicology and made editorial recommendations based on these experts' insights. As the assistant editor, I oversaw most of the content production from start to finish and worked with the editor, copy editors, and production editor to produce two publications. Show less

• Instructor

  • Jan 2018 - Aug 2018

  As an undergraduate course instructor for History of Rock during two semesters, I created the course syllabi, assignments and projects, selected reading materials, gave between 3 and 5 lectures per week, graded assignments, and met regularly with students to provide guidance and feedback on projects. I organized guest lectures and worked with the UT Library to help students develop their academic research skills. My courses focus on empowering students to formulate self-driven projects that lead them to relevant new insights and directions in their educational and professional development. Show less



The New School

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Library Clerk

  • Oct 2013 - Aug 2014

  Managed a team of 10 student workers as part of the New School Library's admninistrative team. Managed a team of 10 student workers as part of the New School Library's admninistrative team.



Heyman Law

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant

  • Sep 2013 - Aug 2014

  Reviewed trademark and licensing materials, corresponded with clients, assisted in organizing networking events. Reviewed trademark and licensing materials, corresponded with clients, assisted in organizing networking events.



Smithsonian Institution

• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 700 & Above Employee

• Marketing Intern

  • Sep 2012 - Dec 2012

  As a full-time intern, I assisted with digital distribution of new releases through iTunes, eMusic and other distribution channels, led metadata error correction in revising hundreds of entries on several databases, assisted with translation (English to Spanish) of the Smithsonian Jazz Education site and wrote other web copy such as album abstracts for the Smithsonian Folkways website As a full-time intern, I assisted with digital distribution of new releases through iTunes, eMusic and other distribution channels, led metadata error correction in revising hundreds of entries on several databases, assisted with translation (English to Spanish) of the Smithsonian Jazz Education site and wrote other web copy such as album abstracts for the Smithsonian Folkways website



The New School

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Producer and Mix Engineer, WNSR: New School Radio

  • Oct 2011 - May 2012

  Using Pro-Tools and the New School recording studios, I edited weekly news program audio for WNSR: New School Radio and wrote descriptions for each episode. During this time I also produced original podcast episodes where I selected and interviewed musicians from The New School for Jazz.

• Library Assistant

  • Feb 2009 - May 2012



Nuyorican Poets Cafe Inc

• United States
• Musicians
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intern

  • Jan 2012 - Mar 2012