Experience

Las Fotos Project

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Social Enterprise Director

  • Mar 2022 - Present

• Social Enterprise Manager

  • Oct 2019 - Mar 2022

  In my role, I oversee the Creative Entrepreneurship Opportunities Program (CEO), which is Las Fotos Project's initial social enterprise. CEO creates economic independence and equity through pathways to professions in the photography/creative industry for teen girls from communities of color. We accomplish this goal by employing students as event and product photographers providing high-quality photography services to our clients. I am responsible for developing new client relationships and maintaining client partnerships. Additionally, I oversee students and mentors through the process of working with clients, my goal is to ensure CEO photographers are ready to begin their individual careers upon completing the program. I am also responsible for advancing the creative direction and implementing the expansion of Las Fotos Project's social enterprise services. Over the next year, we will launch an online print store for Las Fotos Project supporters to purchase their favorite artwork and we will open The Foto Studio. The Foto Studio is a full-service photography studio that will employ our CEO students as portrait and product photographers as well as host a membership service where local photographers can join our Las Fotos Project community in order to have a welcoming and creative space to work on their own personal projects. Show less



Skirball Cultural Center

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Associate Educator, School and Residency Programs

  • Jul 2018 - Oct 2019

  Develop educational programs for students in Grades 5-12, which includes creating an in-school artist residency program for a partner high school and developing, implementing, and editing school-tour curriculum related to permanent and changing exhibitions on topics such as archaeology of the Near East, American history and democratic ideals, immigration, and civic engagement. Train, coach, and evaluate staff and docent educators responsible for facilitating gallery-based school tours; monitor educator’s performance and provide instruction to enrich their knowledge as to enhance tour content and facilitation skills. Facilitate school programs for elementary and high school student visitors. Show less

• School Program Coordinator

  • Aug 2016 - Jul 2018

  Coordinate school visits by managing program registrations and educator contact information through Filemaker and Altru databases, maintain constant communication with teachers, school administrators and colleagues at partner nonprofit organizations; participate in outreach activities at school sites and community events, allocate transportation grants and monitor funding; collect and analyze program data for grant proposals; conduct summative evaluations on programs, develop curriculum for new school programs and facilitate school programs for elementary and high school student visitors. Show less

• Education Administrative Assistant

  • Sep 2014 - Aug 2016

  Draft travel memos and performer contracts, schedule management and department meetings, maintain department budget by tracking and reconciling expenses and revenues; supervise 60 docents coordinating their training and teaching assignments, teach school programs for elementary and high school student visitors.

• Communications and Marketing Intern

  • Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

  Researched and performed online outreach to diverse Los Angeles community for the museum’s world music concert series, created protocol for future event outreach, coordinated production of daily publication for museum visitors, helped organize community outreach program specific to museum exhibition celebrating the African-American community



UCLA Conferences and Catering

• Caterer

  • Sep 2011 - Nov 2014

  Worked as part of a team and shift leader under strict deadline to set up and serve conferences and events for faculty and staff at the UCLA campus. Worked as part of a team and shift leader under strict deadline to set up and serve conferences and events for faculty and staff at the UCLA campus.



La Gente Newsmagazine

• UCLA

• Editor in Chief, Managing Assistant, Staff Writer

  • Mar 2011 - Jun 2014

  Served as the 2012-2013 Editor in Chief. As Managing Assistant worked on a staff of twenty students while leading a group of five writers. Worked on a deadline to research, write, edit, and design a 24-page newsmagazine covering school, local and national topics. Used social media such as Facebook, Twitter, and lagente.org to expand coverage and developed an iPhone application. Served as the 2012-2013 Editor in Chief. As Managing Assistant worked on a staff of twenty students while leading a group of five writers. Worked on a deadline to research, write, edit, and design a 24-page newsmagazine covering school, local and national topics. Used social media such as Facebook, Twitter, and lagente.org to expand coverage and developed an iPhone application.



Kubota Corporation

• Japan
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Marketing Intern

  • Jun 2013 - Aug 2013

  Worked with the brand communications manager to extend new brand logo rollout to employees and the public, also provided assistance with public relations, customer outreach, and global marketing. Compiled data and created PowerPoints for Marketing Vice-president. Assisted Web manager in compiling information for the launch of new company wide iPhone app, redesign and information update of company website. Presented my personal project to Corporation’s executive board about how to tie new brand message with corporate’s social responsibility endeavors in order to improve CSR and provide benefits to company. Show less



Eventup

• Santa Monica, CA

• Marketing Intern

  • Apr 2013 - Jun 2013

  Duties included updating social media accounts such as Pinterest and Twitter, writing blog posts for website, and analyzing Google analytics for SEO and keyword research, compiling data into Excel sheets for Marketing Vice-president for a digital startup. Duties included updating social media accounts such as Pinterest and Twitter, writing blog posts for website, and analyzing Google analytics for SEO and keyword research, compiling data into Excel sheets for Marketing Vice-president for a digital startup.



UCLA USAC Finance Committee

• Vice Chair, Member

  • Sep 2011 - Jun 2013

  Worked as part of a six member committee to recommend allocation of student fees to various student organizations. Worked as part of a six member committee to recommend allocation of student fees to various student organizations.



U.S. Department of Labor

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Office of Public Affairs Intern

  • Jun 2012 - Aug 2012

  Duties included managing the US Department of Labor blog, Twitter, YouTube and Facebook including editing and writing blogs, live tweeting conferences, writing and starring in a YouTube promotional video. Duties included managing the US Department of Labor blog, Twitter, YouTube and Facebook including editing and writing blogs, live tweeting conferences, writing and starring in a YouTube promotional video.