Experience

Root Division

• United States
• Artists and Writers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Filipino Teaching Fellow

  • Jul 2023 - Present

  Teaching classes two afternoons per week at Bessie Carmichael Elementary School and the Filipino Education Center (FEC), an after school program for newcomer children who have recently emigrated to San Francisco. Working as a teaching-artist in residence for the full school year, incorporate monthly themes from the BCE/FEC cultural calendar into projects, which guide students in discussions, story-telling, and art-making around in their transition to a new home in the U.S. Teaching classes two afternoons per week at Bessie Carmichael Elementary School and the Filipino Education Center (FEC), an after school program for newcomer children who have recently emigrated to San Francisco. Working as a teaching-artist in residence for the full school year, incorporate monthly themes from the BCE/FEC cultural calendar into projects, which guide students in discussions, story-telling, and art-making around in their transition to a new home in the U.S.



Kala Art Institute

• United States
• Fine Art
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Teaching Artist

  • Sep 2023 - Present



San Francisco Children's Art Center

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Teaching Artist

  • Sep 2023 - Present



SCRAP

• United States
• Arts & Crafts
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Teaching Artist

  • Aug 2023 - Present



Maker Studio Kidz

• United States
• Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Curriculum Developer and Lead Teacher

  • Oct 2022 - Jul 2023

  Write curriculum for classes, camps and programs for all teaching staff, teach private and group art lessons that provide in-depth instructional experiences focusing on creativity and design for ages 4-12. Help run social media account and talk to local businesses about events. Write curriculum for classes, camps and programs for all teaching staff, teach private and group art lessons that provide in-depth instructional experiences focusing on creativity and design for ages 4-12. Help run social media account and talk to local businesses about events.



NAACP

• Civic and Social Organizations
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Muralist

  • Mar 2021 - Jun 2022

  Research, design and execute mural in collaboration with Asian and Pacific Islander students of Eureka High School that represents the AAPI experience and cultural values. Research, design and execute mural in collaboration with Asian and Pacific Islander students of Eureka High School that represents the AAPI experience and cultural values.



Cal Poly Humboldt

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Gallery Director

  • Apr 2021 - May 2022

  Curated, installed, and deinstalled art exhibitions as the Student Access Gallery Director in the Cal Poly Humboldt Art Department. Collaborated with artists and coordinated the display of their work to create visually compelling exhibitions. Utilized social media platforms to promote upcoming exhibitions, share behind-the-scenes glimpses of the curatorial process, and engage the art faculty, students, and wider community in the vibrant student art scene on campus. Curated, installed, and deinstalled art exhibitions as the Student Access Gallery Director in the Cal Poly Humboldt Art Department. Collaborated with artists and coordinated the display of their work to create visually compelling exhibitions. Utilized social media platforms to promote upcoming exhibitions, share behind-the-scenes glimpses of the curatorial process, and engage the art faculty, students, and wider community in the vibrant student art scene on campus.



Cal Poly Humboldt Women’s Resource Center

• Arcata, California, United States

• Art Coordinator and Anti-Racist Educator

  • Oct 2020 - May 2022

  Help aid a cohort of women, nonbinary folks and students of color to build a safe and welcoming space for them on campus. Oversee all artistic aspects of WRC from running social media account to creating presentations and incorporating art in healing the wounds of past patriarchal and racial trauma. Help educate students on gaining racial awareness through event planning and sharing information through zoom meetings and social media. Help aid a cohort of women, nonbinary folks and students of color to build a safe and welcoming space for them on campus. Oversee all artistic aspects of WRC from running social media account to creating presentations and incorporating art in healing the wounds of past patriarchal and racial trauma. Help educate students on gaining racial awareness through event planning and sharing information through zoom meetings and social media.



Freelance

• Arcata, California, United States

• D.I.Y Art Show Organizer

  • Nov 2018 - Dec 2021

  Transform houses, barns, and DIY venues into a makeshift gallery for DIY art shows. Contact local artists to show art. Help install and uninstall work. Organize live music to accompany art with local musicians. Transform houses, barns, and DIY venues into a makeshift gallery for DIY art shows. Contact local artists to show art. Help install and uninstall work. Organize live music to accompany art with local musicians.



The Good Collective, Inc

• United States
• Retail

• Jewelry Production and Packing Assistant

  • Jun 2020 - Feb 2021

  Assist in assembling, cleaning and packaging jewelry in a production environment. Actively participated in inventory management, accurately counting and cataloging jewelry supplies and finished products to support seamless production workflows. Demonstrated exceptional attention to detail when inspecting and polishing jewelry pieces, ensuring that each item exhibited a flawless finish. Assist in assembling, cleaning and packaging jewelry in a production environment. Actively participated in inventory management, accurately counting and cataloging jewelry supplies and finished products to support seamless production workflows. Demonstrated exceptional attention to detail when inspecting and polishing jewelry pieces, ensuring that each item exhibited a flawless finish.



Girl Scouts of the USA

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Art Teacher

  • Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  Responsible for all artistic aspects of camp. Planned and created projects for campers ages 6-17 to do. Teach basic fundamentals of art such as color and drawing from life. Maintained cleanliness of the art barn area. Kept inventory of all art supplies. Create signs and displays for use throughout camp. Responsible for all artistic aspects of camp. Planned and created projects for campers ages 6-17 to do. Teach basic fundamentals of art such as color and drawing from life. Maintained cleanliness of the art barn area. Kept inventory of all art supplies. Create signs and displays for use throughout camp.



ART Attack!

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Studio Assistant

  • Oct 2016 - Jun 2017

  Aid in the instruction of painting to elementary schoolers. Come up with warm up sketch and painting ideas, set up still lifes and aid in the oil painting process and clean up. Aid in the instruction of painting to elementary schoolers. Come up with warm up sketch and painting ideas, set up still lifes and aid in the oil painting process and clean up.