Experience

The Art Effect

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

• Director of Programs

  • Apr 2020 - Present

• Director of Education and Experience

  • Jan 2018 - Nov 2022

  Create and oversee implementation of curricula across Explore and Experience level programs; supervise program staff; in-school residencies and community program partners; assure programmatic evaluation is being conducted effectively and in accordance with funding terms; design Experience and Explore level curriculum and assessment; design and conduct staff training opportunities and professional development programs; create and monitor implementation of benchmarks for student growth and pathways for student development across the organiztion; direct instruction of courses in critical thinking/writing, radio production, video production, and digital literacies. Show less



Independent Scholar

• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Writer/Researcher

  • May 2009 - Present

  Academic Publications: “Negative Space, Narrative Subjugation: Paradoxical Representations of Empowerment in Ms. Marvel.” In _Can the Subaltern Be A Superhero? The Politics of Non-Hegemonic Superheroism_. Eds. Rafael Ponce-Cordero and Derek S. McGrath. McFarland Publishers. Forthcoming in 2018. “Defining Joss Whedon’s Disability Narrative Ethic.” _Blood, Body, and Soul: Health and (Dis)ability in Joss Whedon’s Worlds._ Eds. AmiJo Comeford and Tamy Burnett (forthcoming 2018). “Choice and Control in Digital Storytelling: Stephen Soderbergh’s Mosaic (2017).” _Vassar Review 2018: Flesh & Form_. Vassar College: Poughkeepsie, NY, 2018. _Joss Whedon and Race: Critical Essays_. Eds. Mary Ellen Iatropoulos and Lowery Woodall. McFarland: North Carolina, 2016. Available for purchase here: http://www.mcfarlandbooks.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-7010-5 “Separate Canons Or One? Canonicity, Medium, and Authorship in the Whedonverse Comics.” _In The Comics of Joss Whedon_. Ed. Valerie Frankel. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2015. Available for purchase here: http://www.mcfarlandbooks.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-9885-7 “Someone Else’s Sandbox: Of Marvel, Much Ado, and the Great Auteur Debate.” In _After the Avengers: Joss Whedon: The Companion_ (e-Book). Ed. Valerie Frankel. PopMatters.com, 2015. Available for purchase here: https://www.amazon.com/After-Avengers-Whedons-Franchises-Whedonverse-ebook/dp/B0184JSR44/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1479682129&sr=8-1&keywords=after+the+avengers “Look Where Free Will Has Gotten You: Brave New World and Angel’s Body Jasmine.” Publication of SW/TX 2010 conference paper. _Southwest Journal of Cultures._ Fall Post 1, April 5th, 2010. Available at http://www.whedon.info/Look-Where-Free-Will-Has-Gotten.html "Huxley, Orwell and Angel: (Re)Negotiating the Dystopian Dilemma." _The Literary Angel._ Eds. AmiJo Comeford and Tamy Burnett. McFarland: North Carolina, 2010. Show less



Spark Media Project

• United States
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Education

  • Sep 2007 - Dec 2017

  Director of Education (2012 - 2017) Curriculum development/implementation/assessment for elementary, middle, and high-school age classrooms throughout the Hudson Valley; project oversight/management for NEA-funded in-school media arts residencies; instruction of writing, media literacy, zine-making, filmmaking and video production at Poughkeepsie Day School; coordination, training, and management of 15 undergraduate internships semesterly; guest lectures/talks on media literacy, ELA-technology integration, and 21st-century assessment strategies at conferences and undergraduate classrooms; departmental leadership and oversight for Spark's teaching team. Past positions at Spark: Assessment and Evaluation Consultant (2011) Media Educator/Project Coordinator (2008-2011) Founder/Director of Radio Uprising (2008-present) Administrative/Exhibitions Assistant (2007-2008) Select Recent Presentations at Education Conferences: “Framing Perspective: Teaching Media Literacy for Social Justice.” Multicultural Education Conference 2015. State University of New York at New Paltz. New Paltz, NY. 13 November 2015. “The Thinking Behind The Tech: Engagement And Empowerment Through Media Literacy.” Teaching the Hudson Valley Conference. FDR Home and Presidential Park. Hyde Park, New York. 30 July 2015. “Framing Experience: Empathy and Equality Through Media Production.” Presentation at Dutchess Community College Health and Human Services Conference. April 2015. “Learning From The Streets: Critical Media Literacy and the Common Core” Teaching the Hudson Valley Conference. FDR Home and Presidential Park. Hyde Park, New York. 1 August 2013. For a complete listing of presentations, see www.maryelleniatropoulos.com. Show less



SUNY New Paltz

• United States
• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Graduate Assistant, Center for International Programs

  • Jan 2009 - Dec 2009

  Enrollment Outreach & Database Management Enrollment Outreach & Database Management



Literacy Volunteers, Eastern Orange County

• Program Coordinator

  • Apr 2007 - Sep 2007

  Managing literacy volunteers program, recruiting and supporting volunteer staff of tutors, intaking and assessing TABE and BESTPLUS testing of students, marketing program, assisting in development, managing day to day operations of office. Managing literacy volunteers program, recruiting and supporting volunteer staff of tutors, intaking and assessing TABE and BESTPLUS testing of students, marketing program, assisting in development, managing day to day operations of office.


Palindrome Productions
• Media Production
• Co-Founder/Director/Event Programmer

  • 2005 - 2007


AESC

• Japan
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Campus Assistant

  • Jul 2005 - Apr 2006

  Performed administrative duties, assisted in marketing of teleconferences, senior seminars, and other educational/professional development workshops for search professionals. Performed administrative duties, assisted in marketing of teleconferences, senior seminars, and other educational/professional development workshops for search professionals.