Experience

Actuality Abroad

• United States
• Travel Arrangements
• 1 - 100 Employee

• International Programs Director and Curator of Good

  • jan. 2010 - – nu

  Programs Director for Actuality Media. Interfacing with nonprofits and other changemakers, finding program locations, arranging program logistics and film subjects, recruiting participants, leading programs (teaching lessons, leading workshops, guiding filming, assisting in post-production), distributing films.I also curate much of our online presence on social media and distribution platforms as well as serving as the company photographer. Programs Director for Actuality Media. Interfacing with nonprofits and other changemakers, finding program locations, arranging program logistics and film subjects, recruiting participants, leading programs (teaching lessons, leading workshops, guiding filming, assisting in post-production), distributing films.I also curate much of our online presence on social media and distribution platforms as well as serving as the company photographer.



Independent

• Filmmaker

  • aug. 2010 - – nu



Freelance

• Freelance Journalist

  • sep. 2000 - – nu

• Contributing Writer

  • aug. 2018 - okt. 2020

  Contributing author to a collection of essays highlighting the importance of study abroad.



Rollins College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Guest Speaker

  • nov. 2015 - nov. 2015

  "Actuality Media Dinner" - spoke to a group of students on business, leadership and filmmaking topics. "Actuality Media Dinner" - spoke to a group of students on business, leadership and filmmaking topics.



Trvl Genie

• United States
• Travel Arrangements

• Freelance Photographer

  • nov. 2015 - nov. 2015

  Provided location photos for use in the travel app. Provided location photos for use in the travel app.



Chehalem Cultural Center

• Exhibitionist

  • okt. 2015 - nov. 2015

  Photography Exhibition - “Chajil Ch'upup – Guardian Fishermen”A collection of photographs of indigenous fishermen from the Central Guatemala area. Photography Exhibition - “Chajil Ch'upup – Guardian Fishermen”A collection of photographs of indigenous fishermen from the Central Guatemala area.



Pacific University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Guest Speaker

  • apr. 2014 - okt. 2015

  Visited multiple times to speak to film classes on documentary filmmaking. Visited multiple times to speak to film classes on documentary filmmaking.



Oregon State University

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Guest Speaker

  • okt. 2013 - okt. 2015

  I have spoken to multiple classes and groups - media classes for storytelling, business groups for running an entrepreneurial business. I have spoken to multiple classes and groups - media classes for storytelling, business groups for running an entrepreneurial business.



Show Me Justice Film Festival

• Guest Blogger

  • mar. 2015 - sep. 2015

  Guest blogger of two articles for the film festival blog. Guest blogger of two articles for the film festival blog.



Focal Press

• Freelance Photographer

  • jul. 2015 - aug. 2015

  Provided photographs for the cover of “Documentary Voice and Vision: A Creative Approach to Non-Fiction Media Production," a documentary textbook to be released in 2016. Provided photographs for the cover of “Documentary Voice and Vision: A Creative Approach to Non-Fiction Media Production," a documentary textbook to be released in 2016.



VALDESIGA

• United States
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• BTS

  • apr. 2015 - maj 2015

  Behind the scenes photographer and videographer for commercial shoots for Clarisonic and for Diesel Watches. Behind the scenes photographer and videographer for commercial shoots for Clarisonic and for Diesel Watches.



Stetson University College of Law

• United States
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Panel Member

  • apr. 2015 - apr. 2015

  Panelist for a talk entitled “What is the Benefit of a B Corporation? And Does Your Business Have a Social Benefit?” Panelist for a talk entitled “What is the Benefit of a B Corporation? And Does Your Business Have a Social Benefit?”



Social Earth

• Blogger

  • jan. 2011 - jan. 2015

  Writing occasional blogs about changemakers around the world with good ideas that can serve as a model for others. Writing occasional blogs about changemakers around the world with good ideas that can serve as a model for others.



Student Filmmakers Magazine

• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Contributing Writer

  • nov. 2014 - nov. 2014

  Author of article on documentary filmmaking - “The Importance of Gatekeepers for Documentaries” Author of article on documentary filmmaking - “The Importance of Gatekeepers for Documentaries”



Nerd Nite

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Speaker

  • maj 2014 - maj 2014

  Presented a talk entitled “Remarkable Narratives: Shaping Your Stories to Mythic Proportions” Presented a talk entitled “Remarkable Narratives: Shaping Your Stories to Mythic Proportions”



HuffPost

• United States
• Online Media
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Contributing Writer

  • jan. 2013 - jan. 2013

  Author of the blog post - “Students Making Movies to Change the World” Author of the blog post - “Students Making Movies to Change the World”



The Alchemist Alternative Weekly

• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Reporter

  • aug. 2008 - maj 2010

  Wrote articles profiling local businesses, local bands, and special events - as well as short fiction. Wrote articles profiling local businesses, local bands, and special events - as well as short fiction.