Experience

Lower East Side Tenement Museum

• Educator

  • Feb 2014 - Present

  -Interpret the history of Manhattan’s Lower East Side -Facilitate discussions by exploring the personal experiences, artifacts and cultural history of immigrant families, activists and shopkeepers both past and present. -Lead museum tours for ESOL adult learners and 4th-12th grade students -Interpret the history of Manhattan’s Lower East Side -Facilitate discussions by exploring the personal experiences, artifacts and cultural history of immigrant families, activists and shopkeepers both past and present. -Lead museum tours for ESOL adult learners and 4th-12th grade students



Black Cat Circus Productions

• Assistant Editor

  • Jan 2014 - Present

  - Assemble rough cuts - Organize media - Log and sync footage - Prepare completed projects for picture lock - Assemble rough cuts - Organize media - Log and sync footage - Prepare completed projects for picture lock



Los Jets Productions Inc / NuvoTV

• Key Production Associate

  • Aug 2013 - Jan 2014

  -Assist in the functioning of the shooting set and crew -Lock down and install set -Manage appearance, participant, location and media releases -Assist story producer -Establish relationships with community and location managers -Direct other production assistants -Organize craft services and meals -Scout locations -Collect archival footage -Prepare final project binders -Assist in the functioning of the shooting set and crew -Lock down and install set -Manage appearance, participant, location and media releases -Assist story producer -Establish relationships with community and location managers -Direct other production assistants -Organize craft services and meals -Scout locations -Collect archival footage -Prepare final project binders



Albuquerque Public Schools

• Primary and Secondary Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Substitute Teacher

  • Dec 2012 - Dec 2013

  -Implement lesson plans for high school courses: Spanish, Language Arts and Social Studies -Implement lesson plans for high school courses: Spanish, Language Arts and Social Studies



Academy for the Love of Learning

• United States
• Strategic Management Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Videographer / Photographer

  • Sep 2012 - Jun 2013

  -Install lighting equipment -Operate Panasonic video camera and DSLR camera -Conduct interviews with 12-15 year old students -Install lighting equipment -Operate Panasonic video camera and DSLR camera -Conduct interviews with 12-15 year old students



Littleglobe, Inc.

• Strategic Management Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Filmmaker and Post-Production Assistant

  • Feb 2012 - Jun 2013

  -Operate camera for a documentary featuring teaching artists in middle schools throughout New Mexico's capital. -Conduct interviews in English and Spanish -Set up and break down lighting equipment -Schedule shoots with public school administrators -Organize and create select sequences for documentary and promotional films -Operate camera for a documentary featuring teaching artists in middle schools throughout New Mexico's capital. -Conduct interviews in English and Spanish -Set up and break down lighting equipment -Schedule shoots with public school administrators -Organize and create select sequences for documentary and promotional films



National Society for American Indian Elderly (NSAIE)

• Grant Writer

  • Jul 2011 - Jun 2012

  -Research funding opportunities -Write narrative proposals and budgets -Fundraise for the Acoma Senior Center's recording / Storytelling Studio, a project that would allow Acoma youth to record oral histories from elders in the community -Create digital storybooks in Keres -Organize intergenerational activities -Recruit community volunteers -Research funding opportunities -Write narrative proposals and budgets -Fundraise for the Acoma Senior Center's recording / Storytelling Studio, a project that would allow Acoma youth to record oral histories from elders in the community -Create digital storybooks in Keres -Organize intergenerational activities -Recruit community volunteers



WFCR/WNNZ

• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intern & Freelance Reporter

  • 2010 - 2011

  -Interview -Write & voice news segments -Edit news stories using audio production software -Transcribe audio -Interview -Write & voice news segments -Edit news stories using audio production software -Transcribe audio



Karen Michel "Live? Die? Kill? Three Questions in Two Geographies"

• Transcriptionist

  • Jun 2010 - Oct 2010

  -Transcribe audio for multimedia documentaries -Transcribe audio for multimedia documentaries