Experience

California Film Institute

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CFI Education Outreach Manager | MVFF Behind the Screens Manager

  • Mar 2019 - Present

• 2019 DocLands Film Festival, Education Coordinator

  • Feb 2019 - Present

• 2018 Mill Valley Film Festival, Education Coordinator

  • 2018 - Present



Tribeca

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Associate Programmer Documentaries

  • Nov 2021 - Present



Art House Convergence

• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Art House Convergence Transitional Board

  • Aug 2020 - Jan 2021

  Art House Convergence (AHC) is an association dedicated to advancing excellence and sustainability in community-based, mission-driven media exhibition. Each year our annual conference, regional seminars, and programs provide networking opportunities, educational resources, and define best practices for hundreds of theaters and festivals located throughout North America. Collectively, our constituents host over 30 million audience members annually. Art House Convergence (AHC) is an association dedicated to advancing excellence and sustainability in community-based, mission-driven media exhibition. Each year our annual conference, regional seminars, and programs provide networking opportunities, educational resources, and define best practices for hundreds of theaters and festivals located throughout North America. Collectively, our constituents host over 30 million audience members annually.



Sundance Institute

• United States
• Movies and Sound Recording
• 200 - 300 Employee

• 2019 Sundance Film Festival, Education Coordinator, Student Outreach

  • 2018 - Feb 2019



Sarasota Film Festival

• United States
• Movies, Videos, and Sound
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Education and Community Engagement

  • Jun 2016 - Oct 2018

  As the Director of Education and Community Engagement at the Sarasota Film Festival (https://goo.gl/NKj9ft), I managed five team members in my department and ran a K-12 media literacy curriculum in regional classrooms. In addition, some of my tasks included: Family Friendly Programming*Screening short submissions from local K-12 students and international filmmakers under 18 through Withoutabox & Filmfreeway. With those, producing three daytime screenings called Hollywood Nights where we showcase these young filmmakers. *Together with the Programming my department coordinates a series of field trips to the Festival called KIDS VIP TRIPS. This programming is provided free of charge to regional K-12 students. My department jumped attendance to family friendly film series from 746 in '16 to 2029 in '17.*Collaborating with our national PR company enhancing K-12 programming during Run-of Festival Filmmaker visits.*Creating residency programs for multiple institutions including recruitment, acclimation and scheduling.*Growing the Education program by creating production opportunities for College and University Students 2017: https://goo.gl/HjxfzD2018: https://goo.gl/WHSRM5Event Production*Booking talent for panels and performances and connecting with vendors and sponsors.*Site scouting, managing a outdoor film series called Moonlights Movies. Arranging it’s connected city/county permits.Development & Growth*Accrued $8,280 in 2017 season and $26,000 in 2018 pre- festival season through grants and partnership strategies.*Drafted the 2018 Sarasota Film Festival Fundraising plan.*Supervising the Festival’s Social Media Manager. 2017 season social media strategies upped engagement on Facebook by 35% compared to 2016.*Finding points of collaboration with local and national partners to maximize outreach efforts*Created and managed Outreach Program with Festival Volunteers. Training and scheduling Volunteers to become "Outreach Ambassadors".

• Lead Producer Short Documentar

  • Aug 2015 - Sep 2018



Sincerely, The Black Kids

• Sarasota, Florida Area

• Lead Producer Short Documentary

  • 2017 - Sep 2018

  Sincerely, The Black Kids is a 2018 short form documentary on the institutional challenges black student government leaders face in primarily white institutions nationwide. In this film we visit Clemson, Cornell, American University and New College of Florida to highlight the problems students of color in leadership positions face at primarily white institutions. We discover that these issues cannot be looked at as isolated incidents. They seem to be indicative of how unprepared University administrators are in dealing with racist and race based conflicts on their campuses.



The Take Over Freelance & Consulting

• Founder and Artistic Director

  • Jan 2006 - Aug 2018

  Various Freelance Positions Over 40 concerts and community projects for small businesses, youth advocacy or the arts. Some examples include: *The Take Over: A Youth Culture Festival (https://goo.gl/K7W3ar) Event Producer -Coordinated and managed tech logistics with venues. -Negotiated artists fees with management. -Assigned freelance artists to produce promotional materials. -Delegated distribution of promotional materials, and acted as MC and stage manager. *Breakfast for a Better Florida, an Andrew Gillum for Governor Fundraiser Event Producer -Coordinated language and copy promo collateral. -Managed guest list with Gillum campaign -Promotional speaking engagements during local political events -Social media efforts -Locked the venue, contracted for food, drinks and tech use. -Managed 4 assistants for 'day-of' BEO and logistics *Luhrsen Law Group Communications & Community Project Consultant *Event and organic SEO strategies through website analytics. Led to a 117% increase in website visits w/ 40% budget decrease. *Cultivated partnerships with local and statewide organizations with similar interests to the firm’s mission in youth harm reduction. Produced a series of videos documenting outreach and partnership efforts in the community. 1. https://goo.gl/owzNWB 2. https://bit.ly/2OqusBc 3. https://bit.ly/2OpqYP4 *Increased participation in the 2016 High School iPromise Campaign (texting and driving) by 254% from previous year. (https://goo.gl/rWtQWX) *Anne Weintraub P.A. Communications & Community Project Consultant -Firm special event coordinator -Production of marketing materials, social media content -Managed all public appearances (radio, tv and print) *Premier Sotheby’s International Realty/Michael Panarella Studios Communications and Project Consultant -Acted as the liaison between the exhibiting artist and Premier Sotheby’s International. -Developed and created digital content, maintained artist’s website, PR and exhibition invitations.



IMG Academy

• United States
• Spectator Sports
• 500 - 600 Employee

• 2013 Summer Campus Associate

  • Mar 2013 - Aug 2013

  *Responsible for implementation, development, organization, supervision and evaluation of Teen Summer programming. *Managed the budget, financial resources and expenditures as it related to the Teen Center. *Assisted the department with orientation and acclimation of Student Athletes to campus life as well as mentoring. Adjusting students in multicultural development, learning and character building. *Collaborated on crisis management plans for weather lockdown, student illness, and injury.



The Ringling

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Promotions Assistant

  • Jul 2011 - Nov 2012

  *Managed and created the daily content of all Ringling Museum Social Media and E-­‐Newsletter. *Designed young professional focused promotional campaign for the Ringling International Arts Festival. *Worked closely with the Chief of Marketing and Media Planner to identify a fresh audience and increase community engagement with the institution through promotional strategies: -Initiating outreach efforts by participating in community events. -Find points of partnership w/regional non profits. -Producing special events that speak to demographics attractive to the institution. -Developing museum programming collateral. *Conceptualized & curated the full scope of Ringling Underground. Acollege and young professional engagement program (https://goo.gl/4Sd1mv). *Created and managed Outreach Program with museum Volunteers. Training and scheduling volunteers to promote museum programming in the community.



Beekdal Lyceum

• Netherlands
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Docent of History

  • Aug 2009 - Jul 2010