Experience

NFFTY (National Film Festival for Talented Youth)

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Independent Filmmaker

  • Sep 2016 - Present

  Recipient of Emerging Artist Award, MY HERO International Film Festival (2018)Director/Editor/Cinematographer: "Sincretismo" (2018) -2019 Gaulke Award for Visual Storytelling (WESTFLIX Film Festival)-2nd Place in Documentary: CineYouth Film Festival (2019)-3rd Place in Student/Mentor: MY HERO International Film Festival (2018)-Finalist: New Optics Film Festival (2019)-Official Selection: NFFTY Film Festival (2019), Sierra Canyon Film Festival (2019)Director/Editor/Cinematographer: "From AIDS to Advice: LGBTQ+ Seniors Tell Their Stories" (2018) -1st Place in High School Documentary: MY HERO International Film Festival (2018)-Official Selection: All American High School Film Festival (2019), Heritage Film Festival (2019)Director/Editor/Cinematographer: "Playas de Tijuana" (2017) -1st Place in High School Experimental: MY HERO International Film Festival (2018) Show less

• Author

  • Jun 2018 - Present

  -debut poetry collection, SING THE BIRDS HOME, published by Penmanship Books -book deal awarded with Los Angeles County Youth Poet Laureate position)-topics: queer identity, community, family, social justice/protest



International Writing Program (IWP)

• United States
• International Affairs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Writer

  • Apr 2020 - Present

  -contributor to online anthology -contributor to online anthology



Harvard University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lyricist and Book Writer

  • Sep 2020 - Present

  -writing songs and book for full-length musical -collaborating with music composers -writing songs and book for full-length musical -collaborating with music composers



Harvardwood

• Entertainment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Harvardwood 101 J-Termship Intern

  • Jan 2021 - Jan 2021

  -interned for actor/writer/producer Scott Weinger -worked on pitches for two TV projects -idea generation, research/archival research -interned for actor/writer/producer Scott Weinger -worked on pitches for two TV projects -idea generation, research/archival research



Skylight Theatre Company

• Los Angeles, California, United States

• Public Speaker

  • Oct 2020 - Oct 2020

  -spoke at “WE THE PEOPLE”, a virtual event encouraging audiences to vote -spoke at “WE THE PEOPLE”, a virtual event encouraging audiences to vote



UCLA

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Public Speaker

  • Oct 2020 - Oct 2020

  -commissioned to speak at the UCLA/CAP Tune In Festival, a celebration of art and culture -topic: culture, Los Angeles, art -commissioned to speak at the UCLA/CAP Tune In Festival, a celebration of art and culture -topic: culture, Los Angeles, art



Winter Tangerine

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations

• Poet

  • Aug 2020 - Aug 2020

  -selected to participate in Winter Tangerine's Summer Workshop -participated in online Summer Workshop in 2016 -selected to participate in Winter Tangerine's Summer Workshop -participated in online Summer Workshop in 2016



The Adroit Journal

• United States
• Writing and Editing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Poet

  • Jun 2020 - Aug 2020

  -selected for the Adroit Journal Summer Mentorship Program as a Mentee in Poetry -created a poetry portfolio -received mentorship in creative writing -selected for the Adroit Journal Summer Mentorship Program as a Mentee in Poetry -created a poetry portfolio -received mentorship in creative writing



Voices of Our Nations Arts Foundation, Inc.

• Writer

  • Jun 2020 - Jun 2020

  -selected for Travel Writing Workshop with Faith Adiele -received mentorship in creative writing -selected for Travel Writing Workshop with Faith Adiele -received mentorship in creative writing



The Huntington

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Poetry Performance

  • Jan 2020 - Jan 2020

  -commissioned to perform an original poem for The Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens President’s Series: Octavia E. Butler’s Parables: A Music Talk with Toshi Reagon (Jan. 2020) -topics: Octavia E. Butler, social justice, racism -commissioned to perform an original poem for The Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens President’s Series: Octavia E. Butler’s Parables: A Music Talk with Toshi Reagon (Jan. 2020) -topics: Octavia E. Butler, social justice, racism



East West Players

• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Playwright

  • Nov 2019 - Dec 2019

  -participated in the David Henry Hwang writing workshop in Playwriting -had a staged reading of an original scene written during the workshop -participated in the David Henry Hwang writing workshop in Playwriting -had a staged reading of an original scene written during the workshop



Emblematic Group

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intern

  • Oct 2019 - Nov 2019

  -virtual reality company raising awareness of social issues (featured at Sundance Film Festival, SXSW)-created 3D models to pitch to Refinery29 and Cartoon Network-pitched films

• Intern

  • Oct 2019 - Nov 2019

  -virtual reality company raising awareness of social issues (featured at Sundance Film Festival, SXSW)-created 3D models to pitch to Refinery29 and Cartoon Network-research



Lambda Literary

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lambda Literary Fellow

  • Aug 2019 - Aug 2019

  -selected to attend the Lambda Literary Writers Retreat for LGBTQ+ Voices as a Fellow in Playwriting -mentored by playwright Mfoniso Udofia -selected to attend the Lambda Literary Writers Retreat for LGBTQ+ Voices as a Fellow in Playwriting -mentored by playwright Mfoniso Udofia



The Kenyon Review

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Writer

  • Jun 2019 - Jul 2019

  -selected to participate in the Kenyon Young Writers Workshop -mentored by Nina Budabin McQuown -selected to participate in the Kenyon Young Writers Workshop -mentored by Nina Budabin McQuown



URBAN WORD

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

• 2018 Los Angeles County Youth Poet Laureate

  • Jun 2018 - Jun 2019

  -selected from over 100 applicants from the Los Angeles area based on poetry performance and community service/leadership -commissioned to perform poetry for the Los Angeles LGBT Center, Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations, Teens Leading Change, California Association of Human Relations Organizations (CAHRO), The Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens -selected from over 100 applicants from the Los Angeles area based on poetry performance and community service/leadership -commissioned to perform poetry for the Los Angeles LGBT Center, Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations, Teens Leading Change, California Association of Human Relations Organizations (CAHRO), The Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens



Harvard-Westlake School

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Playwright

  • Sep 2018 - May 2019

  -original one-act play "SELF-PORTRAIT AT BETHANY" selected to be produced in the 2019 Harvard-Westlake Playwrights Festival -worked with professional director and student actors -worked with writing mentor over the course of the school year -original one-act play "SELF-PORTRAIT AT BETHANY" selected to be produced in the 2019 Harvard-Westlake Playwrights Festival -worked with professional director and student actors -worked with writing mentor over the course of the school year



California Association of Human Relations Organizations

• United States
• Public Relations and Communications Services

• Poetry Performance

  • Dec 2018 - Dec 2018

  -commissioned to perform an original poem for the Annual Conference -topics: social justice, equality -commissioned to perform an original poem for the Annual Conference -topics: social justice, equality



Los Angeles Public Library - Pio Pico Koreatown Branch

• United States
• Government Administration

• Poetry Performance

  • Nov 2018 - Nov 2018

  -commissioned to perform original poem at Teens Leading Change showcase -topics: social justice, community service -commissioned to perform original poem at Teens Leading Change showcase -topics: social justice, community service



Skylight Theatre Company

• Los Angeles, California, United States

• Writer/Actor

  • Nov 2018 - Nov 2018

  -wrote and acted in "AIDS/US/QueerWise", an intergenerational performance about the HIV/AIDS crisis and modern day LGBTQ+ activism -wrote and acted in "AIDS/US/QueerWise", an intergenerational performance about the HIV/AIDS crisis and modern day LGBTQ+ activism



Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relation

• Los Angeles, California, United States

• Poetry Performance

  • Oct 2018 - Oct 2018

  -commissioned as Youth Poet Laureate to perform an original poem for the John Anson Ford Awards Ceremony -topics: social justice, community organizing, solidarity, diversity -commissioned as Youth Poet Laureate to perform an original poem for the John Anson Ford Awards Ceremony -topics: social justice, community organizing, solidarity, diversity



University of Iowa

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Writer

  • Jun 2018 - Jun 2018

  -selected to participate in the Iowa Young Writers' Studio -mentored by Alexia Arthurs -selected to participate in the Iowa Young Writers' Studio -mentored by Alexia Arthurs



Los Angeles LGBT Center

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Poetry Performance

  • May 2018 - May 2018

  -commissioned as Youth Poet Laureate to perform an original poem for the Los Angeles LGBT Center event WXW: For Women By Women -event centered women's issues -topics: queer identity, self-acceptance -commissioned as Youth Poet Laureate to perform an original poem for the Los Angeles LGBT Center event WXW: For Women By Women -event centered women's issues -topics: queer identity, self-acceptance



University of Southern California

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Writer/Actor

  • May 2018 - May 2018

  -wrote and acted in "QueerWoke", an intergenerational performance about queer identity and activism hosted at the the ONE National Archives at the University of Southern California Libraries -collaborated with writers/actors -wrote and acted in "QueerWoke", an intergenerational performance about queer identity and activism hosted at the the ONE National Archives at the University of Southern California Libraries -collaborated with writers/actors



Harvard-Westlake School

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Playwright

  • Sep 2017 - May 2018

  -original one-act play, "ALEX IS (NOT) DEAD" selected to be produced in the 2018 Harvard-Westlake Playwrights Festival -worked with professional director and student actors -worked with writing mentor over the course of the school year -original one-act play, "ALEX IS (NOT) DEAD" selected to be produced in the 2018 Harvard-Westlake Playwrights Festival -worked with professional director and student actors -worked with writing mentor over the course of the school year



Skylight Theatre Company

• Los Angeles, California, United States

• Writer/Actor

  • Dec 2017 - Dec 2017

  -wrote and acted in "SEX: Emotion in Motion", an intergenerational performance about queer sexuality and identity -collaborated with writers/actors -wrote and acted in "SEX: Emotion in Motion", an intergenerational performance about queer sexuality and identity -collaborated with writers/actors



Harvard-Westlake School

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Playwright

  • Sep 2016 - May 2017

  -original one-act play "EXPULSION FROM PARADISE" selected to be produced in the 2019 Harvard-Westlake Playwrights Festival -worked with professional director and student actors -worked with writing mentor over the course of the school year -original one-act play "EXPULSION FROM PARADISE" selected to be produced in the 2019 Harvard-Westlake Playwrights Festival -worked with professional director and student actors -worked with writing mentor over the course of the school year



Skylight Theatre Company

• Los Angeles, California, United States

• Writer/Actor

  • Dec 2016 - Feb 2017

  -wrote and acted in a "SHADES OF DISCLOSURE", an intergenerational performance about LGBTQ+ history from the HIV/AIDS crisis to present -show had a 14-show professional run (was extended) -collaborated with 17 other writers/actors -participated in audience talkbacks, special performance for Magnets High School -wrote and acted in a "SHADES OF DISCLOSURE", an intergenerational performance about LGBTQ+ history from the HIV/AIDS crisis to present -show had a 14-show professional run (was extended) -collaborated with 17 other writers/actors -participated in audience talkbacks, special performance for Magnets High School



API Equality - LA

• United States
• Political Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intern

  • Aug 2015 - Aug 2015

  -assisted grassroots LGBTQ+ Asian-Pacific Islander advocacy organization -helped organization hold a symposium on intersectionality -phonebanking, data entry -assisted grassroots LGBTQ+ Asian-Pacific Islander advocacy organization -helped organization hold a symposium on intersectionality -phonebanking, data entry