Experience

Brava! for Women in the Arts
• United States
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Artist In Residence

  • Sep 2020 - Present


Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

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

• YBCA Fall Residency

  • Jan 2019 - May 2020

  Inspired by conversations and ideas brought to light while co-developing Suzanne Lacy: We Are Here with SFMOMA, YR Media, Youth Speaks, MediaJustice, Martin Luther King, Jr. Academic Middle School, Caleb Duarte and the eponymous artist, YBCA presents an afternoon convening that explores youth organizing, civic engagement, and social practice. Working in collaboration with Leticia Hernandez and Martin Luther King Middle School students we created. over 100 unique jewelry design from poetry out of metal for the exhibition. Show less



RYSE Youth Center

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Community Arts Education Coordinator

  • Aug 2019 - Mar 2020

• Visual Arts Coordinator

  • Aug 2015 - Mar 2020

  Grounded in social justice, building young people to love, learn, educate, heal and transform lives through art, graphic design, silkscreen printing, urban arts, community murals, Djing and instructing all platforms of multimedia art integration with cross collaborations in music, video production and performing arts.



Youth Uprising

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Visual Arts Coordinator

  • Jul 2014 - Jul 2015

  The Visual Arts Coordinator and DJ instructor is responsible for hands on leadership management of multimedia programming and teaching all forms of multimedia including graffiti, murals, fine art, storyboarding, airbrushing, film, photography, graphic design, video game design, and app design. The position implements mission-driven culturally relevant educational programs in the field of youth leadership development and community transformation without displacing the people. The Visual Arts Coordinator and DJ instructor is responsible for hands on leadership management of multimedia programming and teaching all forms of multimedia including graffiti, murals, fine art, storyboarding, airbrushing, film, photography, graphic design, video game design, and app design. The position implements mission-driven culturally relevant educational programs in the field of youth leadership development and community transformation without displacing the people.



The Estria Foundation

• Philanthropic Fundraising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Muralist

  • Apr 2014 - Jun 2014

  Mural design and painting of Water Writes: An international series of collaborative murals about current critical water issues engaging youth with environmental activist to create imagery that connects people with the water in their community; Broadway and 21st St. Downtown Oakland, 6th and Ohio in Richmond, Ca. Mural design and painting of Water Writes: An international series of collaborative murals about current critical water issues engaging youth with environmental activist to create imagery that connects people with the water in their community; Broadway and 21st St. Downtown Oakland, 6th and Ohio in Richmond, Ca.



Additudinal Healing Connection

• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Mural Artist

  • Feb 2014 - Mar 2014

  Super Hero Mural Project: Painting a 200 ft underpass designed by ArtEsteem students from Westlake Middle School, making the dreams and visions of young people a reality located underneath the 580 underpass and 35th st. in Oakland. Super Hero Mural Project: Painting a 200 ft underpass designed by ArtEsteem students from Westlake Middle School, making the dreams and visions of young people a reality located underneath the 580 underpass and 35th st. in Oakland.



Streetside Stories

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Digital Storytelling Teaching Artist

  • Mar 2012 - Jun 2013

  Streetside Stories is a San Francisco Bay Area nonprofit that teaches storytelling through writing, the arts, and technology. Our programs encourage young people to draw on their own experiences for inspiration. As they share their true stories, students begin to see new possibilities for their lives in and out of school. Streetside Stories is a San Francisco Bay Area nonprofit that teaches storytelling through writing, the arts, and technology. Our programs encourage young people to draw on their own experiences for inspiration. As they share their true stories, students begin to see new possibilities for their lives in and out of school.



BACR - Bay Area Community Resources

• Individual and Family Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Computer Animation Teacher

  • Oct 2011 - Mar 2012

  Teaching the program Scratch made by MIT including animation, game design, scripting, coding and using audio visual media to tell stories made by the children at George Washington Carver Elementary School San Francisco. Teaching the program Scratch made by MIT including animation, game design, scripting, coding and using audio visual media to tell stories made by the children at George Washington Carver Elementary School San Francisco.



hoverState

• Italy
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graphic Designer

  • Mar 2011 - Apr 2011

  Designed graphics for hoverStates’s informational company overviews using their branded style for corporations, health and video game audience clientele. Designed graphics for hoverStates’s informational company overviews using their branded style for corporations, health and video game audience clientele.



GreatSchools

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Animation Producer

  • Nov 2010 - Mar 2011

  Producing animations for College Bound, a go-to guide for parents aiming to make smart choices and helping raise college-ready high school graduates available in both English and Spanish. Producing animations for College Bound, a go-to guide for parents aiming to make smart choices and helping raise college-ready high school graduates available in both English and Spanish.



LeapFrog

• Germany
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Flash Animator

  • Aug 2010 - Mar 2011

  Production of Flash animation for video games, ipad applications, toy demos, and tutorials using style guides, art direction, storyboards and audio synchronization.

• Game Design Intern

  • Jun 2010 - Nov 2010

  Creating concept art and animatics for educational video games, animatics, designing Flash game prototypes, storyboarding, concept art for educational explorer games for kids.



West Contra Costa Unified School District

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• ESL Bilingual Teachers Aide

  • Nov 2008 - Nov 2010

  Community-Based English as a second language assisting, in bilingual tutoring, communication between teachers, parents and students for the Adult School Family Literacy Program. Community-Based English as a second language assisting, in bilingual tutoring, communication between teachers, parents and students for the Adult School Family Literacy Program.



Independent Contractor

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting

• 3D Digital Artist

  • Oct 2008 - Jun 2010

  Freelance animation, film, compositing, concept art, graphics and game design. Freelance animation, film, compositing, concept art, graphics and game design.



Polygon Entertainment

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Compositor

  • Feb 2010 - Mar 2010

  Rotoscoping, matchmoving and compositing. Rotoscoping, matchmoving and compositing.



Youth Together

• Mental Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Mural & Urban Arts Teacher.

  • Jan 2007 - Jan 2010

  Planned creative curriculums for the year including banners, murals, signs, gallery shows and event backdrops for theatre and special events for grades 9-12. Planned creative curriculums for the year including banners, murals, signs, gallery shows and event backdrops for theatre and special events for grades 9-12.



E Factor Media

• Texture Artist

  • Sep 2009 - Oct 2009

  Texture Artist for an online video game including production and design of urban mural art and graffiti textures for the outdoor street environment. Texture Artist for an online video game including production and design of urban mural art and graffiti textures for the outdoor street environment.



Steve and Kate’s Camp

• United States
• Health, Wellness & Fitness

• Filmmaking Specialist

  • Jun 2009 - Aug 2009

  Teaching the fundamentals of storyboarding, scene and shot setup, camera operation and stop motion animation to create a multimedia showcase of TV episodes for grades K-8. Teaching the fundamentals of storyboarding, scene and shot setup, camera operation and stop motion animation to create a multimedia showcase of TV episodes for grades K-8.



Limbo Lounge

• United States
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Compositor

  • Mar 2009 - Jun 2009

  Compositor for soul meter shots including tracking, rotoscoping, matchmoving and motion graphics for a San Francisco shot HD film featured in various film festivals. Compositor for soul meter shots including tracking, rotoscoping, matchmoving and motion graphics for a San Francisco shot HD film featured in various film festivals.



Girls Moving Forward

• United States
• Philanthropy

• Tutor, Mentor, Educator

  • Jan 2009 - Jun 2009

  Facilitated discussions and assisted students in their goals, aspirations homework, and personal conflicts using art and communication as the medium for grades 3-8. Facilitated discussions and assisted students in their goals, aspirations homework, and personal conflicts using art and communication as the medium for grades 3-8.



Spanish Speaking Citizens Foundation

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Art Instructor

  • Jan 2006 - Jan 2007

  K-3 Art Instructor at Cesar Chavez Elementary School. Directed the art after school program for kindergarten through 3rd grade, planning projects and creative activities. K-3 Art Instructor at Cesar Chavez Elementary School. Directed the art after school program for kindergarten through 3rd grade, planning projects and creative activities.



East Side Arts Alliance

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Teachers Aid

  • Jan 2005 - Jan 2006

  Visual Element Art Class. Organized artistic business skills for at-risk youth through political education murals and banners for local schools and the Oakland Museum of California. Visual Element Art Class. Organized artistic business skills for at-risk youth through political education murals and banners for local schools and the Oakland Museum of California.