Selected as one of 75 Americans to join the 40th cohort of the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals acting as a junior diplomatParticipated in an intensive two-month German language schoolAudited Storytelling classes at Stuttgart Media University, studying film with international students and German professorsInterned for the 31st Stuttgart International Animation Festival, assisting the hosting and marketing teams.

Screened submissions and wrote detailed film evaluations via FilmFreeway Assist programmers with overseeing the Experimental, Short Narrative, and Feature Narrative submissions

Identified local activists, artists, and groups to incorporate into Emerge, an initiative bolstering disability activism within academia, and reviewed applications to curate the incoming cohort's programmingAssisted with executing the 37th Superfest Disability Film Festival social media campaign, collaborating with local organizations to promote and celebrate films centering on disability activismAttended the AAPD's disability advocate mentorship sessions meeting with disability justice activists working in different sectors to increase accessibility, created a proposal campaigning for more funding to be allocated to disability programs in K-12 education, and received disability advocate certificate

Breaking In: Animation Production, Where To Start With Sarah Cortina

Collated film screening responses to pitch to an animation production teamParticipated in pitches and interdepartmental meetings with animation executivesPerformed coverage and compiled research to assist with current projects currently in production or development

Developed a forty five minute television pilot through collaboration with peers and professor to revise independent screenplays’ craft of dialogue, storylines, and character

Selected from 1200+ applications to become the intern class of 2020Sole recipient of the Animation Development Category, hosted at the Jim Henson CompanyMentored by Academy members, Foundation alumni, and Emmy nominees and winners through professional development workshops

Read screenplays, books, pitches, other writing samples and wrote coverage reports and performed research for current projectsAttended productions and reviewed incoming production studio's submissions alongside producers, writers, and television executives

Assisted the curator with community programming and outreach activities Curated public programming and events through exhibition research, identification of audiences and partners, and collaboration with visiting artists and scholars

Conducted research regarding membership, event planning, and grant opportunities Aided staff with membership activities, special events planning and execution, donor marketing campaigns, donor recognition efforts and cultivation events

Surveyed San Francisco Unified School District artistic classes to further develop curriculum and artistic opportunities for teens