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Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

SIE Society is an organization and platform committed to convening the social impact entertainment community to network, collaborate, access valuable resources, and learn from some of the greatest voices in the impact entertainment space. As Head of Community Engagement and Outreach, my responsibilities include keeping a pulse on what is happening in the SIE space and strategizing on how to bring together the community for collaborative and educational purposes. As part of the leadership team, I assist in identifying partnering organizations and advisors for our community, locating valuable academic and entertainment-based resources and case studies, and helping build out our online navigating ecosystem of SIE-related organizations. I also manage SIE Society's social media accounts (@siesociety) to engage with the impact entertainment community to share resources, recruit new members, and identify SIE-related initiatives and events for the site's global calendar.

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Lead the impact campaign for THE FIRST STEP, a documentary that follows Van Jones as he attempts to bring bipartisan advocates and politicians together in order to pass a landmark criminal justice bill. Through this campaign, I collaborated with the filmmakers on the impact strategy and independent distribution of the film. I managed the community-led screenings and festival events, created promotional film and marketing graphics/materials, conducting extensive organizational research and outreach, and established relationships in the bridging and criminal justice reform spaces.--> Check out www.firststepfilm.com to learn more about the film, campaign & how to host your own community screening.

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Created and managed impact-focused campaigns and events surrounding social impact entertainment, social justice issues and civic engagement, in order to engage and drive targeted audiences & communities to take action in their every day lives and/or entertainment focused work.I produced the award-winning 'Can You Hear Us?' campaign surrounding Hulu's documentary "I Am Greta," which focused on uplifting local youth climate action efforts and intergenerational allyship in the climate movement, and elevating the intersectionality and accessibility of organizing. (Check out the CYHU Take Action Guide & Educators Toolkit below)As Co-Chair of YEA!’s Hollywood Pipeline Committee, I produced the “Pitching Your Story” Summit, aimed at educating up-and-coming creatives on how to harness their pitching skills and create impactful stories. I also programmed the "Documenting the Climate Crisis" workshop at the 2020 Hollywood Digital Climate Summit, focusing on how documentary filmmakers can inspire change and successfully influence climate policy through their stories and accompanying campaigns.

Greater Los Angeles Area

As Project Coordinator, my responsibilities to support and promote the mission of the Center included the planning and execution of social impact entertainment screenings and events, and coordinating collaborations with like-minded organizations within the social impact and entertainment space. During my time at Skoll, I helped organize the second annual Spark Change Summit, a day long event for social impact entertainment filmmakers and practitioners, which comprised of workshops, presentations, break out sessions, and networking opportunities. I was also proudly a part of a two person team who produced the fully accessible LA premiere for the Oscar-nominated short film, "Feeling Through," to 100+ members of LA's DeafBlind community with open captioning, audio-descriptive devices, and a team of ASL and tactile interpreters (Check out the video below!) Other notable events include: a "Financing Social Impact Entertainment" event in partnership with the Producers Guild of America, which brought leading voices in the producing impact space to film students on campus; and an impact screening and Q&A of the film 'Just Mercy' with human rights attorney Nazareth Haysbert to help create a meaningful and educational discussion around the social issues depicted in the film.

Burbank, Ca

During my time as a Production Assistant, I had a multitude of responsibilities that assisted the Executive and Associate Producers, the Prop Department, and the Talent and Production Coordinators of the show. I was tasked with assignments that were critical to the production of the show, which included assisting the celebrity and human interest talent, performing administrative duties, and creating pitch stories to the Human Interest Department. The story I pitched about how Ellen's game "Heads Up" helped save a father's life made it into a segment of the show, which can be watched below.

Voorhees, Nj

Worked with company co-founders to create brand, merchandise and promotional material; created content for website and social media accounts *Check out a special piece I wrote for QFYC about why you should give water for your birthday! http://www.quarterforyourcrisis.com/why-water/

Bachelor Of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), Communication, General, 3.86 Gpa, With Honors, Dean'S List

Activities and Societies: Secretary of the LMU's Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) chapter, volunteer with Feed.

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