Giselle Blong Email & Phone Number

Petaluma, California, United States

Program Coordinator for CALI Reads in Petaluma, CA part of Napa County Office of Education. CALI Reads is a 5-year federal grant project to improve literacy outcomes for adolescent students, especially students with disabilities. The project works with nine school districts each serving 3 school sites, offering funding, support, and training through CALI Reads literacy coaching, professional development (PD) and systems support for teachers and administrators. We utilize Learning Management Systems to provide Literacy Training modules to coaches, teachers, and administrators, coordinated with virtual trainings and webinars.

Petaluma, Ca

Responsible for postproduction of "The EDge", the policy voice of the California Department of Education (CDE) with a circulation of 51,000 education stakeholders in California and throughout the US. Trained in 508 Web Compliance. Additional Management/Production Highlights:- Responsible for more than $1,000,000 in state-directed deliverables including researching and managing subcontractors for a wide range of education projects.- Aligned Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) categories with State Performance Plan Indicators and CDE education priorities to create an online information and resource tool for all California school districts- Coordinated distribution of state grant funding and facilitators (Technical Assistance) to districts and school sites in need of training and coaching in various program implementation- Collaboratively developed a CDE-approved topic-driven resource website for use by general and special education experts in the field- Producer of web development with graphic artists, web developers, content contributors, writers, and editors. This included 508 Compliance. - Supervised the development of logos, color schemes, branding, images, and messaging for a new website- Producer of multi-channel live streaming CDE events with 200 plus participants each, including researching, hiring, and contracting vendors, and on-site supervision of videographers, resulting in edited and captioned archival content for educational use- Co-producer of interactive registration web pages for CDE sponsored events, enabling real-time data to be accessed by CDE department directors- Producer for all six CDE Data Boot Camps for districts throughout the state- Co-producer for all three CDE statewide Early Math Symposiums

San Rafael, Ca 94903

Developed daily communications between the Marin County Office of Education’s Deputy Superintendent and the heads of the 13 school districts on a variety of program policies, contracts, and notifications.Management/Production Highlights: - Entrusted with updating and maintaining top administration files, schedules, and confidential records- Supervised a wide range of time-sensitive meetings involving the county’s 13 districts- Responsible for disseminating high-level and confidential communications throughout the organization- Maintained a daily schedule of department leads' topics and issues, tracking actionable items, and progress met- Produced and maintained the yearly school calendar used by 13 districts and the COE- Supervised the migration of all COE administration print documents to digital files- Produced all MCOE School Board meetings, facilitating voting on countywide policies and legislation with evidence-based reporting, including MOUs, board rulings, state compliance, and procedures- Produced offsite COE events to build education/community/business partnerships

Corte Madera, Ca

Developed shows at Edelman Productions for clients such as The Home and Garden Network (HGTV) and The History Channel with high production value, educational information for viewers, and culturally-relevant content to grow a specific national market audience share. Management/Production Highlights:- Managed each episode from inception to completion, including contracts, homeowner agreements, and deliverable documentation - Problem-solved issues with locations, weather, equipment, and staffing - Created multi-department schedules for each episode: construction vendors, camera and audio operators, landscapers, homeowners, and hosts- Booked travel for freelance photographers and hosts- Maintained budgets, contracts, invoicing, and client legal document requirements- Created unique episodes with different storylines, architecture, homeowners, and DIY projects- Conducted site checks for each episode location- On-site producer for each episode, including off-camera interviewer and editing supervisor- Adapted skill set to work on a variety of programs, including “Curb Appeal,” “Sensible Chic,” and “Man, Moment, Machine”- Curated watchable programming with increased viewership, on budget, and within a tight 13-episode per season shooting schedule

San Francisco, Ca

Lead assignment editor for the fifth largest television news organization in the US. Responsible for driving coverage of the new 10:00 p.m. newscast; growing news presence in San Jose, CA; and building on my record of breaking news coverage throughout California.Management/Production Highlights:- Won an Emmy for breaking news coverage on a San Francisco Police Department shooting in the fifth largest news market in the US- Led the KRON-TV assignment desk for the newly launched 10:00 p.m. newscast- Ensured KRON-TV had the only live television news crew behind the closed roads of the January 1997 floods in Northern California- Covered the active shooter incident (Gian Ferri) with multiple victims at 101 California Street, San Francisco on July 1, 1993- Daily fed breaking news footage, information, and investigative long format stories to NBC NY news headquarters on events throughout the San Francisco Bay Area- Enabled the only local television station to present live news coverage minutes after the October 17, 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake near the epicenter on the Central Coast- Assigned news crews to cover massive brushfire in Monterey, CA that burned the ancestral home of CIA Director Leon Panetta- Responsible for producing daily news content for the 5, 6, 10, and 11 o’clock p.m. newscasts- Managed a full staff of reporters and camera operators, including appropriate equipment, microwave vans, and satellite trucks- Reliable first line of response for breaking news, including covering police/emergency radios, radio calls from crews in the field, phone calls, collecting all information and relaying it in a timely fashion to the anchors, producers, writers, reporters, news director, and camera operators resulting in competitive coverage- Creatively ensured alternate news stories were produced in time for the newscast, if an assigned story was not able to be completed in the field- Facilitated coverage of in-depth investigative pieces