Kevin Mockrin Email & Phone Number

Burbank, California, US

• Provide friendly and welcoming customer service to patrons of all backgrounds at both Youth & Adult Information Desks, in-person and on phone
• Execute Reader’s Advisory and Reference Interviews, locate specific requested materials, generate search process for uncertain items, research diverse types of data to satisfy information needs, offer Read-Alike book.
• Support patrons with computer needs, printing, copying, scanning, and faxing, place items on hold, advise on programs, reserve and provide access to study rooms
• Assist Children’s Librarians with any needed tasks, collection development of juvenile e-books and audio books, conduct monthly book club, oversee drop-in clubs, attend youth Community Outreach events promoting library.
• Maintain strong communication with staff, handle any troublesome incidents as needed, file incident reports, remain well-versed in and enforce Rules of Conduct, complete educational trainings

Burbank, California, US

• Provided welcoming customer service to library patrons of all backgrounds at front Access Desk
• Answered patron questions, checked materials in and out, created and modified accounts, solved account issues, activated and replaced library cards, conveyed library services and procedures, assisted on phone, aided.
• Searched items, placed holds, prepared current holds, pulled expired holds, searched shelves for missing items, sorted materials, verified new account records, assisted in training staff, completed own trainings
• Performed opening and closing procedures, worked as a team with desk partner, directed patrons to appropriate locations
• Discarded weeded materials, mended minor material damage, created and replaced RFID tags, relabeled books, cataloged new home location of materials, added money to TAP cards, validated typing tests, processed cash.

US

• Assisted Children’s Librarian in set-up/breakdown of tables, chairs, materials, equipment, etc. and participate in Youth Services programming, aiding and interacting with patrons
• Assisted Children’s Librarian with Community Outreach at Back to School night conveying library resources, handing out LAPL merchandise, and describing own personal volunteer offerings at the library

US

• Read and shared stories with children, either individually or in groups, to promote the joy of books
• Supported diverse population of children, generally age 0-10, including assisting older children in reading aloud
• Located and pulled appropriate books from the shelves following the Dewey Decimal and Alphabetical Systems

• Provided audition coaching online from anywhere in the world, based on over three decades as a professional Actor, Casting Director, and Teacher, with a Masters Degree in Teaching

Los Angeles, California, US

• TK, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade
• Self-designed, personalized Theatre Arts curriculum
• Instruction of interpersonal skills, story breakdown, emotional expression, & group work through drama
• Multiple weekly lessons designed to each grade level, both Synchronous and Asynchronous
• Incorporation of Social Justice considerations and storytelling from multiple perspectives
• Recorded and edited multiple lessons for various ages for distance learning

Los Angeles, California, US

• 6th-8th Grade
• Inside Out Community Arts
• After-school Theatre Arts program
• Present lessons in theatre skills to develop healthy expression, working in groups, create characters/stories
• Direct/assist original plays written and performed by students

• Taught classes for multiple audition coaching centers throughout Los Angeles; students included novices through long time professionals
• Directed instruction on audition format and processes, including full casting and approval processes, positions of executive decision makers, what Casting Directors are seeking, and developing and maintaining.
• Conducted mock auditions using previous film and TV projects; provided audition coaching on acting techniques for live and recorded sessions
• Facilitated acting exercises and games to teach strong acting choices that would make actors stand out during auditions
• Offered advice on headshots and resumes

• 2nd Grade & 4th Grade
• Complete acquisition of all instructional classroom duties
• Develop and present lessons in all core subject matters
• Co-instruct with experienced Master Teachers
• Run after-school tutoring group for struggling learners
• Facilitate small group/activities

• In charge of casting process for all speaking roles for various film and TV projects
• Producers included Comedy Central, MTV, Adult Swim, Independent production companies
• Liaison between Producers and Director for all casting decisions
• Simultaneously managed multiple projects, multiple actors, and communication between talent agents and managers, demonstrating high level of time management, organization, and research skills
• Read and coached actors to help fulfill vision of creative executives during auditions
• Utilizing experience and taste to present best choices for Producers and Director

• In acting classes, would assist teacher in directing scenes and offering coaching
• For pressing professional auditions, would work separately with actor on performance before auditioning for high level creative executive
• Hired to help actors prepare for upcoming auditions

• Assumed most responsibilities as above
• Co-cast for full season of television series “Workaholics” on Comedy Central
• Created character descriptions to present to Talent Agents and Managers
• Generated celebrity talent lists for various roles

• Position working hand in hand with Casting Director
• Projects include “Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol,” “Workaholics,” “Desperate Housewives,” “Raising the Bar,” “Cougar Town,” “Bride Wars,” “When a Stranger Calls”
• Assisting with audition sessions, frequently taking over when CD not available
• Extremely heavy audition scheduling for multiple projects at once
• Coached actors separately in preparation for audition with creative executives

• Hired to work in professional television and film in LA and theater in NYC
• Projects include “Sabrina the Teenage Witch,” “Quantum Leap,” “Life Goes On,” “Strike Up the Band” (off-Broadway with Kristen Chenoweth), “42nd Street,” “Crazy for You,” independent films, national commercials, print ads

Masters Of Library And Information Science (Ongoing), Public Library And Information Studies With A Focus On Children And Youth Library Services

Master Of Arts Degree, Elementary Education And Teaching

Bachelor'S Degree, Communication Studies

High School