Welcome to my LinkedIn profile! With over a decade of experience in media production and management, I am a passionate and creative professional dedicated to producing engaging visual content and facilitating community engagement through television programming. I excel in leveraging my skills as a media producer and public access manager to empower organizations and showcase their impact.Professional Experience:🎥 Media Producer, Thurston Community Media | 2016-PresentHost and produce television programming highlighting local non-profits and government officials, earning recognition for outstanding content.Lead end-to-end client projects, from ideation and scripting to post-production, ensuring exceptional visual storytelling.Mentor and teach classes on video production, audio, computer applications, and music composition, nurturing creativity among youth.Promote television programming and training workshops through social media, press releases, and networking.📺 Public Access Manager, Thurston Community Media | 2006-2016Supervised, trained, and scheduled personnel while overseeing training workshops and facility utilization, fostering community engagement.Served as executive producer for multiple monthly television programs, garnering recognition and awards.Managed public relations and marketing for television programming and membership, enhancing visibility and engagement.Hosted and produced monthly programs and contract video productions, demonstrating versatility in on-camera talent and content creation.Key Achievements:🏆 Hosted 52 episodes of "Stay Safe, Thurston County," an emergency communications TV program, winning a national first-place award from the Alliance for Community Media in 2020.🎥 Directed live weekly cablecasts of the Olympia City Council meetings, ensuring seamless broadcasting and valuable civic engagement.📺 Served as on-camera talent, co-producer, and editor for "Mission Nonprofit," a monthly talk show featuring local nonprofit organizations, expanding community awareness.🏅 Awarded the 2015 Best of the Northwest Video Competition and 2015 Hometown Video Award for the "Democracy in Action: The First Returns" Live Election Coverage.🏅 Earned the 2012 Best of the Northwest Video for "Huntamer Park" PSAs, promos, and channel ID, as well as the 2011 Best of the Northwest Video Award for "TCTV Training Show" and "Video Boot Camp."