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• Coordinates and implements community-informed dialogue-driven film programming events that center historically-excluded voices in independent cinema.• Facilitates collaboration with like-minded artists, creative and civic entities and community-rootedadvocacy organizations to co-produce site-specific events.• Secures and nurtures sponsorship relationships with small businesses and product brands.• Identifies funding sources and leads all grant-writing and development proposals.• Hires, on-boards and manages all advisory board and producing team member relations.

• Overseeing entire production multi-day gathering of activists, filmmakers, funders and media organizations in Philadelphia, PAGood Pitch convenes filmmakers with change makers around urgent issues to catalyze coalitions and create campaigns for social good. Good Pitch Local events support the creation of innovative local media that can galvanize communities.

• Identified programming and partnership opportunities and oversees all logistics for special events for boththe art house cinema and all conference center spaces.• Ensured community partners and private event clients receive highest level of hospitality from inquirythrough event completion.• Drove communication with entire Building Operations Team for all maintenance requests and set uplogistics for events.

• Assists with all aspects of the film festival from set-up to tear-down, greeting and registering guests, takingtickets, cleaning theaters, and introducing films.• Coordinates and facilitates outreach, training, and scheduling for 150+ volunteers annually.• Past: Coordinated travel, hotel, and all other hospitality needs for all VIP Festival Guests (PAAFFand BlackStar (2014)); Produced BSFF Visitor’s Guide (2014); vendor relations (selection + logistics)

Advances run of show, hospitality and all technical and day-of-show needs for artists, their agencies and managers.Oversees all day-of-show flow of events in the venue — from hospitality/guest relations and front of house (sound and lighting) liaising to crowd management and end-of-night financial settlement. Manages the business’ social media accounts (namely, Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter) and schedules and shoots promotional food / event photography.

Taught all aspects of digital photography (technical, artistic, and historic), as well as, the development of the artist’s voice, to middle school, high school, and adult students. Organized and manages an annual multidisciplinary digital arts showcase of student work addressing media literacy and identity exploration through self-portrait work.

Responsible for set-up and breakdown of all audio/visual equipment and running audio and digital video/photography during film screenings and performances. Assisted the Field Producer with taking photographs and gathering demographic information for reporting needs, as well as, other production assistant tasks.

Met, photographed, and conducted interviews with a diverse set of Palestinians and Israelis throughout Israel and the West Bank as part of a delegation gathering stories from voices to humanize the conflict and speak for those who cannot speak for themselves in the United States. Organizer and speaker for a large “Night of Story-Sharing” event in Philadelphia reporting the delegation’s findings. Met with members of Congress in January 2012.