SOCIAL JUSTICE & HUMAN RIGHTS (selected)
MISSSEY INC. (Motivating, Inspiring, Supporting, and Serving Sexually Exploited Youth) - 10 years, 2009 - 2019
MISSSEY is a project based out of Alameda County that was created to respond to the epidemic of the commercial sexual exploitation of children in the San Francisco/Bay Area.
Website: www.misssey.org |
LA STOP THE TRAFFIK - 3 years, 2013 -2016
LA Stop the Traffik is a student-run, non-profit, Active Communities Against Trafficking (ACT) group at UCLA, which advocates for an increase in community awareness on the exploitation involved in human-trafficking.
Website: https://lastopthetraffik.wordpress.com/ |
UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund) - 1 year, 2013 - 2014
The U.S. Fund for UNICEF supports UNICEF's work, and other efforts in support of the world's children, through fundraising, advocacy and education in the United States.
Website: www.unicefusa.org |
Mindful Music and UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior - 7 months, November 2017 - May 2018
Worked on a film to engage and uplift children who are fighting short term and long term illness, using a participatory live music session. The video focuses on the children's bravery, strength, positivity, and beautiful personalities that never give up. The project is for the Mindful Music program, the Stephen & Kate band, and the UCLA Medical Center's Pediatric Unit. About the organization: Mindful Music is a non-profit organization, founded to raise awareness about the power of music on mental health and well-being. Website: www.mindfulmusic.semel.ucla.edu |
Building Futures with Women and Children - 6 months, 2008-2009
Building Futures' mission is to build communities with underserved women and children where they are safely and supportively housed, free from homelessness and family violence.
Website: www.bfwc.org |
ANIMAL RIGHTS (selected)
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Never Cry Wolf Rescue - 1 year, 2009-2010
By working closely with Never Cry Wolf Rescue & Adoptions founder Sam Blake, a compassionate veteran who rescues and rehabilitates wolves across the country, I created two short award-winning documentaries about protecting wolf and wolf hybrids. The documentaries raised awareness of the challenges wolves face to stay in existence and to educate the public of the myths and poor treatment of these beautiful animals in the United States. The Alpha wolves accepted me as a friend into their wolf pack and allowed me to get close to film them. I worked respectfully for a year, documenting the rescue and nurture wolves and wolf-hybrids that have been abused or abandoned. Awards: - Audience Award for Best Documentary Short at the Riverside Saginaw Film Festival - 1st Place Best Documentary at The Palo Alto Humane Society Film Contest - Honorable Mention Best Documentary at the 3C Media Solutions Student Film Festival |
Oakland Zoo - 6 months, 2011
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The Oakland Zoo has been serving the community since 1922 in locations all across Oakland, finally settling in Knowland Park. A center for wildlife conservation.
Website: www.oaklandzoo.org
Website: www.oaklandzoo.org
The Dog Cafe - Photographer - 2017
The Dog Cafe’s mission is to revolutionize dog adoption by reinventing the way people connect with rescues who need homes.
Website: www.thedogcafela.com |
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY (selected)
Pachamama Alliance is a global community that offers people the chance to learn, connect, engage, travel and cherish life for the purpose of creating a sustainable future that works for all.
Website: www.pachamama.org
Website: www.pachamama.org
The Center for Biological Diversity works to secure a future for all species, great and small, hovering on the brink of extinction. By using science, law and creative media, with a focus on protecting the lands, waters and climate that species need to survive.
Website: www.biologicaldiversity.org
Website: www.biologicaldiversity.org
EDUCATION (selected)
Camp Reel Stories - Cinematography Professor - summer, 2017
Camp Reel Stories is a non-profit organization that empowers young women with the skills to create their own media, to view current media critically and thoughtfully, and to aspire to leadership in their field.
Website: www.campreelstories.com |
Global Cinematography Institute - Assistant to Production Workshops - 3 years, 2013 - 2016
The Global Cinematography Institute (GCI) is devoted to education of cinematographers and their extension into the digital and virtual realms.
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