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EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts, Photographic & Video University of Texas at Austin, December 2000

CERTIFICATIONS / PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
New York State Career & Technical Education Teaching Certification in Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communication
BRIC Brooklyn Arts Media television studio production
Community Word Project Advanced Teaching Artist Training 2016-2017
Community Word Project 2015 Summer Institute Teaching Artist Training
Adobe Premiere 101, New York Film Academy

FULL TIME/FREELANCE INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
Social Media Management (+ video editing/graphics/copywriting) – Children’s Health Defense 6/22-2/23
Owner, Things Are Changing Productions, LLC 2012-present
Art Director – Penton Media 5/10-8/14
Art Director – Carol’s Daughter Beauty Products 11/08-11/09
Art Director – Sothebys.com 6/07-6/09
Art Director –  Deep Focus 4/06 – 5/07
Animator/Designer – Atmosphere BBDO 11/04-3/06

TEACHING & MENTORING EXPERIENCE
Career & Technical Education Teacher (Music Production & Media Arts + Career & Financial Management),  Internship Coordinator, Crotona International High School 2017- September 2021
Reel Works Visual Poem Workshop at Franklin Douglas Academy (2017)
MIMA Music (Songwriting + Music video) in school program at Maxwell High Sept-Dec 2016
HBO Young Media Minds Film Scoring with Garageband workshop Sept-Oct 2016
Reel Works Teen Editing Workshop (Makers.com) Summer 2016
Dare to Dream Youth Media Arts Project Sept-January 2014-2015
Music teacher, Red Hook Art Project 2013-2016
Stoked Snowboarding Mentor, 2012-2015

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP), SoundExchange, Women in Music, Independent Filmmaker Project

CROWDFUNDING
-Successful initial Indiegogo campaign for ‘Time is Art’ film shoot in Joshua Tree, CA. Raised over $5k
-Raised $11,879 for Time is Art (2015) feature film finishing funds

FIELDWORK
Matter & Psyche Symposium Presentations– camera, editor
Time is Art: Synchronicity & the Collective Dream feature film, (2015) creator, director, camera, assistant editor, composer, art director
SyncStories web series  – editor, camera
Dream Circle – “Dark Star Remix” Music Video – camera, editor, art direction
Dream Circle – “Medicine Man” Music Video – camera, art direction

SELECTED SCREENINGS
Time is Art (2015) documentary film premiered in 8 countries on 11/11/15

AMC Theater Screenings (2015-2016)
November 11 2015 8:30pm–10:09pm
San Francisco, CA at AMC Van Ness 14Wednesday November 11 2015 8:30pm–10:09pm
Austin, TX at AMC Barton Creek Square 14 Wednesday November 11 2015 8:30pm–10:09pm
New York, NY at AMC Loews Kips Bay 15 & IMAX

Thursday August 11 2016 8:30pm–10:34pm
White Marsh, MD at AMC Loews White Marsh 16 Promoted by Robin Gunkel

Wednesday July 20 2016 6:30pm–8:36pm
Columbus, OH at Gateway Film Center Promoted by Women of Vision Events

Wednesday April 27  2016 6:30pm–8:36pm
Hoyts Cinema – Millenium, Perth, Australia Promoted by Mark Bentley

Wednesday January 13 2016 7:30pm–9:14pm
South Miami, FL at AMC Sunset Place 24 Promoted by Empowered Living Solutions, Mission 11:11 & The School of Invisible ArtsWednesday

“Dream Circle – Dark Star” Remix Music Video Eurofilm Festival 2015
Synchronicity: Matter & Psyche Symposium, “Time is Art” 2014 Trailer
Gratitude/post Burning Man event 2014, “Time is Art” 2014 Trailer + 8 min work in progress
“Bonfire Man” music video, Radar Hamburg International Film Fest 2011
“Medicine Man” music video, International Film Festival of Cinematic Arts
“The Hurricane”, Red Hook International Film & Video Fest 2013

SKILLS
K-12 Curriculum Design/ Teaching

Pre-Production/Writing
Screenwriting (feature film)
Treatments

Video Production
Black Magic Cinema Camera, Cannon 5D/7D, Go Pro, Final Cut Pro X, Adobe Premiere

Audio Production
Logic Pro X, Garageband (desktop + iPad)

Graphic Production:
Adobe Illustrator, InDesign Photoshop, After Effects

Website Production:
WordPress, content management + design

Digital Marketing:
Buffer, Youtube, Pinterest, Instagram, Mailchimp, Canva.com

ALBUMS
Dream Circle – Soul Technology Remixes (2017)
Dream Circle – On Your Way Remixes (2017)
Dream Circle – Soul Technology (2016)
Time is Art Original Film Soundtrack (2015)
Dream Circle – Lost Art The Pherixx Remixes (2014)
Dream Circle – So Many Things Remixes (2013)
Dream Circle – Lost Art (2012)
HandinHand – Green Streets (2008) 

Selected Music Videos
Dream Circle – “Simple Things”
Dream Circle – “Power”
Dream Circle – “Medicine Man”
Dream Circle – “On Your Way”

Documentary
Time is Art: Synchronicity & the Collective Dream (2015)
Time is Art: The Frequency of Love (in progress)

SELECTED EVENTS & LIVE MUSICAL PERFORMANCES
Summer Rising 1, 2 & 3, film screening, live performances and DJs, 2011-2014
“Time is Art” Indiegogo Launch Party @ Culture Fix 2014
Dream Circle live @ Nublu NYC  2016
Dream Circle live @ Lit Ultrabar, Philadelphia, PA, 2014
SXSW 2002 – DJ set

AWARDS & FESTIVALS
Blowup Chicago International Art House Film Fest Official Selection – ‘Time is Art‘ (2015)
CurrentTV VCAM Finalist (top 6), “For Bands on the Go” Samsung ad 2011
Webby Award Nomination, Art Direction, HBO’s Rome Season 2 Teaser campaign
Photo District News Annual 2006 winner, http://www.noelletheard.com
Finalist for “Best online zine” SXSW Interactive 2002
“Best Music Website” SXSW Interactive 1999

SELECTED PUBLISHED ARTICLES
How Charging Our EV Car Almost Got Us Arrested
Earth Day – A Change is Gonna Come

LANGUAGES
Spanish