Education:

Master of Fine Arts in Electronic Art with a focus in Teaching, DAAP University of Cincinnati. 2015-2017

Bachelor of Arts, Electronic Media and Broadcasting Major and Cinema Studies Minor, Northern Kentucky University. 2009-2013

Work Experience:

Assistant Director and Liaison of Career Advising to the College of Creative Arts, Miami University. 2023-2024

Director of Media Services Technology/Adjunct Professor, Art Academy of Cincinnati. 2019-2023

Student Success Coordinator/Adjunct Professor, Northern Kentucky University. 2017-2020

Adjunct Professor, University of Cincinnati. 2016-2017

List of College Courses Taught by Semester from 2016 – 2023

Professional Experience:

• Mentor and advise in one-on-one appointments with students and alumni by creating unique individual plans and developing strategies in order to guide and assist them with academic, personal, and career development goals. This includes serving and advising Miami’s college of creative arts currently consists of over 1,430 students. This has been achieved by meeting with students individually and connecting them with appropriate university and career development resources in order to foster student success. Experience successfully assisting, mentoring and teaching a diverse population of students from different communities. This includes students who are considered first-generation, at-risk, special needs and neurodivergent.  

• Experience collecting data and applying it in strategic ways that pinpoint areas where specific populations of students need assistance. A project that included the use of data was a collaboration between the Center for Career Exploration and Success (CCES) and the DEI team for the College of Creative Arts (CCA). The data reflected that students faced transportation as an obstacle to obtaining internship opportunities in downtown Cincinnati. The CCES department collaborated with CCA’s DEI team to resolve this issue with the use of a shuttle bus system.  

• Highly detail-oriented individual who is able to work under pressure while meeting deadlines with an emphasis on quick decision making and multitasking. As liaison I connect the career center’s resources to students, faculty and staff across multiple university departments. This collaboration between our departments ensures student retention and academic growth in order to prepare students for a successful transition through each year of their collegiate journey. 

• Experience in collaborating with career advisors, employer relations and marketing team, department chairs, dean, staff, and faculty in the college of creative arts in order to plan events that connect students to internships, co-ops, and job opportunities. Providing multiple students with referrals for scholarships, internships, job applications, and graduate school. Consistently stress the importance of assisting students with finding sustainable success by achieving their goals during and after their college experience.  

• Served on multiple committees in higher education, including: Center for Career Exploration and Success Team, Technology Initiatives, Career Advising Team, Student Retention, Faculty, Administration Management Team, Student Scholarship Recipients, Student Thesis Review, Student Advisory Committee, Department ExCo Chairs and Leadership Collaboration. Experience in evaluating multiple student’s application materials and portfolios in individual meetings and on review committees at the collegiate level. 

• Develop and manage short-term and long-term department projects focusing on student engagement and success. A short-term project has included updating the department policies and resources available to students on the career center’s website. These resources include: updated application materials, university resources, and policies. A larger project I’ve curated includes collaborating with our marketing, admissions, and employers relations team to create a career services event called, “Architecture and Design Career and Internship Fair.” This event allows students the opportunity to network with their peers and local employers in order to obtain prospective career opportunities. Setting these goals for our educational community gave me the ability to gain excellent communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.

Professional Skills:

• Advanced knowledge of programs including EAB Navigate, Handshake, Big interview, Interstride, Clickup, Vmock, CandidCareer, GoinGlobal, O*Net Online Database, Tableau Database, NACE and Strong Interest Inventory Assessment. Ability to learn new programs promptly and efficiently.  

• Utilized computer proficiency and advanced knowledge of digital technologies, including: developing and coordinating in person/virtual class materials, syllabi, course assignments, presentations, lectures, and instructional materials. Apply thorough knowledge of multiple programs such as Canvas, Blackboard, Campus Cafe, Slack, Teams management, Microsoft applications, Google applications, and Adobe suites.     

Related Professional Experience

Volunteering:

Northern Kentucky University: Media and Communication Community Resource Council Member. 2023 – 2024

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at University of Cincinnati. Instructor and Community Engagement Organizer. 2017 – 2018 

Lead Course Instructor:

Cincinnati Nature Center: Educational Coordinator for the Children’s Environmentalist Program. 2020 – 2024 

Baker Hunt Art and Cultural Center: Introduction to Adobe Suites, Photography and Video Courses. 2019 – 2023

DAAP Camps Middle and High School Summer Art Program Teaching Assistant/Lead: University of Cincinnati. 2016 – 2023

Digital Multimedia Instructor: The Cincinnati Arts and Technology Studios. 2017-2019

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute: Introduction to Cinema Studies. University of Cincinnati 2017-2018

Certifications:

Strong Interest Inventory, The Myers-Briggs Company. 2023

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Certificate, Holbeck College. 2023

Ohio Certified Volunteer Naturalist, The Ohio State University. 2023

TEFL – Teaching English as a Foreign Language: 120 hrs. 2020

Northern Kentucky University, Faculty Development and Advising Seminar Series. 2018-2019

Awards:

Grant recipient for Video Production Project for BLINK Cincinnati. Baker Hunt Art and Cultural Center. 2019

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at University of Cincinnati. Stephen Appel Award Nominee. 2018

Graduate Assistant Teaching Scholarship: University of Cincinnati. 2015-2017

The receiver of “The Recognition Award” from the University of Northern Kentucky for my World War II documentary, “Sunflower.” 2014

Lambda Pi Eta Honor Award: Northern Kentucky University. 2013

Golden Key Honor Award: Northern Kentucky University. 2012

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Presentations:

Artist Talk on my artistic practice as a filmmaker and career in higher education. The Art Academy of Cincinnati, Vision Fields Film Festival, Cincinnati, OH. 2023 

Lecture Seminar on The Art of Cinematography throughout History, at Osher LifeLong Learning Institute, Cincinnati, OH. 2020 

“Historical Covington,” Collaborative Community based video piece for BLINK Cincinnati: Grant recipient for Video Production Course, Baker Hunt Art and Cultural Center, Covington, KY. 2019 

WIF: Women in Film Cincinnati, Film Networking Event, Cincinnati, OH. 2018       

Artist Talk on Master Thesis Showcase: Documentary Film, “The Locals”, 21c Museum Hotel, Cincinnati, OH. 2017

Lecture on The Art of Documentary Filmmaking, at DAAP University of Cincinnati, OH. 2015

Lecture on World War II Documentary “Sunflower”, at Northern Kentucky University, KY. 2013  

Feature and Independent Film Production Experience:

D Lynn Meyers Casting 

“The Bikeriders” Background actor. 2022 

“Point Blank” Background actor. 2018 

“Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile” Background actor. 2018

Daniel Mulvaney Independent Film

“Ignore the Clock” Background actor. 2017 

Black Tent Media Productions 

Video and Audio Assistant, Prop Design Coordinator. 2017

Internships:

Insider Louisville: Online Media News source for the metro area. Photographer, Videographer, Website Designer, Marketing and Communications Coordinator. Louisville, KY. 2013-2015

WDRB Louisville Local News Station: Teleprompter operator, editor and videographer. Louisville, KY. 2014

Studio 89: Jib Operator, Editor, Boom operator, Videographer. Northern Kentucky University, KY. 2012-2013

WNKU Radio Station: Sound and Audio Editor, Radio Program Editor, Photographer, Sales, Marketing and Event Planner, Northern Kentucky University, KY. 2012-2013

Norse Media News: Anchor, Teleprompter operator, News Story Editor, Videographer. Northern Kentucky University, KY. 2011-2012  

Solo Video and Photography Shows:

“Carter’s Moon,” The Cincinnati Observatory, Cincinnati, OH. 2021

Performance Art: Poetry Reading, Smokescreen Exhibition, West Side Studios, Cincinnati, OH. 2019

“The Locals,” The Mini Microcinema, Over the Rhine, Cincinnati, OH. 2018

“The Locals,” The 840 Gallery, University of Cincinnati, OH. 2016

“Raquette Lake, New York,” The Northside Cafe, Cincinnati, OH. 2016

“The First Encounter.” The Comet, Cincinnati, OH. 2016

“Beauty in the Bluegrass,” Main street Cinema, Cincinnati, OH. 2015

“Sunflower,” World War II Documentary for BA Thesis Show, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY. 2013 

Group Video Performance Shows:

“Ghostly Reminders,” The Chidlaw Gallery. Art Academy of Cincinnati, OH. 2022

“Late Night Reflections,” The Chidlaw Gallery. Art Academy of Cincinnati, OH. 2021

“Historical Covington,” BLINK, Baker Hunt Art and Cultural Center, Covington, KY. 2019

“A Collective Thought,” Smokescreen Exhibition, West Side Studios, Cincinnati, OH. 2019

“Surface Deep Medicine,” Smokescreen Exhibition, West Side Studios, Cincinnati, OH. 2018

“The Unobserved Observers,” Master Thesis Exhibition, Contemporary Art Center, Cincinnati, OH. 2017

“Landscape of Sheets,” The Waiting Room, Victory Parkway, Cincinnati, OH. 2017

Group Sculpture Exhibitions from 2016-2023