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EDUCATION

M.A., Emerson College, 2008
Department of Visual and Media Arts
Master’s Thesis: “Community Media in Transition: Public Access Television in the Age of YouTube”

B.A. (magna cum laude), Emerson College, 2005
Department of Visual and Media Arts
Major: Media Studies

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Bentley University, Waltham, MA
Adjunct Lecturer, Media and Culture Program, English Department, 2009 – Present
Courses: MC 224 Introduction to Video Production

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Emerson College, Boston, MA
Research Assistant, Department of Visual and Media Arts
Under Dr. Eric Gordon and John Craig Freeman, 2007-2008

“The Digital Lyceum” – A project funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities digital start-up initiative to research best practices and propose a sustainable model for creating and facilitating mixed reality lecture-style events.

Emerson College, Boston, MA
Research Assistant, Department of Visual and Media Arts
Under Dr. Eric Gordon, 2007

“The Place of Social Media” – An exploration of how neighborhood organizations, city governments and social media makers are adopting digital networks to enable physical connections.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Cambridge Community Television, Cambridge, MA
Community Media & Technology Manager, 2010 – Present

Cambridge Community Television, Cambridge, MA
Community Media Coordinator, 2008 – 2010

Emerson College, Boston MA
Research Assistant, 2007-2008

Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA
Digital Media Producer, 2006 – 2007

Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA
Staff Assistant, 2005 – 2006

The Longhouse Studio, Boston, MA
Audio Engineer/Producer/Owner, 2000 – 2003

Q Division Studios, Boston, MA
Assistant Engineer, 1999 – 2001

INVITED LECTURES

Bentley College, Waltham, MA
Guest Lecturer, “Social Networking Tools in Education” at CIS Presents “Current Topics in Information Technology,” April 23, 2007

Bentley College, Waltham, MA
Guest Lecturer, “Technology and Social Activism” at CIS Presents “Current Topics in Information Technology,” October 23, 2006

WORKSHOP AND CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Alliance for Community Media
Panelist, “Citizen Journalism Webinar,” with Laurie Cirivello (Grand Rapids Community Media Center), Jan Schaffer (J-Lab), Mary Turck (TC Daily Planet), & moderated by Elliot Margolies, March 2, 2010

Somerville Community Access Television, Somerville, MA
Instructor, “Social Networking Web Tools for Non-Profits,” February 9, 2010

Cambridge Educational Access Television, Cambridge, MA
Facilitator, “Learning to Guide Your Child Online: Internet Safety & The Social Web,” with Matt Landry (Cambridge Educational Access Television & Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School), February 4, 2010

Cambridge Community Television, Cambridge, MA
Instructor, “Social Media Workshop for Cambridge Non-Profit Organizations, City Departments and Agencies,” November 19, 2009

Alliance for Community Media Northeast Region Conference, Burlington, VT
Panelist, “Social Media: Constant Contact and Twitter, and Flickr and Facebook: Oh My!” May 21, 2009

Be the Media! Mini-Conference 2008, Boston, MA
Workshop Leader, “Strategies for Shaping our Media Future: Envisioning Change with the Boston Action Tank” with Marie Celestin and Felicia Sullivan (Boston Action Tank), December 3, 2008

Alliance for Community Media 2008 International Conference & Exhibition, Washington, DC
Speaker, “Training the Trainers: Vlogging 101″ with Ivettza Sanchez, (Manhattan Neighborhood Network), June 10, 2008

UC Berkeley Webcast/Podcast Requirements Gathering, Apple Cupertino, CA
Presenter, “Impact of adopting the CC share alike license,” October 11, 2007

Columbia University, New York, NY
Panelist, “Video, Education and Open Content: Best Practices” with Rick Prelinger (Prelinger Archives) and Dean Jansen (Participatory Culture Foundation), May 23, 2007

Alliance for Community Media Northeast Region Conference, Brockton, MA
Keynote Speaker, “Our Viewers Know More Than We Do: PEG Access TV in a Participatory Culture,” November 17, 2006

Media Matters: Writing Conference for High School Teachers and Students, University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA
Workshop Leader, “Blogs: The 5th Estate: Opening The Gates For Diverse Perspectives”with Danielle Martin (CTC Vista Project), November 1, 2006

CyberOne: Law in the Court of Public Opinion, Harvard Law School / Extension School, Cambridge, MA
Student Podcast Workshop Leader, “Practice Day: Audio Production,” October 21, 2006

Boston Neighborhood Network Multimedia Center, Roxbury, MA
Videoblogging Workshop Leader, Boston Neighborhood Producers’ Group, August 1st, 2006

The Clark Taylor Center for Media, Arts, and Technology, University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA
Videoblogging Workshop Leader, Boston Neighborhood Producers’ Group, August 14, 2006

Media Giraffe Project Conference, University of Massachusetts,
Amherst, MA
Panelist, “Morphing from Music: iPods Enter the Classroom,” June 30, 2006

AWARDS & HONORS

Magna Cum Laude, Emerson College, 2005

MEDIA APPEARANCES

Media Minutes presented by Free Press: Community Media Advocates Rally Against Verizon Bill in Massachusetts. July 24, 2009. See http://freepress.net/node/70621

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
Member, Civic and Citizen Journalism Interest Group, 2009 – Present

Cultural Studies Association
Member, 2009 – Present

International Association of Media and Communication Research
Member, Community Communication Working Group, 2008 – Present

Association for Computing Machinery
Member, 2007 – Present

Alliance for Community Media
Member, 2006 – Present

National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture
Member, 2006 – 2008

Action Coalition for Media Education
Member, 2005 – 2007

Union for Democratic Communications
Member, 2005 – 2006

PUBLIC SERVICE

Action Coalition for Media Education, Albuquerque, NM
Board Member, 2006 – 2008

Cambridge Community Television, Cambridge, MA
Board Member, 2006 – 2007

Media Giraffe Project Conference, Amherst, MA
Convener / Digital Media Producer, 2006

ACME Summit, Burlington, VT
Podcast Producer, 2006

Action Coalition for Media Education, Boston Chapter, Boston, MA
President, 2005 – 2006

Students Concerned About Mass Media, Emerson College, Boston, MA
Co-Founder / Student Organizer, 2005

Whats Up Magazine, Boston, MA
Contributor, 2004 – 2006

WZBC, 90.3 FM, Newton, MA
Program Producer, “Sounds of Dissent”, 2004 – 2006

Media Matters for America, Washington, D.C.
Communications Intern, 2004

Boston Social Forum, University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA
Media Track Coordinator, 2004

Community Change, Inc., Boston, MA
Audio Engineer / Videographer, 2003 – 2006