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| About Me |
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Media Specialist
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Over 200 videos on-line with over 500,000 total views. Turned college textbook into DVD. Produced and directed almost 200 regular live news programs for local cable station. |
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Teacher
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Taught art classes at all levels from kindergarten to graduate students. Developed digital video curriculum for senior citizens, college students, and junior/senior high classes in monthly media production classes at local cable station. Presenter at 2006 & 2007 National Conference on Race and Ethnicity (NCORE). |
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Journalist
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Wrote stories and produced video for state-wide news website, The Iowa Independent, that was linked at major news and art sites. Guest editor at Exploration Iowa. Gathered footage for ABC Nightly News, CBS Sunday Morning News, Fox News, more. |
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Producer
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Shot, edited and directed several educational videos on racism and sexism. Clips and segments optioned by BBC Television, (UK). Created over 10 hours of footage shown for C-SPAN's "Road to the White House" during 2006-2007. |
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Award Recipient
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Golden Eddy (Best Documentary) - Pro Category at 2010 CRIFF. New Journalist Fellowship with the Center for New Media in Washington DC. Winner of Computer/Video Art and Animation at Hometown Video Festival. |
| Work Experience |
| 2001- present |
Freelance Videographer, Independent Producer. My camera work and productions have been shown on Oprah, ABC Nightly News, CBS Sunday Morning News, Fox News, C-SPAN, C-SPAN2, BBC Television (UK), The Real News, CourtTV, MSNBC and a local station, KCRG-TV. |
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1991- present |
Writer, Consultant, Designer. For The Iowa Independent, I interviewed senators, governors, a NASA scientist and many other experts and leaders. Some of the blogs and websites who've posted my videos and articles: Sourcewatch, ArtsJournal, The Quad, MichaelMoore.com, Huffington Post, Wonkette, The Washington Independent, Blog for Iowa, 1000 Voices, and ZMag. I've also written for local magazines, the Icon and Little Village, and I've done freelance consulting for the Cedar Rapids Gazette newspaper and KCRG-TV news. I've also done script, technical and copy writing for a variety of clients. |
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| 2010 |
Cameras, Producer (Iowa). "AbUSed: The Postville Raid." Director/Producer: Luis Argueta. |
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| 2008 |
Videographer. "At Your Cervix." Director/Producer: Amy Jo Goddard. |
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| 2006-07 |
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Video Journalist. "Road to the White House." C-SPAN. Washington, D.C. C-SPAN and C-SPAN2 have used several hours of my footage. I taped Evan Bayh (IN), Joe Biden (DE), Sam Brownback (KS), Chris Dodd (CT), Elizabeth Edwards, John Edwards (NC), Russ Feingold (WI), Newt Gingrich (GA), Rudy Giuliani (NYC), Chuck Grassley (IA), Mike Huckabee (AR), John Kerry (MA), Barack Obama (IL), George Pataki (NY), Bill Richardson (NM), Mitt Romney (MA), Tom Vilsack (IA), and Mark Warner (VA). These are governors, senators, "America's Mayor" and a former Speaker of the House at an Iowa State Fair book signing (Gingrich in 2006). |
| 2001-07 |
Producer "Live & Local." Public Access Television, Inc. (PATV). Iowa City, IA We made about 200 "Live & Local" programs at PATV. Our focus was local politics and community issues. We spent time with city, county and congressional candidates; local musicians; non-profit agencies; University professors; authors; and local celebrities on this still-running show. |
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| 2007 |
Production Assistant "Inside." CourtTV. 44 Blue Productions. Fort Madison, Iowa. Producer: Mark Hamaguchi My second "stint" in the Iowa State Penitentiary for 44 Blue Productions. |
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| 2006 |
Production Assistant "Lock-Up." MSNBC. 44 Blue Productions. Fort Madison, Iowa. Field Producer / Director: Susan Carney Official title: "P.A." (Unofficially I got to run the second camera for this one too.) |
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| 2000-06 |
Workshop Coordinator / Production Specialist. PATV. Iowa City, IA I designed the digital curriculum for PATV as the Workshop Coordinator. I had hundreds of students come through PATV classes, producing local television and making their voices heard. |
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| 2004 |
Artist-Teacher. MFA in Visual Arts. Vermont College. Montpelier, VT Mentoring an MFA candidate who works in new media, photography, and printmaking. |
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Equipment Manager. PATV. Iowa City, IA Oversaw equipment and budget; introduced DVD technology still in use at PATV. |
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| 2002 |
Project Facilitator. Humanities Iowa. PATV & Iowa City Community School District (ICCSD). Iowa City, IA This was a collaborative project with the Iowa City Senior High Alternative Center (SHAC). |
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| 2001 |
Video Training Coordinator. Macarthur Grant Foundation. PATV and Women's Resource and Action Center. Iowa City, IA Introduced media production to the Iowa Women Initiating Social Change project at WRAC. |
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| 2000 |
Adjunct Assistant Professor. Photography Department. School of Art and Art History. University of Iowa. Iowa City, IA This was a photoshop and imaging class for undergraduate and graduate level art students. |
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| 1999- 2000 |
Teaching Assistant. Intermedia and Video Art Department. University of Iowa. Iowa City, IA Appointment after receiving M.A. from the U of Iowa. |
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| 1997-99 |
Lighting/Electrical Systems Drafter. HLM Design. Iowa City, IA Worked for HLM during my first two years of grad school. |
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| 1996-97 |
Substitute Teacher. Rock Island School District. Quad Cities, IL Much of this time was spent at Roosevelt Elementary where I taught art for K-6 for four months. |
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| 1993-96 |
Mechanical Drafter. Navarre Biomedical. Plymouth, MN My first drafting design job, I handled medical equipment and manufacturing process drawings, created technical manuals and graphic design for the company. |
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| Education |
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2000
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Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Intermedia and Video Art. School of Art and Art History. University of Iowa. Iowa City, IA |
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1993
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Mechanical/Electric Drafting (Certificate). Minneapolis Drafting School. Crystal, MN |
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| 1992 | Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art History. Macalester College. St. Paul, MN |
| Grants/Awards/Fellowships |
2010 |
Golden Eddy. Best Documentary - Pro Category. CRIFF. Cedar Rapids, IA | ||
2007-08 |
Iowa Independent. New Journalism Fellowship. Center for Independent Media. Washington, DC. | ||
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2004
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Computer/Video Art & Animation Winner. Hometown Video Festival. Alliance for Community Media. Washington, D.C. |
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2003
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International Harvest. Humanities Iowa. ICCSD. Senior High Alternative Center. Iowa City, IA |
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| 2002 | White Privilege 101. Humanities Iowa. Central College. Pella, IA |
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| 1998 | Ana Mendieta Scholarship. School of Art and Art History. University of Iowa. Iowa City, IA |
| Publications, Presentations, Exhibitions |
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2010
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"A Year in the Life." Iowa City International Documentary Film Festival. Iowa CIty, IA Artist bio about Clary Illian. |
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"A Year in the Life." Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival. Marion, IA |
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2009 |
"Girls Gone Wild." Shockfest Film Festival. Hollywood, CA Claymation music video for Konrad. |
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"Playing the Part." Interrobang Film Festival. Des Moines Arts Festival. Des Moines, IA. A documentary about songwriting. |
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2007 |
"Technology Changing Presidential Politics." WQAD. Moline, IL Interview on local television about covering the 2008 Presidential campaigns in Iowa. |
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"White Teachers / Diverse Classrooms." National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education (NCORE). San Francisco, CA Stylus Publishing hired me to turn a book into a DVD. |
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"Circle of Women." NCORE. San Francisco, CA |
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"Tangled Up in Tele-Power's Web." Little Village. February, 2007. pp 10-11 (with photos). Iowa City, IA |
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| 2006 | "Video Production Workshop." Mid-America Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel Annual Conference. TRiO. Indianapolis, IN |
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"White Privilege 101: Getting in on the Conversation." NCORE. Chicago, IL |
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| 2005 | "The Return of Ana Mendieta." Little Village. May, 2005. pp 10-11 (cover story). Iowa City, IA |
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| 2003 | |
"6-on-6 Basketball History." KCRG-TV. March 10 & 11. 2002. Cedar Rapids, IA |
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"Color Therapy for Oedipal Conflicts." Plus Ultra / Winkleman Gallery. March-April, 2003. New York, NY |
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| 2002 | "Voting at Cedar Township Hall." KCRG-TV. November 5 & 6. Cedar Rapids, IA |
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"Iowans Playing Pro Baseball." KCRG-TV. August 18. Cedar Rapids, IA |
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"Stray Show." Joymore Gallery. Chicago, IL |
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"Kanga at Gemvision." Pancorri Gallery. Davenport, IA |
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2001 |
"Jaraf Video." Jaraf at 45 Below. New York, NY |
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"Video Jam." Palm Beach Institue of Contemporary Art. Palm Beach, FL |
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"Time-Based Art." Peanut Gallery. Rock Island, IL |
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"Performance Art." Waterloo Art Center. Waterloo, IA |
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| 2000 | "20th Century Kinescopes." Prairie Lights Bookstore. Iowa City, IA |
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| 1998 | "The Long Goodbye." Kanga Art Gallery. Iowa City, IA |
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| 1997 | "Between the Lines, Between the ii's." Quad City Art Center. Rock Island, IL |
| Volunteer Experience |
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2003-04
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Board of Directors. Iowa City International Documentary Festival. Iowa City, IA |
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2002
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Digital Director. Thaw Film, Video, and Digital Festival. Iowa City, IA |
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| 2001 | Co-Director. Thaw Film, Video, and Digital Festival. Iowa City, IA |
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| 2000 | Digital Exhibition Coordinator. Thaw Film, Video, and Digital Festival. Iowa City, IA |
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| 1999 | Exhibit Coordinator. Simple Gifts, Warm Welcome. Kanga Art Gallery. Davenport, IA |
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