CV
Creative Experience
Design, Video, Photography, Social Media, etc.
Del Taco via Skiver Adveritsing - Costa Mesa, CA
Rothschild's Restaurant - Corona Del Mar, CA
Ronin Barbershop - Costa Mesa, CA
Mesa Lounge - Costa Mesa, CA
Habana - Irvine , CA
DJ
Rothschild's Restaurant - Corona Del Mar, CA
Mesa Lounge - Costa Mesa, CA
Orange Coast Auto Group - Costa Mesa, CA
Segerstrom Center for the Arts - Costa Mesa, CA
Garage Team Mazda - Orange County, CA
Sassafras Saloon - Hollywood, CA
Kitsch Bar - Costa Mesa, CA
Notable Curricula
Understanding 1800s American Lit. via the '92 LA Riots and '20 George Floyd Protests.
Understanding Shakespeare's Tragic Hero via The Roots' Undun and Kendrick Lamar's Good Kid m.A.A.d. City
Relating Frankenstein and Notes from Underground to gain an understanding of contemporary marginalized members of society.
Relating American values found in Modern and Postmodern American Lit. to 21st-century pop culture.
Nonfiction rhetorical analysis including, but not limited to, political speech, media pundits, and advertising.
Political comparisons between 1984 and the United States, Myanmar, Russia, and China.
Weekly "Music Mondays" comparing themes in lyrics with the week's readings.
Reverse engineering good cinematography with exemplary films (In the Mood for Love, Gravity, and Dune).
Differentiating between fine art and commercial art through analysis of Instagram trends.
Educator Experience
Arcadia High School
Art/Design
Intro to Photography - Digital/Analog Photography
Advanced Journalism - Yearbook Production
Electives
Speech Dynamics - Intro to Speech and Debate
Cross Age Physical Education - H.S. Student Teacher Program for Elementary Students
English Language Arts
Search for Human Potential (12th Grade College Prep.)
Advanced Placement Language and Composition (11th Grade)
American Literature (11th Grade College Prep.)
10th Grade Honors
9th Grade College Prep.
Huntington Beach Union High School District
Fountain Valley High School
9th + 12th Grade English Teacher
Huntington Beach High School
10th Grade English Teacher
Instructional Aide
Fountain Valley High School
IDEAS - Students with Special Needs Program
Adult Transition Program
Pathways - Emotional Disability Program
Marina High School
Endeavors - High Functioning Autism Program
Education
The Book Shop – School For Ads
Art Direction
Brandman University
Art Secondary Teaching Credential
University of California, Irvine
Master of Arts in Teaching
English Secondary Teaching Credential
Bachelor of Arts in English + Philosophy Minor