programming
Reimagine End of Life
About : Reimagine End of Life is a community-driven exploration of death and celebration of life through creativity and conversation.
Lead programming & logistics to ensure the festival was reflective and inclusive of the diverse Bay Area community.
Created, curated & managed a community hub (including 80 events and the vendors, logistics, operations, participants and entertainment involved)
Helped the programming team produce over 250 events with almost 10,000 participants in the Bay Area & worked with management team on the large closing event.
Conduct targeted outreach to over 200 Community-Based Organizations, activists & artists focusing on underserved & vulnerable populations to foster understanding and discussion about the topic of “death” across different cultures.
Supported Community-Based Organizations with culturally appropriate marketing solutions, mission-adjacent partnerships, and grants to ensure collaborators are empowered with tools to host an impactful and sustainable event.
Exceeded D&I grant targets by 22% which resulted in more inclusive programming for the Bay Area Reimagine Festival.
Helped set up media partnerships & plan filming for the organization’s first film series
ASSOCIATED STUDENTS RECYCLING PROGRAM
Compost Coordinator and Community Sustainability Consultant. Mission: to reduce waste at UCSB through direct collection, education, information sharing and community partnerships.
Achievements:
Created an on campus garden
Created a complex composting system within the university grounds and its surrounding community of Isla Vista
Created an educational program for university students, local schools and community members
Partners: UC Santa Barbara, Java Jones, Caje, Freebirds Burritos & Sam's To go
ISLA VISTA YOUTH PROJECTS
IVYP mitigates the effects of poverty, racism and trauma by providing high-quality, trauma informed child care; comprehensive, culturally sensitive family support; and visionary community leadership.
While working with IVYP as a key member of the leadership team, I created, facilitated and led:
The volunteer and internship programs for the entire organization
A comprehensive garden program for pre-school age students, including partnerships with local universities and volunteers to help with educational aspects of gardening
santa barbara wildlife care network
Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network serves to rescue, rehabilitate and return to the wild sick, injured, orphaned, or oil-impaired wild birds, reptiles, amphibians, and small mammals in Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties and to educate the public about living in harmony with wildlife.
At the organization, I programed and produced all of our events including 2 three-hundred person gala fundraisers, and a new lecture series called Wild Talks.
Wild Talks is a lecture series hosted by Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network that explores our wild world through the eyes of experts in different wildlife fields. It included many big names in conservation including Ian Shive, Beth Pratt, and Obi Kaufmann.