Work Experience
Professional Performing and Teaching Artist with 6 years of experience in cultural arts programming, community organizing, and event planning. 4 years of experience as a independent contractor providing language interpretation/ translation services to various social justice organizations in the Bay Area and beyond. Three times grantee of the "Artists in Communities" grants from San Francisco Arts Commission and California Arts Council. Exceedingly motivated and passionate artist with a desire to fight for social and environmental justice. A Bachelor’s of Arts graduate with a degree in Anthropology and Animal Behavior, primary focus on evolutionary anthropology and performance arts.
Teaching Artist
Baile Colectivo
A program of Dance Mission Theater in Collaboration with the Women's Collective of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA
Lead Artist / Program Manager | July 2018 - present
Performing Arts Workshop | San Francisco, CA
Teaching artist | September 2017 - present
Bilingual Birdies | San Francisco, California
Teaching Artist | April 2016 - present
Loco Bloco | San Francisco, CA
Dance Lead Assistant for Carnaval SF 2018 | March 2018 - May 2018
www.locobloco.org | Project based contract
Language Justice
Translation and Interpretation Services
ACLU California | National
https://www.aclunc.org | 415-282-6209
Dolores Street Community Services | San Francisco, CA
www.dscs.org | 415-282-6209
Faith in Action | San Francisco, CA
www.faithinaction.org | 650-592-9181
Causa Justa / Just Cause | California
Community Organizing
Day Labor Program & Women's Collective | San Francisco, CA
Leadership Empowerment Coordinator | 415-252-5375
Dance Collaborations
Piñata Dance Collective | Contemporary Modern | 2017-present
Dancing Earth | Contemporary Modern | 2016-present
Cherie Hill Irie Dance | Afro-modern and Improv | 2015-present
Duniya Dance and Drum Company | Traditional African Dance | 2015-present
Jiridon Drum and Dance | Various projects | 2011-present
Rosy Simas | Skins (on) Skins | 2017
African American Dance Company | Various projects | 2015
AWARDS & TRAININGS
CALIFORNIA ARTS COUNCIL | Artist in Communities Grant 2020-2021
http://arts.ca.gov/programs/ac.php
LUNA DANCE INSTITUTE | Summer Institute I July 2019
FRANCISCO OFFICE OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENTS AND IMMIGRANT AFFAIRS |
40 hrs Community Interpretation Training I June 2019
https://sf.gov/departments/city-administrator/office-civic-engagement-and-immigrant-affairs
NEW YORK FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS | Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program
April 2019
https://www.nyfa.org/Content/Show/Immigrant-Artist-Program-(IAP)
NALAC National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures | NFA Grantee 2018-2019
CALIFORNIA ARTS COUNCIL | Artist in Communities Grant 2018-2019
http://arts.ca.gov/programs/ac.php
SAN FRANCISCO ARTS COMISSION | Artist in Communities Grant 2018-2019
https://www.sfartscommission.org/grants
MIDWEST ACADEMY | Organizing for Organizers | 2017
www.midwestacademy.com/training
SPECIAL SKILLS
* Group facilitation * Coaching * Holistic healing * Organic Nutrition * Costume design * Jewelry making * Basic Permaculture Design