EDUCATION

University of California, Los Angeles	       
Master of Library and Information Science                                         September 2022 – Expected June 2024
Media Archival Studies Specialization

Pepperdine University	        
Bachelor of Arts in Film Studies                              	                     August 2016 – May 2020
Production Emphasis


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

UCLA Library                                                                                                                                 	
AV Preservation Assistant 	                                                             December 2022 - Present

Special Collections Worked on: Horace Tapscott Papers, Theodore Bikel Papers, Synanon Foundation Records, Alan Rich Papers
– Executes photo documentation of preserved analog media formats for research use
– Enters content metadata for preserved items and collections
– Performs preparation, inspection, and digitization of AV formats

UCLA Film & Television Archive         	                                                                                                                      
Present Preserving the Past: Student Film Initiative Intern                  June 2023 – September 2023

– Inspected, cleaned, and prepared UCLA student films from 1960s-1980s for preservation and scanning
– Digitally restored select films with DRS Nova & color graded final films in Premiere Pro
– Presented restored films and moderated Q&A at the Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum 

Self-Employed           	                                                                                                                            
Freelance Filmmaker & Photographer	                                              August 2017 - Present

– Produces independent narrative and documentary short films for festival circuit
– Produces, shoots, edits, and delivers promotional videos and photography to clients


LEADERSHIP INVOLVEMENT

UCLA’s Association of Moving Image Archivists Student Chapter	
Co-Chair & Social Media Lead	                                                       Fall 2022 – June 2024

– Facilitates chapter meetings and events with board and general body members
– Programmed a double feature for Student Chapter Takeover Series with the UCLA Film & Television Archive
– Planned and facilitated three media inspection and digitization workshops for students

Imagining Indigenous Cinema: New Voices, New Visions	
Advisory Committee Member 	                                                       April 2023 – June 2023

– Lead student organization outreach for the program
– Contributed additional community outreach for Southern California Native communities


AWARDS AND HONORS

Barona Band of Mission Indians Scholar
Graduate Scholarship Recipient – November 2023

American Indian Education Fund Scholar	         
Graduate Scholarship Recipient – July 2023

The Nancy Mysel Legacy Grant for Film Preservation Students	         
The Film Noir Foundation – January 2023

Best Student Film	          
Red Nation International Film Festival – November 2019

Summer Nativehawk Film Award	          
Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema – March 2019

Best Cinematography	
Reelstories Film Festival – February 2018


PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Association of Moving Image Archivists	      
Indigenous Photograph
The 400 Years Project


EXHIBITION

Restoration Screening of RICH (1983) & Moderator for filmmaker Q&A	          
Student film restored and preserved as a part of UCLA Film & Television Archive internship – December 2023

IllumiNative’s Indigenous House LA	          
Two photographs selected for event display – November 2023

Official Selection Screening of IF I EVER GET OUT OF HERE (2022)	          
LA Skins Film Festival – November 2023

Official Selection Screening of HOLLYWOOD INDIAN (2019)	
Red Nation International Film Festival – November 2019
Native Women in Film Festival – February 2020

Official Selection Screening of PEOPLE WATCHING (2018)	
LA Skins Film Festival – November 2018
Reelstories Film Festival – February 2019
Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema – March 2019

Official Selection Screening of THE WOUNDED HEALER (2017)	
California’s American Indian and Indigenous Film Festival – November 2017
LA Skins Film Festival – November 2017
Reelstories Film Festival – February 2018	


SKILLS
Program Software: Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Media Encoder, Lightroom, Photoshop, Davinci Resolve, vrecord, & DRS Nova by MTI Film
Archival Technology: Lasergraphics ScanStation, Kinetta Film Scanner, & professional and consumer video transfer decks
Archival Workflows: processing collections, photo documentation, inspection and rehousal, & digitization
Additional Skills: attention to detail, quick learner, organized, adaptability, creative & driven