Senegal, Summer 2010
I’ve worked with many organizations — domestic and foreign; based in the West, Far East, and Global South; non-profit, for-profit, and governmental; and oriented towards research, education, advocacy, and/or media production. I have focused on:
- curriculum and assessment development
- training and professional development
- program evaluation
- media literacy for children and families
- impact game consulting
- children’s media research
Curriculum & Assessment Development
USC Joint Educational Project | Los Angeles, CA
USC Shoah Foundation – The Institute for Visual History and Education, IWitness | Los Angeles, CA
Expanding Minds Program | Mumbai, India
National Assessment of Educational Progress (“The Nation’s Report Card”) | Washington, DC
“Explore Locally, Excel Digitally” After-school Program | Los Angeles, CA
Reseau Africain d’Education pour la Sante (RAES; African Health Education Network) | Dakar, Senegal
Eliot-Pearson Children’s School | Medford, MA
Harvard Yard Child Care Center | Cambridge, MA
Open Center for Children | Somerville, MA
Training and Professional Development
PLAY! Summer Sandbox | Los Angeles, CA
PLAY! On – Community Workshops | Los Angeles, CA
PLAYing Outside the Box | Los Angeles, CA
Reseau Africain d’Education pour la Sante (RAES; African Health Education Network) | Dakar, Senegal
Program Evaluation
Project New Media Literacies: PLAY! | Los Angeles, CA
Explore Locally, Excel Digitally After-school Program | Los Angeles, CA
Reseau Africain d’Education pour la Sante (RAES; African Health Education Network) | Dakar, Senegal
U.S. Mission to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) | Vienna, Austria
U.S. Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan | Washington, DC
Media Literacy for Children & Families
USC Institute for Multimedia Literacy | Los Angeles, CA
Teachers Resisting Unhealthy Children’s Entertainment | Cambridge, MA
Campaign for a Commercial-free Childhood | Boston, MA
Chicago International Children’s Film Festival | Chicago, IL
Impact Game Consulting
Laughter for a Change | Los Angeles, CA
USC Impact Games | Los Angeles, CA
Critical Design and Gaming School (C:/DAGS) | Los Angeles, CA
GameDesk | Los Angeles, CA
Children’s Media Research
Hollywood, Health & Society | Los Angeles, CA
Common Sense Media | San Francisco, CA
BBC World Service Trust | London, UK
Nickelodeon Kids & Family Virtual Worlds Group | Glendale, CA
WGBH/PBSKids Ready to Learn | Boston, MA
Barrel of Monkeys | Chicago, IL
To each unique project, I bring a consistent dedication to teamwork and excellence. My work style is communicative and collegial, expressed in a process that consists of sensitive listening, genuine relationship-building, and timely, iterative construction of tailored recommendations for meeting and surpassing organizational goals.
I look forward to learning more about your project and exploring how we might work together!