QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS
» Bilingual in Spanish.
» Experienced portrait, wedding, travel and event photographer.
» Teaching and Photo Lab experience; responsible, creative problem solving aptitudes, team player.
» Leadership experience, excellent organizational skills, reliable.
» Experience in traditional and digital photography, darkroom operations, Adobe Creative Suite, Lightroom, Microsoft Word, Pagemaker and Quark, and Dreamweaver.
» Experience in fieldwork research.

EDUCATION
• California State University, Northridge, CA
Master of Arts, Tourism Geography
Spring 2006, with Distinction
• California State University, Northridge, CA
Bachelors of Arts, Special Degree: Ecotourism and Documentary Photography
Spring 2002, Summa Cum Laude
• Moorpark College, Moorpark, CA
Associate of Arts Degree, with emphasis in Geography
Spring 1997; transferable GPA 4.0
• On Board Seminars, Hawaii
Professional Tour Management Certificate
December 1994

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• Crash Flash with Julia Dean
Julia Dean Photo Workshops, Venice, CA, August 2008
• Reaching Through the Lens with Donna Granata
Focus on the Masters, Ventura, CA, July 2006
• Business of Photography with Bobbi Lane
Julia Dean Photo Workshops, Venice, CA, March 2005
• Publishing the Photographic Book Seminar
Santa Fe Center for Photography/ photo l.a., Santa Monica, CA, January 21, 2005
• Canon EOS Digital Workshop, photography
Canoga Park, CA, April 2004
• Special Project Photography Teacher with Youth Services Specialists
California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA, Spring 2003
• Photoshop World 2003 Convention
Los Angeles, CA, February 2003
• Second Global Summit on Peace Through Tourism
Geneva, Switzerland, February 2003
• Community-Based Sustainable Tourism Models in Guatemala
Personal photo documentary project 2000-5
• Maine Photographic Workshop: Storytelling with Eugene Richards
Rockport, Maine, June 2001
• Santa Fe Workshop: Project Symposium and Phil Borges’ Personal Project Workshop
Santa Fe, New Mexico, July 2000
• Art Internship: Photography Assistant to Allan Sekula, photographer.
Los Angeles, CA, Spring 2000 and 2001
• International Institute for Peace Through Tourism Conference, delegate
Scotland, October 1999
• Canon EOS Training, photography
Canoga Park, CA, April 1998
• Travel and Nature Photography
Canoga Park, CA, March 1998
• Way To Go Travel, ecotourism
San Francisco, CA, February 1998

ART SHOWS
• V-8, Booth #V-8, Thousand Oaks Rotary Street Fair – October 18, 2009
Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA
• Natural Beauty, Booth #39, Thousand Oaks Arts Festival – September 17-18, 2005
Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA

EXHIBITIONS
• May Art Fest – Arts Council of the Conejo Valley, 3rd Place Photography — May 5– 30, 2010
Thousand Oaks Community Gallery, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA
• 2006 Annual Juried Art Show — February 3 – 26, 2006
Thousand Oaks Community Gallery, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA
• Activism — Global Peace and Justice Conference, November 17, 2004
Grand Salon, California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA, USA
• Huipil Exhibition — Mayan Textiles and Photo Exhibition, June 27 – August 8, 2003
Mercado La Paloma, Los Angeles, CA, USA
• Family Portraits — Berlin / Los Angeles / Moscow Traveling Exhibit, March 2003-4
www.familienportraits.de/en/idee.html; www.spinnenwerk.de/ausstellung.
• Student Art — Annual Juried Art Student Exhibition, May 9 – 30, 2003
Main Gallery, California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA, USA
• Sacred Connections — International Photographic Exhibit, February 4-8, 2003
Conference International Center, Geneva, Switzerland
• Angels Around the World —Fine Art Exhibit, Dec. 2, 2002 – February 2, 2003
Gardens of the World, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA
• Platinum Perspectives—Annual Juried Art and Photography Show, October 10-27, 2002
Thousand Oaks Community Gallery, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA
• Mayan Communities and Ecotourism—Solo Exhibition, May – November 2002
Manzanita Hall Gallery, California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA, USA
• Throughways of Art—Annual Juried Art Student Exhibition, May 3 – 31, 2002
Main Gallery, California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA, USA
• Fish Stix 3—Student Art Exhibition, March 2001
University Student Union, California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA, USA
• Y2K —Juried Student Art Show, April 10 – May 20, 2000
Art Dome, California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA, USA
• Photography Show—Ventura County Fair, 1999 and 1998
Seaside Park, Ventura, CA, USA

PUBLISHED PHOTOGRAPHS IN:
• Best of College Photography Annual 2003
• Daily Sundial, November 14, 2002
• Best of College Photography Annual 2002
• Best of Photography Annual 2001
• Daily Sundial, October 4, 2000
• Dawn’s Reflection, April 2000
• Best of Photography 2000
• America at the Millennium, January 2000
• Thousand Oaks Acorn, April 8, 1999
• Ventura County Reporter, Photo Contest, March 18,1999
• The International Library of Photography 1999 Desk Calendar
• Portraits of Life, 1999
• The International Library of Photography 1998-1999, Editor’s Choice Award
• Photographer’s Forum Best of Photography Annual 1999
• Photographer's Forum Best of Photography Annual 1998
• Moorpark College Reporter, December 9, 1996, Photo Essay ... and other newspapers

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
• Campus Assistant Photographer…………………………………….. February 2000 to January 2004
Lee Choo, PR Department, California State University Northridge
• Freelance Photographer………………………………………………………….July 1999 to present
ECOFOTOS – www.ecofotos.com
• Photography Lab Teaching Assistant……..……………………………Spring 1999 to January 2004
Ed Alfano, Art Department, Cal State Northridge
• Produced photo documentary Tourism Impact in Nepal………..4-year project completed in 1999
• Photography Lab Teaching Assistant……..…………………………………………...Summer 1999
John Gray, Moorpark College

SPECIAL AWARDS, PHOTOGRAPHY:
• Third Place Award, May Art Fest, Arts Council of the Conejo Valley, 2010
• Second Place Award and Honorary Mention at the 1999 Ventura County Fair, Photography Department
• Third Place Award, CSUN Photo Contest, Spring 1999
• First Place Award, Amateur Category. Ventura County Reporter Photo Contest, March 1999
• Second Place Award, Amateur Category. Ventura County Reporter Photo Contest, March 1999
• Editor's Choice Award for the International Library of Photography 1998-1999
• Second Place Award, Third Place Award, and three Honorable Mention Awards, 1998
Ventura County Fair, Photography Department

SPECIAL AWARDS, EDUCATION:
» Graduate Equity Fellowship, California State University Northridge, Spring 2003
» 2002 Outstanding Graduating Senior Award, California State University Northridge
» Honors Convocation recipient at Cal State Northridge, Spring 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002
» Dean’s Award, College of Arts, Media, and Communication, Cal State Northridge, Spring 2001
• Outstanding Disabled Student of the Year Award, Moorpark College,1996-7
• Outstanding Academic Achievement Award, Moorpark College, Spring 1996
• Outstanding Student Award, Spring 1995
• Dean's List, Fall 1994, 1995, and 1999
• Education scholarships, 1994 to 2003

MEMBERSHIPS:
• CSUN Photo Club, President, academic year 2000-01
• Cannon Insight
• International Freelance Photographers Organization
• Alpha Gamma Epsilon
• Golden Key Honor Society

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
» Co-Founder and facilitator of H.U.G.S. (Heads Up Group Support).
Support group for people with brain injury and their loved ones, September 30th 2004 to present.
• MEND (Meet Each Need with Dignity) volunteer event photographer, Fall 2001 - Spring 2003
• Developed and implemented Community Outreach Program with CSUN’s Photo Club, 2000-01
• Contributing editor, 21st Century Agenda for Peace Through Tourism, 1999
International Institute for Peace Through Tourism
• Ventura County Fair volunteer, Summer 1998 and 1999
• Ad hoc committee member in the City of Thousand Oaks, 1999
• Member of Many Mansions Board of Directors, 1997 - 2000
• COSCA Trail Patrol Volunteer, 1995-7
• Civic activist before Thousand Oaks City Council
• Elementary School Volunteer, 1986 – 1996
• La Leche League Leader, 1982-5

» Portfolio and references available upon request

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