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I am very proud to say that I was born and raised in the City of Hialeah.  I was lucky to have parents that loved the arts and always encouraged my creativity. When it came time to go to high school, none of the schools in Hialeah offered any art programs, so I auditioned and was accepted to the Media Arts Magnet Program at South Miami Senior High for Photography & TV Production.  Nothing makes me prouder that to be able to say,“ I am a product of a Magnet program.”

 

While a Junior in High School, I was granted the Emma Bowen Foundation Minorities in Media Scholarship. My sponsor company for the scholarship was NBC6. The scholarship enabled me to attend the University of Miami where I majored in Motion Pictures with a minor in Psychology.

 

My professional career has taken me many places including back to NBC6 as an Assignment Editor, Bureau Chief for Florida’s News Channel and Executive Producer of Joule Entertainment. In 2002 I decided to become a public servant and work for the city I love so dearly, Hialeah. I eventually became the Supervisor for the Special Events Department. One of my duties as supervisor was hiring new employees for the department, and it proved to be one of my most difficult tasks. I was appalled at the lack of experience and skills presented by those applying for jobs. Then one day it clicked! These people did not have or did not know the educational opportunities available to them. That’s when I decided I would be serving my city better as a teacher.

 

And that’s the story of how I ended up here at Westland!

I am proud to say that here at Westland I have been able to create a digital media arts program from the ground up. I teach Digital Media, levels 1-4. On any given day you will find my students filming scenes around the school for their projects, running around taking pictures, producing the morning announcements and Photoshopping themselves onto renaissance paintings …it’s all in a day’s work.

 

 

 

 

 

  • Member of the Miami Dade County Film & Entertainment Board

  • City of Hialeah Cultural Arts Board Member

  • Adobe Campus Leader

  • Adobe Certified Associate in Photoshop CS6, Ilustrator CS6 , InDesign CC & Premiere Pro CC

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