Expertise

• Curriculum development with equity and justice-based frameworks for tech and media. See also: Past presentations.

• Strategic communication for foundations and non-profit organizations.

• Digital storytelling, specializing in social media campaign and online video production, and web design.

curriculum development

Beyond the Bricks Project. 2011-2014. Developed media literacy curriculum for the film Beyond the Bricks, with a focus on media representations of Black men and boys.

Ford Foundation. 2017. How to Be a Better Storyteller. Helped develop curriculum for Ford Foundation workshop on storytelling strategies for campaign building with non-profit and grassroots organizations.

strategic comm.

The Schott Foundation for Public Education. 2009-2022. Consulted on the strategic development of online communications for the foundation and its grantees.

Starbucks Campaign (Race Forward). 2015. Provided strategic communication support for Race Forward in response to Starbucks’ national #RaceTogether campaign.

media production & tech design

University of Wisconsin. 2020. Facilitated a youth-led summer initiative to develop a Black Lives Matter advocacy campaign with young people affiliated with the community-based organization.

Voqal Foundation. 2016. Provided year-long support and mentorship to Voqal Foundation Fellows creating innovative technologies for social change. Project consulted on: RateMyFosterHome.com.

Colorlines. 2015. Produced, directed, and co-editor on Brackish, a film about hurricane Katrina.

Hashtag Feminism hashtagfeminism.com. 2019. Web designer.

taralconley.org. 2019. Web designer.