Photography instructor at Camp Cherokee
2009 - Present
Instructed beginning photography classes at the one-week residential arts and sciences camp sponsored by the Cherokee Nation.
Photo editor at Oklahoma Institute For Diversity in Journalism
2009 - Present
Instructed photojournalism and edited photo content for the high school journalism workshop sponsored by the University of Oklahoma.
Photo editor at The Working Press
September 2008 - September 2008
The Working Press is the college journalism project during the Society for Professional Journalists annual convention.
Board member at Native American Journalists Association
August 2005 - August 2008
Board member for the Native American Journalists Association, A non-profit dedicated to advocating for Native journalists, advocating for free press in Indian Country, and creating the next generation of Native storytellers.
Deputy editor at UNITY News 2008
2008 - 2008
Assisted the Lead Editor with management and production of the UNITY News, a four-issue tabloid published by college journalism students during the 2008 UNITY convention held in Chicago, Ill.
Newspaper teacher at Sequoyah Schools
August 2006 - May 2007
State certified instructor and faculty editor for The Sequoyan, the Sequoyah Schools student newspaper. Responsible for class instruction, journalism curriculum development and production management of the school newspaper.
Project Director at Project Phoenix
January 2006 - July 2006
Directed and instructed Project Phoenix, a one-week high school journalism workshop sponsored by the Native American Journalists Association.
Deputy design editor at UNITY News 2004
2004 - 2004
Assisted lead design editor with management and design production of the UNITY News, a tabloid newspaper published during the 2004 UNITY convention in Washington, D.C.
Citzen Review Committee member at Independent Police Review Division
July 2001 - January 2003
Member of City Council-appointed committee chosen to hear appeals to complaints against Portland Police Bureau officers. The committee's purpose was to affirm or challenge PBB findings in cases of alleged police misconduct and to hold public forums, assess public input and recommend changes to PBB policies and training to improve police service.
Managing Editor at Street Roots
November 1998 - January 2003
Editor and chief executive a monthly tabloid newspaper focused on issues concerning homeless and low-income people, as well as oversight of the homeless empowerment projects created within the organization.
Housing Specialist at Transition Projects
2000 - 2003
Responsible for budgeting and allocating disbursements of federal McKinney and county Clearinghouse funds to low-income people in need of rental assistance. Duties included meeting with clients for assessment, financial counseling and resource referral, as well as provide tenant advocacy and financial support needed to stabilize client household.
Chairman at Street Roots, Inc.
April 1999 - December 2002
Chairman of the board for the federal 501(c)3 nonprofit Street Roots, Inc., an organization responsible for development and implementation of empowerment projects benefiting homeless and low-income people in Portland, Ore.
Executive Editor at Cherokee Phoenix
November 2006
Editor and chief executive of the Cherokee Phoenix, the tribal news media for the Cherokee Nation based in Tahlequah, Okla. The Phoenix produces a monthly broadsheet (36,000 circulation) and the Web site cherokeephoenix.org (32,000 monthly visits).
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