Singing with James B.

Safe Passages/AmeriCorps (Coliseum College Prep Academy)

1-on-1 and small group Academic help Instruct/mentor students in Study Hall and other electives Assist/help coordinate special events and activities Assist with Day School teachers and other instructors Assist program coordinator when needed Assist/help create projects and curriculum for the program Assess students during tutoring sessions Report on student progress Communicate with parents and teachers when needed

Citizen Schools (Roots International Academy)

Instruct students in Study Hall and other electives Assist volunteer instructors with apprenticeships Assist/help coordinate special events and activities Help students with their homework Serve, monitor, and coordinate snack periods Assist/substitute for other instructors Assist program coordinators when needed Assist/help create projects, and curriculum for the program

YMCA (West Oakland Middle School)

Instruct students in Study Hall, Theater, Dance, Computer Science, Cooking, Yearbook Assist/help coordinate special events and activities Communicate with parents and teachers when needed Help students with their homework Serve, monitor, and coordinate snack periods Assist/substitute for other instructors Assist program coordinators when needed

YMCA Oakland, (El Cerrito High School)

Assistant Glee Club Director Assist/substitute for other tutors and group leaders Assist program coordinators when needed

ARC Associates

Lead tutoring sessions Instruct students in Language Arts or Math Guide/mentor tutors during tutoring sessions Assess students during tutoring sessions Report on student progress Communicate with parents and teachers when needed Help students with their homework Assist other tutors in the program

San Lorenzo Community Church

Interim choir director for San Lorenzo Community Church

San Lorenzo Community Church

Teach Sunday School Oversee youth nights Develop/initiate youth events and activities Develop/initiate strategies to grow the youth of the church

Academics For Success, (Stonehurst Elementary School)

Help students with their homework Help run/develop the Computer Lab

Urban Promise Academy

Coach the squad Help coordinate the cheer program

Various Places

Vista College Berkeley, California Playwriting/Screenwriting (August 2001 -- June 2003) Project Writers Unite (Writer's Group) • Founder, Organizer, Meeting facilitator and President (September 2003 -- May 2009) Produced, directed and starred in a reading of a play that I also wrote (Summer 2003)

Oakland East Bay Gay Men's Chorus

• Singer: Full Chorus (June 2001 - June 2016 {currently on hiatus}) • Small Ensembles: The Bridge & Tunnel Boys (January 2003 - May 2005), Otto Voci (February - September 2006, January 2008 - December 2009), On Q (January 2010 - September 2011, August - December 2013) • Board member (October 2002 - January 2005, January 2007 - January 2011) • Committee member: Production {Formerly Concert} (2001 - 2002, 2006 - 2015), Artistic {Formerly Musical Selection/Input} (2003 - 2004, 2008 - 2016), Outreach (2008 - 2012), Marketing/PR (2002, 2012 - 2013), Membership (2008, 2012 - 2013), Director Search {Ad Hoc committee} (2003, 2007), Otto Voci Liaison To Board (2008) • 1st Tenor Section Leader (2006 -2009) • Liaison to Arts First Oakland (2003)

Peninsula Pop Warner (East Bay Warriors)

• Head Coach (cheerleading) 2000 season • Asst. Coach in 2001 -- 2006 seasons

Private Tutor

Primary subjects -- Math (Arithmetic -- Pre-calculus), Language Arts/English (Paper Writing/Planning, Creative Writing), Computers (Word, OS Basics, Basic HTML)

Various Places

Dance teacher/tutor with the National Junior Tennis League in Oakland March -- December 1996 Assistant director/choreographer for a musical revue April -- June 1997 Choreographer for Alpha Phi Omega (UC Berkeley) Fall 1997, Spring 1998, and Fall 1998 Assistant Coach (cheerleading) with Lakeview Elementary School 2001 -- 2002 season

Bishop O'Dowd H. S., Holy Names University, Merritt College, Vista College

High School -- Poetry And Film Club, Junior Statesmen Of America, Student Council, Campus Ministry Team, Retreat Team, Chorus, Cheerleading (mascot) College -- Gospel Choir, Chamber Singers, Poetry Club, Cheerleading, Inspirational Choir (Interim Director), Milvia Street Staff (Art/Literary Magazine)

Vista Community College (Now Berkeley Community College)

Merritt College

Project Heartbeat Inc.

AmeriCorps engages more than 75,000 Americans in intensive service each year at nonprofits, schools, public agencies, and community and faith-based groups across the country. AmeriCorps programs do more than move communities forward; they serve their members by creating jobs and providing pathways to opportunity for young people entering the workforce. AmeriCorps places thousands of young adults into intensive service positions where they learn valuable work skills, earn money for education, and develop an appreciation for citizenship.

Limited Proficiency

Native Proficiency