Emily K.
a documenter of feelings. shapes. colors. stories
audio producer | writer | teaching artist
. audio production experience
FRQNCY Media / Associate Producer
August 2022 - present, Atlanta, GA
Earfluence / Podcast Editor
March 2023 - present, Raleigh, NC
Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles / Independent Consultant, "Before the Bell: Interviews with Experts” healing justice series.
April 2022 - present, Los Angeles, CA
MinneCulture / Producer
2021-present, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Listen Up Youth Radio / Producer, Listen Up radio show & Associate Producer, Summer Media Institute and Youth Media
June 2018 - May 2022, Minneapolis, Minnesota
KFAI Radio / Radio host and producer, “Versed Radio”
2013 - 2016, Minneapolis, Minnesota
.teaching experience
School of Social Work Youth Work Learning Lab, University of Minnesota / Facilitator
"Using Storytelling to Support Young People During Times of Grief & Change"
February 2022, remote
College of Education & Human Development, University of Minnesota / Co-Facilitator, Youth Development Leadership
"Re-education, Truth telling and Reclamation"
January-April 2019, St. Paul, Minnesota
College of Education & Human Development, University of Minnesota / Co-Facilitator, Youth Development Leadership
"Interrupting Youth White Supremacy Seminar"
June-August 2018, St. Paul, Minnesota
. youth work + community media experience
Listen Up Youth Radio / Director
June 2018 - May 2022, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Ampersand Families / Youth Leadership Program Coordinator
September 2019 - June 2020, St. Paul, Minnesota
Simpson Housing / Youth Advocate
April 2017 - August 2019, Minneapolis, Minnesota
YouthCARE / Teen Program Coordinator, Little Earth
September 2013 - August 2015, Minneapolis, Minnesota
St. Paul Neighborhood Network / Youth Programs Coordinator
September 2012 - August 2013, St. Paul, MN
KFAI Radio / Youth Media Instructor
September 2011 - August 2012, St. Paul, MN
.education
Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University / Certificate in Documentary Studies
September 2020 - present, remote
In progress on an audio documentary.
University of Minnesota / Masters in Education, Youth Development Leadership Program
September 2017 - May 2019, St. Paul, Minnesota
Field Study on youth radio dialogues, youth leadership & governance.
New York University / Bachelors of Arts, Urban Studies
September 2007 - May 2011, New York, New York
Honors thesis on race, community, & policing in 1990s New York City
.community experience
Hennepin County Library Queer Voices Writing Circle / Member
2021 - present, Minneapolis & St. Paul, Minnesota
Impact Hub / Entrepreneurship 4 Good Program
July 2021, Minneapolis, Minnesota
WomenVenture / Small Business Essentials
June 2021, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Quatrefoil Library / Find Your Story, Find Your Voice Writing Circle Member
2019, Minneapolis, Minnesota
KFAI Radio / Radio host, “Versed Radio”
2013 - 2016, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Headwaters Foundation for Justice / Social Change Fund Committee Member
2012-2015, Minneapolis, Minnesota
.skills
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10+ years teaching audio production, interviewing, and editing
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10+ years working or volunteering in community media
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2+ years booking and interviewing guests for local radio
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Hindenburg, ProTools, and Audacity audio editing proficiency
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Adobe Premiere video editing, photography, and graphic design
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Web development and social media marketing proficiency
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5+ years facilitating workshops & seminars for adults and youth
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3 years of project management experience
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13+ years in the youth development and education field
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2+ years of project management experience
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Conversational Spanish
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Trained in Design Thinking facilitation