OBJECTIVE Create, stimulate, educate, innovate, motivate and agitate 

EXPERIENCE 

2007– Present

Chicago Public Radio (Ear to the Ground Program) Chicago, IL
Freelance Journalist

Write scripts related to reports
 Edit stories
 Voice overs
 Conduct interviews


2002-Present   

Café Teatro Batey Urbano Chicago, IL 
Founding Member/Collective Member 

Organize with a collective of youth for the establishment of Batey Urbano 

Coordinated three youth hip-hop/spoken word cd's and two poetry chatbooks 

Organized three summer programs offering creative arts and community organizing workshops focused on the principles of 
participatory democracy

Facilitated over 432 nights of creative expression 

Co-wrote six successful grants to fund various projects and programs ranging from a youth-lead radio station to an after school 
program 

Organize local and national protests and campaigns around the issues of immigration, the clean up of Vieques, PR and the Latino 
Agenda 

Coordinated the Batey Urbano Showcase featuring youth artists and poets throughout the country 

Facilitate workshops on community building, including youth groups from Congresso Latino in Philadelphia, PA and various university
students and high schools 2004

Present
El Zocalo Urbano Chicago, IL 
Founding Member/Collective Member

Organize with a collective of youth for the establishment of El Zocalo Urbano
 
Helped develop the organizational foundation

Participate in the recruitment of youth ? Coordinate nights of expression 2002

Present Near Northwest Neighborhood Network Chicago, IL 
Youth Action Team Organizer 

Facilitate youth organizations in Humboldt Park to work together on projects 
Helped secure funding for a mural dedicated to Puerto Rican heroine, Lolita Lebron

Organize youth trainings in various creative arts, skill building and leadership development. ? Coordinate grant writing for youth 
programs 

Facilitate youth involvement in community initiatives 

Make various presentations on youth organizing throughout the country 2005


2005 Radio Arte, Mexican Fine Arts Center Chicago, IL 
Placeworx Lead Art Instructor 

Coordinated completion of multi media projects (audio, visual and performance)

Facilitated discussions/workshops on the issue of gentrification and urban planning 

Developed youth workshops around community activism and creative expression 2004 Museum Of Contemporary Art Chicago, IL Poetry/Hip-Hop Instructor 

Facilitated five poetry and hip-hop workshops

Organized youth poetry events

Planned use for project space and development 

2002-2004 
Poetry Center of Chicago Chicago, IL 
Poet in Residence 

Instructed poetry classes in two Chicago Public Schools

Developed students creative skills with a series of writing exercises

Developed a Latino poetry curriculum 

Engaged students in discussions and workshops 

Collected students poetry for the creation of the Poetry Centers annual poetry anthology 

1997-2004 Mi Gente Magazine
 Saginaw, MI Freelance Writer and Photographer 

Created pages that include formatting photographs and writing articles on a monthly basis 

Designed pages using Adobe Photo Shop and Adobe Page Maker 

Master of the entire printing process from writing articles to printing 

EDUCATION 
2004 Present Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, IL 

Editor of Que Ondee Sola, a thirty-two year old Latino student publication 

Student Representative for the Mexican/Caribbean Studies Program 

Active member of the Latino Status on campus 

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

2007 Chicago Public Radio Ear to the Ground feature
2007 Director “1977 Division Street Riots”
2007 Director “Chupacabra”
2006 Associate Director “The Spark”
2006 Role as “Cat Eyes” in Miguel Pinero’s Sun Always
         Shines for the Cool produced by Urban Theater Company
2006 Featured Poet on HBO Latino, Habla Chicago and Habla Mas
2005 Published in University of Illinois Chicago Latino Journal
2005 Featured in the PBS film Dream Makers
2004 Cameo feature film Boricua