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Assistant Dean of Diversity & Inclusion, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN                                        2024-present

  • Managing all Graduate School programs aimed at increasing equitable access to graduate education.

  • Expanding and overseeing diversity fellowships to support underrepresented students.

  • Developing and implementing inclusive recruitment initiatives to attract a diverse student body.

  • Establishing and maintaining partnerships with Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to foster collaboration and increase access.

  • Writing grants to secure funding for diversity and inclusion initiatives.

  • Organizing and managing programming for cross-institutional events to promote diversity and inclusion.

  • Supervising staff for various projects, ensuring equitable collaboration and effective team dynamics.

  • Designing and managing budgets for diversity and inclusion programs and initiatives.

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Origin Studio, Director of Communications, Sacramento, CA                                                                     2023-2024

  • Overseeing communications pipeline production, including email campaigns, direct marketing, and social media engagements.

  • Launching & supporting multiple marketing campaigns in Meta Business Suite and direct email; using marketing data to recommend SEO strategies.

  • Auditing the website against usability heuristics; improving the information architecture by running UX tests and implementing solutions.

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The Polycultural Institute, Advisory Council, Chicago, IL                                                                           2020-2023

  • Collaborated with other council members to drive the organizational goals and programs centered around transnational coalitions and academic workshops in the Global South.

  • Shared strategic and creative inputs with the leadership for producing research and programs empowering diverse communities.

  • Contributed critical/creative content to increase BIPOC representations in digital arts.

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Indiana University, Visiting Assistant Professor, Bloomington, IN                                                               2022-2023

  • Served on the Curriculum committee to incorporate inclusive strategies in department-wide course design practices; benchmarked the current curriculum against DEIA values.

  • Acted as a member of the Independent Projects committee to evaluate applications for merit; co-designed the annual schedule & budget to execute the projects.

  • Chaired a graduate thesis project on decoloniality and gender; supervised four teams of researchers & designers to complete simultaneous projects; presented workshops on research methodologies, grant writing & academic publication.

  • Taught undergraduate & graduate courses on critical surveillance studies, feminism of color, and decolonial histories to more than 150 students.

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UC Santa Cruz, Product Manager & Art Director, Santa Cruz, CA                                                              2020-2022

  • Designed a long-term digital project about racial discrimination at US borders; recruited designers & programmers to produce the project; used Agile to manage the production; supported cross-team collaboration between area heads; designed & managed the budget.

  • Served on the Dean’s Graduate Studies Task Force to advocate for student employees’ right to healthy work conditions & a livable income.

  • Taught courses on antiracism & literacy, decolonial history of games, and interactive storytelling; presented workshops on research methods & thesis/grant writing.

  • Managed the 3D pipeline for +30 designers.

  • Acted as the affiliated faculty with the Center for the Middle East and North Africa.

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Silk Road Rising, Production Consultant, Chicago, IL                                                                                         2020

  • Provided the leadership with strategic solutions to managing the end-of-the-year donors' salon event.

  • Supported the creative team with production insights and scheduling techniques.

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Bowling Green State University, Course Coordinator & Art Director                                                           2016-2020

  • Supervised a team of five instructors to maintain content consistency across student experiences; designed the schedule & learning outcomes to emphasize active learning.

  • Led and supported the production of five live & media projects involving teams of +15.

  • Served on the Season Selection Committee to review applications and award a production spot to various teams.

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American Society for Theatre Research, Web Resources Committee Co-chair                                              2018-2019

  • Co-led the committee for producing accessible online content for thousands of members.

  • Supported the leadership in launching the annual conference.

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University of Tehran, Art DirectorCourse Coordinator & Art Director                                                        2009-2014

  • Led the design & production of three social justice art events.

  • Managed the budget for an experimental art festival.

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