Keya Lea Horiuchi
** ***** *******, ***** ***, Montrose, CO 81401
abqap8@r.postjobfree.com
Keya Lea can successfully negotiate varied professional environments. Her background in education has given
her the ability to quickly find creative and efficient resources. She traveled around the world and shot the
footage for her documentary alone, then worked with a small team to edit, produce, market and screen her
documentary across the country. On the tour, she interacted with audiences, hosting Q&A sessions after the
screenings. She is competent, practical and has the ability to find workable, creative solutions.
Production, Marketing and Design
Zoomla Web Design and Web Facilitation Montrose, CO 2009-Present
Owner, web designer http://zoomladesign.com/ blog: SynergyInDesign.com
A Girl with a Camera Productions, Video Production Brighton, Montrose, CO 2007-Present
Owner, producer, director, editor, narrator Considering Democracy, 2008
Web creator for Considering Democracy and Hello Policy Maker Project
Visual Epicenter Productions, LLC Montrose, CO 2003-2007
Producer, Director, Editor
Work in Education
Bridge Project, Denver University Denver, CO 2007-2008
Educational Manager
Highline Academy Denver, CO 2006-2007
ELL Coordinator, Teacher
Columbine Middle School Montrose, CO 2002-2003
World Cultures and Languages Teacher, created and taught new curriculum
21st Century After School Programs Montrose, CO 2002-2003
Teacher, taught after school video production class
Tohatchi High School Navajo Indian Reservation, NM 1999-2001
Film Literature and Communication Skills Teacher 2000-2001
Member of Test Preparation Committee
Cosponsored College Entrance Workshop
Wrote request for THS Carl Perkins Grant, 20 new G4s secured
Video Yearbook Club Sponsor Produced 26 Minute VHS Yearbook
Outdoor Club Co-Sponsor Trip to El Malpais Lava Tubes, NM
At Risk Academy Alternative School Coordinator & Teacher, Navajo Reservation 1999-2000
Taught all subjects in a self contained school within THS
- English, U.S. Government, U.S. History, Communication Skills
- Created and taught new curriculum: Video Production & Health and Fitness
Outdoor Club Co-Sponsor: Arches National Park, UT
Rehoboth Ropes Course Teacher Certified Rehoboth, NM 1999-2000
National Indian Youth Leadership Project Facilitator Gallup, NM 1999-2000
Education Fort Lewis College Teacher Certification Program 1998-1999
Fort Lewis College Durango, CO 1991-1993, 1995-1996
Graduated: Dec 1996 Cumulative GPA 3.51/4.0 scale Cum Laude
Major: American History Minor: Sociology and Human Services
Hunter College, National Student Exchange New York, NY 1993-1994
Honors and Activities Speaker Western Organization of Resource Councils 2009
Creating Video and Intro to Social Networking
Juror, Big Muddy Film Festival 2009
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
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Cont. Honors Speaker, NW Progressive Conference 2008
Washington State University, Pullman, WA
Dean s Honor Roll 1998-9, 1995-6 1993
Phi Alpha Theta, History Honor Society 1996
Model League of Arab States, Rocky Mountain Model 1996
Distinguished Speaker and Delegation Award
Representative for Saudi Arabia, Economic Committee
Liberty Partnership Program New York, NY 1994
Teacher assistant in East (Spanish) Harlem, Raphael Cordero MS
City Univ. of New York and Board of Education Mentor Program 1994
Mentored inner city high school students
New York City Commission for the United Nations, Intern 1993
Facilitated the diplomatic community into the NYC educational system
Considering Democracy, 2008 Distributors
A Girl with a Camera Productions, LLC, Montrose, CO
Free Speech TV Denver, CO Satellite TV
MidWest Tape Holland, OH Libraries and educational market
AVCafe Lincoln, NE Libraries and educational
Iron Weed Film Club Oxnard, CA Progressive Film Club, October 2008
Considering Democracy Screenings 2008
Over 60 nationwide screenings along with a tour
More information at http://consideringdemocracy.com/heartland
Previous Production
Red Tibet, Free Tibet, 2003, 25 minute documentary
Screened at film festivals and other exhibitions
International Travel
Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, Australia, Nepal, India, Egypt Mar-June 2004
Thailand Oct 2003
Nepal, Thailand July-Aug 2002
Costa Rica, Panama June-July 2001
Baja California May 2000
Mainland Mexico May-June 1998
Thailand, Nepal, N. India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan Feb-Aug 1997
Brazil, Paraguay July-Aug 1986 July-Aug 1992
Germany, Austria, Luxembourg Aug-Sept 1991
Language Proficiency: Fluent English, Partial fluency in French, Japanese, Portuguese and Spanish
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