DENISE

GORDON

DeniseGordon***@Gmail.

com

310-***-****

Los Angeles, CA 90230

SKILLS

Production Support

Verbal and Written

Communication

Microsoft Word,

PowerPoint, Excel

Effective Customer

Service

Social Perceptiveness

Location Shooting

Managing Extras

Proficient French Speaker

Fashion Designer -

www.mimizuridesigns.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Seeking to provide physical and administrative support for production executives focusing on TV, Film and Music projects, offering excellent communication and good judgement. A successful collaborative team member with dynamic interpersonal skills. Exceptionally well-organized and able to effectively multi-task and prioritize, have managed multi-million-dollar humanitarian assistance and development programs in Africa during high stress

situation of civil war.

WORK HISTORY

Hollywood Park - Sofi Stadium - Guest Services Associate and Docent for The Kinsey African American Art and History Collection

Inglewood, CA 08/2022 - Current

Greet customers. Maintain event ticket and wrist banding integrity through use of ticket scanners, visual ticket verification and facility knowledge. Assist guest with wayfinding and other informational needs for Sofi Stadium, YouTube Theater and Kinsey Collection.

Los Angeles Unified School District – LA's Best – After School Enrichment Program - Site Coordinator and Program Coach Los Angeles, CA • 08/2019 - Current

As Site Coordinator - responsible for all administrative and programmatic management of school site for 100 elementary students and 3 staff. Oversee operations with eye for staff productivity, operational efficiency, student safety, emergency procedures and close coordination parents and site administrators of day school.

As Program Coach - observed, assessed, and provided feedback to staff on best practices in support of six elementary schools in promoting, developing, and

EDUCATION

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Master of Arts: Political

Science

Certificate of Latin

American Studies

Certificate of African

Studies

Study Abroad- Received

Florida Brazil Institute

Scholarship to study

Portuguese in Brazil.

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Bachelor of Arts:

International Relations

Certificate of Latin

American Studies

Certificate of African

Studies

Member of Zeta Phi Beta

Sorority Inc.

focusing a youth voice and participation. Coach:

Swahili Language Arts and African Dance

Various Clients - Production: Music

Nairobi, Kenya • 03/2010 - 08/2018

Provide musical performances in various venues and festivals with local and international musicians.

Recording Artist - Wangu We -12 tracks

Artist promotion including bookings, fee negotiation and marketing for musical artists

Provided musical performance coaching to private clients and Primusic Music Competition Finalists

(Burundi)

Musical Director for music youth program (Kenya); Selected musicians, staging and line-up for the

Broadcast, Film, Music, Africa (BFMA) (Kenya);

Produced 15 artist opening act for Extravaganza

featuring Morgan Heritage (Kenya) and Kilimani Street Festival - (Kenya)

Insignia Productions - Production: TV and Film

Nairobi, Kenya • 04/2014 - 05/2017

Communicated with other crew members via walkie

talkies to coordinated production activities.

Supported wardrobe in styling and continuity, as well as hair and makeup needs simultaneously on remote

shoot locations.

Supported production in set design and location

scouting.

Wrote scripts for comedy series

Featured actress in Kenyan TV drama New Beginnings - 4 Seasons

Freelance TV and Film Actress (U.S)

Assisted with development of stories for film projects. USAID, UN, Africare, CARE, Peace Corps - Humanitarian and Development Consultant

Mali, Senegal, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya • 02/2001 - 12/2014

United Nations-Office of Coordination of

Humanitarian Assistance (OCHA)

Country Representative - UN's humanitarian assistance to Burundi which included coordinating all

humanitarian actors in Burundi during occupation of militia forces in capital city. Monitored and

coordinated support to monthly displacement of

100,000/people/month in rest of country due to

armed conflict. Advisor to UN Humanitarian

Coordinator for Burundi

US Agency for International Development - USAID

Monitored, reported, and managed all in-country use of US agricultural commodities. Worked to combat hunger and malnutrition in emergency, transition, and

developmental situations.

Monitored $14M portfolio of international NGOs and UN agencies funded by US government.

Reviewed proposals, program and grant monitoring, and development through field visits

Report on humanitarian situations

Represented US government humanitarian interest

.

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