Public Speaking

2024 — UT Austin, Steven Hicks School of Social Work, “Interviewing for Documentary and Ethical Filmmaking” (Graduate Students)

2024 — Virginia Tech, Linguistics Class “Metaphor: the Language of Filmmakers” Guest Lecture (Undergrad)

2024 — Columbia University, Linguistics, New York City, “Metaphor: the Language of Filmmakers” Guest Lecture (Undergrad)

2024 — Regents School of Austin, ‘Roles in Filmmaking’ and ‘Interviewing Workshop’, Guest Teacher (High School)

2021 — University of Texas at Austin, School of Social Work - “Ethics of Interviewing for Documentary” Lecture (Graduate Students)

2019 Washington D.C. —  The Wilson International Center for Scholars, DCEFF: Making ‘Thirst for Power’

2019 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, Making ‘Waiting for the Punchline’

2018 RTX Austin — Documentary Panelist

2018 ‘Thirst for Power’ — Panel Discussion with Evan Smith

2017 RTX Austin — Documentary Panel Speaker

2017 SXSW — Faces of Austin Community Screening

2016 University of Texas at Austin — Osher Institute Film Forum

2016 RTX Austin — Documentary Panel

2016 SXSW Conference Speaker – Filmmaker Mentor

2016 SXSW Conference Speaker –  “Future of Nonprofits: The Power of Film”

2016 Smithsonian Native Cinema Showcase

2016 Big Sky Doc Shop – Panelist, “Ethics in Representation” (Missoula, Montana, Big Sky Film Festival)

2016 Social Media for Non Profits Conference, Austin – Featured Speaker “Power of Story”

2015 Google Fiber HQ, Downtown Austin — Guest Speaker, Panelist

2015 PBS/ KLRU — Civil Rights Stories (Civic Summit), Filmmaker Intro

2015 Austin History Center — Panel

2015 Austin Archives History Bazaar — Speaker, "Film and History"

2014 Wyoming PBS/ Central Wyoming College — Native American Artifacts Panel

2012 The World Cancer Congress, Montreal – Featured Speaker, "Film's Impact for Non-Profit Storytelling"

2012 SXSW Conference Speaker- Mentor

2011 Social Good Summit, New York City – Speaker/ Interviewee