Carson McAfee is the Communications Coordinator at NAMLE. What do you do? I am the latest addition to the NAMLE team, the Communications Coordinator, which means I work on all communications efforts, including strategy, social media, website, organizational partnerships, newsletters…
When did your organization launch and why? Kansas City Public Library was established nearly 150 years ago. KCPL, and all public libraries, have served as cornerstones of their communities, providing public access to information. Among the many valuable resources at the…
Destiny Brown is an Educator and Assistant Producer at Wide Angle Youth Media and a current BFA candidate at NYU Tisch School of the Arts. What do you do? For those who aren’t familiar with Wide Angle Youth Media, through…
By stephanie flores-koulish, PH.D, namle board member The NAMLE21 conference theme this past summer was Social Justice, and throughout our planning process, we witnessed a rise in various forms of repression related to acknowledging truths embedded in our U.S. society.…
Ram Devineni is a producer at Rattapallax, a nonprofit focused on documentary films, poetry, and transmedia storytelling. What do you do? I make documentary films, transmedia storytelling, and interactive comic books. Tell us about your latest work or project in…
When did your organization launch and why? ClassHook launched as a website in February 2016 to help educators better engage their students and save time finding high-quality videos for their lessons. A 2016 Gallup poll reports that student engagement drops…
Melda N. Yildiz is a global scholar and Associate Professor of Instructional Technology at New York Institute of Technology. What do you do? I am a global scholar, teacher educator, instructional designer, author, and Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). I served…
When did your organization launch and why? Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC) is a nonprofit five-screen cinema and education center located in Pleasantville, NY. One of the most successful suburban art houses in the country, we celebrate film as a…
Nathaniel Frederick II is an Associate Professor of Mass Communication and Director of African American Studies Program at Winthrop University. What do you do? In the Department of Mass Communication at Winthrop University, my teaching focuses on introductory media courses;…