{"id":2271,"date":"2016-08-24T21:51:41","date_gmt":"2016-08-24T21:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tamalerocks.com\/2016\/?page_id=2271"},"modified":"2023-04-18T23:53:23","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T23:53:23","slug":"resume","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tamalerocks.com\/2016\/resume\/","title":{"rendered":"Resume"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-2271\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-2271-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-2271-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-2271-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><div id=\"panel-2271-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_ttrust_spacer create-spacer panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" >\t\t\t\t<div id=\"widget-0-1-0\" class=\"create-spacer\" style=\"height: 50px;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div id=\"panel-2271-0-1-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor--d75171398898\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><strong>Education<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts and Media from Columbia College Chicago<\/li>\n<li>Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Education and Agricultural Technology Management from University of Arizona \u00a0(cum laude and with honors in each, Outstanding Student of the Year in Agricultural Technology Management)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Training<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stand-up comedy classes at Zanies<\/li>\n<li>Stand-up comedy\u00a0workshop with Beth Stelling at Chicago Women's Funny Festival<\/li>\n<li>Feminine Comique with Cameron Esposito at Lincoln Lodge<\/li>\n<li>Personal Narrative Writing Classes with Brigid Murphy<\/li>\n<li>Annoyance Theater \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(awarded internship)<\/li>\n<li>!O Chicago Training Center \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (awarded internship)<\/li>\n<li>Second City Conservatory Program and Writing Classes \u00a0 \u00a0(awarded internship)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Most Noted Performances\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2010-present \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 opened for comics: Michele Balan, Jessica Kirson, Julie Goldman, and Vickie Shaw<\/li>\n<li>2005-present \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 numerous comedy\/hosting performances- local, national, and internationally (monthly)<\/li>\n<li>2005-present \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 various fire performances- local, national, and internationally (monthly)<\/li>\n<li>2004-present \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 various burlesque\/belly dance performances- local, national, and internationally (monthly)<\/li>\n<li>2004-2008\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<em>Estrojam\/ Decibelle Women\u2019s Music Festival<\/em>, Chicago, IL<\/li>\n<li>2003-2007\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<em>Sissy Butch Brothers Burlesque<\/em>, Chicago, IL (including VIC Theater with Margret Cho)<\/li>\n<li>2004-2007\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<em>Great Big International Drag King Show<\/em>, Washington, DC<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Traveling Conferences<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2012\u00a0 \u00a0I<em>nternational Drag King Extravaganza 14<\/em>, Cleveland, OH<\/li>\n<li>2011\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<em>Mind the Gap (IDKE off year)<\/em>, Columbus, OH<\/li>\n<li>2010\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<em>International Drag King Extravaganza 12<\/em>, Baltimore, MD<\/li>\n<li>2010\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<em>Femme Conference<\/em>, Oakland, CA<\/li>\n<li>2009\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<em>International Drag King Extravaganza 11<\/em>, Tucson, AZ<\/li>\n<li>2008\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<em>International Drag King Extravaganza 10<\/em>, Columbus, OH<\/li>\n<li>2008\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<em>Femme Conference<\/em>, Chicago, IL<\/li>\n<li>2007\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<em>International Drag King Extravaganza 9<\/em>, Vancouver, BC<\/li>\n<li>2006\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<em>International Drag King Extravaganza 8<\/em>, Austin, TX<\/li>\n<li>2005\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<em>International Drag King Extravaganza 7<\/em>, Winnipeg, Manitoba<\/li>\n<li>2004\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<em>International Drag King Extravaganza 6<\/em>, Chicago, IL<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tours<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2014 \u00a0\u00a0<em>Windy City Blenders tour (March),<\/em>\u00a0Ireland (Dublin), Italy (Milan, Cinque Terre, and Genoa), and Germany (Berlin)<\/li>\n<li>2009\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<em>Individual Performance tour (Oct\/Nov)<\/em>, Dublin (Dublin Lesbian Arts Festival) and Paris<\/li>\n<li>2009 \u00a0 I<em>ndividual Performance tour (May)<\/em>, Berlin, Italy (Milan, and Switzerland)<\/li>\n<li>2009\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<em>Windy City Blenders tour (Feb\/March),<\/em>\u00a0Dublin, Ireland and Berlin, Germany<\/li>\n<li>2005 \u00a0\u00a0<em>Windy City Blenders tour,<\/em>\u00a0Dublin, Ireland and Berlin, Germany<\/li>\n<li>2004\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<em>Windy City Blenders tour,<\/em>\u00a0Toronto, Canada<\/li>\n<li>2004\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<em>Windy City Blenders tour,<\/em>\u00a0Dublin, Ireland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Assorted<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2010\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<em>Bound and Determined<\/em>, second full-length one-woman show and multi-media installation<\/li>\n<li>2008 \u00a0\u00a0<em>Michigan Women\u2019s Music Festival,<\/em>\u00a0performed comedy, fire dancing, burlesque, hosted shows<\/li>\n<li>2007\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<em>Temple of Poi Civic Center Showcase<\/em>, San Francisco, CA, fire danced in international showcase<\/li>\n<li>2006\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<em>The Lola Project<\/em>, Chicago, IL- collaborative full-length drag and burlesque show<\/li>\n<li>2006\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<em>Gay Games Chicago<\/em>, Chicago IL<\/li>\n<li>2004\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<em>Painted Mirrors<\/em>, first full-length one-woman show at the Historical Leather Archives, Chicago, IL\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Grants\/Awards\/ Distinctions<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2015 Chicago's Best Stand-Up Comedian Runner Up for the Chicago Reader\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>2012 Key Note Speaker at the International Drag King Extravaganza\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>2009\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Named the International Guest of Honor at the Dublin Lesbian Arts Festival<\/li>\n<li>2009\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Selected as one of top ten queer performers in Chicago to tour with the Windy City Blenders as part of a gender performance outreach program (2009\/2005\/2004 on all four international trips)<\/li>\n<li>2009\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Named a Fellow for the Institute of the Study of Women and Gender in the Arts and Media<\/li>\n<li>2009\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Awarded the Albert P. Weisman Award for thesis project entitled\u00a0<em>Bound and Determined\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<li>2008\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Named America\u2019s Seventh Funniest Lesbian by Curve Magazine (November issue)<\/li>\n<li>2008\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Presenter\/ Performer at the Femme Conference held in Chicago<\/li>\n<li>2007\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Departmental Merit Award for Inter Arts at Columbia College Chicago<\/li>\n<li>2007\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Named one of the \u201cTop Five People to Know in Chicago\u201d by the Reader in their annual review of Chicago and its communities<\/li>\n<li>2007\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Shared stage with Margret Cho at the VIC Theater w\/ Sissy Butch Brothers historical queer show<\/li>\n<li>2005 and 2004\u00a0 Awarded \u201cTop 30 Under 30\u201d Distinction by the Windy City Times<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-2271-0-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EducationMFA in Interdisciplinary Arts and Media from Columbia College ChicagoBachelor of Science in Agricultural Education and Agricultural Technology Management from University of Arizona \u00a0(cum laude and with honors in each, Outstanding Student of the Year in Agricultural Technology Management)TrainingStand-up comedy classes at ZaniesStand-up comedy\u00a0workshop with Beth Stelling at Chicago Women&#8217;s Funny FestivalFeminine Comique with Cameron &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamalerocks.com\/2016\/resume\/\" title=\"Resume\" class=\"read-more\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2271","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tamalerocks.com\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2271","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tamalerocks.com\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tamalerocks.com\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tamalerocks.com\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tamalerocks.com\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2271"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.tamalerocks.com\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2271\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4888,"href":"https:\/\/www.tamalerocks.com\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2271\/revisions\/4888"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tamalerocks.com\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}