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University of California, BerkeleyUniversity Lecturer
Aug. 2024Berkeley, California, United StatesI'm teaching at UC Berkeley's School of Social Welfare this semester! I'm working with MSW students on foundational public policy skills.
University of California, BerkeleyLecturer
Jan. 2022
J. Johnstone ConsultingLead
Jan. 2022Berkeley, California, United StatesJ. Johnstone Consulting brings creative strategists to bridge art, analysis, and policy for sustainable systems change. I am a cultural policy specialist who helps organizations and governments better serve their communities through the arts and culture. Art, culture, and societal structures are inherently intertwined. I leverage this connection and give others the necessary tools and language to endorse, disrupt, or transform existing systems and policies for a better future.
University of California, Berkeley, Goldman School of Public PolicyResearch Partner in Arts, Culture, & Entertainment on the California 100 Initiative
Jul. 2021 - Jan. 2022https://california100.org/about/
Research Partner on the California 100 Initiative in Arts & Cultural policy.
University of California, Berkeley, Goldman School of Public PolicyGraduate Student Instructor, Goldman School of Public Policy, UC Berkeley
Jan. 2021 - Aug. 2021
Cultural Affairs Department, City of OaklandCultural Policy Strategist
Jan. 2021 - May. 2021Oakland, California, United StatesDeveloped a set of policy and budget recommendations for the City of Oakland's prioritization of Arts & Culture.
Alliance for Arts Learning Leadership Interim Director
Dec. 2017 - Dec. 2018San Francisco Bay AreaThe Alliance For Arts Learning Leadership of the Bay Area, in partnership with the Alameda County Office of Education, has launched a community plan to transform public education through an arts and creativity lens. By 2022, our vision is that ALL children should be engaged in active, creative learning in preparation for college, career, and community life. Jean led the Alliance as interim director for one year, facilitating a rebrand of the Alliance to CREATE Alameda County, organizational restructuring, and the launch of a public will campaign.
The Francophone Charter School of OaklandMember of the Board of Directors
Jun. 2017 - May. 2020Oakland, CAJean is Vice Chair of the Board of Directors. The mission of the Francophone Charter School of Oakland is to provide a dual-immersion curriculum to a diverse community of students. Our goal is to develop bilingual and bi-literate global citizens who are open-minded and value intellectual curiosity, personal integrity and creativity. Jean is also Chair of the Education Committee, and member of the Governance Committee.
Teaching Artists GuildExecutive Director
Feb. 2014 - May. 2020Oakland, CATeaching Artists Guild (TAG) is a national organization dedicated to strengthening the field of teaching artistry, in order to create a thriving, sustainable profession, to serve a nation in which the arts are accessible to all. As executive director, Jean has led the creation of an interactive digital asset map of the field, advocated for a living wage for teaching artists nationally, and developed programs to grow a self-sustaining local arts economy and provide employment opportunities for talented low-income artists within their home community.
Community Housing PartnershipCreative Consultant
Feb. 2012 - Apr. 2017San Francisco, CACommunity Housing Partnership’s mission is to help homeless people secure housing and become self-sufficient. Jean led a training and mentorship initiative, pairing local artists as mentors with individuals transitioning from homelessness, and directed sold out performances by these artists at the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco.
Applied Theater Action InstituteFounder and Executive Director
Jan. 2011 - Dec. 2014Working with partners in Sweden, Jordan, China, the UK, and the US, Jean developed and implemented original youth theatre programs, using digital media and the performing arts to connect young people on the issues that matter to them most.
David Hererra Performance CompanyTheatrical Director
Jan. 2010 - Dec. 2014San Francisco, CADirector, writer and dramaturg of contemporary dance/theater productions. The company, founded in 2007, prides itself in providing visibility, agency, & exposure of a diverse Latinx American experience within an American context. Rich in theatricality and immersed in visceral physical movement, the company makes its statement by weaving dance, story telling, text, music, and media into a textured conversation between Latino cultures and a multicultural audience.
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