Arts Administrator, Educator, Musician, Advocate for Equity and Social Justice
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The Longy Master of Arts in Teaching Program, based in Los Angeles, is a graduate degree with K-12 California single subject teaching credential that focuses on music pedagogy, performance and social justice.
During the Longy MAT Program's one-year hiatus, Monique led Longy's main campus social justice, community and education programs. Programs overseen were the Sistema Side-by-Side Program and Summer Academy Programs (collaboration between community students from El Sistema-inspired programs and graduate students), the Music as a Healing Art Program, Teaching Assistantship Program, Mind and Body Programs, and the Master of Arts in Teaching Program. Accomplishments include leading the application and approval process for accreditation by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for Longy's new Master of Music in Music Education program with teaching licensure, which opened Fall 2020.
YOLA at HOLA, the second of five of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra's music education programs. Leadership responsibilities at the HOLA Music Program (YOLA at HOLA and HOLA Music Studios) included strategic and intentional leadership; liaising and collaborating with the LA Phil's YOLA education team; managing a team of 20 teaching artists and staff members; supporting 300 students and their families; restructuring the program to move towards musical excellence; strategic planning; shifting the program "culture” to maintain a positive atmosphere; developing student voice and leadership; managing and creating a cost-share budget; maintaining a sense of consistency and trust in the program despite major shifts.
Harmony Project is a youth program that provides music programming in Los Angeles. The Leimert Park Program was a predominantly jazz and funk program, serving 160 students in South LA. Responsibilities included liaising with parents and families; administratively supporting and coordinating 10 teaching artists; maintaining partnerships with performing arts centers, schools and a community center; and supporting students and families.
The MAT Program explores music education, with a focus on community development and culturally responsive teaching. Defining features of the program is its' emphasis on identity, culture and social change, and is based at the campus of the community youth organization, Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA).
The Sistema Fellows postgraduate program studied the model of the Venezuelan program, El Sistema, which uses music as a vehicle for social transformation. The goal of the Sistema program was to train 10 individuals each year who would be leaders in the El Sistema-inspired field, and who would make significant contributions to the field of youth development through the arts.
Bachelor of Music (Jazz Flute Performance, Distinction in Flute) 2005 - 2009
Postgraduate Honors (Western Classical Flute Performance) 2010 - 2011
Recruitment College Presentations, Equity in the Arts; Socio-Cultural Awareness in the Music Classroom: Occidental College, CalArts, Luther College, Whittier College, Morehouse College, Clarke Atlanta University, Goshen College, Tulsa Community College, Loyola Marymount, Cal State Bakersfield, Westmont College, Coe College 09/2019 – 11/2020
Miami Music Project, Facilitated staff process to develop organization core values 10/2020 – 11/2020
El Sistema USA in Partnership with Longy MAT, Online Interactive and Collaborative Webinar Series: Online Teaching and Learning, Synchronous and Asynchronous Teaching 04/2020 – 07/2020
Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (YOLA) at Heart of LA (HOLA), Online Interactive Professional Development: Teaching Online 04/2020
International Teaching Artist Conference Webinar (ITAC), Online Webinar focused on Intersectionality 02/2019
Global Leaders Program, Online PD for El Sistema New Brunswick, Culturally Responsive Teaching 02/2019; 02/20
El Sistema USA Symposium, Socio-Cultural Awareness and Culturally Responsive Teaching 01/2019;
Equity-Centered Pedagogy Workshop 01/2020
El Sistema USA Board of Directors, Facilitated a Strategic Planning session 07/2019
Sphinx Conference (Musicians of Color), El Sistema USA Panel on Diversity 01/2019
From the Top Workshop, led workshop “Finding Common Ground” with From the Top Candidates 11/2018
Global Leaders Program, Impact of Colonization; Exploring Privilege, Bias and Intersectionality, online2018-2020
Longy School of Music of Bard College Courses
Take A Stand/YOLA National LA Philharmonic Conference 10/2015
Rondebosch Boys High School, 06/2010 - 06/2012
Flute Teacher, Cape Town, South Africa
• Taught flute to high school students
• Prepared students for International Royal School of Music exams
Waldorf Constantia School, 06/2009 - 06/2012
Flute Teacher, Cape Town, South Africa
• Taught flute to elementary school students
• Prepared students for International Royal School of Music exams
• School-parent liaison, communicated information to parents
MIAGI Youth Orchestra, 04/2010 - 08/2012
Administrator, Cape Town, South Africa (and nationally)
• Collated and organized musical scores for Cape Town contingent of musicians.
• Liaised between the MIAGI head office and candidates attending the course.
• Managed and chaperoned students for national and international orchestra tours.
El Sistema USA, Vice President of Board, A national organization that supports over 120 music for social change organizations around the USA. Co-led the Strategic Planning Committee and built a 5-year national strategic plan focusing on the intersection of musical excellence and equity. Monique co-leads the Equity-Centered Pedagogy Working Group that focuses on culturally responsive teaching in teacher development, and currently serves on the Racial, Diversity and Cultural Understanding Committee and the Fundraising Committees 08/2018 – presently
Presto Mentorship Program, El Sistema USA, provides mentorship and strategic support to Founder and Program Director of Harmony Project Tulsa, Oklahoma El Sistema Program 08/2018 – presently
Big Brother Big Sister Mentorship Volunteer, met biweekly with student for personal support 10/2018 – 08/2019
Heart of Los Angeles (Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles), 07/2013 - 05/2014
• TeachingPracticum at YOLA at Heart of Los Angeles: Teaching assistant to woodwind teaching artist, helped teach woodwind classes (beginning to intermediate) and chamber groups.
• Master's Graduate Assistantship: Helped with general day-to-day (set-up for classes, student support, helped to organize community concerts. Organized and co-led team-building sessions for students (in big and small groups) and managed scheduling for these sessions.
Sisters in Sound Mentorship Program Committee, Designed proposal for funding, South African Jazz Education Conference Education Panelist, Organized Career Workshops 01/2010 - 12/2011
Youth Leader, Cornerstone Faith Ministries, Planned and lead life skills programming, Organized field trips and annual camps, started female mentorship supportive group 01/2001 - 01/2012
Facilitator for workshops at Jazz Female Instrumentalists Camp, Led jazz and performance confidence workshops 01/2012
Facilitation in Youth Development Adventure Camping, Led teams through camp programs, and project-managed camps 01/2005 - 06/2008
Youth for Christ National Team Leader Led team that traveled nationally in South Africa, teaching life skills and HIV/Aids Education using drama, dance and workshops 01/2004 - 12-2004
Founder, Director and Project Manager ofR.Y.T.H.M, Reaching Youth Through Music was an initiative founded by Monique in 2009. R.Y.T.H.M was a vibrant group of students from the College of Music at the University of Cape Town who were determined to provide young people with the opportunity to engage with South African Jazz and Indigenous music by hosting workshops and concerts for underserved youth. As director of R.Y.T.H.M, responsibilities included fundraising, project and event management, managing and reporting on the budget 01/2009 - 11/2011
Community Counselor Course (Southern California Counseling Center) 06/2020 – 12/2020
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Training (Longy School of Music) by Armando Castellano 11/2020 – 12/2020
Courageous Conversations About Race Summer Academy, 07/2020 – 07/2020
California Teacher Performance Assessments for K-12 Single Subject Teaching Credential 10/2019
Credential Analysts Conference (CCAC), Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) 2018 - 2019
Anatomy Coaching Course (Graydin) 07/2019
Non-verbal Communication Classroom Management Strategies (EnVoy Grinder Training) 2015 - 2016
Talking Circles and Restorative Justice Practices (Council in Schools) 2016
Safe and Responsive Classroom Management (Conscious Discipline)2014
SAMRO Jazz Finalist SAMRO/Bonhams Award Winner, award for original
composition called "Robben Island" in Jazz Competition 08/2013
MIAGI Youth Orchestra and Big Band Course & European Tour, Principal Flutist
and Original Composition Soloist 04/2009 - 07/2012
ImpACT Award Winner, an award for young performance professionals 10/2010
Fine Music Radio/PICK 'n PAY winner (Jazz Category) 05/2010
First flute player to enter and win this competition in the jazz category
National Youth Jazz band, first flute player to be chosen for this jazz band 06/2010
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