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About Me:: Mariela graduated from Wesleyan University in 2002 and since then has held a variety of positions in media. She began her career in communications at Sesame Workshop assisting with bi-lingual children’s publications and continued on to Suede Magazine, the first high fashion magazine created for women of color. Last summer, she helped to shoot the premier season of Cash in the Attic, adapted from the original BBC hit. Mariela also assisted with casting for the Dove Real Beauty Ad campaign, which provided a refreshing take on marketing to women. She began facilitating a Media Literacy class for teenage girls at New Settlement Apartments and jumped full force into the youth media world. As outreach coordinator for the Youth Channel, she organizes special events and screenings, creates materials to publicize Youth channel productions, supervises the fantastic interns and updates the website as well as other YC publications. She lives in the Boogie Down Bronx.

“When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.” Audre Lorde

Work Field:: Community Television Production, Education, Re-programming, Enlightenment, Documentary Film, Inspiration

Education(Name and Location):: Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT [BA- Latin American Studies & Spanish Literature, 2002]
The New School, NYC, NY [MA- Media Studies, TBD]

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At 11:02am on June 19th, 2007, mariela rosario said…: If you know about dope events going on in the city that you think would be interesting to local youth let me know! We're starting up a new 10 month series of new DAMN (D.efense A.gainst M.edia N.onsense) YC Newscasts & our crew of kids from High School for Graphic Communication's Arts needs to know what they should be reporting on! They'll be searchin high & low for concerts, talent shows, events & conferences highlighting only the freshest stuff going on in NYc ofr young people...WHAT DO YOU THINK IS IMPORTANT?

At 1:55pm on May 24th, 2007, Emilia said…: thanks boo! I LOVE your profile. You are kicking butt at life. Glad to have you on the team...

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