Arts & media entertainment

Jewelry design is the art or profession of designing and creating jewelry. 

Kim has a BA in Art and Marketing. She studied art history, photography, illustration, and painting. After college graduation, she worked as a web designer at an agency in SF. While she worked as a web designer, her sister started selling her handmade jewelry to small boutiques around the city. Kim used her skills as a photographer and web designer to create a website.  Now, nearly 20 years later, she and her sister run and operate a successful business. She oversees product design, sales, and marketing. 

Speaker: Kim Nations

A Senior Technical Director is responsible for all technical components of productions and programs.

Sean sets up characters for animation as well as creates tools for the animation team. Sean works on games, animations, and traditional art projects. He has been working in animation ever since he graduated over a decade ago as a double major with a BFA Animation and BFA Interactive Design & Game Development. He focuses primarily on character rigging and animation tool development, but also have experience with character animation and physics/dynamics. 

Speaker: Sean Higginbottom

A creative director is in charge of the creative department at advertising and marketing companies.  Their duties include planning company advertisements, monitoring brand campaigns, revising presentations, and shaping brand standards.

Everyone thinks they should know what to do for the rest of their lives by High School. But real opportunity is what makes you you and that has no timetable or schedule.  Vasco followed his passion halfway through college, graduated with a product design degree, though he wanted to go into graphic design and become an artist as well. Vasco said he might not be the best designer, or sell the most expensive art, but (what he has heard) is what makes his work "successful" is the emotion behind it." 

Speaker: Vasco Morelli

Film producers oversee the production of a film, either employed by a production company or working independently, planning and coordinating various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script; coordinating writing, directing, and editing; and arranging financing. An executive director oversees the heads of each department including marketing, program development, HR management and accounting. 

Jordan Freda will talk about how you can do exactly what you love while enjoying your life and making plenty of money. It doesn't matter what your interests are, or whether you're destine for university. You can do your thing and totally crush it. Jordan is a creative director who's worked in movies, music videos, and advertising. Four years ago he started Giant Propeller, a marketing agency that builds campaigns for some of the world's dopest brands. 

Speaker: Jordan Freda

 A video producer coordinates and manages many aspects of a video production process from start to finish. In a nutshell, a producer may help with creative direction, setting a budget, writing scripts, organizing logistics, deadlines, and communicating with the team each step of the way, including creating and writing. 

As a supervising video producer, Mitchell oversees video production for CNET.com's TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, SnapChat, and YouTube channels. 

Speaker: Mitchell Chang

News anchors present news stories on radio and television news broadcasts, introduce reporters' videotaped and live reports, analyze and select stories, and interview guests. 

Kristen Sze has been with ABC7 News since 1998. She currently co-anchors ABC7 News Midday Live at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays. Voted “Best News Anchor” in 2011 by San Francisco BayList. Sze has two Emmys for her hosting and reporting. Sze has a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley. She is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society and studied at Oxford University in England. She’s a graduate of Aragon High School in San Mateo.

Speaker: Kristen Sze

3D Concept artists create three-dimensional illustrations to convey an idea for use in films, video games, animations and other media before it is put into the final product.

As a 3D Artist at Electronic Arts, Pelham Houchin creates 3D object models and composes the environments in video games. Using computer programs like Photoshop and Maya, he applies traditional art principles and fine art skills (painting, lighting, and composition) to create digital environments that engage the player in the story. He's worked on different types of art styles of games from realistic (James Bond) to cartoony (MySims, Sims4). He's been an artist in the video game industry for 14 years.

Speaker: Pelham Houchin III

As a Senior Concept Artist at Electronic Arts, Amy Kim creates visual ideas and translates them into production-ready creations to be used for games. In the early stages of game development, the Concept Artists are the first group of Artists tasked with setting the look/style of a game - bringing ideas to life visually. Concept Artists create anything from characters, creatures, environments, props, etc.  Amy currently works as a Concept Artist on The Sims 4 at Maxis EA and has been working in the gaming industry since 2011.  Amy's an Aragon HS graduate (class of 2007) who has been in the game industry for 8 years. She's an avid gamer and plays lots of games for "research."

Speakers: Amy Kim and Pelham Houchin

A photographer is a person who takes photographs using a camera. A professional photographer uses photography to make a living, while amateur photographers take photographs for pleasure and to record an event, place or person.

Steve Maller began his adult life as a computer software engineer, and one of the things he worked on back in the day was the beginnings of digital media, including photo and video stuff. So when he decided to re-invent himself as a photographer, it was a natural progression.

Speaker: Steve Maller

An executive producer is the head producer who supervises other producers in the creation of a film, television show, web series, commercial or theater performance.  

Derek has 20+ years working in Sports Sponsorship / Live Events, & Brand Partnerships.  He has worked creating, producing & executing sponsorships & brand partner events alongside high profile public, private, B2B & consumer areas worldwide. Clients/ Brands / Events include: Olympics, NIKE, Beats by Dre, Google, Youtube, NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, Formula1, Amazon, Facebook, LEVI’S, Gatorade, Dropbox, Shopify, Mondelez and Diageo.

Speaker: Derek Cummings

A cosmetologist is licensed to provide cosmetic treatments to the hair, skin, and nails.

Choosing a career in Cosmetology will give you the opportunity to work in the beauty industry. A cosmetologist is someone who Is licensed for three different careers all in one, nail tech, aesthetician, and hair. All three are very different from each other. Most hair stylists do not perform nails or aesthetician work. Hair stylists usually specialize in the design of hair. Whether that be coloring, cutting, styling, hair extension or more. 

Heather is an Owner, Business Director, and Stylist for Salon Le Rouge in Burlingame. She is a Cosmetologist who enjoys working with people. Her passion for hair shows in every client that sits in her chair. 

Speaker: Heather Thorton