Stefanie Ritoper

• Info

  Info

  Profile
  • 

    Stefanie Ritoper

    Communications Director at UCLA Labor Center

    Civic & Social Organization | Greater Los Angeles Area, US

    Experience

    • Jan 2013 - Present
      Communications Director / UCLA Labor Center

      Provide vision and train staff of multiple projects around branding, messaging and strategy. Produce content, and analyze metrics for social media and web platforms. Develop relationships with media outlets and pitch reporters. Facilitate graphic design process of print materials and collateral.

    • Jul 2011 - Jan 2013
      Communications Director, California Construction Academy / UCLA Labor Center

      Co-authored book Beyond Green Jobs: Building Lasting Opportunities in Energy Efficiency. Managed graphic design process of book, infographics and materials. Launched social media and traditional media publicity campaign for project.

    • Sept 2009 - Jun 2011
      Master of City Planning Candidate / Massachusetts Institute of Technology

      Designed and conducted thesis research on the use of new media tools for civic enagement in low-income communities of color. Coordinated retail gap analysis for the East Boston Main Streets district plan. Directed multimedia supply chain mapping project in Cartagena, Colombia.

    • Jan 2008 - Aug 2010
      Multimedia Consultant / Independent Consultant

      Developed video and multimedia media strategies in collaboration with organizations and foundations to increase mainstream visibility. Conducted trainings in video production and editing. Produced and edited short documentary-style videos.

      Past Clients:
      The Boston Indicators Project (2010)
      Venice Hongwanji Buddhist Temple (2009)
      South Asian Network (SAN) (2008-2009)
      Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC) (2008-2009)
      Visual Communications (2008,2009)
      California Fund for Youth Organizing (2008)
      National Gender & Equity Campaign (2008)
      California Community Foundation (2008)
      Asian Pacific Environmental Network (2005)

    • Jul 2005 - Jul 2007
      Research Associate / Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy

      Designed and implemented landscape scan of AAPI organizations in California. Mapped organizational data, convened 3 regional focus groups, interviewed close to 20 distinct organizations, and synthesized findings. Co-authored 2 reports on AAPI communities: examing funding to nonprofit organizations and analyzing the health impacts of criminalization. Presented research findings to audiences of funders and nonprofit directors.

    • Oct 2003 - Aug 2004
      International Intern / Asociacion Nacional de Mujeres Rurales e Indigenas (ANAMURI)

      Conducted independent field research in collaboration with nascent field workers associations in Chile and California to write senior honors thesis.

    • Jun 2002 - Aug 2002
      Research Intern / Strategic Concepts in Organizing and Policy Education (SCOPE)

    Education

    • 2009 - 2011
      Massachusetts Institute of Technology
      MCP in Master of City Planning
    • 2000 - 2004
      University of California, Berkeley
      B.A. in Race, Gender & International Development
    • 2003 - 2003
      Universidad de Chile

    Additional Information

    • Websites:
      Personal Website
    • Honors:
      Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, 2004
• Videos

  Videos

  Likes

  Profile
• Photos

  Photos

  Profile