Anissa Barton-Thompson

Anissa Barton-Thompson

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
4K followers 500+ connections

About

I'm a Digital Technologist, Web Developer, Social Media Specialist, and Trainer... I…

Services

Activity

Experience

  • California State University-Dominguez Hills Graphic

    California State University-Dominguez Hills

    College of Continuing & Professional Education, 1000 E. Victoria St., Carson, CA

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    Greater Los Angeles Area

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    College of Arts & Humanities - Art Department, 1000 E. Victoria St., Carson, CA

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    Carson, California, United States

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    Sherman Oaks, California

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    Inglewood, CA

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    Cerritos, CA

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    Newport Beach, CA

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    Gardena, CA

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    Long Beach, CA

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    Marina del Rey, CA

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    Marina del Rey, CA

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    Culver City, CA

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    Carson, California, United States

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    Carson, California, United States

Education

Licenses & Certifications

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Volunteer Experience

  • Adobe Graphic

    Teacher Assistant

    Adobe

    - Present 15 years

    Education

    Adobe MAX (Annual Creative Conference) 2011-Present:
    Teacher Assistant for Premiere Pro, Rush, After Effects, Express, Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Muse, Illustrator, XD, Fireworks, and other BYOD, Pre-Conference, and Hands-on Labs. Requested for last 10 years; all T.A. assignments were with labs that were selected as MAX Masters sessions.

  • Atherton Baptist Church Graphic

    Digital Media Manager

    Atherton Baptist Church

    - Present 12 years 3 months

    Social Services

    Volunteer:
    • Front-End App and Web Developer, Website Administrator
    • YouTube Channel Administrator & Content Producer
    • Media/AV Tech Ministry – Livestream Director/Zoom Administrator
    • Social Media Ministry (Photographer/Videographer, Video Production, Graphic Design)
    • Computer Ministry (Instructor)
    • Scholarship Ministry - Secretary

  • Community Manager

    Los Angeles Web Professionals Group

    - Present 15 years

    Education

    • UGM (User Group Manager): Host, help coordinate guest speakers, and occasionally present for monthly meetups for an official Adobe-sanctioned user group
    • Coordinate with other Adobe and non-Adobe user/community groups to present and share resources

  • UPCEA (University Professional and Continuing Education Association) Graphic

    Marketing Coordinator, UPCEA West Region

    UPCEA (University Professional and Continuing Education Association)

    - 2 years 1 month

    Education

  • Black Girls CODE Graphic

    Lead Instructor, Volunteer

    Black Girls CODE

    - 4 years

    Education

    • Served as guest panelist speaker for BGC: LA Kickoff event in Downtown Los Angeles (Feb. 2016)
    • Helped coordinate and taught at the first 1-Day "Build a Website in a Day" Code Camp for BGCLA at California State University, Dominguez Hills (June 2016)
    • Volunteer as Lead Tech Instructor at various in-person and online BGC events

  • Mentor/Pitch Competition Judge

    CSUDH Innovation Incubator

    - 2 years 1 month

    Economic Empowerment

  • Parent Volunteer: Lab Assistant

    CodeTechIQ

    - 3 months

    Education

    • Provided classroom computer lab instructional support
    • Assisted with/created Social Media marketing components
    • Acted as event photographer

  • Web Developer (Pro-Bono)

    YouTurn Project, Inc.

    - 12 years 1 month

    Education

    Provided web & graphic design, back-end development and other web media-related services

Projects

  • Ambassador Andrew Young: An Icon of a Movement

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    Thanks to/alongside Nicole Pacada and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute - OLLI at CSUDH, I had the honor of technically producing and livestreaming a uniquely historic event: a live discussion with the incredible Ambassasor Andrew [sharp 88-years-] Young!

    It was a pleasure to virtually "stage-direct" the event which also featured Ambassador Steve Rhodes, Dr. Donna Nicol, and Deborah Roberson of California State University, Dominguez Hills. In addition, I created the visual assets…

    Thanks to/alongside Nicole Pacada and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute - OLLI at CSUDH, I had the honor of technically producing and livestreaming a uniquely historic event: a live discussion with the incredible Ambassasor Andrew [sharp 88-years-] Young!

    It was a pleasure to virtually "stage-direct" the event which also featured Ambassador Steve Rhodes, Dr. Donna Nicol, and Deborah Roberson of California State University, Dominguez Hills. In addition, I created the visual assets and promoted the event.

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  • Fontana Architects

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    Website development: HTML5, CSS3, PHP and jQuery implementation; video encoding; image processing

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Honors & Awards

  • 2021 UPCEA Outstanding Administrative Process or Service Award

    UPCEA (University Professional and Continuing Education Association)

    CSUDH Extended Education Digital Badging & Credentials is the recipient of the 2021 UPCEA West Region Outstanding Administrative Process or Service Award. (Leakena Jordin & Anissa Barton-Thompson) – in partnership with Concentric Sky (Badgr) and Parchment.

  • Featured Selection: CSU Professional and Continuing Education - Celebrating the Adult Learner Campaign

    The California State University Office of the Chancellor

    Videographer/Director of "David Deshler - CSUDH HRM Student Interview"
    Final video winner; Featured at CSU Chancellor's Office Professional and Continuing Education (PaCE) 2019-2020 Celebrating the Adult Learner Campaign and Celebration

  • 185 Black Women in Tech to Follow On Twitter

    https://blackwomentech.com/

    Honored to be included in this list every year from 2016–2023!

Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Spanish

    Full professional proficiency

Organizations

  • UPCEA

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    Presentation: Convergence 2023 - Washington, D.C. - Round Table: https://conferences.upcea.edu/convergence2023/program.html Past Western Region Marketing Coordinator

  • Los Angeles Web Professionals Group (LAWPG)

    Co-Manager, Speaker

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    Adobe Official User Group - Southern California. Group membership: 1500+ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yjZp1RHoEA&list=PLc6tNV2FB-ULx3jPic3cS6-JlbztGP5Nr

  • DET/CHE (Drivers of Educational Technology/California Higher Education)

    Conference Speaker

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    Presentation: California State University & Digital Badging: A Multifaceted View ► https://39detche2024.sched.com/speaker/abarton18

  • The Badge Summit

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    Presentation: California State University & Canvas Credentials: A System's View of Digital Badging ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMDJ9rfRbr8 ► https://2024badgesummitcuboulder.sched.com/event/1bdZu/encore-on-demand-california-state-university-canvas-credentials-a-systems-view-of-digital-badging

  • Black Girls Code

    Co-Lead Instructor

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