Drew Furtado

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT DREW FURTADO

I get excited about positive change. I\'ve always been the person to ask,\"how can we make this better?\" I\'ll never forget my first day leading my Media Arts class. I had twenty students, no curriculum, and no technology. The program was near its deathbed. However, I had a vision of the change it needed. 1007 students, 5,683 digital media art students, and over 30 National and New England awards later, my media program has completely transformed. Then the world began to see a seismic shift in communication. I watched in horror as national media conglomerates gutted our local media institutions and changed how we communicate our stories. However, many organizations and educational institutions have yet to adapt. I\'m on a personal journey to become the transformational change educational institutions and organizations need to innovate communication practices. If we can\'t tell our own story, who will? I just love stories and producing web content, social media content, blogs, cinematic video stories, photography, and digital illustration projects. My current role is changing, and I\'m no longer just a media arts teacher. Instead, I\'m developing and guiding the school district to integrate strategic communications with internal and external stakeholders. As nerdy as it sounds, developing a strategic communication plan, performing content audits, and creating content provide such a thrill for me. Don\'t hesitate to contact me on Linkedin. I would love to hear about your experiences with communication!