1. • Skilled Producer with 30+ years cre-
ating and marketing media in
multiple platforms in corporate,
nonprofit and educational sectors.
• Innovative Educator with a strong
foundation in classroom
teaching and interdisciplinary,
project-based curriculum design.
• Award-winning Filmmaker
of documentaries with a focus on
indigenous cultures.
• Effective Leader with proven ability
to work with diverse teams and man-
age multiple projects, while meeting
challenging deadlines and budgets.
• Accomplished Visionary taking
a broad range of programs from
concept through completion.
land 650 726 9234
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www.maidenvoyage.org
Committed to working on
collaborative projects that
foster a greater understanding
of the world through education,
media, service and meaningful
interactions with diverse
cultures and communities.
Gail Evenari
WORK
MAIDEN VOYAGE PRODUCTIONS
Founder, California 501(c)3 1993 - present
Just Like Me, But Different Multimedia global education project
World Wise Adventures Service, cultural immersion, filmmaking
• Atlanta Civil Rights/Civil War, March 2016
• Israel, June 2014 & 2015 student video
• Mexico with Esperanza International, April 2014
• France, June 2012
The Heroism Project Website and curriculum guides
EVENARI MEDIA PRODUCTIONS
Principal/Creative Director 1982 - present
Graphic & Web Design, Marketing and Communications, Outreach
Clients include: Chevron Corporation, PG&E, Houghton Mifflin,
Harcourt Brace, KQED, Stanford University
WALDORF SCHOOL OF THE PENINSULA
Marketing and Communications Director - 2008-2011
Designed, produced and managed website, print and digital media
and advertising for all internal and external communications
MUSEUMS AFFILIATED WITH PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Project Director for NEH-funded project, 1980-82
Collaborative prorgram for SFUSD and Bay Area museums.
Wrote and designed award-winning curriuclum
FILMS
Wayfinders: A Pacific Odyssey - PBS Documentary, 1999
A Gift for Abuelo - Narrative short, 2015
Timeless Craft: Building Mauloa - Documentary, 2014
Spirit of the Land Series
- In the Wake of Our Ancestors
- Alaska: The Yup’ik Eskimos
- Hawai‘i: Continuing Traditions
TEACHING
Waldorf School of the Peninsula, High School Art & Film, 2009-15
UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, 2000-01
Peninsula Temple Sholom, Burlingame, 9th Grade, 1991-95
Oakland Schools, Full-time teacher. 1975-80

2. OUTREACH, RESEARCH,WRITING &DESIGN
Film Proposals, Outreach & Curriculum Guides
The Calling PBS documentary series
A Doula Story Kindling Group PBS documentary
Eli Wiesel: First Person Singular PBS documentary
Crude Impact Curriculum development and design
Fire and Forest Health Curriculum and DVD packaging
Bridging World History Videos for Oregon Public Broadcasting:
Multimedia
UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism
Co-taught course creating website on Heroism in 20th Century
Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics in Film, research and writing
Wayfinders: A Pacific Odyssey Wrote/produced PBS film & website
KQED: Wrote and produced websites for Bay Window series:
Other Colors: Being Multiracial in the Bay Area
Speaking Freely: An Evening with Remarkable Women
Publications
Into Focus: A Benchmark Guide to Nonprofit Video (writing)
Nine Insights on the Future of Fundraising (editing and design)
Polynesian Voyaging and the Wayfinding Art
In Search of Heroes: An American Journey
YouthGive: curriculum guides for youth philanthropy organization
Addison Wesley, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Scott, Foresman
Social studies student and teacher textbooks: Project management,
research, writing, editing, illustrations, maps, design, production
Chevron Corporation: Study Guides for Spirit of the Land — Alaska:
The Yup’ik Eskimos and Hawai’i: Continuing Traditions; Jazzmakers .
Museums Affiliated with Public Schools: curriculum guides
San Francisco: Our City; California Treasures; Signs and Symbols;
Student Guide to the Presidio Army Museum
Oakland Tribune: Student Guide to Understanding the Newspaper
Software
Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Premiere, Photoshop, Illustrator,
Dreamweaver), QuarkXPress, FinalCutPro, Microsoft Office,
Joomla CMS, WordPress, SquareSpace
EDUCATION
San Francisco State University
Masters Degree, Education; 1980
Teaching Credentials: French, English, Art
University of California, Berkeley
Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa; 1974
University of Paris, Vincennes; 1971
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; 1970
Languages: French (fluent) and Spanish (competent)