Deborah provides 3D and animation curriculum development for organizations and schools looking to provide animation instruction to students from 5 to 85+. She also acts as moderator for panel discussions and leads presentations, workshops and classes about animation and her professional career.

Animation Consultant

👉🏾Curriculum Development
👉🏾Animation Workshops/Classes
👉🏾Professional Moderator (Panel Discussions, Conferences)
👉🏾Speaking Engagements

Speaking/Teaching

St. Mary's Dominican High School (Dec 2017)

McKinley Middle Magnet School (Nov 2017)
Spoke to 11th and 12th graders about my journey to animation
Spoke to 8th graders about 3D animation

Saints and Pelicans STEM Fest with Core Element (Sept 2017)

Set up an activity area where people of all ages could come make their own thaumatrope.

Speaker at Dillard Visual Arts Monthly Meeting(Oct 2017)

Spoke with visual arts students at Dillard University

Bethel AME STEAM Camp (Jul 2017)

Taught high schoolers how to create a ping pong paddle in Blender

Core Element Lunch-n-Learn Speaker (Jun 2017)

Spoke to kids about animation and coding
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NOLA Maker Faire (Apr 2017)

Did a presentation titled "The World of Animation" and did a workshop in Blender titled "Introduction to Animation"

Operation Spark (Feb 2017)

Spoke to high school students in one of Operation Spark's coding classes.

Design Topics - 3D Animation (Jan - May 2017)

Taught a 3D animation class at Loyola University - New Orleans where students learned 3D modeling, texturing, lighting, animation and rendering. The students produced a motion graphics piece at the end of the class.

3D Workshop at Youth Empowerment Project (Dec 2016)

Led another workshop for YEP students where I taught them introductory 3D skills

Speaker at Urban League Project Ready (Nov 2016)

Spoke to students at the Urban League Project Ready program about my background and different aspects of animation

Speaker at LOYNO's Design Forum (Sept 2016)

Spoke with students at Loyola University - New Orleans about my background and path in animation

Workshop Leader at Youth Empowerment Project (Sept 2016)

Taught basic 3D skills to students at Youth Empowerment Project

Speaker at Ashe Cultural Arts Center Kuumba Institute Summer Program (Jul 2016)

Spoke to the students about 3D animation and code

Speaker for Young Creative Agency (Jun 2016)

Teamed up with the Young Creative Agency to teach some of the students at the YEP NOLA about 3D animation.

Workshop Leader for LDCC (Jun 2016)

Traveled up to Monroe, LA to do a 6 hour workshop on 3D modeling and 3D animation in Autodesk Maya for Louisiana Delta Community College.

Animation Merit Badge Counselor - Boy Scouts (Apr 2016)

Helped the Kappa League Boy Scout Troop get their animation merit badge

Workshop Leader for 100 Black Men (Mar 2016)

Led a 2 and a half hour session for the mentees of the New Orleans 100 Black Men chapter on Xavier University's campus. I taught about the different kinds of animation, jobs in animation and we did flipbooks as a project. I was amazed at the quality of some of the flipbooks.

Workshop Leader at NOCCA (Nov 2015)

Led a 4-session workshop at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts in New Orleans, LA. I introduced the students to 3D modeling using Autodesk Maya. The students designed and modeled chess pieces using different 3d modeling techniques.

Animation Tutor (Apr 2014 - Aug 2015)

Tutored a student in 3D modeling. Took him from total novice to being a semester ahead of his college peers once he matriculated.

Speaker for NOLA Youth Works Work and Learn Program (Jul 2014)

Did a 2.5 hour session where I taught high school students how to use Autodesk Maya. We created a chest in 3D and rigged it to open and close using controls.

Speaker at Kenner Discovery Health and Sciences Academy (Feb 2014)

Did a 30 minute presentation where I told students about my background in animation and what I do specifically in 3D animation. Had the 5th grade students make a thaumatrope to show the simple principles of illusion that animation uses.

Speaker at Algiers Technology Academy (Feb 2014)

Performed a two hour presentation/workshop where I went over the different kinds of animation, jobs in animation, and an overview of STEM. I did an introduction to animation and had the high school students create flip books to showcase their understanding of the animation principles learned.

Speaker at St. Katherine Drexel - The Links STEM Session (Nov 2013)

Spoke with students at St. Katharine Drexel about the different kinds of animation, careers in animation and about STEM. We discussed with students how science and math touches every career path even animation.

Panelist for Young Leadership Council - College Admissions Project Panel at International High School (April 2013)

Served as a panelist to showcase the reason and merits why college and advanced degrees are important to students' future.

Speaker at Teen Tech Day (March 2013)

Did a 45 minute workshop for teens at Delgado for the Teen Tech Day. Taught students about the basic animation principles and had students make a simple flip book to showcase their animation knowledge.

Panelist for Xavier University - Women in Stem (March 2013)

Participated in a “Women in STEM” panel for Xavier University's Graduate and Professional Week. The purpose was to expose students to women who work in all capacities of the STEM disciplines

Host for YLC Power Ties (Nov 2012)

Continuing Education Professor - Delgado Community College (Dec 2012)
Helped host some eighth grade students at ‪TurboSquid‬. They were given a tour and taught some simple 3D skills. Here is a snowman that Wadeja and Kendall modeled together.
Taught an introductory course about Autodesk Maya.

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