Cara Lisa Berg Powers
24 Hampden Street #2. Worcester. MA. 01609
Cara@ByAnyMediaNecessary.com 508-981-8872
Education
Fielding Graduate University
2009-2011
Candidate, EdD, Educational Leadership and Change/Media Studies
Goddard College
2006-2008
MA, Transformative Media Arts
Clark University
2001-2005
BA, Screen Studies with a focus in Urban Development/Social Change
Professional Experience
Co-Director
6/2008-Present
Press Pass TV
• Work in collaborative leadership model with two other Co-Directors to support
operations, development, programming, and fundraising
• Build strategic partnerships
• Develop programs and curricula
• Develop outreach materials
• Work directly with young people to produce news stories about issues of community
concern
Founder
10/2007-Present
By Any Media Necessary
• Author of By Any Media Necessary, a guide for using media as a tool for social change
and youth development
• Provide workshops in media and strategic communication for local non-profits and
conferences
• Develop open source workshop resources for educators in media based inter-
disciplinary education
Youth Media Institute Manager
2/2006- 4/2008
Project: Think Different, Boston, MA
• Developed Youth Media Institute programming, including Media Watch team, a diverse
group of 10 youth organizers
• Coordinate and Facilitate Media Action Series in partnership the Media Watch Team
• Trained and supervise Media Watch Team(10), Media Careers interns (15-20 annually),
Youth Media Coordinators (2 ongoing full time) and Program Coordinator Interns (2
ongoing)
• Outreached to schools and organizations resulted in a 288% increase in earned
workshop revenue in 2007
• Fundraising and financial management
• Built strong and diverse network of artists, writers, community organizations, and
activists
• Presented at conferences including Women, Action and the Media, Media Matters (an
annual writing conference for high school students and teachers)
• Event planning and implementation, including open mic events for youth, commun