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DocuSign Envelope ID:684BD205-E201-4917-A887-C6D2D5CC92C7 <br /> 6213 Farrington Rd., M7, Chapel Hill, NC 27517 <br /> (336) 707-7356;max.puhala @gmail.com <br /> Max Puhala <br /> Arts Educator • Performing Artist • Audio Engineer <br /> EDUCATION: <br /> University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill—Chapel Hill, NC; 2009 -2013 <br /> • BA in Communications, Creative Writing Minor, History Minor <br /> • Awarded "Outstanding Achievement in Rhetorical Studies" <br /> • Presented research on "Top Undergraduate Papers" panel at SSCA conference <br /> Northwest Guilford High School- Greensboro, NC;2005-2009 <br /> WORK EXPERIENCE: <br /> Communities in Schools of Orange County: September 2014-Present <br /> • Work as a CIS Creative Arts Fellow, directing afterschool bucket drumming <br /> lessons for at-risk youth aging from 61h to 81h grade, teaching technique, musical <br /> literacy, and music history. Conceptualize, develop and implement 5-week <br /> programs taught 3 times a week at 7 middle schools in the districts of Orange <br /> County and Chapel Hill-Carrboro Public Schools, serving over 300 students. <br /> • Plan and host culminating fundraising concerts in the community featuring <br /> youth performers, sharing music with family, friends and community members <br /> Communities in Schools of Durham County: October 2014-Present <br /> • Beat Lab Program Assistant-Assist in the development and implementation of a <br /> hip-hop based afterschool music curriculum, designed to increase musical <br /> proficiency and teach computer/digital literacy. Teach in-school and afterschool <br /> beat-making at middle and high schools in Durham County <br />