Camilo Garzón

Vita

Camilo’s curriculum vitae, editorial clients, education, teaching experience, research experience, until the beginning of 2024. All further work is under Cuentero Productions.

 
 
 

 CV

Cuentero Productions

Founder and Creative Director
2023 - Present

Clients and Creative Partners:

  • SFMOMA

  • CiNEOLA

  • Center for the Art of Translation & Two Lines Press

  • America’s Test Kitchen

  • Political Research Associates (PRA)

  • Science Friday

  • Biomimicry Institute

Editorial and Multimedia Clients
Before Cuentero Productions and 2024

Stanford Center on Longevity’s Century Lives produced by Palisades Media Ventures
2023

Published Audio Production, Reporting,
Narration, Voiceover, and Field Production Work:

Published Audio Engineering, Assistant Production, and Post-Production Work:

Wolf at the Door
2022 - 2023

Story Editing, Writing, and Sound Design Work:

Creative and Consulting Production Work:

Skybound Entertainment
2022 - 2023

Contributed Additional Literary Material:

  • Untitled Bilingual Non-Fiction Audio Series for Audible

Biomimicry Institute
2021 - 2023

Published Multimedia, Non-fiction, and Voice-over Work:

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA)
2020 - 2022

Published Oral History, Multimedia Production, and Voice Direction Work:

Co-created, researched, recorded, produced, and mixed the majority of oral histories for the SFMOMA Proyecto Mission Murals, including the ones of:

Directed, produced, sound-designed, edited, and led the creation of the audio experiment:

Was the consulting producer, one of the main interviewers, and one of the sound recordists for the documentary short film:

Provided my expertise and was a consulting producer for:

WBGO, NPR Music, and Jazz At Lincoln Center’s Jazz Night in America
2022

Published Sound Design, Production, and Writing Work:

Co-wrote and co-produced four radio documentaries and profiles of the 2022 NEA Jazz Masters and assisted in the production, audio editing:

Sound design and production of four radio documentaries from the inaugural Youngbloods series:

Scientific American
2022

Published Science Writing and Reporting Work:

Published Digital Production Work:

Produced all digital content for Scientific American ranging from daily news articles, features, newsletters, to magazine issues. Magazine issues included monthly issues, PDF issues, and special editions:

  • Monthly Issues: May, June, July, August, September, and October 2022

  • PDF Issues: “Health & Medicine” for June and August 2022; “Space & Physics” for June and August 2022; “Mind” for July and September 2022

  • Special Editions: “Science for Social Justice” and “Search for Alien Life”

Radio Ambulante at NPR
2016 - 2017

Published Post-production Work:

  • Digital and post-production of 30+ episodes of the partnership 

How I Built This with Guy Raz from NPR
2016

Published Booking and Pre-Production Work:

Las2orillas
2014

Published Opinion Work:

Other Work Experiences

Self-Employed
2017 - Present
Freelance Bilingual Translator and Interpreter – Spanish and English

Select clients:

2011 - Present
Poet, Interdisciplinary Artist, and Multidisciplinary Writer

Published Works:

Self-Published Work:

Poets Reading the News, San Francisco Bay Area, CA
2021
Managing Editor

Published Newsletters:

2020 - 2021
Associate Poetry Editor

Facilitated Events:

Associazione Diplomatici, Catania, Italia
2015 - 2016
Representative in the Americas

Countries: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, and the United States of America.

DialogueDirect, Washington, D.C.
2016
Entry Level Marketing Specialist (Street Face-to-Face Fundraiser)

Campaigns: Save the Children

Rollins College, Winter Park, FL
2014 - 2015
Student Site Leader, Field Study Abroad – Rollins (Re)Discovers Cuba: Preservation and Restoration, Las Terrazas eco-community, Trinidad, Cienfuegos, and Habana, Cuba 

Pre-Departure and Post Field Study: Winter Park, FL

2014 - 2015
Interim International Student Advisor and Student Coordinator, Rollins College’s Office of International Student and Scholar Services

2013 - 2015
Communications Student Program Coordinator, Rollins College’s Center for Inclusion and Campus Involvement

Formerly Known As: Rollins College Office of Multicultural Affairs

Rollins College’s The Independent, Winter Park, FL
2014 – 2015
Contributing Writer

Published Poetry and Essays:

  • "The Resurrection of the Universal Human: The Future of the Liberal Arts," appeared in the second volume of the second edition on April 23, 2015.

  • ‘EL MOCHILERO (Notas de una recolección latina),’ appeared in the first volume of the second edition on February 10, 2015. 

  • ‘Ouroboros,’ appeared in the second volume of the first edition on April 22, 2014.

WPRK 91.5 FM, Winter Park, FL
2013 - 2014
Radio Show Host

Radio Programs: The Ground Beneath Her Feet

The Sandspur, Winter Park, FL
2012 - 2013
Contributing Freelance Writer, Columnist, and Reporter

Forthcoming Publications

TBD

Performances / Readings / Workshops

2022
Directed his team, performed and read some of his poetry, and introduced and concluded the first live performance of The Mission Muralismo Audio Zine - Volume I at SFMOMA’s The Art of Murals symposium.

2022
Directed and hosted the first listening session and live performance of The Mission Muralismo Audio Zine - Volume I at SFMOMA for the Free Community Day: Diego Rivera’s America.

2022
Read an excerpt of his novel during the February artist showcase: “Looking For a Sign: Open Studio and Readings” at Elsewhere Studios in Paonia, Colorado.

2021
Read the poem ‘Entombed’ for which he won one of the San Francisco Foundation/Nomadic Press literary award in poetry at the award’s event ceremony.

2021
Read a poem titled “Palimpsestic Pentimento,” for Speaking Axolotl’s session during the San Francisco Bay Area’s Beast Crawl Lit Fest 2021.

2021
Spoke about his writing career and presented a deck on writing as a tool for understanding ourselves and others as a guest for the Partners Program at The College Preparatory School in Oakland, California.

2021
“A Carpenter With A Hammer,” was performed by City Lights Theater Company's Ivette Deltoro at "Our Stories, Ourselves," organized by the San José Museum of Art and Play On Words.

2021
Facilitated the collaboration event between on-off.site and Poets Reading the News: “Catharsis: An Inauguration Poetry Reading.”

2015
Read an abridged version of Entombed to the audience of Orlando’s LITEROCALYPSE.

2014
Read ‘Direction and Destination,’ some anecdotes, and an excerpt of Sasha Sokolov’s Palisandriia to the audience of The Emperor’s New Prose.

2014
Read a couple of proems – ‘Noche en vela’ and ‘Rasa de Zoe’ – to the audience of Orlando’s LITEROCALYPSE.

2013
Led a workshop at Winter Park High School for the Orange County Public Schools' Teacher for a Day Teach-In 2013. Engaging students with world literature, philosophy, and religions.

Awards / Honors / Grants / Residencies 

2023
The Very Worst Thing That Could Possibly Happen and its creator, Alex Kemp, were awarded the Tribeca 2023 Fiction Audio Storytelling Award. Camilo worked with Alex Kemp as a creative producer on the project.

2023
Necessary Tomorrows was recognized as one of the sixteen Tribeca Audio 2023 "Official Selects."

2023
The Very Worst Thing That Could Possibly Happen was recognized as one of the sixteen Tribeca Audio 2023 "Official Selects."

2023
Camilo was announced as the non-fiction judge for the 2023 San Francisco Foundation/Nomadic Press Literary Awards.

2023
Was awarded the Bronze for the inaugural Signal Awards on the Individual Episode (Arts & Culture) category for “The Mission Muralismo Audio Zine - Volume I.”

2022
The documentary short film “Las Muralistas: Our Walls, Our Stories,” was recognized with the Audience Award for Best Short Film by the LATINO Feedback Film Festival.

2022
Was nominated to the inaugural Signal Awards on the Individual Episode (Arts & Culture) category for “The Mission Muralismo Audio Zine - Volume I.”

2022
The LA Independent Shorts Awards (ISA) awarded the Bronze Award under the Best Documentary Short category to the documentary short film “Las Muralistas: Our Walls, Our Stories.”

2022
Was nominated to the Webby Awards on the Podcasts, individual episode Arts & Culture category for “The Mission Muralismo Audio Zine - Volume I.”

2022
‘Ode to La 24’ was recognized as one of the thirty On Air Fest 2022 "Official Selects."

2022
Artist-in-Residence, Elsewhere Studios, Paonia, CO.

2021
Artist-in-Residence, on-off.site, San Francisco Bay Area, CA.

Artistic Project:

  • “Pandæmonium,” an interactive, serialized proem that invites public participation and dialogue to co-create a space that is truly built collectively.

2021
Was awarded one of the inaugural San Francisco Foundation/Nomadic Press Literary Awards for Poetry.

2019
Colaborador en Residencia, Podcaster@s, Washington, D.C.

Published Work: 5 principios para conectar con la audiencia de forma efectiva y estratégica

National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C.
2019

  • Diversity Council's Steering Committee Founding Member

Rollins College, Winter Park, FL

Associazione Diplomatici’s CWMUN, New York, NY
2015

  • Director of the Security Council

2014

  • Best Delegate by popular vote and by staff pick for the Security Council

  • Secretary General Scholarship

Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
2014

  • Best Delegate of the Bosnia and Herzegovina crisis committee, Princeton University’s Interactive Crisis Simulation 2014

BAMUN, Barranquilla, Colombia
2009

  • Best Attorney of the International Court of Justice (ICJ)

2008

  • Outstanding Judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ)

Gimnasio La Montaña, Bogotá, Colombia
2005 - 2009

  • Academic Excellence

2005 - 2009

  • Espíritu Gimnasio La Montaña

Press and Interviews on Camilo’s Work

2023 NYU School of Professional Studies: Colombia’s Shifting Perception on the International Stage

2022 Rollins News & Features: Tuning In to the Voice of Rollins

2022 Signal Awards: Finalists for the world’s best Podcasts announced

2022 Mission Local: Historical Mission murals: Activism, expression and community

2022 SFMOMA: Mural Art, Activism, and Community Celebrated at SFMOMA This Fall

2022 BirdNote: New Dual-Language BirdNote Series Launches September 6th

2022 The New York Times: ‘Encanto’ May Be Accurate, but Can It Carry a Whole Country?

2022 KALW’s Sight and Sounds: Mission Muralismo Audio Zine

2021 Play On Words: BIENVENIDO A CAMILO GARZÓN

2021 San Francisco Foundation / Nomadic Press Literary Award: Congratulations to the 10 poetry winners!

2021 Alcaldía de Bogotá: ¿Cómo aprovechaba la comunidad indígena Muisca el agua de la Sabana de Bogotá?

2017 NPR Books: Camilo Garzón for NPR – Ricardo Liniers Siri

2017 mugs of npr: So many heroes at NPR! 

2016 npr interns: Exit Through The (NPR) Gift Shop - Camilo Garzón

2016 Associazione Diplomatici’s CWMUN: Camilo Garzón, Chief of Dais Staff Change the World Model United Nations NYC 2016

2015 Rollins 360: Garzon Presents at Colombia TEDxYouth

2015 Rollins 360: Rollins Model UN Team Earns Armful Of Awards

2015 Rollins 360: Jones, Garzon, and Mears Selected to Lead SIAP Panel on the Liberal Arts

2014 The Sandspur: Dialectical discussions enliven French House

2014 Rollins 360: Rollins Model UN Team Nabs Top Honors

2011 El Espectador: Los senadores sub-20 del Congreso Joven

Lectures and Research Presentations

Oral History Association's 56th Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, California
2022

Co-presented a session titled “La Misión, Mi Corazón: The Proyecto Mission Murals As a Fire-Starter Experiment in Oral History Presentation and New Media” with Cary Cordova and Myisa Plancq-Graham at Los Angeles’ Millennium Biltmore Hotel about the oral histories and new media experiments of the SFMOMA-organized and IMLS-funded Proyecto Mission Murals.

IASA Conference, Virtual
2021

Gave a talk at a session from the International Association Of Sound and Audiovisual Archives conference titled: "Oral Histories as Accessible and Democratic Audio Technologies of the Self."

AAC&U Annual Conference, Washington, D.C.
2016

Spearheaded a featured panel session titled: "The Liberal Arts Mind: Tool for the 21st Century & Global Contexts."

Summer Institute in American Philosophy (SIAP)
2016

  • Presented a paper titled: “Nicolás Gómez Dávila: Maverick Reactionary & American Philosopher,” as a featured speaker. Eugene, Oregon.

2015

  • Presented a paper, titled: “The Resurrection of the Universal Human: The Future of the Liberal Arts” as a panelist. Dublin, Ireland.

TEDxYouth@GLM, Bogotá, Colombia.
2015

Rollins College, Winter Park, FL

2015

  • Researched on the Cynics, Stoics, Lekta, and Ludwig Wittgenstein for the Philosophy Senior Seminar on Stoics and Cynics and wrote a Senior Project titled: "The Proper Use of Language: Discovering Meaning in Wittgenstein and the Stoics."

  • Researched on the Narrative Self for the Religious Studies Senior Seminar on Mind and Meditation and wrote a Senior Project titled: "The Self as Narrative: How the Self is Narrative in Form."

2014

  • Presented the paper and in-depth research done with the guidance of Dr. Scott Rubarth, titled: "Anabasis: The Separate Ascents of Nikos Kazantzakis and Friedrich Nietzsche."

2013

  • Presented the in-depth research done with the guidance of Dr. Robert Smither, titled: "Carl G. Jung – Dreams, Archetypes, Synchronicity, Alchemy and Individuation.

  • Presented the paper and in-depth research done with the guidance of Dr. Jonathan Miller, titled: "A Look Through the Aleph: Borges as the Immortal Librarian.”

2012

  • Researched Fedor Mikhailovich Dostoevskii and madness and wrote a project, titled: "Confessions from Madness."

Teaching

Self-Employed, San Francisco Bay Area, CA
2020 - 2021
Freelance Spanish Private Tutor

I.E.S. Enrique Tierno Galván, Madrid, Spain
2019 - 2020
Auxiliar de Conversación (Assistant English Teacher)

Classes Taught: English Language and Literature for Middle School and High School. 

English electives on Administration, Finance, and Business, as well as Computing and IT. 

Co-taught a chess extracurricular and taught students how to play in English.

The Global Language Network, Washington, D.C.
2016
Teaching Fellow

Classes Taught: Spring Executive Session (Spanish Foreigner)

Associazione Diplomatici, Catania, Italia
2015 - 2016
Vice-Director of Studies

Content Outputs: Edited all research guides for Middle School, High School, and University committees. Created an educational strategy and established standard parliamentary procedure across the board.

Varsity Tutors, Orlando, FL, and Washington, D.C. 
2015 - 2016
Private Tutor

Subjects: Spanish (all levels), Literature, Grammar and Mechanics, Public Speaking, Religious Studies, Philosophy, Social Sciences, Social Studies, Literary Analysis, English (all levels), and World Literature.

Rollins College Model United Nations Organization, Winter Park, FL
2014 - 2015
Student Advisor and Mentor

Awards for CWMUN NYC 2015:

  • Scott Novak ’16 – Best Delegate for the Security Council

  • Julia Porcher ’15 and Gabrielle Masse ’16 – Best Delegation for the G-8

  • Milita Rana ’16MBA – Best Delegate for the G-20

  • Ruzgar Zere ’18 – Honorable Mention in the Security Council 2030.

Rollins College’s Thomas P. Johnson Resource Center, Winter Park, FL 
2012 - 2014
Tutor and Writing Consultant

Subjects: Spanish (all levels), Philosophy, Religious Studies, and Russian Literature and Film

Gimnasio La Montaña, Bogotá, Colombia
2010 - 2011
Student Advisor and Mentor, Model United Nations

Awards:

  • Best Delegation of the GMMUN IV conference, 2011, Gimnasio Moderno, Bogotá, Colombia

  • Best Delegation of the MUNCAS V conference, 2010, Colegio Nuevo Colombo Americano, Bogotá, Colombia

Education

Rollins College, Winter Park, FL
2012 - 2015
Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy and Religious Studies, Cum Laude.

  • Research Interests: Madness, Buddhist Philosophy, Zen Buddhism, Beat Generation, Philosophy of Religion, Continental Philosophy, Analytic Philosophy, Philosophy of Literature, History of Philosophy, Philosophy of Language, Psychological Theories of Religion, Psychoanalysis, Pragmatism and Liberal Arts, the Narrative Self, Cynics, Stoics and Lekta, Ludwig Wittgenstein, John Dewey, Jorge Luis Borges, Nicolás Gómez Dávila, Nikos Kazantzakis, Friedrich Nietzsche, Carl G. Jung, Sigmund Freud, Jacques Lacan, Fedor Mikhailovich Dostoevskii and Sasha Sokolov.

  • Activities and Societies: The Sandspur, Latin American Student Association (LASA), Model of United Nations, Fox Club, Deutsch Student Society, The Republic: Awareness and Activism, EcoRollins, TPJ's Writing and Tutoring Resource Center, Self-Defense Club, Voices For Women (V4W), Spectrum, WPRK 91.5, Philosophy and Religion Club, Amnesty International, and Canterbury Club.

2013

  • Participant, Field Study Abroad – Religion and Popular Culture in Japan, Tokyo and Kyoto, Japan

Gimnasio La Montaña, Bogotá, Colombia.
1998 - 2011
High School Diploma.

  • Activities and Societies: Marching Band, Congreso Joven, Student Council, Model United Nations (MUN), PECA, El Gekko, Meridiano 74, Yearbook Committee, Basketball, Musical Theater, School Website.

Pontificia Universidad Javeriana de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.
2009
Certificate in Ecology, Tools for the Elaboration of Environmental Projects.

Other Related Projects

2020-2022
Oral Historian, Biography Writer, Voice and Creative Director, Lead Audio Producer, Consulting Producer, Location Sound Recorder, and Interviewer for SFMOMA’s Proyecto Mission Murals

  • Proyecto Mission Murals examines the origins of the community mural movement in San Francisco’s Mission District over close to two decades, from 1972 to 1988. Created in collaboration with community partners Juana Alicia, Susan Cervantes, Lydia Chavez, Tim Drescher, John Jota Leaños, Fátima Ramírez, Josué Rojas, and Melissa San Miguel along with project editor Cary Cordova, the project includes documentation of murals created in the Mission District between 1972 and 1988, accompanied by reference images. It also features materials generously provided by the muralists themselves, the Mission community members and organizations that have supported their work, and scholars and journalists who have chronicled their activity, including oral histories, essays, a documentary film, an audio zine, primary sources, and new artist biographies. The interdisciplinary nature of Proyecto Mission Murals reflects the complexities and richness of the community mural movement. Rather than a cohesive or seamless narrative, this project conveys its wide-ranging aesthetics, the diversity of its participants, its changing nature, and the perpetual challenges faced by its artists.Proyecto Mission Murals examines the origins of the community mural movement in San Francisco’s Mission District over close to two decades, from 1972 to 1988. Created in collaboration with community partners Juana Alicia, Susan Cervantes, Lydia Chavez, Tim Drescher, John Jota Leaños, Fátima Ramírez, Josué Rojas, and Melissa San Miguel along with project editor Cary Cordova, the project includes documentation of murals created in the Mission District between 1972 and 1988, accompanied by reference images. It also features materials generously provided by the muralists themselves, the Mission community members and organizations that have supported their work, and scholars and journalists who have chronicled their activity, including oral histories, essays, a documentary film, an audio zine, primary sources, and new artist biographies. The interdisciplinary nature of Proyecto Mission Murals reflects the complexities and richness of the community mural movement. Rather than a cohesive or seamless narrative, this project conveys its wide-ranging aesthetics, the diversity of its participants, its changing nature, and the perpetual challenges faced by its artists.

2021
Co-Creator, Artist-in-Residence at on-off.site, and Writer for Camilo Garzón’s Pandæmonium

  • A collaborative, serialized proem exploring collective human experiences of the pandemic. Welcome to Hell. An interactive, digital co-creation with on-off.site. This project was released in three parts, with three opportunities for the public to co-create part of this work. At the publication of its nineteenth part, the project was co-created by 30 co-creators from across the United States, Colombia, France, and Germany.

2021
Creator and Facilitator, "Catharsis: An Inauguration Poetry Reading," a co-presentation by Poets Reading the News & on-off.site, San Francisco Bay Area, CA

  • Before we can imagine what will be, we must look at what is. Poets Reading the News and on-off.site presented "Catharsis: An Inauguration Poetry Reading" on Saturday, January 23rd at 11 am PST. We processed the enormity of the end of Donald Trump's presidency and the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris with poetry, guided exercises, and deep silence. There were readings by henry 7. reneau, jr, Gary Margolis, Hyun-Joo Kim, and Susana Praver-Pérez who centered us in this historic moment. There were exercises by Stephanie Garcés and Stephanie Smith which provided intention, reflection, and action. And there was facilitation by J Spagnolo, Elle Aviv Newton, and Camilo Garzón to keep participants present.

2018 - 2019
Digital Content Editor and Producer, Impact Programs and Initiatives, National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C.

  • I was the digital content editor and multimedia producer for the impact programs and initiatives that the National Geographic Society supports and focuses on. These included: Beyond Yellowstone, the Big Cats Initiative, the Last Wild Places initiative, the Life at the Extremes initiative, the Okavango Wilderness Project, Pristine Seas, the Plastics: Sea to Source multi-year initiative, among others.

2019
Lead Writer, Content Editor, and Digital Producer, Perpetual Planet Extreme Expedition: Everest 2019 Open Explorer Expedition Journal, National Geographic, Washington, D.C.

  • National Geographic, in partnership with Tribhuvan University and Rolex, was undertaking an expedition on Mount Everest, where an interdisciplinary team aimed to better understand the effects of climate change. I served as the National Geographic Society’s lead writer, content editor, and digital producer for the Perpetual Planet Extreme Expedition: Everest 2019 Open Explorer expedition journal. This multimedia journal and feature had a spotlight on National Geographic’s Life at the Extremes hub (i.e., natgeo.com/everest) presenting the 2019 historic expedition to Everest that a multidisciplinary team embarked on in order to better understand and mitigate the effects of climate change. This multimedia journal and feature had a spotlight on National Geographic’s Life at the Extremes hub (i.e., natgeo.com/everest) presenting the 2019 historic expedition to Everest that a multidisciplinary team embarked on in order to better understand and mitigate the effects of climate change. 

2017 - 2018
Digital Producer, National Geographic 130th Anniversary Timeline, Washington, D.C.

  • For its 130th anniversary, the National Geographic Society's digital production team – that I was a part of – created a timeline so that users could explore 130 years of discoveries, innovation, and above all: impact. On January 27th day, 1888, thirty-three founding members met at the Cosmos Club in Washington, D.C., to create “a society for the increase and diffusion of geographical knowledge.”

2016
Chief of Dais Staff, Change the World Model United Nations (CWMUN) at the United Nations Headquarters (UN HQ), New York City, NY

  • I led the staff of two separate teams, i.e. Dais made up of 50 members and the Crisis Team which consisted of 5 members, for CWMUN NYC 2016, which was held entirely at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, and which was the first Model UN in history to be held at the UN HQ as its setting. With my team we facilitated in the sharing of perceived problems, concerns, and ideas for the improvement of the educational programs of Associazione Diplomatici with its Staff and Board while developing partnerships with other organizations around the world to address Diplomatici’s needs, and expanding community awareness of delegates’ needs, fostering the communication and the partnership with Rotaract, MUN Inc. and other associations, to develop the collaboration between groups and countries.

2011
Presidente del Congreso Joven, Gimnasio La Montaña, Bogotá, Colombia

  • A project that is in pursuit of the involvement of students from all socio-economic levels in Colombia to have access to an educational experience of being senators for a few days so that they can see Colombian politics and the legislative power in a different way. This was its one focus, to avoid the disdain that the majority of the population has had regarding these institutions. Congreso Joven develops a critical sense about the legislative institutions and leads to the renewal of faith in them. The students can put themselves in the place of senators and create laws according to the Colombian Constitution and other laws and codes and contribute directly to Colombia’s needs. I started as a senator during the academic year 2007 - 2008; became Vice-President of the Congress and President of the Sixth Committee during the academic year 2009 - 2010; and I was the President of the Congress during the academic year 2010 - 2011.