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Portrait of Shomari Stafford

Honor Society® member

Shomari Stafford

Technology Intern at Future Meets Present

  • Digital Media Arts
  • Class of 2020
  • Buffalo, New York

Member since August 2019

About

I am a rising junior at Canisius College pursuing a B.S. in Digital Media Arts with minors in Sociology and Computer Theory. I am seeking internships, part-time employment opportunities, and experiences that will expose me to new ideas and give the chance to work on projects that will make the world a better place with passionate, tech-oriented, and creative people.

Education

  • Canisius College

    Digital Media Arts

    2018 – 2020

  • John Jay College of Criminal Justice

    Information Security

    2015 – 2018

Honors and awards

  • Virginia & R. Carlos Carballada '56 Scholarship

    Merit based scholarship

Goals and interests

Career goal

After graduating from Canisius in 2020, I plan to attend New York University through their Integrated Digital Media masters program while developing my contracting business and design studio, Nkosi Productions.

Graduate school interests

M.S., Integrated Digital Media, New York University

Outside the classroom

The hobbies I'm most passionate about include writing, shooting, and editing video essays, photography, and drawing. Less frequently I enjoy martial arts, cycling, and electronic music development. More recently, I have gotten into streaming video games and writing fiction.

Experience

  • Technology Intern

    Future Meets Present

    Aug 2019 – Aug 2021

  • Technology Consultant

    American Prison Data Systems

    Jun 2016 – Sep 2018

Volunteering

  • Clerical Aid

    I Have A Dream Foundation

  • Volunteer

    People Against Trafficking Humans

Languages

  • English (US) Fluent
  • Spanish Intermediate
  • Russian Beginner

Additional information