Meet Lauren Speeth [cv]
Meet TEF team member Lauren Speeth, author of our newly released book
Tracks of Hope
. In addition to serving as our founding CEO
and webmaster, Speeth also currently serves in the following formal capacities for Elfenworks Foundation related non-profits:
- External Board of Advisors, and System Architect &
html/xml programmer for inequality.com - Center for the
Study of Poverty and Inequality at Stanford University- Board of Trustees & External Board of Advisors -
Graduate School of Business, Mills College of California- Board of Regents - Saint Mary's College of California
Speeth's various roles on the behalf of the clients of
Elfenworks Productions
and
Elfenworks Foundation
span from Webdesigner to Executive Producer
(Grammy® nominated Látigo) and Producer (Tammy Hall
Rejuve
and Blue Divine,
Aaron Rosand In Norway) of their recordings, concerts and fundraising events.
Her web work has won numerous awards and have been discussed in articles in such notable periodicals as
Gramophone Magazine
[Webwatch, September 2001]
,
The Chicago Tribune & The New York Times
[Classical Musicians Take to the Web, January 2002]
,
The San Jose Mercury News
[Stanford's new goal: Rethink poverty - Center Hopes to Spark a National Discussion, 2007]
and
The San Francisco Chronicle
[Stanford Center goes to Press to Battle Poverty - 2008]
Speeth's films, screened in festivals throughout the United States and abroad -- as well as on the Classic Arts Channel , PBS on KQED Channel 9, and KBHK TV's Bay Area Focus -- have garnered Best International Mid-Length Documentary and Best Music Video & Best Jazz Video ; as well as Davey, Summit, JPF, and Telly Awards. Speeth began her filmmaking career capturing the performances of classical and jazz musicians of the highest caliber, and with the joint effort Faces of Poverty she branched out to visual storytelling on behalf of nonprofits. Speeth's latest work, A Concert for Hope , is an audiovisual brocade of video, musical performances and speeches recorded live in 2007 in honor of the opening of the Stanford Center for the Study of Poverty and Inequality and the launching of their website, inequality.com. Film credits to date include: A Concert for Hope (2008); Violins & Cigars (2007); Tammy Hall Reflections (2006); Jeremy Cohen and Friends Celebrate Joe Venuti 100 Years (2005); Aaron Rosand in Recital (2004); Chamberjazz and Tangos (unreleased); Malatesta's Carnival of Blood (Executive Producer, DVD Release).
A computer programmer since 1983, Speeth holds a bachelor's degree from Mills College, a master's (MBA) from Saint Mary's College, a doctorate (DBA) from Golden Gate University, and an Advanced Computer Security Professional Credential from Stanford University, as well as lifetime Community College Teaching Credentials in Finance, Management, and Computers . She is a regular guest lecturer in the Graduate School of Business at Mills College and has taught quantitative methods and computer science at University of Phoenix where she was chosen to participate in the film ' Effective Facilitative Techniques for Teaching Quantitative Skills. ' As part of a pilot project there, in the early days of the web, she was one of the first faculty members to develop a class website – for an undergraduate statistics course. Prior to teaching, Speeth worked in progressively responsible positions - from Systems Analyst to Consulting Systems Engineer - at Bank of America, joining as a macro-11 assembly language programmer in 1984. Speeth is an active recording and performing musician, and is currently on sabbatical from the Peninsula Symphony, where she has played in the First Violin section since 2000. Personal recording credits include: Rejuve (violin, 2007); Tammy Hall: Reflections (violin II, 2006); The elfenworks holiday album (vocals, A Felicidade, 2005); the elfenworks motion picture bumper soundtrack (violin II, 2004); A Joy Restored (violin, 2002); and John Watkins & Hiroshi Iguchi's Chinese Tea (flute, 1983).
Our thanks to Silicon Valley Democratic TV for allowing us to post the online interview embedded on this page. If you have difficulty viewing Windows Media Player files, the interview is also available on our YouTube page and in another format at Silicon Valley Democratic TV's website, sccdp.org .
