Gina Lamb
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Media Studies

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Gina Lamb is a Los Angeles artist/activist/teacher who has worked collaboratively with inner-city youth for the past 20 years to foster their voices/vision through independent media arts production. Documentary and experimental videos have dealt with race, gender identity, class and immigrant issues and have been presented internationally in museums, galleries, film festivals, conferences, and broadcast on television.

As an advocate for media literacy in education she served for four years on the National Alliance of Media Educators. Honors include a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, an “Anonymous Was A Woman” Award, a ‘Madrina’ Award from Organizacion en California de Lideres Campesinas, and grants from the Rockefeller Foundation, The City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department, the California Arts Council, and in 2012 the California Council for the Humanities.

For the past twenty three years Lamb has taught Media Studies at Pitzer College with an emphasis on community engagement and media activism projects.  Students in her course Media Arts for Social Justice participate in ongoing media collaborations with many local non-profit organizations.
Offices: West Hall - Q123
                 Holden - L121
Office Hours Spring 2012:
Email: gina_lamb@pitzer.edu
Phone: 909.607.9129

Edwin Alexis Gómez
Global Local Urban Fellow for Intercollegiate Media Studies

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Edwin Alexis Gómez comes to the Global Local Urban Fellow for Intercollegiate Media Studies position with a unique combination of abilities and experience in the non-profit social service field as well as the creative arts. He is a graduate of Pitzer College Class of 2008 in Arts with a concentration in Media Studies. 

Edwin has become a seasoned visual artist, writer, video producer and graphic designer. He acquired graphic design, video art, and teaching skills as a student employee of the Pitzer Media Studies Department and interning at REACH LA, a non-profit youth, health and arts organization in Los Angeles. 

Since graduating he has found his niche in the service sector, and has networked in and around Los Angeles County. Edwin has led HIV prevention programs for at-risk youth working as a Health Educator at Bienestar Human Services. Most recently he held the position of Youth Advocate at the WomenShelter of Long Beach providing graphic design services, counseling, and art therapy workshops for young victims of Domestic Violence. In both positions bicultural and bilingual background allowed him to reach communities that would otherwise remain underserved. Edwin's passion for community activism and social justice coupled with his skills in arts and new media make him an outstanding resource for MASJ students.
Offices: West Hall - Q123 
                 Holden - L121
Email: edwin_gomez@pitzer.edu
Phone: 909.607.9129