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Matthew Waynee
Cinematic Arts Instructor, Curriculum Developer, Grants Writer • Los Angeles Unified School District
A producer, screenwriter & teacher with 20 years experience, Matthew Waynee works in LAUSD at a Title-1 school, where he built its Film and Animation pathways from the ground up. He has written $2M in grants and set up partnerships with DreamWorks and Nickelodeon. He has presented at dozens of conferences and authored the first ever DOL-approved Animation, Game Design & VFX Apprenticeship Program that will launch in 2023. In 2016, he was selected as the National Magnet Teacher of the Year.