Faculty News...Renne Emiko Brock-Richmond

Renne Emiko Brock-Richmond, a Peninsula College instructor, artist, and media and educational entrepreneur from Sequim, will teach a workshop at the National Defense University in Washington D.C. at the Federal Consortium for Virtual Worlds Conference May 16. Her topic will be about developing an Authentic Avatar.

The international audience will include participants from academic institutions, medical organizations, nonprofits, the military, federal and state governments, and corporations. In her workshop, she will talk about inspiring trust with virtual identity through establishing an embodied social brand, building credibility and encouraging participation.

The Information Resources Management College (iCollege) of the National Defense University established the Federal Consortium for Virtual Worlds (FCVW) in July 2007 to explore multi- and intra-agency collaboration using the capabilities of virtual worlds, examining best practices across multiple sectors. The objective of the consortium is to help government agencies share resources, training, and experience; leverage outreach capabilities and practices; connect to new partners and business opportunities; and demonstrate the benefits for virtual worlds collaborative capabilities.

Brock-Richmond has been teaching virtual world use since 2008 at the University of Washington, Peninsula College, Arizona State University, TechSoup Global, Nonprofit Commons, Virtual Ability, Rockcliffe University Consortium, Texas Woman's University Online Conference, Second Life Community Conferences, and Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education Conferences.

In 2009, Brock-Richmond graduated from the first class of the University of Washington Certificate in Virtual Worlds Program and is a team leader of the graduate collaborators, Avalumni. She earned her Bachelors of Science in Art at Lewis & Clark College and her Masters of Fine Art in Visual Art at Vermont College at Norwich University.

Her company, unique as you, specializes in color perception, intention, and utilization to create motivating, engaging experiences with innovative identity development, marketing, social media, events, and immersive environments for businesses, nonprofits, educational institutions, organizations, and communities.