Erika Wa
Follow messageAthabasca University Class of 2012
Kalispell , MT
Thanks to everyone who took time to vote for me!
I began College after my first career in sports ended in 2005 when a Hummer hit my car. I'm taking Communications and feel grateful that school can open new careers to me, I hope to attend grad school in the future. I have both US and Canadian citizenship and grew up in the US.
I began College after my first career in sports ended in 2005 when a Hummer hit my car. I'm taking Communications and feel grateful that school can open new careers to me, I hope to attend grad school in the future. I have both US and Canadian citizenship and grew up in the US.
Extracurricular
- Competitive Rider
- 3-day eventing 1988 to 2005
- I was training for over a decade for the National team. A car accident ended my athletic career, and left me with a disability. I am able to attend school, although it has taken me longer to complete my degree.
- Volunteer Calgary Drop In Center
- Volunteer 2000 to 2005
- Serving food and drinks, cleaning up tables, washing dishes, mopping floor, and other activities I was asked to do by the co-ordinator in relation to serving hot meals to people in need.
- Published Poetry and writing
- Writer 2004 to 2011
- My poems were published in The 'International Library of Poetry' books as well as my University press, 'Sightlines'.
- On set in Various Positions
- Volunteer 2003 to Now
- Work on short film sets in a number of positions: actor, assistant producer, script supervisor and casting.
- (coach)
- Booth Attendant
- Volunteer 2001 to 2005
- Supervising a booth for the Canadian Sport Horse (a breed of horse) at Spruce Meadows and Equine Trade Shows, informing people of the breeds characteristics and breeders in their area.
- For fun
- Bike riding 1999 to 2005
- My mom and I would go bike riding, usually once a week before my car accident because she loves it, now I can't but we still go on walks together! :)
- Girl on the snow!
- Snowboarding and Skiing 1984 to 2005
- Going downhill fast and loving it! I can't ski or snowboard now, but I sometimes go to the hill with friends and have a hot chocolate in the lounge and read while they ski or snowboard.
- Member
- Women In Film And Television 2010 to Now
- Women In Film & Television (WIFT) is an internationally affiliated non-profit society committed to advancing & celebrating women in the screen-based media industry.
- Member
- Canadian Equestrian Federation 1999 to 2006
- Full member of the CEF, which represents, promotes, and develops horse sport and interests in Canada.
- Fundraiser Volunteer
- Cancer Society Daffodil Days 2004 to 2004
- I volunteered my time and planned and co-ordinated a fashion show at a large corporate function to fundraise for the Cancer Society. It was a Cancer Society Daffodil Days fundraiser. I was in charge of auditioning models, choreographing the show, selecting music, and fitting appropriate clothes to models. Tickets sold out, and over $25,000 was raised in an evening. Sadly it did not become an annual event or I would have volunteered again.
- Member
- Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers 2006 to 2010
- Full dues paying member, attended screening of short films, features and members work, volunteered hours to association, created a short film on Homelessness in Calgary through a CSIF workshop and the finished film screened at a film festival.
- Taking donations on the phone. Volunteer.
- Jerry Lewis Telethon Volunteer 2001 to 2005
- I was one of many volunteers that took donations during the Jerry Lewis Telethon for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA).
Experience
- Producer/ Actor
- ShermCo Productions Ltd. (Other)
- 2010 to Now
- I work as a producer, planning projects, writing scripts, and occasionally get in front of the camera as an actor.
- Instructor
- Stage One Academy (Other)
- 2011 to Now
- I instruct girls (14-18) currently, but have also taught 6 years old and up, both acting and movement, and runway walking, make-up/personal presentation and public speaking. Currently I teach the runway-personal presentation course.
- Screenwriter
- Independently Contracted Writer for Feature Film (Other)
- 2011 to Now
- Writing a feature to be shot in late 2011, or early 2012
- Rider/Trainer
- Self-employed (Other)
- 1996 to 2005
- Trained horses and worked horse-related jobs while I competed. On my taxes I was listed as self-employed as occasional contract jobs, or employers can change depending on the season for the sport.
- Model
- Patti Falconer Agency (Other)
- 1999 to Now
- Fashion Industry, worked as a model for Print and Runway jobs Internationally to make money for sports.
- Actress and Writer
- Self-employed (Other)
- 2004 to Now
- I work as an actress in films, TV shows and commercials and my resume is listed on IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2744855/ I train consistently as well as going to University classes. I have co-written a feature film that is currently in production an
Education
- High School
- Bishop Carroll High School, Calgary Alberta
- College
- Athabasca University
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Bachelor of Arts(Journalism & Communication)
- Alberta College of Art and Design
Honors & Awards
Honors List at University currently with a 3.7 GPA
Other writing and interviews:
2008 “Saving On Sanity.” Alberta Theater Projects 24 hour Playwriting Contest. Calgary: ATP,
2008.
2006 “Breaking Now” Sightlines. Ed. Stephanie Lis Davis. Volume 7: Winter. Calgary: St. Mary’s University Literary Guild, 2006. Pg 29.
2006 “Sabine.” Alberta Theater Projects 24 hour Playwriting Contest. Calgary: ATP, 2006.
2005 Wrote and filmed an interview of local musician Genny Lidiot for MTV and won a spot to interview a band. (An automobile accident prevented my hosting the interview on MTV)
2004 “The Growth of the Heart” The International Library of Poetry. Poetry.Com. August 15, 2007.
<http://www.poetry.com/Publications/display.asp?ID=P6263705&BN=999&PN=1>
2003 “Backglance” The Colors of Life The International Library of Poetry. Ed. Howard Ely. Owing Mills: Watermark Press, 2003. Pg 1
Other writing and interviews:
2008 “Saving On Sanity.” Alberta Theater Projects 24 hour Playwriting Contest. Calgary: ATP,
2008.
2006 “Breaking Now” Sightlines. Ed. Stephanie Lis Davis. Volume 7: Winter. Calgary: St. Mary’s University Literary Guild, 2006. Pg 29.
2006 “Sabine.” Alberta Theater Projects 24 hour Playwriting Contest. Calgary: ATP, 2006.
2005 Wrote and filmed an interview of local musician Genny Lidiot for MTV and won a spot to interview a band. (An automobile accident prevented my hosting the interview on MTV)
2004 “The Growth of the Heart” The International Library of Poetry. Poetry.Com. August 15, 2007.
<http://www.poetry.com/Publications/display.asp?ID=P6263705&BN=999&PN=1>
2003 “Backglance” The Colors of Life The International Library of Poetry. Ed. Howard Ely. Owing Mills: Watermark Press, 2003. Pg 1
Specialties & Skills
My acting, hosting and writing for film would be my greatest specially and skill at this time. I love it and I love collaborating with other to create great entertainment!
Interviews and Hosting:
2011 Reporter on InvestmentPitch.com for 1 episode, see segment under my video.
2007 Interviewed by Marcelina Johanson, communications coordinator. February 15, 2007. The Marian Update. St. Mary’s College University Newsletter, Spring 2007. Featured Student. Pg.2.
2006 Interviewed by Jasmin Armada, reporter and staff writer. October 1, 2006. Calgary Herald: Cosmetic Rejuvenation. CR 4-7.
2004 Interviewed by Dave Kelly, television host. May 11, 2004. A Channel.
2000-2001 Co-host for Hong Kong Fashion Week, interviewing designers, models and make-up artists and reviewing collections on live TV.
2000 Interviewed by Leah Sarich, reporter. October 19, 2000. Student Portfolio Days at ACAD,
A Channel.
1998 As a guest co-host of Music Television (MTV) in Tokyo, Japan I introduced bands live on
air. July 24, 1998.
Interviews and Hosting:
2011 Reporter on InvestmentPitch.com for 1 episode, see segment under my video.
2007 Interviewed by Marcelina Johanson, communications coordinator. February 15, 2007. The Marian Update. St. Mary’s College University Newsletter, Spring 2007. Featured Student. Pg.2.
2006 Interviewed by Jasmin Armada, reporter and staff writer. October 1, 2006. Calgary Herald: Cosmetic Rejuvenation. CR 4-7.
2004 Interviewed by Dave Kelly, television host. May 11, 2004. A Channel.
2000-2001 Co-host for Hong Kong Fashion Week, interviewing designers, models and make-up artists and reviewing collections on live TV.
2000 Interviewed by Leah Sarich, reporter. October 19, 2000. Student Portfolio Days at ACAD,
A Channel.
1998 As a guest co-host of Music Television (MTV) in Tokyo, Japan I introduced bands live on
air. July 24, 1998.
Info
Basic
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Last Update:
March 1, 2012
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Gender:
Female
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Birthday:
April 20
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Religious:
Catholic
Background
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Ethnicity:
European
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Heritage:
English // German // Irish // Russian // Swiss // Welsh
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Citizenship:
US Citizen
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Fluent Language:
English
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Hometown:
Kalispell , Montana
Interests
- Acting
- Dance
- Drama & Theatre
- Film & Video
- Screenwriting
- Performing Arts
Favorites
- Movies:
children of men - jaws - anything tarantino - bye bye blues - wild hearts can't be broken - any given sunday - natural born killers - incendies - black bread - a river runs through it - rabbit proof fence - citizen kane
- TV Shows:
breaking bad - desperate housewives - alias - studio 60 - house - criminal minds - fringe - supernatural - heartland - psych - lost
- Music:
green day - the killers - red hot chili peppers - amy winehouse - blue rodeo - cat stevens - kings of leon - the national - paul simon - pink
- Websites:
imdb - actors access - castingworkbook - wikipedia - google - vimeo - youtube -casting call uk - crazy 8's - craigslist - apple - netflicks
- Quotes:
Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'Press On' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.
Calvin Coolidge
30th president of US (1872 - 1933) - Books:
lolita - 1984 - anna karenina - the catcher in the rye - gulliver's travels - moby dick - catch 22 - lord of the rings series - harry potter series - a farewell to arms - hamlet - winnie the pooh - one flew over the cuckoo's nest
Recommendations
ShermCo Productions Ltd. , Producer/ Actor
"To Whom It May Concern,
My name is Chris Scheuerman, and I am the Vice President and Co Founder of ShermCo Productions Ltd. Our company mainly produces feature films, but we also produce commercial projects for various clients.
We have been working with Erika Walter for the past few years, and she has proven to be a valuable asset. She is hardworking, creative and a wonderful addition to our company. She has novel ideas for the projects she produces, and is able to problem solve quickly when things go awry. She is equally, if not more, talented in front of the camera as well, being a very distinguished actress and performer.
Additionally, Erika has a tremendous talent as a writer. She has written some great short films, and I have no doubt that she can and will find the means to have them produced.
I strongly recommend and fully endorse Erika Walter for any and all scholarships without hesitation.
Sincerely,
Chris Scheuerman"
November 6, 2011
Vice President, Operations Manager, Filmmaker,
(co-worker)
ShermCo Productions Ltd.
Patti Falconer Agency, Model
"My name is Luchia McKinnon, I have worked at the Falconer agency for over 20 years. I hhave worked with Erika Walter for many years, booking her for auditions, modelling and acting jobs, as well as teaching young students at our offices in Calgary, AB. Erika Walter brings a great attitude and energy to her teaching and assignments in modelling and acting. She is very driven and professional and gives 100% to all she does. She has steadily built up a career asboth an actor and a model. I highly recommend Erika based on her work ethic, attitude and fortitude.
Sincerely
Luchia McKinnon"
November 10, 2011
Alberta College of Art and Design
"My name is Kai Georg Scholefield and I am a member of a glass art collective Beekingdom, a Calgary based group that shows internationally and recently opened another studio in Berlin, Germany. I attended ACAD with Erika where we worked on many projects together throughout our studies. She is highly creative, dedicated to her practice and shows exceptional potential as a contemporary sculptor. Her background in the visual arts will serve her well in the creative endeavours she encouters in the film and media world, if she chooses not to pursue sculpture in the future."
November 24, 2011
Self-employed, Actress and Writer
"I was in class with Erika and I found her very dedicated and committed to her work. She has had a successful career as an actor and all the while going to school. That is something I couldn't do. I am a Canadian actor currently based out of Toronto and I believe that Erika deserves this. Thank you.
Tye Evans"
November 27, 2011
Volunteer, On set in Various Positions
"I have both coached Erika and worked with her in a professional capacity. She is terrific all around, but specifically she's a talented actress, organizer, writer and creative mind. I would rush to work with her again. I'm a writer, director, producer and coach in Canada, visiting professor at several universities, author of a text on screen acting, and hold an MA screenwriting from Cal State University, Northridge."
December 5, 2011
Cancer Society Daffodil Days, Fundraiser Volunteer
"I highly recommend Erika Walter as she was the volunteer coordinator for Daffodil Days Fashion Show. It was a cancer society fundraiser and along with the auction that night it helped to raise funds in excess of $25 000.00 for cancer research.
I have worked with Erika in the past, we have modelled internationally together and Erika brought me and many other experienced models together for this great cause. Erika went out of her way to make sure everyone had a positive experience and she ran an impressively professional show!
I would be proud to be a part of any show that Erika coordinates again in the future.
Thank you,
Melissa Souter"
December 6, 2011
Jerry Lewis Telethon Volunteer, Taking donations on the phone. Volunteer.
"I first became acquainted with Erika Walter when my agency began representing her as a model, a teacher and later as a actress. My name is Patti Falconer and have been in the business for over 42 years. Erika works very well with both children and young adults. Additional she volunteers her time to a varity of causes, one of which was the Jerry Lewis Telethon, ansewering phones to accept donations. She has proven to be not only a dedicated hard worker in the arts and as a volunteer but also a teacher. After her life changing car accident, she returned to school, and has let nothing slow her down in following her dreams. I am aware that Erika has ambitions to continue her education at the Master's level and I can only offer my highest recommendation for her.
Thank you"
December 14, 2011
Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers, Member
"Hello,
I am a filmmaker and currently working in the television industry. I mentored Erika Walter while she created a short film on homelessness through the Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers. Erika learned a lot in the creation of this short, as she ran into a number of obstacles, but was able to adapt and persevere to complete a moving and effective short film. I am happy to recommend Erika Walter based on her determination and willingness to fully commit and research a topic and adapting it to a film project. She also had a great sensitivity to her subjects and the subject matter. I was impressed with her integrity, her enthusiasm, and her commitment to social issues. She will be a fine choice.
Kind Regards,
Julia Burns"
December 13, 2011
