About me:
I love to create media, art, and events as a tool for inspiration, education, and community building.
I'm especially interested in global stories about refugees and migration, mental health issues related to trauma, and social, environmental and climate justice movements.
I try to work with (and create) innovative projects that raise awareness and inspire people into action and help people feel seen and heard.
Specialties: Story development, international logistics, team building and management, communications, locations, story and character research, all things archival, and outreach.
True Loves: Travel, food, photography, nature.
(Scroll down for my resume)
Experience:
Max - (Director / Producer) - Independent Documentary Short (in post-production) - Abandoned by the United States as the Taliban retakes his country, Afghan interpreter “Max” tries to keep himself and his family alive while a group of devoted retired Marines and their network struggle to fulfill their promises and overcome American bureaucracy to bring their brother in arms safely to the US.
We Are Not Done Yet / HBO Documentary Films - (Co-Producer) - “We Are Not Done Yet” is the creative journey of ten U.S. veterans of varied backgrounds who come together in hopes of battling their traumatic military histories through the art of written word. Grappling with PTSD, the "warrior poets" share fears, vulnerabilities, and victories that eventually culminate into a live performance of a collaborative poem under the direction of actor Jeffrey Wright. The film premiered on HBO in Nov., 2018.
Indigenize Your Eyes - (Creator and Director) - Indigenize Your Eyes empowers American Indian students to tell their own story through photography. We are striving to amplify the voices of members of our local American Indian community and raise awareness of the history and status of indigenous people in Boulder, Colorado.
Superlative Films - Consultant to independent film fund targeting strategic partnerships and assisting in the production, release and media coverage of independent feature films including Columbus, Lucky, House of Tomorrow, and Night Comes On.
Chasing Coral / Exposure Labs - (Post-Production Consultant) Managed the final edit and Netflix delivery for this feature-length documentary about the bleaching of the world’s coral reefs.
Racing Extinction / Oceanic Preservation Society - (Line Producer) - Oversaw and managed all aspects of logistics including hiring and managing crew, communications, creating systems, coordinating and negotiating gear purchases and rentals, location permitting, determining scheduling, and creating and managing budgets for production. Produced the 2013 UN Climate Change illUmiNations projection event and video - managed a team 60+ for video production of this event. Researched archival footage and photos, negotiated rates, supervised research staff and handled all licensing negotiations and contracts and clearances for stock footage and music and supervised post-production and Sundance and Discovery Channel deliveries.
Resilient Cities - Boulder Flood / Rockefeller Foundation - (Producer)
Disaster in the Rockies with Jim Cantore / The Weather Channel/Peacock Productions - (Field Producer)
Hoggard Films - Production Manager - for National Geographic Channel - Cocaine Wars - A 4-episode series filmed inside the DEA in Colombia and the Dominican Republic and the Discovery Channel - Pot Cops - A 3-episode series about the weed industry filmed in Humboldt County, California
Sender Films - (Producer)
National Geographic Channel Live Special with Alex Honnold
Land Rover Commercial with Alex Honnold
Searching for Syria - Google Syrian refugee project (development)
National Geographic Society - Moving Image Researcher
US State Department 2010 American Documentary Showcase - Filmmaker/Cultural Delegate (Rwanda)
Come Back To Sudan - Co-Director/Producer - Independent Documentary Short Film about 3 Lost Boy refugees returning home after the long civil war in South Sudan. Winner of Aspen ShortsFest Audience Award.
International Mountain Bicycling Association - Events Manager
Ravi Shankar - Tour Manager 2005 - North American and European tours for internationally-renowned sitar player. (Nope, not making that up.)
HDNet - Coordinating Producer For News And Documentaries
Telluride Film Festival - Production Manager
Tibetan Bonpo Media Archive Project - University Of Colorado School Of Journalism - Associate Producer
Colorado Motion Picture And Television Commission - Locations Specialist
Time/Life Television's Lost Civilizations - Associate Producer - Winner of Primetime Emmy for Best Informational Series
The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour - Production Assistant (Congressional Unit)
ABCNews - This Week With David Brinkley And Weekend News - Desk Assistant
Education:
Johns Hopkins University School Of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) - (MA - International Relations)
washington DC & Bologna, italy campuses
University of Colorado - (BS - Journalism)
Boulder, CO