Summary

An AWARD-WINNING PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, WRITER and MULTIMEDIA STRATEGIST with experience across multiple genres. A POWERFUL STORYTELLER with a proven track record for creating programs and products that get results.

Credits

11/21 – 12/21

Production Manager (DC Location) Pollard (Pilot)

Netflix — Digital — Kinsbruner Productions Details
11/21 – 12/21

Production manager and producer for DC location. Worked with Israeli crew. Secured actors, crew, props, sets, vehicles, all location permits. Managed budget and payroll.

6/21 – 6/21

Field Producer Combat Ships (Season 6)

Smithsonian Channel — TV — Media Central and Woodcut Media Details
6/21 – 6/21

Field Producer/Director for segment about River Raiders.

5/21 – 6/21

Segment Producer Honoring Our Kings: OWN Celebrates Black Fatherhood (Pilot)

OWN, Discovery Plus — TV — The Gurin Company Details
5/21 – 6/21

I produced two segments for this special. I also produced the live segment with Kier Gaines and Oprah on June 6th.

4/21 – 4/21

Screenwriter The Cardigan

In Preproduction — Film (Short) — Creative Strategies Media Details
4/21 – 4/21

Writer of an award-winning short screenplay.

2/20 – 2/20

Field Producer 51st NAACP Image Awards

BET — TV — Patis Productions Details
2/20 – 2/20

Field producer for interiew with Rep. John Lewis.

10/15 – 9/19

Series Producer (Director) She's Got Grit

YouTube — Digital — Creative Strategies Media LLC Details
10/15 – 9/19

I am the series creator, producer, and director of this web series about female athletes with disabilities who compete at the highest levels.

10/17 – 10/17

Production Consultant Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

CNN — TV — Zero Point Zero Production, Inc Details
10/17 – 10/17

Story consultant for Bhutan episode.

9/17 – 9/17

Field Producer Property Brothers

E! Entertainment — TV — Go To Team Details
9/17 – 9/17

Field producer for an entertainment and interview segment with the Property Brothers on tour.

Unions

  • Producers Guild of America (PGA)

Orgs

  • TIVA
  • WIFV
  • PGA Women's Impact Network

Media

  • A JOB THAT I LOVE FINAL OCT 26 2020.mp4

  • ARM INTRO VIDEO FINAL 1080 VERSION

Recos

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Education

Class of '21

Antioch University

MFA, Writing for Contemporary Media
Class of '09

American University

M.A., Film & Video
Class of '82

University of Maryland

B.A. Individual Studies (Theater and Psychology combined)

Skills

  • Field Producer
  • Story Producer
  • Budgeting
  • Script Analysis
  • Adobe Creative Cloud
  • Scriptwriting
  • showrunning
  • Directing Talent
  • Line Producer
  • Development Writing
  • Post Production Supervision
  • Casting and Casting Producer
  • Directing Recreations
  • Superb Interviewer
  • Teaching Production and Scriptwriting