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Skilled PRODUCER - from short films and spots for PBS, to 90 min documentaries and performance productions for cable and festivals. Award-winning WRITER - includes rom-com, YA, horror, thriller and fantasy. Corporate & doc writing experience. RESEARCHER*

Credits

9/22 – Current

Producer

Staff Position — Gamechanger Films Details
9/22 – Current

Oversee the project from development through post-production. Lead in research, writing, and source and story ideation.

5/22 – 5/23

Associate Producer

Staff Position — VICE Media Details
5/22 – 5/23

Served as Associate Producer for a docu-styled episodic program, focused on history, pop culture, fashion and animation. Focused on 100 years of Disney for Disney+ (Currently on hiatus)

10/20 – 2/22

Producer – Lifeless

Film Festivals — Film (Short) — Museworks Details
10/20 – 2/22

PRODUCER: Location Manager. Hired crew. Casting. Insurance. Post-Production supervision. DIRECTOR: Planned & directed all shots. Created schedule. Managed edits, sound, effects, narration, and music composition. WRITER; Created and wrote the script. Includes a significant rewrite after principal photography was completed.

12/20 – 5/21

Screenwriter – Lifeless

Film (Short)
12/20 – 5/21
1/20 – 8/20

Producer – Lola

Film (Short) Details
1/20 – 8/20

Short film producer: Location Scout & Manager. Music Supervisor. Production Manager. Found and negotiated contract for original song with singer/songwriter. Managed insurance and SAG deal.

9/19 – 11/19

Location Scout – Gone Teaser

Film (Short) — Engage Productions
9/19 – 11/19
4/14 – 10/19

Consulting Producer – The Great 14th

PBS — TV — Frame of Mind Films Details
4/14 – 10/19

Wrote story drafts. Crafted production timelines. Developed outreach and marketing concepts. Conduction b-roll interviews (used from The Great Mother film)

5/19 – 8/19

Consulting Producer – The Great 14th: Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama in His Own Words

Digital — Film (Feature-length) — Frame of Mind Films
5/19 – 8/19
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Self ID

I identify with the following groups:

  • Ethnicity: Hispanic, Latino/a/e or Latinx
  • Ethnicity: Indigenous/Native
  • Ethnicity: Multiracial
  • Ethnicity: White or Caucasian
  • Gender: Woman

Media

  • The Great 14th: Tenzin Gyatso, The 14th Dalai Lama In His Own Words (official trailer)

  • Trailer for "Kawit Legong: Prince Karna's Dream"

Recos

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Education

Monterey Institute Of International Studies

MA International Policy / French Studies

Humboldt State University

BA Journalism

Skills

  • Producing
  • Directing
  • Casting
  • Screenwriting
  • Development
  • Field Producer
  • Research
  • Post-Production
  • Story Editor