Summary

Nicknamed the "inmate whisperer". An award-winning documentary and docu-drama producer. Ample experience in research, booking interviews, interfacing with all of the federal agencies, securing stories, access and procuring archival materials.

Credits

5/23 – 7/23

Development Producer Untitled Prison Documentary (Season 1)

TV — Bodega Pictures Details
5/23 – 7/23

Developed relationships within the prison systems (wardens, public information officers, etc) across the country to film inside facilities. Developed relationships with academic institutions (criminologists, leading experts etc). Booking and casting talent.

1/23 – 4/23

Producer Selena and Yolanda: The Secrets Between Them (Season 1)

peacock — TV — Jupiter Entertainment Details
1/23 – 4/23

Helped develop and secure access to world-exclusive interviews, never before seen evidence and archival, and craft the shape for Selena and Yolanda: The Secrets Between Them. Submitted FOIA's. Did research in legal and personal matters to support the series.

6/22 – 12/22

Segment Producer Violent Minds: Killers On Tape (Season 1)

peacock — TV Details
6/22 – 12/22

Assisted crafting the series and stories from world exclusive material. Interfaced with the federal agencies. Interfaced with law enforcement agencies. Worked with various cold case agencies.

5/21 – 12/22

Producer Prison of Peace (Season 1)

CDCR — TV — Prison of Peace Details
5/21 – 12/22

Selected by executive management to bring the curriculum of Prison of Peace digitally during the pandemic. Prison of Peace provides mediation classes to incarcerated/system-impacted individuals currently in CDCR. Took the prison of peace concept and worked hand in hand with the founder to have the materials taken digitally and the materials aired inside the CDCR facility requiring, meticulous and room-for-no-error margin to adhere to the strict CDCR guidelines and standards in post production. I shot the promo-sizzle reel alone with the founder and carried the project through post-production overseeing every aspect.

3/22 – 5/22

Producer (Research) CCF (Season 2)

A&E — TV — Category 6 Media
3/22 – 5/22
11/21 – 1/22

Development Producer Who Do You Believe (Season 1)

ABC — TV — Lime Pictures Details
11/21 – 1/22

Developed a new series for ABC from concept to the project being sold. Secured world-exclusive interviews and access for a primetime ABC true-crime series.

10/21 – 11/21

Development Producer Untitled (Season 1)

Lifetime — TV — all3media america Details
10/21 – 11/21

Helped develop a concept for an upcoming true-crime series. Secured archival, found the stories and cases. Interacted with the victims and helped guide the concept from being an idea to being sold and a fully-fledged production.

8/21 – 10/21

Story Producer Indivisible: Healing Hate (Season 1)

CBS — TV — XG Productions Details
8/21 – 10/21

Went behind the lines of the extremist movement in the US.

Orgs

  • BAFTA
  • FBI Citizens Academy
  • Homeland Security Citizens Academy

Recos

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I've been lucky enough to have worked with Bethany Jones on a few different crime shows. I love working with her. She knows the True Crime genre like the back of her hand. She has vast knowledge of cases, the court systems, and has connections with a ...MORE...

Education

Class of '19

CPOA

PRA/FOIA Request
Class of '17

Homeland Security Investigations

Citizens Academy
Class of '16

FBI

Citizens Academy
Class of '06

University of Wales

B.A Hons.

Skills

  • French
  • Script
  • Writing
  • Research
  • Legal
  • Booking
  • Outreach
  • Type 75 wpm
  • Spokeo
  • FBI Citizens Academy
  • Nexis Lexis
  • FOIA
  • PRA REQUESTS