Showrunner on new docuseries for Nat Geo Wild and Disney+. Season one consists of six one-hour episodes, following a cast of human competitors as they go all-out to win Best in Show with their champion cats, rabbits, alpacas, guinea pigs and silkie chickens.
Summary
Docu-series producer with strong storytelling/leadership skills on shows for Discovery, NatGeo, HBO, NBC and Netflix. Showrunner on 2022-23 NatGeo Wild series. Documentaries include A Quiet Revolution (PBS) and Growing Up Grizzly (Animal Planet).
Credits
4/22 – 2/23
Showrunner – "Going Fur Gold" (Season 1)
Nat Geo Wild — TV — Painless Productions Details
4/22 – 2/23
4/20 – 8/21
Producer (Writer-Director) – Light of Hope
Film (Feature-length) — Soka University of America Details
4/20 – 8/21
Produced, wrote and directed feature-length documentary about education for global citizenship to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Soka University of America.
10/16 – 10/19
Executive Producer (EP) – Detour Inc.
Detour App — Digital — Detour Details
10/16 – 10/19
Developed and produced a series of ten location-aware walking tours for Detour's groundbreaking mobile app. The result was a series of documentary films that users “walk through” in Los Angeles neighborhoods including Koreatown, Venice, DTLA, Boyle Heights, Hollywood and Santa Monica, as they learn about the city’s multi-cultural history and social forces that continue to transform LA.
4/12 – 8/16
Supervising Producer – "The Hobbit" Behind-the-Scenes Unit
Warner Bros. — Film (Feature-length) — Warner Bros. and Wingnut Films Details
4/12 – 8/16
Supervised one of the largest behind-the-scenes productions in motion picture history. "The Hobbit" BTS Unit – made up of 26 full-time staff based in New Zealand and Los Angeles – produced more than 35 hours of documentaries for the three films’ home video releases.
5/10 – 4/12
Supervising Producer
Staff Position — ITV Studios America Details
5/10 – 4/12
Developed and produced all original content and talent-based strands for ITV Studios’ nationally-syndicated daily series.
1/09 – 5/10
Producer (Writer-Director) – "Traveler for Peace"
SGI-USA — Film (Feature-length) — Arden Entertainment Details
1/09 – 5/10
Director-Writer-Producer of feature-length documentary on the roots of the world's largest and most diverse lay Buddhist association and peace movement.
1/08 – 1/09
Writer – "TED: The Future We Will Create"
Film (Feature-length) — Netflix Details
1/08 – 1/09
Writer-Producer of feature-length film documenting the 2008 TED conference, widely considered TED's seminal year; aired on Showtime
3/07 – 11/07
Executive Producer (EP) – "Tree House Cats" (Pilot)
Animal Planet — TV — Arden Entertainment Details
3/07 – 11/07
Director-Writer-Producer of airable TV pilot for Animal Planet
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Education
San Diego State University
MA, Television and Film Production
North Carolina School of the Arts
BFA, Theatre Arts
Skills
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