Summary

I spent years as a journalist, publishing everything from major investigations to satire. Now I've pointed my expertise towards TV, where I produce informational comedy, and help adapt non-fiction stories into scripted series.

Credits

8/23 – Current

Associate Producer N/A (Season 1)

peacock — TV — Exile Content Studio Details
8/23 – Current

Associate producer for a forthcoming celebrity hosted docuseries on mental health ▫ Pitched segments and wrote treatments ▫ Nailed down locations and guests ▫ Assisted the shoots in and outside Los Angeles

1/19 – Current

Producer Factually

Earwolf — Podcast/Audio Details
1/19 – Current

Producer ▫ Writing, booking, interview prep, and research for interview podcast hosted by Adam Conover of Adam Ruins Everything ▫ Guests include Nobel Prize winners, major politicians, activists, and writers

11/22 – 5/23

Researcher Euphoria (Season 3)

HBO — TV — A24 Details
11/22 – 5/23

I assisted Euphoria showrunner Sam Levinson with investigative, journalistic, and literary material for the forthcoming season of Euphoria. I unearthed and analyzed this material to inform the characters, plot, theme, and tone of the next season.

8/20 – 3/22

Researcher Projects in development (Pilot)

HBO — TV — HBO Films Details
8/20 – 3/22

Research Consultant ▫ Working with show runners and writers to develop projects based on true events ▫ Deep academic and journalistic research ▫ Fact checking and script analysis ▫ I worked directly with writers and showrunners whose work includes projects like Lovecraft Country, Mare of Easttown, and the recent film Napoleon

2/20 – 8/20

Co-Producer

Staff Position — Higher Ground Productions Details
2/20 – 8/20

Co-Producer ▫ Developing segments for upcoming informational comedy show for major streaming service ▫ Pitching segments, writing episode treatments, leading research department, interviewing experts, giving feedback on scripts, fact checking, finding subjects for documentary portions

7/19 – 10/19

Researcher

Staff Position — Drunk History Season 7 Details
7/19 – 10/19

Researcher ▫ Scouring history to find stories for long running Comedy Central show ▫ Pitching stories, writing narrative and comedic research packets, fact checking

3/19 – 7/19

Researcher

Staff Position — Scripted Documentary Series on Dictators Details
3/19 – 7/19

Researcher ▫ Developing material for documentary series about dictators coming to power for major streaming service ▫ Becoming an authority on the biographies of Hitler, Stalin, Saddam Hussein and other dictators central to the show, fact checking

3/18 – 9/18

Researcher

Staff Position — Adam Ruins Everything Season 3 Details
3/18 – 9/18

Senior Researcher ▫ Coming up with and developing segments for TruTV informational comedy show ▫ Editing scripts, vetting experts to appear on screen, fact checking

Media

  • Killed in El Salvador: An American Story | Retro Report | The New York Times (Fact Checking)

  • The True Messed Up Story of Pocahontas | Adam Ruins Everything (Research/Fact Checking)

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Education

Class of '10

The City University of New York

M.A., Journalism
Class of '05

UCLA

B.A. History, Minors in Philosophy, Music History

Skills

  • Writing
  • Research
  • Audio Editing
  • Interviewing
  • Comedy Writing
  • Investigative Journalism