Summary

I have several years' experience as a producer/developer/writer of all types of documentary, reality, and unscripted television. I am also an adjunct professor at Columbia College Hollywood, where I teach unscripted TV development and production.

Credits

3/08 – 7/21

Post Production

Staff Position — Levity Live Details
3/08 – 7/21

Managed production and post-production logistics to ensure seamless production cycles. Led network relationship and clearance throughout post-production of the longest-running CMT Network series to prevent litigation and secure on-time payment for production company.

9/07 – 10/08

Senior Producer Be Green (Season 1)

Citytv — TV — CityTV Santa Monica Details
9/07 – 10/08

Produced documentary series covering environmental issues in Santa Monica, CA. Key Achievement: SCAN NATOA Star Award, 1st Place, Social Documentary.

5/07 – 8/07

Producer The Body Fantastic

Discovery — TV — LMNO Productions Details
5/07 – 8/07

Produced nonfiction cable special highlighting amazing facts and accomplishments of the human body.

3/06 – 4/07

Senior Producer That's Gotta Hurt (Season 1)

TLC — TV — LMNO Productions Details
3/06 – 4/07

Produced series and staffed production teams across the US for this series covering survivors of incredible injuries.

5/06 – 9/06

Producer 101 Things Removed From The Human Body

Discovery — TV — LMNO Productions Details
5/06 – 9/06

Produced nonfiction cable special regarding the oddest things which have ever been found, and removed from, inside people.

1/05 – 11/05

Senior Producer Taking Flight

CitiCABLE — TV — Torrance CitiCable Details
1/05 – 11/05

Produced and wrote documentary on the history of the Torrance airport. Key Achievement: Secured and conducted interview with Louis Zamperini, subject of Angelina Jolie’s Unbroken

6/05 – 9/05

Producer Reality Revealed (Season 1)

Fox — TV — Fox Reality Channel Details
6/05 – 9/05

Helped launch Fox Reality Channel and produced two cycles of its flagship series covering former reality TV cast members. Presented regularly to network president.

3/04 – 8/04

Segment Producer Nine On The Town (Season 1)

TV — TriCrown Productions Details
3/04 – 8/04

Conceived, researched, and produced 70+ segments on lifestyle, fashion, beauty & health trends for daily magazine show; Drove brand integration with Big Lots, CompUSA, and Pechanga Resort; Key Achievement: Winner, Los Angeles Region Emmy Award, L.A. Local Color

Unions

  • Producers Guild of America (PGA)

Orgs

  • Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
  • Stanford in Entertainment
  • International Documentary Association (IDA)
  • WGA Nonfiction Writers Caucus
  • Hollywood Radio & TV Society
  • Stanford Professional Women of L.A. County

Self ID

I identify with the following groups:

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

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Education

Stanford University

M.A.

University of the Pacific

B.A