Summary

A seasoned casting/development professional with credits from top networks and production companies - I have ample experience working within network wants, independently developing my own talent/concepts and/or casting already green-lit shows.

Credits

3/21 – 4/22

Senior Casting Director Various Development Projects

HBO Max, Discovery+, HGTV, TLC, Bravo — TV — Sharp Entertainment Details
3/21 – 4/22

Casting Director for various projects in development including series revolving in travel/destination/home renovation, relationships & religion, real estate/business, sub-cultures, dance, etc.

11/20 – 12/20

Casting Director Virtual Fan Celebration "Selena: The Series"

Netflix — Live/Special Event — Done and Dusted Details
11/20 – 12/20

Cast over 400 real-life super fans of Selena Quintanilla to be a part of our live virtual fan celebration for the launch of Netflix's, "Selena: The Series". Background audience as well as individuals for a Q&A Segment with the stars, Fashion Segment, Karaoke segment, etc.

2/20 – 3/20

Casting Director "Price of Time"

Stella Artois — Advertising — Vayner Media, LLC Details
2/20 – 3/20

Cast real-life individuals who wanted to spend more time together for Stella Artois', "Price of Time" piece revolving around Leap Day and how people planned to spend that "extra time" together. Cast actors to portray wait staff and various other pundits in restaurant pop-up where hidden cameras surprised real-life individuals with their bill being paid in the amount of time they spent together at this pop-up, hidden-camera spiked pop-up restaurant.

1/20 – 2/20

Casting Director

YouTube — Advertising — Vayner Media Details
1/20 – 2/20

Cast real-people and actors for new digital campaign for Stella Artois revolving around Leap Year and how we spend our time. Found real-life individuals who wanted to spend time together and actors to portray our host/waiter and various other “plants” to appear in the commercial. Managed talent on-set the day of shooting.

9/19 – 12/19

Casting Director (Casting Consultant) The Sauce (Season 1)

Quibi — Digital — The Front Details
9/19 – 12/19

Nationwide Casting searching for the best hip-hop dancers in the country to compete in a new traveling dance competition show hosted by viral sensations, Ayo & Teo. Casting in NYC, Detroit, Atlanta, Memphis, LA, etc.

9/19 – 9/19

Casting Director

Comcast — Advertising — Vayner Media Details
9/19 – 9/19

Real People Casting – successfully cast a real-life military veteran with visual impairment (not entirely blind) within Comcast’s coverage area who could benefit from and demo NuEyes’ new wearable technology that is compatible with Comcast’s existing X1 Accessibilities features. Miracle Casting – giving the gift of sight back to a military veteran

8/19 – 8/19

Casting Director Planters and JVN's The Movember Project

Planters — Digital — Vayner Media Details
8/19 – 8/19

Real People Casting - cast real-life participants of The Movember Project to bring awareness to men’s mental health, suicide prevent and prostate/testicular cancer while asking for styling tips in a video series for Planters Peanuts and Queer Eye’s Jonathan Van Ness.

5/19 – 6/19

Casting Director Unpolished (Season 1)

TLC — TV — Cakehouse Media Details
5/19 – 6/19

Cast contributors who want their hair, makeup and nails done by a celebrity artist at their salon on Long Island.

Orgs

  • Freelancer's Union

Recos

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Education

Class of '06

The School for Film and Television

/Film and Television

My Gear

  • Tripod
  • Camera
  • Microphone

Skills

  • Post Production
  • Producing
  • Reality
  • Television
  • Video Production
  • Editing
  • Creative Direction
  • Entertainment
  • Film
  • Photography
  • Storytelling
  • Television Production
  • Video
  • Video Editing
  • Casting
  • Production
  • Script
  • Scripting
  • Writing
  • Research
  • Comedy
  • Event Planning
  • Camera
  • Public Relations
  • scheduling
  • Shooting
  • Interviewing
  • Mac
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Word
  • Celebrity
  • Booking
  • Press Releases
  • Creative Development
  • Stories
  • Lifestyle
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Short Stories