Kristen Akers Gozdecki

Story researcher/booker, wrote network pitches and outlines.

My team creates CF Industry site safety videos which are mandatory for all personnel, contractors, vendors and visitors accessing the company's ammonia production facilities in North America.

Researched/pitched/wrote/booked/field produced 2+ episodes per month for SNAPPED.

Field producer for key interviews with lead investigator and perp family. Secured interview, location and personal archive releases.

Went before Cook County Circuit Court Judge Vincent Gaughan to secure video, photo and document evidence in the multiple homicide case, 1993 Palatine, IL Brown's Chicken

Wrote script for new one-hour TV One true crime series for Jupiter.

Panel member with Associated Press on archive licensing and research.

Finding, booking, pitching potential stories for this upcoming 26 ep. series on FBN (premiered 1/26/2015). Wrote shooting scripts/talent standups for 6 episodes.

Lead archives researcher, clearance coordinator, fact check researcher on this upcoming 2hr. special for National Geographic. More info about the program, here: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/nat-geo-air-specials-boston-688235

Shelf Life is filmmaker Michael Lahey's fourth feature to date and tells the story of his grandfather, Elmo Lanzi and his Chicago-based candy company, Lanzi's Candies. The film also documents the rise and fall of the Chicago family-run candy industry.

When the War Comes Home is a special presenting veteran soldiers and their families in Colorado dealing with Post Traumatic Stress Disorders and Traumatic Brain Injuries. The special showcases military support specialists from Rocky Mountain Human Services—a one-of-a-kind two year program designed to help veterans in need.

INSIDE THE AFGHANISTAN WAR is the story of America’s longest war, told from the perspective of soldiers through gripping combat footage. The program includes a rare interview with retired four-star General and former Director of the CIA, David Petraeus.

Development producer, specials producer and Co-EP across Towers National Geographic historical content

Inside World War II premieres in 2013 on National Geographic Channel. This landmark 2hr. special spans the entire history of the war through first-person interviews with the soldiers who fought and presents rarely-seen color combat archive. Also included is a final interview with Senator Daniel Inouye before his passing in December 2012.

Inside 9/11: The War Continues is the fifth installment of National Geographic/Towers Productions' Prime Time Emmy nominated series. This hour documents the Navy Seal mission to kill bin Laden and the FBI and CIA's efforts to track down American-born terror leader, Anwar Al-Awlaki.

9/11: After the Towers Fell tells heartwrenching stories of families torn apart by the chaos on the streets of downtown Manhattan on 9/11.

Go inside the real lives of the wives and girlfriends of Chicago Bears in Gridiron Girls Club!

Go inside the harrowing world of gangs and their trained-killer dogs in this Animal Planet special.

Credits include: original American Justice series, AETN; original Storm Stories series, Weather; National Geographic, History, Discovery Researcher, developer, booker, writer, field producer, story producer on greenlit series and specials; Development exec tasked with creating original pitches across a variety of clients