Summary

I am a sharp, tenacious archival producer and researcher. I’ve also produced a very successful expert medical video game, worked on set as a script supervisor, and in development and pre-production as a script doctor, screenwriter and pitch deck developer

Credits

7/23 – Current

Archival Producer Kennedy

A&E — TV — RadicalMedia Details
7/23 – Current

Archival Producer for 8 episode docuseries on the life of John F. Kennedy, to be broadcast on the History Channel in late 2023. Worked closely with production and post teams to fact-check, research, source, license, and clear about 2,000 pieces of archival material from 1917-1963. Consulted with Presidential Libraries, the Library of Congress and the National Archives, regional historical societies, libraries and archives, as well as the usual stock footage houses. Working closely with internal and outside legal counsel, negotiated contracts, helped execute licenses, researched and established fair use and public domain issues. Helped maintain a complex database with precision and diligence. Helped create rights reviews, cost reports, and network deliverables.

8/22 – Current

Archival Producer (and Clearance Coordinator) The Bloody Hundredth

Apple TV+ — Film (Feature-length) — Herzog and Company Details
8/22 – Current

Archival producer and clearance co-ordinator for Herzog & Company, an Emmy® Award-winning entertainment company and a leading marketing and creative content producer based in Los Angeles. Researching, acquiring and clearing audio-visual assets, including international stock houses, libraries and archives as well as NARA, LOC and regional, military, and specialty archives for a feature documentary about the pilots and missions flown by the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) / United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), mainly in Europe, during WWII. A companion film to MASTERS OF THE AIR, set to stream on Apple TV+ in 2023.

6/22 – 8/22

Archival Producer Untitled Political History Documentary

PBS — Film (Feature-length) — So Much Film Details
6/22 – 8/22

Researching, sourcing and tracking assets, negotiating deals with stock houses, coordinating with editor and producers on story needs, fact-checking, and other support.

6/22 – 6/22

Clearance Coordinator Wall Street Bets

Film (Feature-length) — Interloper Films Details
6/22 – 6/22

Consulted on archival and clearance issues.

3/22 – 6/22

Researcher (Associate Producer ) Florida Man Murders (Season 2)

Oxygen — TV — Blumhouse Productions Details
3/22 – 6/22

Investigating cases, writing up summaries & case reports, helping create pitch docs, locating interview subjects & pre-booking, acquiring archival material to support writing team.

3/22 – 4/22

Researcher Ghost Adventures (Season 23)

Discovery+ — TV — MY-Tupelo Entertainment Details
3/22 – 4/22

Researching locations, characters, and stories featuring paranormal activity related to criminal activity and other disturbing phenomena for the Halloween 2022 Special. Authoring research documents. Researching & locating background & contact details for locations.

1/22 – 2/22

Archival Producer The D'Amelios (Season 2)

Hulu — TV — The Intellectual Property Corporation
1/22 – 2/22
8/21 – 11/21

Archival Producer Demon in the White House (Season 1)

Discovery+ — TV — Leroy & Morton Productions Details
8/21 – 11/21

Headed up two-person archival team where I sourced, acquired, and kept track of digital assets from 1800s civil war era to present-day news footage — hit our deadlines, under budget. Researched archival material and coordinated detailed rights and clearances reviews of the archive-heavy episode. I enjoyed digging through archives to find the perfect video or image, and my detective skills for hunting down copyright holders are legendary. Worked closely with our legal department and outside counsel on fair use issues, and developed efficient systems for tracking assets and clearances.

Orgs

  • Film Independent

Recos

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Education

Class of '22

Los Angeles City College

Cinema Production Certificate (in progress)
Class of '00

UC Berkeley (Film Studies, Rhetoric)

M.A.
Class of '98

UC Berkeley (Rhetoric & Religious Studies)

B. A. (summa cum laude)

Skills

  • AVID Media Composer
  • Final Cut Pro
  • Video Editing
  • Writing
  • Development
  • Research
  • Adobe Premiere
  • Call Sheets
  • scheduling
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • still photography
  • Dropbox
  • Google Drive
  • Pitch Decks
  • Rights & Clearances
  • Archival research
  • Location Sound
  • AVID Pro Tools
  • SAG/Aftra Paperwork
  • Script Supervising
  • booking domestic & international travel/logistics
  • creating look & feel videos
  • creating show bibles
  • Ingest/output
  • planning galas
  • punching up dialogue
  • reading scripts and writing coverage
  • sourcing venues/props/negotiating with vendors
  • YouTube/Vimeo
  • Archival Clearance