Summary

I write and produce innovative stories for digital media. Colleagues know me as highly creative, fast on my feet, and still smiling at the end of a 16 hour day. I can work in Los Angeles and New York.

Credits

7/16 – 9/16

Producer Candid Conversations (Season 1)

AOL — TV — AOL Studios Details
7/16 – 9/16

Right hand to the Executive Producer. Researched special topic for AOL's internet series asking a cross section of Americans their thoughts on current issues facing our culture. Responsible for booking cast, creating shooting schedule and daily call sheets, recorded field-notes, work as A.D. for the 2 week studio shoot, and created string-outs for ancillary content during post production

8/13 – 12/13

Story Producer The Climate Reality Project

TV — The Climate Reality Project Details
8/13 – 12/13

Story producer

7/12 – 7/12

Production Assistant The Professor

Film (Short) — Park Pictures Details
7/12 – 7/12

Assisted director Alison Maclean in preproduction securing cast and materials for "workshop" scene, and served as production assistant on set.

8/05 – 6/10

Executive Assistant (Executive Assistant to Senior Level Divisional Dean) New York University

Corporate Details
8/05 – 6/10

As Executive Assistant to the Divisional Dean, New York University, my responsibilities included: • Maintaining executive's schedule, meeting planning, and booking extensive travel. • Navigating tight deadlines while upholding a level of strict confidentiality. • Strong organizational and project management skills presented with grace and humor. • Answering high volume of calls. • Liaison between Dean and upper level executives within NYU. • Creating presentations and drafting marketing material. • Represented the Dean at in-house committee meetings and university planning committees.

Media

  • Candid Conversations: How the modern teen spends their time.

  • Candid Conversations: Tackling the Wage Gap

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Education

California Institute of the Arts

MFA in Creative Writing and Critical Thinking

American University of Paris

Bachelor of Arts

Skills

  • German
  • French
  • Avid
  • Final Cut Pro
  • Casting
  • Final Draft
  • Quickbooks
  • Adobe Premiere
  • Script Analysis
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • assistant directing
  • dramatic writing