My father introduced me to films as a child and I feel in love instantly.  I remember asking him when I was very young,  "Who is the person that makes movies?" and he said "A cinematographer."  And then I followed up with, "Where do you go to school to make movies?" and he replied "UCLA".  Even though I would watch my favorite movies over and over memorizing all the actors lines and then directing my friends to reenact the scenes I ended up going to business school instead because I didn't know anyone that made a living making movies.  

I graduated college and went into sales and consulting starting with finance and moving into technology.  I was successful in my field but always felt something was missing.  After the attacks on September 11th, I did an evaluation of my life and decided to make a change.  I announced to family and friends that I wanted to be a filmmaker.  I found a course in the local paper "How to Break Into Film" and signed up.  I went up to the Producer at the end of the seminar and told him my story.  He told me to work on other filmmaker's projects for free to get experience, so I asked him to "hire" me for his next project and he did.  The first time I stepped on set as a Production Assistant I was fulfilled.  I finally knew what I was suppose to do with my life!  I committed to myself that I would learn every aspect of the craft.  I have performed the duties of every job on set so I could better understand what the crew needs to be successful while still maintaining a budget.  My experience of sales and managing teams easily translated to running a set.   I have had the pleasure of working on all types of projects from Feature Films, Television Series, Webseries, Commercials, Industrials and Documentaries and what I know is that the most important thing on every project is to lead by example to empower your team to be successful.  

My passion for making movies and television has intersected with my love of this planet.  Balancing the intensity of physical production with Sustainable practices that respect the cast, crew, vendors and the environment is something I am committed to doing.  To respect the members of your team is providing healthy food and work life.  With that in mind I budget and prep the project to respect the 12 hour day, chose caterers that use compostable plates, cups and utensils and vendors that utilize sustainable practices in their own businesses.  I am committed to reduce the tremendous amount of waste that gets sent to landfill by providing the team with reusable water bottles, composting, donating left over food to the hungry and repurposing and or selling props and wardrobe at the end of the production.  

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Training

• The Actor's Studio:  Playwright and Directors Unit

• Judith Weston Director's Workshop

• Harvard Scriptwriters

• DnA Director's Workshop

ITHACA COLLEGE
Bachelors of Science Marketing

Guild Membership

• Director Guild Member