Curating, creating and developing stories and content for TV/Film production companies, brands, and public-private partnerships to shape online and offline stories.

Ōde is an ongoing visual, audio, and literary project exploring the world’s irresistibly unique and compelling communities, cultures, and concepts. Ōde Volume One is an award-winning glimpse of life, art and the power of place on remote Orcas Island as seen through the heart and eyes of Ōde. www.odeislove.com

Writer and creator of the popular relationship column "Sex y LA," optioned for TV to CaliWood Pictures. Also conducted celebrity Q & A's and wrote feature stories for Tu Ciudad. Worked closely with Editor-in-Chief, Deputy Editor, Marketing and fact checkers. Also helped create special themed monthly issues for the bicultural magazine. Have written for Elle, Cosmo and Latina. Most recent work appears in Kinfolk: Travel coffeetable book, released in winter 2021.

A feature film based on my book "Pornology," "A Nice Girl Like You" stars actresses Lucy Hale (Pretty Little Liars) & Jackie Cruz (Orange is the New Black), and Leo Gulaptis, Mindy Cohn, Adhir Kalyan. Directed by the Brothers Riedell. Screenplay by Andrea Marcellus. Two months as #1 Romantic Comedy on Apple

I work solo or lead my team in creating communication platforms from an editorial and content marketing pov. I also help brands or non-profits improve their editorial & social media platforms. My work has resulted in brands being featured in US Weekly, Redbook, The NY Times, Angeleno, WWD, Los Angeles Magazine, Goop/Birchbox Collaborations, Martha Stewart, Elle UK, Alegria, Latina and other magazines. Recently helped launch www.urbanasacs.com. Consulted on the chic style blog SolePrescription.com and the innovative new start-up and Public Benefit Corp, KindTraveler.com, as a communications, content and brand strategist. Launched the first non-profit DIY lifestyle blog for creative kids and families. WondermintKids.com is essentially a Martha Stewart-like site for kids by kids—while in Beta the site has 150k+ video views and has been offered partnerships with Curious.com, BroadBandTV, The FamilYES network on Youtube, iFood.TV, and Europe's biggest family network Guia Infantil and Atresmedia.My team's Editorial & Social Media initiatives have resulted in 82% of the online retail sales for some companies, securing wholesale accounts and re-orders, and a 288% increase in online retail sales. We have also been able to improve engagement on twitter and facebook for brands by 400% and earn 10k to 20k facebook likes in 6 months for brands.I take my PRO BONO work with non-profits or small brands as seriously as any paid work so I've decided to honor both here on LinkedIN. Here are a few of the brands or organizations I have empowered: www.kandissusol.com, Orcas Island Lit Fest, www.KindTraveler.Com, Get Up Girl, West Hollywood Elementary, Tart (San Diego-based app for the arts), SomewhereBetweenTheMovie.com, HandsOnAHardBodyTheMovie.com, SideDoorSales (Fashion For A Cause), Orcas PACT.Named a "Top Influencer" by LINKED IN in the category of Social Media groups.Awarded a TOP 5% by LINKED IN - Profile is one of the top 5% viewed for 2012 among 200 million members.

Along with an amazing group of board of directors, helped found and brand the inaugural annual Orcas Island Lit Fest, an intimate world-class literary event that takes place on one of the most beautiful places on Earth. The mission of the Orcas Island Literary Fest (OILF) is to bring together people who love toread books with the authors who love to write them. Historically, the written word has been one of, if not the most potent, art forms practiced by mankind. At the very least, books have educated or entertained readers for centuries. Books also have the power to inspire, provoke, heal, and transform. Our aim is to share written works that accomplish all of those feats. The Orcas Island Literary Festival will focus on welcoming a diverse group of Pulitzer Prize winners, emerging new voices, critically-acclaimed and award-winning writers, poets and literary figures from around the world to Orcas Island for a weekend of celebrating the literary arts.

Using my communications, editorial, social media, marketing and business development skills and experience to help lead the Kind Traveler launch team.MISSIONKind Traveler's mission is to transform the incredible collective of everyday travelers into a financial force that betters the health and wellbeing of individuals, the environment, and animals.DESCRIPTIONKind Traveler, a public benefit corp, is the first digital platform to encourage travelers to make donations to their favorite cause and charity, then reward them for their actions by giving them exclusive rates at the world’s best hotels and unique properties. A shift in mindset, an idea with the power to evolve into a growing global movement fueled by every day people like you who love to travel, by charities that dedicate themselves to creating a better place to live, and by hotels and travel properties that believe they have a responsibility to the communities where they do business. A warrior for good in the world. Our causes include animal welfare, wildlife, the environment, health, education, human rights, arts/ culture, children/ youth, poverty, and international aid. 100% of public donations always given to charitable partners.Let's reinvent travel together: http://www.kindtraveler.com/JOIN OUR JOURNEY HERE:LinkedIN:https://www.linkedin.com/company/kind-travelerTwitter:http://www.twitter.com/Kind_travelerInstagram:http://www.Instagram.com/KindTraveler

The world's first lifestyle blog hosted by kids for kids. We created Wondermint to empower kids, teachers and parents through videos and posts of crafts, recipes and unique trips around the world and a free newsletter for kids. Started as a blog & youtube channel for friends and family, and as an alternative to our own kid watching TV, Wondermint has quickly grown to reaching tens of thousands of readers and over 120k video views—all without any marketing dollars spent. Partnerships with Europe's biggest digital family platform, Guia Infantil, CuriousTV are now in place. PopSugar collaboration in progress. The content is now featured on the Highbrow APP for kids, which has been selected by Apple twice as App of the Day. www.WondermintKids.com.

Le Marchè by NP is a unique lifestyle brand that creates CRUELTY-FREE clean beauty, body & lip products, luxury lingerie and digital content that inspires women to Live Beautifully, Love Deeply & Reign Joyfully. I was responsible for building the brand with Jordana Woodland, founder & CEO, and Becca Frank, Chief Creative Officer. I still consult for the company on communications, such as SMM, Newsletters, style guides, and overseeing PR teams. The brand universe also included a digital online world dedicated to original content shared via popular social media platforms and REIGN, the brand’s online magazine, which I was the Editor-in-Chief of. REIGN magazine, was published the first year, and shared meaningful stories and ideas while showcasing “Women Who Reign,” plus the latest editorial & visual inspirations in fashion, beauty, art, culture, design and literature. Recent 'Women Who Reign'​ features include: author/heiress Anna Getty, director Floria Sigismondi, and celebrity chef Susan Feniger.Le Marche has been featured in WWD, Martha Stewart Weddings, C Magazine, LA Confidential, US Weekly Magazine's Buzzometer, Stylelist, The Talk and Huffington Post.Nominated for a 2012 Orange Award from The Content Marketing Institute, which honors the very best individual content marketers based on their portfolio of work and passion for content marketing.I directly lead the Communications, Editorial & Social Media initiatives which resulted in 82% of the online retail sales, the securing of a handful of wholesale accounts and re-orders, and a 288% increase in sales.

Edited "About Face," a coffee table book of male celebrities and inspirational quotations for Pixie Press Worldwide publishers, owned by Jordana Woodland. Book won Bronze Medal for Independent Publishers and was described as "stunning" by LA Magazine. Printed using sustainable carbon neutral practices, recycled papers, and soy-based inks. www.PixiePressWorldwide.com

Wrote produced and commissioned tv & film scripts fresh out of film school for Centropolis Streamline, Fox, Showtime. Sold projects to 19 Entertainment (Creators of American Idol) & Melanie Greene Entertainment (Exec producers on Californication) and wrote a sitcom plus developed other properties for both companies.

Freelance articles for magazines, e.g., Elle (UK), Cosmopolitan, Latina, Tu Ciudad, Alegria Magazine, Documentary magazine...Freelance scripts for PBS, FOX, SHOWTIME...

Ran a non-profit community relations and improvement project co-sponsored by the Mayor's Office of LA and Kaiser Permanente Hospital. Ran monthly board meetings with hospital administrators, police, local politicians, Kaiser marketing team, and leaders from the community. Reduced graffiti and crime in the surrounding neighborhood by 20% during my tenure. Lead community meetings in diverse neighborhoods. Founded, wrote and edited the program's Model Neighborhood Community Newsletter.

Oversaw student run, psychiatrist supervised crisis intervention hotline and training program. Supervised and wrote newsletter, in charge of quarterly budgets, and crisis management for our own counselors. Received 80 hours of para counseling training.