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New York, NY, US

New York And New Orleans

• Collaborate with companies about traditional and interactive media, and transmedia product development, especially for children. Clients include:
• Applewood Books: Participated in developing characters for products aimed at children visiting national parks.
• Blue Butterfly Collaborative: Advise on development of TV series aimed at Haitian children.

Greater New York City Area

• Revitalized creative content of international Sesame co-productions and increased integration of television and digital content. Facilitated creative brainstorming for co-productions in Latin America, Europe, Asia and.
• Delivered comprehensive digital strategy and content for Plaza Sésamo in Latin America, creating websites, apps and games aligned with television show content.
• Spearheaded development and piloting of new TV formats for Plaza Sésamo and Sesamstraat in Netherlands.
• Oversaw first adaptation of Sesame Street for Pakistan, Simsim Hamara, which promoted girls’ education and respect for diversity.
• Launched the first Sesame Street co-production in Afghanistan (Baghch-e-Simsim) with special emphasis on girl’s empowerment; secured 2 additional years of funding.
• Guided development and premiere of highly-rated new show for China, Big Bird Looks at the World.

Greater New York City Area

• Hired by media companies to re-envision and enhance existing properties, and develop new international and domestic series for children.
• Enabled Sesame Street to regain high ratings and recapture its target 3-4 year old audience, as a member of the Domestic Task Force redesigning the show.
• Developed pitches and bibles for 2 new animated series based on classic Sesame characters.
• Instrumental in responding to market needs by brainstorming new female character for Sesame Street who evolved into Abby Cadabby.
• Reduced by 25% production costs for Sesame Workshop’s international co-productions.
• Facilitated reshaping of Sesame Workshop’s international strategy as part of its Global Task Force.

Greater New York City Area

• Led creation of local adaptations of Sesame Street throughout the world, including development of new puppet characters. Oversaw International Television Production Group that managed 35 co-productions in Europe, Latin.
• Oversaw ongoing productions in Europe, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East, adding up to more than 600 hours of programming a year with budgets of $2–7 million per project.
• Advanced collaboration between partners in Israel, Palestine and Jordan that created “Sesame Stories,” which taught children mutual respect and understanding.
• Guided development of peace-building and difference-bridging co-productions in Kosovo (involving Serbs and Kosovars) and Northern Ireland (involving Protestants and Catholics).
• Led South African team as it created a new character, Kami, an HIV-positive puppet, that became internationally recognized as an advocate for HIV/AIDS awareness and a UNICEF ambassador.

Greater New York City Area

• Developed and produced Sesame Street adaptations in South Africa and China, which included new puppet characters.
• Led creation and production of groundbreaking Sesame Street adaptation in South Africa (Takalani Sesame), the first non-Eurocentric television series co-produced by South Africans for all South African children.
• Developed Zhima Jie, the first Sesame Street series in China, which focused on art and culture as well as basic skills and social/emotional development.