A dependable, thorough and well organized teacher and administrator with 28 years experience in secondary education teaching Media Studies and over 30 years experience in video production and development. Self motivated with excellent interpersonal skills, responsive and adept at communicating effectively with all levels of staff.

Supervised the development and application of departmental curriculum encompassing the use of a wide range of tools and academic approaches to speech communication, research skills, content management, basic web design, animation and video production.

Responsible for the application, administration and evaluation of school-wide policies as they relate to curriculum. Collaborate with senior coordinators and administrators in the instructional planning, policy development and implementation of initiatives for the Academic Department. Supervise teachers, and department chairpersons fostering cross-curricular work, and alternate means of assessment to enrich student learning and create a productive educational environment. Generate reports… Show more Responsible for the application, administration and evaluation of school-wide policies as they relate to curriculum. Collaborate with senior coordinators and administrators in the instructional planning, policy development and implementation of initiatives for the Academic Department. Supervise teachers, and department chairpersons fostering cross-curricular work, and alternate means of assessment to enrich student learning and create a productive educational environment. Generate reports, through curriculum mapping , outlining redundancies across academic year levels. Show less

College Advantage Program provides qualified students a concurrent enrollment in their high school and college credit-bearing courses for the University. 
Specific courses taught: TVF1200 -Visual Production (3 credits).

Videographer (US / India)

Live Action Short Narrative Film“Friends and Strangers” is the story of an elderly widower who befriends and young woman and invites her to accompany him to dinner with his estranged family.Screenings / Official selection:Big Apple Film FestivalTribeca Cinemas, New York, U S ANovember 2011 (Film Festival)North America PREMIEREBest Short CompetitionLa Jolla, CaliforniaApril 2012Winner: Award of Excellence 2012NewFilmmakers… Show more Live Action Short Narrative Film“Friends and Strangers” is the story of an elderly widower who befriends and young woman and invites her to accompany him to dinner with his estranged family.Screenings / Official selection:Big Apple Film FestivalTribeca Cinemas, New York, U S ANovember 2011 (Film Festival)North America PREMIEREBest Short CompetitionLa Jolla, CaliforniaApril 2012Winner: Award of Excellence 2012NewFilmmakers NYAnthology Film Archive, New York, U S AApril 2012 (Film Festival)Milano International Film FestivalMilan, ItalyMay 2012 (Film Festival)Western Europe PREMIERENomination: Best Short FilmNYLA International Film FestivalNew York / Los AngelesMay 2012 (Film Festival)The Brooklyn Short Film ConcertWashington Park - Park Slope ShowBrooklyn, New YorkJuly 2012Emerging Filmmakers SeriesNew York Filmmakers QuarterlyRochester, New YorkJuly 2012Artisan Festival InternationalWorld Cinema FestivalSouth Hampton, New YorkAugust 2012Nyack Film FestivalNyack, New YorkAugust 2012Winner: Best Short FilmAsbury Shorts “The New York Film Concert”WAMC Performing Arts Center Albany, NYSeptember 2012 Show less

The broadcast documentary, "Last Legal Slave in America" was produced in conjunction with New Millennium Studios American Legacy Series and chronicles the life of Thomas Wiggens Bethune also known as Blind Tom. A musical prodigy, Tom was born blind and into slavery. By the age of 5 Tom was composing and performing original compositions and during the Civil War on behalf of the Bethune family performed benefit concerts for the Confederacy. After the war Tom continued to play to sold out… Show more The broadcast documentary, "Last Legal Slave in America" was produced in conjunction with New Millennium Studios American Legacy Series and chronicles the life of Thomas Wiggens Bethune also known as Blind Tom. A musical prodigy, Tom was born blind and into slavery. By the age of 5 Tom was composing and performing original compositions and during the Civil War on behalf of the Bethune family performed benefit concerts for the Confederacy. After the war Tom continued to play to sold out audiences until his death in 1908. Tom is considered by some to be the last legal slave in America.Screenings:Debuted on the program, “Legacy of a People”. It aired nationally on the ABC Television Network in 2006 Show less