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Los Angeles, CA, US

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Manage series development as a senior member of the Universal Television Drama team.
• Series development includes Kevin Williamson’s new drama THE WATERFRONT (Netflix) and FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS (reboot).
• Worked closely with UTV overall deals, including Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions (HUNTERS), Julie Plec (THE GIRLS ON THE BUS, VAMPIRE DIARIES), Debra Martin Chase (THE EQUALIZER), and Jenna Bans (GOOD GIRLS).

Greater Los Angeles, California, United States

• Selected to lead key functions and projects in the launch and growth of National Geographic’s first scripted content division to leverage a rebrand and multiplatform audience. Oversaw series development and packaging.
• Played a pivotal role in defining the brand’s fact-based / fact-inspired scripted content strategy.
• Built relationships across all divisions and often served as the face of the brand’s scripted team to showrunners, talent, creators, press, marketing, S&P, business affairs, and programming.
• Collaborated with studios and independent producers across development and production, including 20th Century Television, ABC Signature Productions, Warner Brothers Television, FX Productions, Imagine Television.
• Developed GENIUS, an Emmy-winning anthology series, and multiple other dramas including A SMALL LIGHT, THE RIGHT STUFF, and THE HOT ZONE.
• Guided talent, production companies, and other collaborators through ongoing change, including acquisition by Disney in 2019, COVID-19, shifts in corporate strategy, and restructuring.

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Producing partner with Howard Gordon in his overall deal at 20th Television.
• Developed and executive-produced the dramatic series, TYRANT (FX), with creator and writer Gideon Raff (HOMELAND).
• Additional series included LEGENDS (TNT) and SECOND CHANCE (FOX).

Greater Los Angeles, California, United States

• Recruited to leverage long-standing industry relationships as a member of the executive team that launched and led BBC Worldwide’s first U.S. scripted content arm for drama and comedy development and production..
• Directed development and oversaw production of originals as well as adapted U.K. formats.
• Leaned heavily into the BBC brand to identify IP and show concepts that would resonate in the U.S.
• Additional series development included THE NIGHT OF (HBO, 5 Primetime Emmy Awards), GETTING ON (HBO, 3 Primetime Emmy nominations), DAVINCI’S DEMONS (STARZ), and TORCHWOOD (BBC America).

Beverly Hills, California, United States

• Promoted to cultivate, secure, and manage talent relationships with writers, directors, producers, and actors. Developed and packaged series around talent for a wide range of buyers.
• Co-led the expansion of agency’s client base to include up-and-coming comedic writer-actor talent. Reached beyond the industry’s standard practices with innovative strategies to elevate new personalities like John.
• Represented talent whose series included SNL (NBC), 30 ROCK (NBC), THE DAILY SHOW (Comedy Central), THE COLBERT REPORT (Comedy Central), FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS (NBC), HUMAN GIANT (MTV), PARTY DOWN (STARZ), MEDIUM (NBC).

Greater Los Angeles, California, United States

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Political Science & History Double Major, Film Studies Minor, Magna Cum Laude

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