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I am an innovative, entrepreneurial creative professional with over 20 years of experience in the entertainment, film, and television industries, specializing in development, production, independent film, post-production, and AI. My portfolio includes award-winning short films and documentaries, as well as popular shows like 'House Hunters International' and 'Teen Mom,' which have become part of the American cultural lexicon. I have a proven track record of creating content that generates revenue, viewership, and social media engagement for leading media companies. My award-winning films have been featured at prestigious festivals and events, including Sundance, the Whitney Biennial, Woodstock, and more, spanning genres from pop culture and documentary to politics, music, comedy, reality, and scripted film.As a director, I've filmed documentaries from Mount Everest to the West Bank, often operating the camera while directing in remote and dangerous locations. As an editor, my work spans from corporate and educational content to wildly popular reality TV.I am currently in development on several projects including a documentary about Prince with co-executive producers Mayte Garcia and Van Jones, a documentary about the 1984 Great Adventure fire, and a narrative feature version of my award-winning short film "Salamander."I'm a Film Independent Fellow, a Columbia University Fellow, and am a member of the Producer's Guild of America (PGA), New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT), and the groundbreaking Film Fatales organization. I hold a BFA in Film from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, and an MFA in Directing from Columbia University.