Director of the The Interviews: An Oral History of Television at the Television Academy Foundation, where I have worked for over 16 years. I produce long-format oral history shoots, oversee the access to and digital preservation of over 3,500 hours of content, and manage clip licensing/clearances. Prior to that, I developed and co-produced "The American Comedy Archives" oral history collection at Emerson College with comedy legend Bill Dana. I have worked in documentary television and news production for over 20 years as a Producer, Editor and Archival Researcher. My experience is wide-ranging from organizing fundraisers, producing the east coasts' largest record convention, to directing award-winning documentaries. After getting my Masters in Library and Information Studies, I focused on video archives management and exploring ways to enhance access to collections. I was admitted to the CA Bar in 2018 and have focused on fair use and copyright issues, especially pertaining to archives. Currently, I serve as co-chair of the Copyright Committee and the Oral History Committee for the Association of Moving Image Archivists.Specialties: Interviewer, Digital Archivist, Copyright and Fair Use, Digital Archive Content Management, Donor Relations, Grant research and writing, oral history methodology.Conference Presentations (Selected):"Copyright 101 for Archivists" (Oral History Association Archive Interest Group, 2020)"When Archivists Need Fair Use" (Association of Moving Image Archivists panel, 2020)"Introduction to TelevisionAcademy.com/Interviews"- (Broadcast Education Association Conference, 2018)"You know where it is, but do you know where you can use it?" (Henry Stewart Conference, 2017)“Getting MIC’D: The Making of a Community of Practice for Moving Image Craft Documentation"- (Oral History Association annual conference, 2016)"Digital Assets in the Social Media World" (Henry Stewart Conference, 2010)
Listed skills include Video, Final Cut Pro, Television, Documentaries, and 20 others.