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Boulder, Colorado, United States

◊ Learning and curriculum development for online courses, live events and subscription streaming service for author of #1 New York Times Bestseller, The Power of Now, Eckhart Tolle.◊ Show Producer of week-long international retreats for audiences over 1,000 people, managing audio/visual crew, ensuring quality of show and talent satisfaction.◊ Leads the Product Team including producers, associate producers, writers, designers, and project managers to make profitable, collaborative decisions.◊ Works closely with Subject Matter Experts to brainstorm, strategize, execute, analyze and deliver engaging curriculum that aligns with best practices for adult learning.◊ Directs video production for curriculum and marketing assets guiding both the a/v team and talent. ◊ Manages program production budget and works with the team to align with profitability.

Boulder, Colorado, United States

◊ Key contact for top-tier talent including author of #1 New York Times Bestseller, The Power of Now,Eckhart Tolle, and other leading mindfulness teachers; Jack Kornfield, Tara Brach and Jon Kabat-Zinn.◊ Directed multi-day virtual productions for audiences over 5,000 managing audio/visual crew, ensuring quality of show and talent satisfaction.◊ Developed online course curriculum, in partnership with subject matter experts and internal stakeholders, from concept through content creation and publishing.◊ Produced over 100 live-streamed sessions, including speaker and crew rehearsals, crafting run of show documents, curating attendee questions and adapting formats for the best user experience.◊ Created marketing assets including sales videos, social media clips and participant emails to motivate learners.

Boulder, Colorado, United States

◊ Director of Photography for online course video productions, including lighting, set design and managing crew.◊ Technical Director for events, including preproduction of equipment and crew, camera calling and switching. ◊ Directed virtual live sessions with talent, including troubleshooting, replay management and streaming.◊ Managed content schedule and timelines for monthly online subscription service.◊ Post-production of marketing content, and long-form course videos, on time and under budget.

Boulder, Colorado, United States

◊ Managed book production schedules for bestselling authors, including the seminal author of Be Here Now, Ram Dass, and inspirational teacher of Buddhism, Pema Chödrön.◊ Responsible for coordinating inter-departmental communication for seamless book publishing experience from initial concept through to book launch.◊ Created and streamlined process across teams for efficient and agile production.

Boulder, Colorado

◊ Produced mini-documentary style videos from initial concept and scripting, through all aspects of production including; directing, filming, sound recording, lighting, interviewing, editing and animating motion graphics. ◊ Managed contractors on various creative projects including video, photo and design.◊ Attended networking events and conferences to increase sales.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

◊ Filmed legislation proposals in the US Senate to advocate for transparency and openness in government.◊ Directed learning content for the Sunlight Academy, an online learning library to educate political journalists on how to use company databases and applications to track money in politics.◊ Created videos from concept through publishing, to lead marketing campaigns, key fundraising efforts and to debut applications for whistle-blowers and political journalists.

San Francisco Bay Area

◊ Reported on a variety of assignments including filming news, interviewing, video editing, and posting videos.

Mclean, Va

◊ Selected for a competitive internship to work as a video journalist inside the newsroom at USA TODAY.◊ Continued to freelance video and photo assignments at the conclusion of the internship.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

◊ Event coordination for the annual "Media That Matters" Conference at American University.◊ Conducted academic research on ethical standards in journalism and trends in public media.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

◊ Semester-long internship inside the busy newsroom at The Washington Post.◊ Assigned to report on news, features and sports, including negotiating access, interviewing, capturing b-roll, scripting, narrating and video editing.

Jerusalem, Israel

◊ Handpicked for internship with one of the top wire services for news around the world.◊ Responded to breaking news with camera crew, edited video footage and wrote scripts for the wire.

Hana, Hawaii

◊ Recruited and trained staff writers and photographers for community newspaper.◊ Managed all editorial content for publication, and designed the paper for publication.

Greater New York City Area And Paris, France

◊ Assisted sales for internationally acclaimed photojournalists including: James Nachtwey, Gary Knight and Ron Haviv. ◊ Corresponded with news publications to fill image requests and maintained the VII Photo archive.

Columbia, Missouri Area

◊ Photographed breaking news, features and sports assignments for a daily newspaper.◊ Reported and photographed for a weekly lifestyle column called ‘Boone Life’.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Film & Video, Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: • Dean’s Internship • Center for Social Media Fellow • Backpack Journalism Scholarship

Bachelor Of Journalism, Photojournalism, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: • MU Grant • Richard Oliver Scholarship • Kamehameha Schools Scholarship • Scottish Rite Scholarship • Islam.