Bio

CV

Career History

Multimedia Editor & Producer

September 2017 - PRESENT

Disability Rights New York

• Direct, produce, and edit emotionally compelling short-form documentaries in which two were accepted into film festivals

  • Connie: A DRNY My Story (2019)​

    • 6 Official Selections- Adirondack Film Festival, Lake Placid Film Festival, NYS International Film Festival, Miami Independent Film Festival, The Monthly Film Festival, and FLICKFAIR Film Festival​

  • Donna: A DRNY My Story (2020)

    • Official Selection- Lake Placid Film Festival​

• Edit and produce the weekly podcast series, Empire State of Rights: Closed Captioned, which was listed as a “20 Best Podcasts about Disability Rights in 2021” by Pretty Progressive

• Establish a visual media format to create a recognizable brand that meets accessibility standards

• Boosted DRNY's YouTube Channel subscribers by 436% over the course of 4 years

• Support 64 professionals across three office locations with all marketing media requests, including: video production, graphic design, and photography

• Co-head of the Cultural & Linguistic Competency Task Force

  • Run monthly meetings and manage four priority groups to improve engagement, accessibility, and outreach to diverse communities

Art Director & Tour Coordinator

August 2015 - May 2016

Visions Film Festival & Conference

• One of seven department leaders to develop the two-day, undergraduate-run, international event which hosted approximately 850 attendees and 45 filmmakers, scholars, and ‘visionary’ panelists

• Managed a team of six staff members responsible for all promotional campaign materials, including: social media graphics, website, animations, posters, badges, swag, event programs, and DVD

Director, Producer

August 2015 - October 2016

Waterfowl(ed) (2016)

• Developed an outreach strategy for a successful film festival run with 12 total acceptances out of 21 submissions

• Created a crowdfunding  production campaign that raised  67% over the original goal

• Conducted project research for proper interview subjects, required permits, and b-roll footage relevant to the documentary

• Administrated a film crew and scheduled weekly meetings to discuss the development & progress of the documentary from preproduction to postproduction

• Managed written and graphic Social Media content (Facebook page, Website, Indiegogo)

• Budgeted filming expenses, travel, Indiegogo contribution perks, film festival submission fees, and printed materials (Posters and DVDs).

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• Awarded "Best Documentary" by Short of the Month Film Festival 

• Awarded "Best Student Short of the Month" for DSOFF

• Nominated for “Documentary of the Month” and “Student Film of the Month” by TMFF

• 12 Official Selections

• Cucalorus Film Festival, Animal Film Festival, Underexposed Film Festival, Reel East Film Festival, Los Angeles CineFest, Roselle Park Loves Shorts! Film Festival, YoungFilmmakers Series, Direct Short Online Film Festival, Short of the Month Film Festival, Miami Independent Film Festival, and the Monthly Film Festival

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CERTIFICATIONS

Rigging and Animating in Adobe Animate

Udemy

Issued March 2022

After Effects- Motion Graphics & Data Visualization

Udemy

Issued February 2022

Kinetic Typography in After Effects: Motion Graphics

Udemy

Issued December 2021

Graphic Design Element: Color Theory and Application

Udemy

Issued November 2021

Production Assistant Certification

Virginia Film Office

Issued March 2016