Director Editor Principle Photography, Community Compost Company (Commercial) July 2014
Based in New Paltz, New York, Community Compost Company is a local collection service that picks up food waste and organic material, as a supplement to traditional waste removal, and brings the material to local farms for composting.

Director Editor Principle Photography, A Butterfly Space (Documentary Short) February 2014
Filmed in Malawi, spotlights two British women who relocated to the country and set up myriad community outreach programs including a nursery and primary school for local children, nutritional assistance programs for people infected with HIV, and a center for people with disabilities, among many others.

Director Editor Principle Photography, Chimanimani (Feature Length Documentary) winter 2014
Filmed in small cultural villages in both Zimbabwe and Mozambique surrounding the Chimanimani Mountain Range, project highlights traditional cultures and ways of life in these isolated communities that have remained secluded even through modern times. Film touches on aspects such as women s roles, childbearing, agriculture, traditional healing, and the depletion of native forests due to over-population.

Director Editor Principle Photography, Andasibe (Feature Length Documentary) fall 2013
Shot entirely in Madagascar, film focuses on the efforts of three distinct conservation sectors that center around the community of Andasibe. Due to the archaic farming practices of slash and burn agriculture, it is estimated that less than five percent of native forests remain. The film spotlights community education, the reforestation of old growth forests, and the preservation of remaining local lands.

Director Editor Principle Photography, A Ballad of Acadia (Documentary Short) August 2013
Depicts daily life and culture on the islands surrounding Acadia National Park off the northern coast of Maine.

Editor, Bleecker MacDougal (Feature Trailer) June 2013
Directed by Karen Kramer.

Associate Editor, Bleecker MacDougal (Feature Documentary) February 2013
Documentary follows artists who have made their start in Greenwich Village from 1960s to present. Directed by Karen Kramer.

Editor, Fly Away (Promotional Trailers) July 2012
Film narrates the story of Jeanne and her autistic daughter, Mandy. Directed by Janet Grillo.

Assistant Editor, Untitled Documentary on Artist Roy Ferdinand (Feature Documentary) November 2012
Spotlights the work of the late artist and a New York art collector, Martina Batan, who is trying to popularize his work. Directed by David Shapiro.

Editor, Yattra (Narrative Short) April 2012
Young Indian woman is infected with HIV after an arranged marriage in the United States. Directed by Dipti Mehta.

Associate Editor, Finding The Wave (Web Series) February 2012
Exploring the rhythms in nature, each webisode features statements about science and philosophy by theorist Dr. Irving Dardik. Directed by Kiira Benzing.

Co-Editor, Matterspacetime (Experimental Short) January 2012
Directed by Kiira Benzing.

Editor, Girl Clown (Narrative Short) November 2011
A mousy secretary attempts to overcome her shyness and find true love by becoming a professional clown. Directed by Beth Spitalny.

Editor, I ll Be Home (Narrative Short) August 2011
Story follows 16-year-old Kojo and his mentally ill mother, Maame Efia, as they celebrate her release from the hospital. Directed by Nuotama Frances Bodomo.

Assistant Editor, The Roar of the Lion Cub (Feature Documentary) October 2011
Story centers around an American woman and her relationship with three orphaned children in Mongolia, who she has committed to help. Directed by Martina Radwan.

Editor, The Astra Approach (Short Documentary) April 2011
Spotlights alternative healing for children with Cerebral Palsy. Directed by Kiira Benzing.

Editor, On the Inside (Promotional Trailer) February 2011
Follows Joel Osteen fans anticipating his live performances. Produced by Flicker Flacker Films.

First Assistant Editor, The Wave Maker (Feature Documentary)December 2011
Centered on medical maverick Dr. Irving Dardik whose ideas are being applied to terminal illness, athletic training, and Cold Fusion. Directed by Kiira Benzing.

Assistant Editor, New Artist Production Company, December 2010
Worked on various projects involving internet advertising. Company s credits include Eye On Real Estate (CBS) Party Heat (TruTV) Mindhunter with John Doualas (MSNBC) The First 48 (A E) Date Patrol (The Learning Channel) and AnyTown USA (Documentary, 2005 Academy Awards: First List, Winner: 23rd Annual Minneapolis International Film Festival).

Additional Editor, Private Romeo (Feature Narrative) August 2010
Feature infuses Shakespeare s Romeo and Juliet into a contemporary gay love story set at a military academy. Directed by Alan Brown.

Additional Editor, Fallout (Feature Documentary) July 2010
Examines our relationship with the nuclear bomb from the perspective of citizens across the country whose lives are connected to our nuclear weapons program. Directed by Jack Youngelson.

Research Assistant, Alice s Drive (Feature Documentary) March 2010
Follows director s sister as she recreates the historic drive of Alice Ramsey, the first woman to drive cross country in 1909. Directed by Bengt Anderson.

EDUCATION__________________________________________________________________________________________

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, Certificate in Cinematography June 2012 -- present
Studied with Mark Raker whose Director of Photography credits include American Masters Another New York Story: One in a Million Moment of Impact: Stories of Pulitzer Prize Photographs and Sesame Street.

THE EDIT CENTER, New York City, Six Week Intensive Film Editing Training July August 2010
Studied with: Alan Oxman (Welcome to the Dollhouse, Happiness, Storytelling) Todd Homes (Fashionality, The New Twenty) and Chad Beck (No End in Sight, Inside Job, An American Soldier, Half Neslon).

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY AT FULLERTON MA in English June 2002

STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK BA in English June 1999