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EXPERIENCE

Freelance Producer | San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York 

  • David & Goliath: KIA Motors of America
  • Airbnb: Categories, Aircover, D&I program
  • Meta/Facebook: FB Marketplace & WhatsApp
  • R/GA: Banana Republic
  • Anomaly: Sony PlayStation, Oculus VR
  • Twitter: Global Brand Campaign
  • Sid Lee: The North Face
  • Media Arts Lab: Apple
  • Spark 44: Jaguar & Land Rover
  • Butler Shine Stern & Partners: Draft Kings, Mill Valley Film Festival, HTC Global
  • Razorfish: Acura Digital
  • Mullen LA: Acura Broadcast
  • Preacher Austin : Snikiddy, Longhorn Network
  • Bartle Bogle Hegarty: Google
  • 72andSunny: K-Swiss, Activision, SONOS
  • Saatchi & Saatchi LA: Toyota
  • M&C Saatchi LA: UGG-Australia
  • Deutsch: DIRECTV
  • Duncan/Channon SF: Sega, Stub Hub
  • BBDO SF: CA Lottery
  • Lowe Lintas & Partners: Sun Microsystems, Disney
  • Chiat/Day SF: Levis, Game Show Network
  • Goldberg Moser O’Neil: KIA Motors of America, Dell Computers 

RECOGNITIONS

  • WhatsApp “Check Before Sharing”: Clio 1 Gold, LIA 2 Silvers, 2 Bronzes, 2 Finalists, the One Show-2
    Bronzes, ADC1 Bronze, CANNES 1 Shortlist-Sustainable Development Goals category (2020) 
  • K-Swiss “Blades”: AICP/New Award Winner for Viral Web Film & One Show Interactive Silver Pencil
    (2013)
  • AICP/Next Award Winner for Viral/Web Film for K-Swiss Blades (2013)
  • One Show Interactive Silver Pencil for K-Swiss Blades (2013)
  • Art Directors Club Gold & Silver Awards for Sienna Swagger Wagon Music Video (2011)
  • One Show Entertainment Gold Award for Sienna Swagger Wagon Music Video (2011)
  • Clio Silver Award for Mill Valley Film Festival Trailer & TV spots (2003)
  • Cannes Bronze Award Mill Valley Film Festival TV spots (2003)

EDUCATION

New York University: Tisch School of the Arts | New York
Bachelor of Arts in Film & Photography

Art Center College of Design | Pasadena
Continuing Education, Photography 

WHEN I’M NOT AT WORK

I like to mom hard, exercise more than Madonna, read actual paper books, practice yoga, visit museums and art exhibits, go on week end excursions, try to impress crowds with my cooking and visit places off the beaten path.