Education
MFA - The New School - emphasis in fiction
Directing Certificate - Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design, and Technology
BA - UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television - emphasis on doc/narrative filmmaking
Development/Production
Co-Writer and Co-Producer - Sway Lake - 2014.
Segment Producer - Rad Girls - 2009
Co-Producer - Adventures of Power - 2007. Premiered at the Sundance Film Fest in '08.
Development Coordinator - AMC TV - 2006 - 2007
Leadership/Education
Program Director - Education Unlimited- 2009 - 2014
English Instructor - University of Zadar- 2010 - 2011
Creative Writing Instructor - Monterey Bay Writers Studio - 2010
Writing/Public Speaking Instructor - Education Unlimited - 2000 - 2009
Fellowships/Awards
Fulbright ETA Fellowship - Croatia - 2010 - 2011
Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts Writing Residency - 2010
Edenfred Writing Residency - 2009
Rotary Ambassador Fellowship - Ireland - 2001 - 2002
Lew Wasserman Filmmaking Scholarship - 1999
Dickson Fellowship - UCLA - 1995 - 1999
Teaching
As a Fulbrighter in Croatia, I taught at the University of Zadar.
I taught writing and public speaking with Education Unlimited.
I also taught creative writing at the Monterey Bay Writers Studio.
PR/Branding
PR Coordinator - Fredell Pogodin - 2002 - 2003
Development Assistant - 3 Ring Circus - 1999 - 2001
Associations
PEN Prison Writing Program
Treepeople
826NYC