SELECTED EXPERIENCE

EDUCATION

Eastern Washington University | Bachelor of Arts in Film

INDUSTRY

  • Manager of Development, Children’s Media Association (2022 - Present)

  • Festival Director, Children’s Film Festival Seattle, Northwest Film Forum (2021- Present)

  • Production Services Coordinator, Washington Filmworks (2019 - 2021)

  • Festival Director, Spokane International Film Festival (2013 - 2019)

FILM/TV PRODUCTION

  • Production Manager, Suzie Hicks the Climate Chick, Children’s TV Series (2024)

  • Director, untouchable, Short Film (2023)

  • Actress, Live + Local, TV Series, Sony Affirm (2022)

  • Editor, Look, Listen and Learn, Children’s TV Series, Northwest Regional Emmy-Nominated & Telly Award-Winner (2019-Present)

  • Writer/Director, Betty & Teddy, Short Film (2020)

  • Writer/Director, A Dreamer’s Melody, Short Film, Screened at 20+ children’s film festivals (2019)

  • Director, The Pink Tablet, Short Film, Made for the Washington Filmworks & Seattle International Film Festival’s Fly Filmmaking Challenge, was one of six filmmakers chosen from across the state to participate. (2018)

  • Director, Carry Me, Music Video, Made for Spokane’s Music Video Jams competition (2018)

  • Senior Producer/Editor, Washington Grown, TV Show, Northwest Regional Emmy Award-Winner (2017 - 2019)

  • Producer, Illusion of Talent, Short Film (2016)

  • Writer/Producer, A Christmas Chaos, Short Film (2015)

  • Writer/Director, Michelle, Short Film (2014)

  • Writer/Director, Serenade, Short Film, Winner of Spokane International Film Festival’s Silver SpIFFy Award (2014)

  • Writer/Director, The Petersons, Short Film (2013)

  • Director, The Park Bench, Short Film (2013)

Awards

  • Gold Telly Award, Silver Telly Award, and Bronze Telly Awards for Look, Listen, and Learn (2022)

  • Northwest Regional Emmy for Informational - Programs/Special Category for Washington Grown episode Flowers (2020)

  • Visit Spokane Tourism Award, Spokane International Film Festival , Small Event, Big Impact Award (2018)

  • Volunteer of the Year, Spokane International Film Festival (2016)

  • Top 10 Finalist, DGA’s Student Film Awards, Women Division (2014)

  • Best Directing Award, Eastern Washington University (2014)

  • Best Screenplay Award, Eastern Washington University (2014)

  • Silver SpIFFy Award, Spokane International Film Festival (2014)

  • Chase Youth Award – Diversity/Broadcast Media (2010)

PROGRAMMING AND CURATION

  • Festival Director and Programmer, Children’s Film Festival Seattle (2021 - Present)

  • Juror, United Nations PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival (2021-2023)

  • Juror, Poulsbo Film Festival (2022 - 2023)

  • Juror, International Kids Film Festival (2022)

  • Juror, Best Animated Short, National Film Festival For Talented Youth (2022)

  • Programmer, General Shorts & Films4Families, Seattle International Film Festival (2019 - 2020)

  • Judge, Klinks Resort Summer Shorts Festival (2018-2019)

  • Curator, Terrain Spokane: Terrain Theater Film Block (2018 - 2019)

  • Festival Director and Programmer, Spokane International Film Festival (2013-2019)

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS AND INSTRUCTION

  • Guest Instructor, Editing in Adobe Premiere, University of Washington (2023)

  • Speaker, Transformational Arts Leadership, Seattle University (2022)

  • Moderator, Growth Spurts screening Q&A, NFFTY (2022)

  • Speaker, Working as a Filmmaker, Kings High School (2021 & 2022)

  • Moderator, All About the Assets Panel, NFFTY Summit (2021)

  • Speaker, Film Festivals & Industry Q&A, Eastern Washington University (2021)

  • Panelist, Where’s the Work?, NFFTY Film Career Day (2019)

  • Panelist, Producing 101, Spokane Film Project Workshop (2019)

  • Speaker, Film Festivals 101, Eastern Washington University (2019)

  • Guest Instructor, Digital Movie Making, Girl Scouts of Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho (2018)

  • Speaker, Careers in the Film Industry, KSPS High School MediaFest (2018)

  • Adjunct Film Professor, Digital Filmmaking, Spokane Falls Community College (2015 - 2016)

  • Instructor, Film Festivals & Distribution, Spokane Film Project Winter Filmmaking Workshop (2015)

  • Instructor, Video Editing, Spokane Film Project High School Student Clinic (2013)

BOARD MEMBERSHIP

  • National Film Festival for Talented Youth (NFFTY) Industry Advisory Board (2021 - Present)

  • Terrain Arts Spokane (2018 - 2020)

  • Spokane Film Project (2013 - 2017)

  • Spokane International Film Festival (2014 - 2016)