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EDUCATION:
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Emerson College 1997 Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing (3.8/4.0)
Boston College 1994 Bachelor of Art in English (3.4/4.0) |
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AWARDS:
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2005 Baldwin Award for Alumni Recognition in Film & Video by Boston
College
2000 Image Award for Vision and Excellence by Women in Film & Video,
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1996 Best Video at the 1996 Temecula Valley Film Festival for Boxer Shorts
1996 Emerson College Duprey Best Screenplay Award for One More Shot
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WEB/BUSINESS:
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Publisher of The Independent (2007-present)
Led the
re-launch of the 30-year publication The Independent (formerly
The Independent Film & Video Monthly published by AIVF) online at
www.independent-magazine.org
Manage
editorial and advertising staff
Oversee
fundraising and tax exempt application for the organization, Independent
Media Publications Project Director at Media Thinktank, Boston, MA (1995-2006)
Manage projects from start-to-finish, interacting with the client and
team of developers
Work with clients: VDay.org, CentralDispatch.com, Akamai Technologies,
etc.
President/Founder of BuyIndies.com,
Boston, MA (1999-2007)
Developed an online community
for buying and selling independent, educational and hard-to-find films and
videos that now offers 60,000 titles from over 1,000 sellers
Plan the overall direction and
growth of the business
Publisher/Founder of NewEnglandFilm.com, Boston, MA (1997-present)
Created an online magazine & resource reaching
60,000 film and video
makers
Oversee technical, design and editorial staff
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FILM:
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Writer/Director of Red Sneakers,
Providence, RI (2007)
Writer/Director of short narrative film
Red Sneakers Producer of
7 1/8, New York NY (2004)
Producer for 48 Hour Film Project miniDV short using Canon XL-1
Producer/Director of Media Action Project, Somerville MA (1997-1998)
Wrote, produced and edited a series of videos about domestic violence
for the federal project
Writer/Co-Producer of Boxer Shorts, Boston MA (1996)
Co-wrote and co-produced award-winning hour-long video,
Boxer Shorts
Script Reader at True Blue Productions, Universal Studios (1995)
Read incoming scripts, wrote synopses and analyses |
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TEACHING:
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"Expository Writing" and "Approaches to Essay
Writing" in the Writing, Literature and Publishing department of
Emerson College
"Video Production" at Somerville
& Malden Community Access TV Stations
"Creating a Web Site" and
"Creating an Online Magazine" at Boston Film Video Foundation,
Boston Center for Adult Education
"How to Market Your Film" at CineWomen New
York
English tutor for French students in Paris
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WRITING:
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Publisher of The
Independent (present)
Publisher of NewEnglandFilm.com (present)
Associate Editor of WHERE
Magazine, Boston
Published articles on film and travel in magazines such as
MovieMaker
Magazine, the Independent Film & Video Monthly, WHERE Magazine, Inc.
Magazine, Bonjour Paris, and
indieWIRE.
Poems in New Press Literary Quarterly,
Hawaii
Pacific Review, Stylus,
Beacon Street
Review.
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PANELS:
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Led and participated on panels at National Alliance for Media Arts &
Culture, Convergence at Tribeca, Global Entertainment Network Summit,
Emerson College, Boston College, etc.
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BOARDS:
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Independent Media Publications (2007-present)
Association of Independent Video & Filmmakers (2004-2005)
Massachusetts Media Alliance (1998-1999)
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REFERENCES:
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Available upon request.
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