EDUCATION:

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)

AWARDS:

2005 Baldwin Award for Alumni Recognition in Film & Video by Boston College

2000 Image Award for Vision and Excellence by Women in Film & Video, NE

1996 Best Video at the 1996 Temecula Valley Film Festival for Boxer Shorts

1996 Emerson College Duprey Best Screenplay Award for One More Shot 

WEB/BUSINESS:

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

FILM:

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

TEACHING:

"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

WRITING:

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.

PANELS:

Led and participated on panels at National Alliance for Media Arts & Culture, Convergence at Tribeca, Global Entertainment Network Summit, Emerson College, Boston College, etc.

BOARDS:

Independent Media Publications (2007-present)
Association of Independent Video & Filmmakers (2004-2005)
Massachusetts Media Alliance (1998-1999)

REFERENCES:  

Available upon request.