Associate Producer: "First Love." Feature film. Written and directed by Michael Masarof, the drama stars Annie Heise (The Blacklist, Madoff) and Aaron Costa Ganis (Jessica Jones, Lazy Eye) as estranged twins. Produced by Romell Foster-Owens. Obtained permits, negotiated rates, secured locations, arranged catering and pick-ups for 11-day shoot in Burbank, Long Beach, and Santa Monica.

Associate Field Producer: TakePart Live, Pivot TV: "Virtual Farmer's Market." Obtained permits, appearance releases, location clearances, intellectual property clearances. Helped shape story. Organized shooting schedule. Created call sheet and clearance report.

Associate Field Producer: TakePart Live, Pivot TV:  "Child Hunger". Cast children, obtained work permits and releases. Oversaw production design. Helped develop and shape story and edit. Created call sheet and clearance report.

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Associate Field Producer: TakePart Live, Pivot TV: "Smart Drugs." Cast talent: Dave Asprey, CEO and founder of The Bulletproof Executive and Andrew Hill, PhD, founding director of Alternatives Behavioral Health and lead neuroscientist, TruBrain.  Obtained permits, appearance releases, intellectual property clearances, location clearances. Helped develop and shape story. Scheduled shooting. Created call sheets and clearance report.

Associate Producer and Writer: Women In Film and Down Syndrome Research & Treatment Foundation: "I Want to Be..."  Conceived of NoodleBlox as visual metaphor and arranged donations plus building by inventor, obtained other donations, arranged work permits for children, assembled and distributed cast and crew lists. Won Gold Aurora and Bronze Telly awards.

Co-producer/Director: CityTV of Santa Monica and SM Office of Emergency Management: "Ordinary Day." Scouted and secured locations, cast talent, hired crew. Won Gold Aurora award for directing.

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Field Producer: Shot and edited behind-the-scenes footage and groundbreaking research data for the DSRTF PSA for Women In Film and Jowharah Films.

Production Coordinator/Location Manager: The Asylum: "The Haunting of Whaley House" (feature film). Found, scouted and secured locations. Liaised with Long Beach film dept. Managed all Deal Memos, Releases, and Location Agreements. Set up payroll.

Field Producer: TDmonthly Magazine: "Inside Neely's". Conceived of and executed series of industry interviews. Obtained appearance and location releases. Shot, edited, and inserted graphics and music. Shot, edited, and produced thousands of other product videos and interview for TDmonthly.com.

Editor: Edited PR highlights reel to publicize release of Shmirsky, a book about menopause and hormone happiness by Ellen Sarver Dolgen. Producer: Tess Paras.