EDUCATION
Queens College 1980-82

State University of NY, International Broadcasting, London, UK, 1984
SUNY at Brockport, BS, Magna Cum Laude, 1985
AWARDS

A Decade of AIDS: George Foster Peabody Award, Houston Film Festival Gold Special Jury Award

Homeless in America: New York Festivals Gold Medal, Chicago Film Festival Gold Medal

Lessons of the Holocaust: Chicago International Film Festival Silver Medal, Silver Apple Award

Living with HIV: Gold Medal New York Festivals

Keiko Return to the Wild: Genesis Award

Juvenile Justice: Pass Award, National Council on Crime and Delinquency

Anatomy of a Shooting: NY Festivals, Bronze Medal

Teen Pregnancy: Silver Apple Award, National Education Film & Video Festival

Current TV: Digital Emmy, Best Interactive Television Service

Oprah Winfrey Network: Digital Emmy, Creative Achievement in Interactive Media - Social TV Experience

FILM FESTIVALS

Oshuns 11: Havana International Film Festival

Marina and Her Moms: OUTfest, Frameline, Melbourne Queer Film Festival, FilmOUT San Diego, Newfest

Pastor Jamie: Welcoming Church: Frameline, FilmOUT San Diego

EXPERIENCE

MTV

Wrote, produced, directed and edited over two hundred music news segments

Segment Producer: Year in Rock, Women in Rock, Michael Jackson: Headlines & Highlights

Field Producer: Live Aid

Amnesty International Conspiracy of Hope Tour: Featuring U2 and Sting

Farm Aid

Rock n Roll Hall of Fame

MTV Video Music Awards

New Years Eve Rock n Roll Ball

Spring Break: Live from Daytona Beach

Amuck In America: cross country road trip in a bus in 1985. Shooting 12 segments a day for 30 days

ZOETROPE/ITALIA AND PARAMOUNT PICTURES, GODFATHER III

Production Coordinator: Godfather 3: A Look Inside

VH1

Creative Consultant: Global Notes

Producer Director: World Alerts with Greenpeace

VH1 to 1 Series: kd lang, CSN, Johnny Clegg & Savuka, Syd Straw, Bruce Hornsby & the Range

JACK MORTON PRODUCTIONS

Produced videos for: American Express, Madison Square Garden, Hertz, Volvo, Minolta, Canon, Lancome, Revlon

CHANNEL ONE NEWS

Research, pitch , produce, write, direct short form documentaries for news show for teens in schools nationwide

DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK

Executive Producer: Limozeno and Confidential, first original content created for the early web

KICK MEDIA

Executive Producer: created websites and video content for print magazines on the web

PACKET VIDEO

Executive Producer: built world's first wireless video portal streaming video to cell phones 

E! ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION

Director/Writer: The Women of Prime Time Crime and The Women of Justice

CNN

Field Director: CNN pilot

BUENA VISTA HOME VIDEO

Director/Producer/Writer: Imax Ultimate X DVD

SONY PICTURES

Director/Writer: Maid In Manhattan marketing campaign

EXTREME MAKEOVER HOME EDITION

Field Producer/Director Season 5

CURRENT TV

Vice President Marketing and Outreach

OWN: THE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK

Senior Digital Content Producer

HOMESPUN ENTERTAINMENT

Principal and Creative Director

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