Experience

Wonderland Sound and Vision

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Vice President

  • Jun 2018 - Present

• TV and Film executive

  • Jan 2018 - Present



The Firm

• Entertainment
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Head of TV

  • Apr 2017 - Jul 2017

  - Headed up television department for The Firm. Managed a team consisting of two executives and an assistant.- Developed comedy, drama and unscripted programming for broadcast, cable and streaming.- Generated dozens of concepts, wrote treatments, discovered and acquired key intellectual property, and attached A-list writers and directors to create meaningful packages.- Built strong relationships with studio, network and POD execs, top agents, managers, writers and directors.



Disney General Entertainment Content

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 700 & Above Employee

• Executive Director, Original Series - Disney Channel

  • Dec 2010 - Apr 2017

  - Developed original scripted programming for Disney Channel.- Generated show ideas, presented them to senior management, and used personal relationships with writer, producer, and agency contacts to attach sought-after talent to approved arenas. - Brought in and oversaw the development of Emmy-nominated series GIRL MEETS WORLD, spinoff of ‘90s ABC sitcom BOY MEETS WORLD. Tapped Michael Jacobs to write, produce and showrun the project.- Conceptualized, developed, and attracted notable feature writers to DESCENDANTS, a high profile franchise movie based upon the offspring of the Disney heritage characters. Attached Kenny Ortega to direct the movie. Project launched a multimillion dollar consumer products business for The Walt Disney Company, as well as a movie sequel, which will premiere in summer 2017.- Developed and secured series orders for: GIRL MEETS WORLD, STUCK IN THE MIDDLE, KC UNDERCOVER, I DIDN'T DO IT, LIV & MADDIE, AUSTIN & ALLY, JESSIE, and DOG WITH A BLOG. - Led a cross-functional team to create STORYTELLERS, a WGA-sanctioned writer incubator program to cultivate up-and-coming development writers for network. Program netted a series order for BIZAARDVARK in its inaugural year.- Oversaw the creative development that led to the network securing the #1 spot in its key demo (K2-11) for the first time in its 29-year history.



Prospect Park

• Director of Development

  • Jan 2009 - Dec 2010

  - Had two high profile projects ordered to series: WILFRED (FX) and ROYAL PAINS (USA).- Built the television department from the ground up by attracting top tier talent to the company.- Wrote numerous show treatments, many of which went on to sell to broadcast and cable networks.- Covered both current and development simultaneously, and was promoted numerous times during tenure.



"The Starter Wife" - UCP/USA

• Assistant to EPs

  • Feb 2008 - Oct 2010



"Will & Grace" - NBC

• Writers' Assistant

  • Jul 2004 - Apr 2006

  - Worked closely with the writers to develop episodes of the NBC series.



"In Plain Sight" - UCP/USA

• Script Coordinator

  • 2006 - 2006



"What I Like About You" - The WB/Warner Bros

• Writers' PA

  • Jun 2003 - Apr 2004