Specialist Business and Legal Affairs

• Mar 2022 - Present

Business & Legal Affairs Assistant

• May 2019 - Apr 2022

Support the CFO on cost management, budgeting and forecasting. Draft contracts for writers, Options, producer bonuses as well as provide administrative support to Scripted Series team by tracking Option deadlines and above-the-line deals from development to reversion, working with agencies (CAA, UTA, Gersh, Anonymous Content, This American Life, Spotify, and Amazon Prime). Oversee 20 active projects, and 4 - 5 contracts a week with agents, managers and production companies (Spotify, CAA, Amazon, Hulu, Showtime, UTA, HBO, Apple+ and Facebook) Draft agreements within 24 hours and summarize contracts emphasizing contractual agreements and deadlines. ► Appointed by Head of Business Affairs (BA) to coordinate all option related activities--drafting the option, tracking reversion rights, and option payments to ensure accuracy in Option payments. ► Develop and submit funding forecast and milestone tracking updates quarterly to CFO, based on contracts out and assets expected. Estimate payments to talent within 95-97% range of accuracy. ► Liaise with the internal Production and Creative teams regarding various film deliveries to ensure payments are made in a timely fashion; distribute option summaries and deal term charts for Creative Team. ► Pro-actively represent Finance department and communicate and meet with Creative Film and TV teams to ensure deadlines are met and issues addressed in a timely manner. Show less

Founder | Director, Los Angeles Women’s International Film Festival

• Jan 2005 - Apr 2022

Founded a nonprofit organization to promote the advancement of women in the film industry. Produce an annual Los Angeles Women’s International Film Festival, as well as year-round events that create networking opportunities for women filmmakers and generate awareness for women’s causes globally. See Details under Volunteer Experience. Founded a nonprofit organization to promote the advancement of women in the film industry. Produce an annual Los Angeles Women’s International Film Festival, as well as year-round events that create networking opportunities for women filmmakers and generate awareness for women’s causes globally. See Details under Volunteer Experience.

Coordinator, Production, Creative Services

• 2006 - May 2019

Supported Executive Director of Creative Services around worldwide physical and digital releases related to cost management and budgeting. Primary point of contact for third-party vendors and internal Accounts Payable department for purchase order requests and invoice submissions. Managed and coordinated internal purchasing for Creative Services department. Provided budget and milestone tracking updates at quarterly financial meetings with Marketing and Creative teams. Analyzed account reconciliation reports prepared by Accounts Payable to resolve imbalances and expedite vendor payment. ► Inherited a department with a backlog of purchase orders (POs) valued at $500K+; brought POs current within 3 weeks, built positive relationships with vendors and restored confidence in timely payment processing. ► Streamlined and brought into compliance, the P.O. generation and invoicing process used by dept. managers and 3rd party vendors, averting risk and audit exposure to the company subject to SOX regulations. ► Served as President of Women of Warner (WoW) and worked with the WB board to create events with local organizations for WB employees to improve the image of women in media. ► Received Parsons Community Impact Award-2016, the highest recognition any employee received from all TW divisions (Turner, HBO, CNN) for providing platform for underserved women filmmakers to share their stories. Show less

Sr. Administrative Coordinator Finance & Consolidations

• Dec 2000 - Feb 2006

Supported the SVP of Finance & Consolidations on SAP administration. ► Researched and integrated data from existing SAP and Biz Works sources to create and maintain enhanced Excel reports. ► Coordinated bi-coastal meetings, travel arrangements, and prepared expense reports. Supported the SVP of Finance & Consolidations on SAP administration. ► Researched and integrated data from existing SAP and Biz Works sources to create and maintain enhanced Excel reports. ► Coordinated bi-coastal meetings, travel arrangements, and prepared expense reports.