Experience

Represent Justice

• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President of Development

  • Feb 2021 - Present

  At its core, Represent Justice is about using the power of media to engage audiences in reimagining the justice system, and creating real demand for change.Represent Justice started as an impact campaign inspired by the life and legacy of Bryan Stevenson, and launched in December 2019 alongside the Warner Bros. theatrical release of Just Mercy. Through a two-year strategic plan, Represent Justice will continue to engage audiences through powerful stories and media, to build awareness and spark collective action.



The Flaherty (International Film Seminars, Inc.)

• United States
• Movies, Videos, and Sound
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member

  • Jun 2020 - Present

  Flaherty is a media arts organization that brings together diverse, curious minds to foster an in-depth discourse on film and the creative process. We build a dynamic film community through provocative interactive programming, passionate dialogue, and industry expertise. We believe in the transformative power of the moving image and its ability to change how we think about film, and the world we live in. Flaherty is a media arts organization that brings together diverse, curious minds to foster an in-depth discourse on film and the creative process. We build a dynamic film community through provocative interactive programming, passionate dialogue, and industry expertise. We believe in the transformative power of the moving image and its ability to change how we think about film, and the world we live in.



The New York Women's Foundation

• United States
• Philanthropy
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Team Leader, Grants Advisory Committee

  • Jan 2014 - Present

  Serve as team leader for the Grants Advisory Committee (GAC) which provides volunteers with the opportunity to participate in The Foundation’s unique grantmaking process. Serving as The Foundation’s “eyes and ears,” GAC members work in teams supported by Foundation staff, to review proposals from application organizations, conduct site visits, and make recommendations for funding. This approach, unique to The Foundation, allows the Foundation to leverage the talents of local women in finding and supporting effective community-driven programs.



Northwestern University

• Philippines
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Mentorship Board, MFA Documentary Film Program

  • Jan 2017 - Present

  Provide individual mentorship to second year MFA Documentary Media students at Northwestern University. Provide individual mentorship to second year MFA Documentary Media students at Northwestern University.



Truman National Security Project

• United States
• International Affairs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Political Partner

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  Truman is a nationwide membership of diverse leaders inspired to serve in the aftermath of 9/11 and committed to shaping and advocating for smart national security solutions. Political Partners are political leaders, advocates, communicators, journalists, and aspiring or actively serving public officials. Fluent in campaign management, media, journalism, organizing, and more, we advance progressive principles and a shared liberal internationalist worldview at all levels of civil society. Truman is a nationwide membership of diverse leaders inspired to serve in the aftermath of 9/11 and committed to shaping and advocating for smart national security solutions. Political Partners are political leaders, advocates, communicators, journalists, and aspiring or actively serving public officials. Fluent in campaign management, media, journalism, organizing, and more, we advance progressive principles and a shared liberal internationalist worldview at all levels of civil society.



Hook & Grip Films

• Documentary Film Director/Producer

  • Mar 2016 - Present

  Director/Producer, "Shivani" (MoMA DocFortnight 2018, AFI Docs, Full Frame Documentary Film Festival) Director/Producer, "Shivani" (MoMA DocFortnight 2018, AFI Docs, Full Frame Documentary Film Festival)



Peace is Loud

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Director

  • Sep 2014 - Feb 2021

• Program Coordinator

  • Aug 2013 - Feb 2021

• Executive Director

  • Jul 2015 - Jan 2021

  Founded by Abigail E. Disney, Peace is Loud is a non-profit organization that sits at the intersection of storytelling and social impact. As Executive Director, I have overseen the organization through a period of substantial growth. Under my leadership we more than tripled the organization’s staffing and budget in less than three years, and positioned ourselves as thought leaders in the media impact field, recognized for our unique blend of storytelling and movement-building work. Notable film impact campaigns launched under my executive leadership, include: Knock Down the House (featuring Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez); The Hunting Ground; and the celebrated nine-part PBS series Women, War & Peace, which played a critical role in building constituent support for the eventual passage of the Women, Peace & Security Act of 2017.Other notable achievements have been the creation of a robust fee-for-service program that currently represents $500,000 in annual revenue, including an impact campaign service for documentary filmmakers, and the launch of the only speakers bureau for exclusively women human rights activists, representing Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah Gbowee.



American Documentary | POV

• Community Engagement & Education Manager

  • Sep 2010 - Aug 2013

  Worked with community-based organizations, government representatives, corporations, educators and public television stations to present screenings, discussions and workshops around POV documentary films on PBS. This included managing online and on-the-ground social action campaigns for 40+ award-winning documentary films. Worked with community-based organizations, government representatives, corporations, educators and public television stations to present screenings, discussions and workshops around POV documentary films on PBS. This included managing online and on-the-ground social action campaigns for 40+ award-winning documentary films.



Gigantic Pictures

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Documentary Film Researcher

  • May 2010 - Feb 2012

  I’ve worked in various positions on documentary productions around the world, including as lead researcher for The Great Invisible (Participant Media), an award-winning documentary film on the global oil economy. I’ve worked in various positions on documentary productions around the world, including as lead researcher for The Great Invisible (Participant Media), an award-winning documentary film on the global oil economy.



Northwestern University in Qatar

• Qatar
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Student Services Specialist

  • Nov 2008 - Nov 2009

  Designed and implemented outreach strategies for recruitment in inaugural year of Northwestern University’s satellite campus in the Middle East. Recruited students (locally and regionally) for journalism and film programs Designed and implemented outreach strategies for recruitment in inaugural year of Northwestern University’s satellite campus in the Middle East. Recruited students (locally and regionally) for journalism and film programs



The Field Museum

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Exhibition Development

  • Mar 2008 - Nov 2008

  Assisted in research, design and storytelling for museum exhibitions, and managed collection database. Used interview, observation and audience analysis to evaluate the success of various exhibition components, prepare summative reports and propose remedial prototypes. Assisted in research, design and storytelling for museum exhibitions, and managed collection database. Used interview, observation and audience analysis to evaluate the success of various exhibition components, prepare summative reports and propose remedial prototypes.



Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Educational Programs Assistant

  • Apr 2008 - Aug 2008

  Assisted in design and implementation of educational cinema and art programs for all ages, including the museum’s first after-school program for children.

• Assistant to Film Curator

  • Jan 2006 - May 2008