Education

• Columbia College Chicago

  Master of Fine Arts (MFA)

  Film & Video
  Documentary Production Cinematography Writing/Directing
  

• Excellence in Teaching Award Nominee

  
  Student and Faculty nomination
  

• Outstanding First Year Experience, Film/Video Faculty

  
  Nominated by first-year students for enhancing their college experience. One nomination per department
  

• Rosebud Award

  
  Exceptional creative and academic achievement
  

• Rosebud Award

  
  Exceptional creative and academic achievement
  

• Follett Graduate Merit Award

  
  1st year graduate tuition award based on undergraduate academic accomplishment.
  

• Thomas More College

  BA

  Biology
  Focused on Pre-Med, Ecology, Vertebrates Associates degree in Psychology with focus on Cognition and Theories of Personality
  

• Merit Scholarship

  
  Tuition awarded for academic accomplishment. Maintained for four years of study.
  

• Isthmus Films

  Partner / Co-Founder

  
  Thought-provoking explorations of the world * Documentaries * Video and new media * Gallery/Installation work * Outreach strategies * Grant-writing
  

• Dangerous Gate Productions

  Partner / Co-Founder

  
  * Video and new media * Idea development * All phases of production (pre through post) * PSA's, corporate video, commercials, fiction films. * Videography and photography services.
  

• Columbia College Chicago

  Adjunct Faculty

  
  A facilitator of film and video education in one of the world's leading film and video programs. * 16mm Film and Video courses * Fiction and Non-fiction * Production, Post-Production, Story Development and Aesthetics * Introductory and Advanced level classes.
  

• Center for Community Arts Partnerships, TEAM Grant

  Teaching Artist

  
  * Work with 7th and 8th grade students from Chicago Public Schools * Create and promote media literacy * Produce student-generated original media (videos, animations, Prezis, photos) * Introduce new technology and media formats