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Interests
Writing • Children • Gardening • Yoga • Environment • Education • Maine • Meditation • Reading • Walking With My Adopted Dog • Arts and Culture
New Hampshire Film Commission since Apr 2010
Board Member
New Hampshire Film Festival since Apr 2010
Director, Screenplay Competition
Smoky Quartz Productions since Jan 2010
Producer & Writer
University of New Hampshire since 2004
Adjunct Professor
Rhode Island International Film Festival since May 2004
Consultant (Former Director), ScriptBiz Screenwriting Seminar
Education:
Goddard College 2006 - 2008
MFA, Creative Writing: ScreenwritingMy thesis screenplay was stage read in an event sponsored by UNH. And the script received a hand-scribed note from the head of the Nichols Fellowship in Screenwriting committee (sponsored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences) - my screenplay reached the top ten percent of entries in 2008.
University of California, Los Angeles 1999 - 2000
Professional Certificate, Screenwriting
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts 1983 - 1987
BA, English/Communications
Skills:
Creative Writing Screenwriting Editing Film Video Social Media Theatre Press Releases Film Production Video Production Documentaries Producing Public Speaking Storytelling Teaching Acting Journalism Entertainment Scripting Television Articles Copy Editing Blogging Short Films Plays Stage Books Independent Film Comedy Legal Writing Directing Creative Writer Post Production Art Video Editing Avid Media Composer Poetry Playwriting Drama Radio Sound Videography Final Cut Pro Resume Travel Writing Final Draft Magazines Literature Multimedia
Interests:
Writing Children Gardening Yoga Environment Education Maine Meditation Reading Walking With My Adopted Dog Arts and Culture
Oct 2013 to 2000 Star Service Provider/editorJunior High Student
Mar 2012 to 2000 Writing MentorBoys and Girls Club of Greater Concord
Mar 2011 to 2000 Video Producer & DirectorUniversity of New Hampshire
Jan 2004 to 2000 Adjunct ProfessorWorking as Independent Contractor
1991 to 2000 Freelance Writer, Editor, Producer & Publicist, Various ClientsConVal High School Keene, NH Feb 2015 to Apr 2015 InstructorSouthern New Hampshire University
Jul 2012 to Dec 2014 Adjunct ProfessorFish & Men Feature Documentary Film Portsmouth, NH Sep 2014 to Nov 2014 Social Media MarketerNH Film & Television Office Concord, NH Apr 2010 to Oct 2014 Board of DirectorsAmeriCorps - LearningWorks AIMS HIGH Program Maine Jan 2014 to Aug 2014 MentorGreen Chair Pictures Henniker, NH Mar 2012 to May 2012 Writer & ProducerElect David Karrick for NH House of Reps Warner, NH 2012 to 2012 PR managerNew England College
Sep 2009 to 2011 Adjunct ProfessorJayme's Fund Derry, NH Feb 2008 to Oct 2009 Producer & Media ManagerUniversity of New Hampshire Manchester, NH 2008 to 2009 Adjunct Faculty Professional Development GrantRhode Island Film Festival Providence, RI May 2004 to Dec 2005 Director of ScriptBiz Screenplay SeminarMcAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center Concord, NH 2004 to 2004 WriterMary Immaculate Hospital
1989 to 1991 Marketing CoordinatorNewsletters Newport News, VA 1987 to 1989 Writer
Education:
Goddard College Jan 2008 M.F.A. in Creative Writing/ScreenwritingUniversity of California at Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 2000 Certificate in Screenwriting OnlineNorth Adams State College 1987 B.A. in English/Communications