About

Filmmaker, Journalist, Storyteller, Video Nerd
Hi there! I’m an award-winning filmmaker and producer with 10+ years of experience turning complex ideas into visual stories people actually want to spend time with.
What I Do
I work across formats, platforms, and timelines, and I’m comfortable leading a project end to end, from the first spark to the final cut. Sometimes that means field producing, sometimes it means shaping the story in the edit, and often it means guiding a team through the messy middle with clarity, momentum, and care for the details that make a piece sing.
What Drives Me
I’m motivated by the moment an idea becomes a place you can step into. I love taking something abstract, misunderstood, or hard to hold in your head and giving it shape, rhythm, and emotional gravity, so the audience doesn’t just understand it, they feel it. I’m drawn to work with ambition and intention, where the craft is sharp, the choices are honest, and the process stays human.
How I Work
I’m calm, collaborative, and rigorous about story. I care deeply about team culture and leadership, because the best work comes from people who feel supported and challenged at the same time. I bring high standards and a steady presence, and I try to make the room feel focused, generous, and creatively alive.
Recognition for my work
Fortune Magazine's "Most Memorable Interviews This Decade"
Kenneth Feinberg—July 1, 2019
"Putting a Price on Suffering"
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I interviewed Feinberg for the production of my feature video on the Larry Nassar scandal. Feinberg has been the go-to adjudicator/mediator for every major victims settlement won from the U.S. government, starting with Agent Orange and including, but not limited to, 9/11, the 2009 recession, and the BP oil spill.
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2023 California Journalism Awards
1st Place: Social Media Innovation Award
"Bear-spray attacks on homeless people", The San Francisco Standard
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1st Place: Food Writing/Reporting
"Pretty F*cking Good" Docuseries, The San Francisco Standard
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2nd Place: Video Journalism-Other
"Chinatown’s Hidden Poverty: How a Family of Six Survives Living in a Tiny Room", The San Francisco Standard
3rd Place: Video Journalism-Other
"This San Francisco Photographer Shoots the Golden Gate Bridge Every Single Day", The San Francisco Standard
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5th Place: Video Journalism-News
"How the Golden Gate Bridge Is Going To Use $400 Million in Federal Funds", The San Francisco Standard
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San Francisco Press Club Awards
2023
1st Place: Television/Video: Videography
“San Francisco's Wave Organ Plays With the Tides”, The San Francisco Standard
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2nd Place: Television/Video: Sports Feature
“'I've Played More Games Than Barry Bonds': Meet Home Run Hunter McCovey Cove Dave”, The San Francisco Standard
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3rd Place: Television/Video: Investigative Reporting
"Major Milestones in San Francisco Shoplifting History”, The San Francisco Standard
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3rd Place: Television/Video: Feature Story / Serious Nature
“San Francisco Students Discuss Pandemic Trauma”, The San Francisco Standard
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2022
1st Place: Digital Media: Videography
“A Monument To The ‘Mothers of Gynecology’ Rises In San Francisco”, The San Francisco Standard
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Overall Excellence: Digital Media
The San Francisco Standard
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2022 Editor & Publisher Awards
1st Place: Best News or Event Feature
“‘Getting Harder By the Day’: SF School District Looks to Staff Up as Droves of Teachers Depart”, The San Francisco Standard