About Me
Filmmaker. Writer. Storyteller.
I'm an experienced storyteller, documentary filmmaker, and poet. I'm passionate about empowering people through creativity, be that the experience of creating or consuming media/art or face-to-face interactions within educational communities.
I graduated summa cum laude from Kalamazoo College in March 2019, and since then I've moved between Michigan, Germany, and Pittsburgh, working in creative fields and international education. While based in Aachen, Germany through the Fulbright Program, I connected with students and other creatively-minded people and created spaces for them to learn about creative writing and film. I have extensive teaching experience with an emphasis on empowerment and spontaneity.
Now, amidst the wild hum of COVID-19, I'm teaching English in Bonn and sinking myself into art. Connect with me for creative collaborations, video production and post-production, copy-editing, and academic editing services.
AWARDS
Reading Film Festival 2020
The short thriller "Eye to Eye" was an official selection of the festival.
Fulbright Grant Recipient 2019-2020
Teaching Assistantship awarded by the Fulbright Program, the Pedagogical Exchange Service of Nordrhein-Westfalen, and Fulbright Germany.
Kazoo 48 Hour Film Festival 2019
The film "Eye to Eye" was awarded with second place overall and Best Use of Dialogue.
Dwight and Leola Stocker Prize 2019
Awarded by Kalamazoo College for excellence in writing.
Freda Gray Charitable Fund Prize for Foreign Language Study 2018
Awarded for passion in foreign language study and international engagement by the Pittsburgh Foundation.
Kalamazoo Institute of Art Student Film Festival 2018
Official Selection: "Imagination and Society: Transitions into Adulthood"