EDUCATION
BS Mass Communications; Certificate (Public & Social Affairs), Utah State University

EXPERIENCE

Screenwriter, Talent Scout, PA, Boom Op, PR, Before Your Time | May 2015-July 2016

• After the loss of their mother, 17-year-old Dylan, his two sisters, and father are forced to move back to the small town where their parents met and grew up. While getting back on their feet, the family stays with their eccentric Aunt Norah and tries to adjust to a new life. They meet a quirky neighborhood kid, Pete, who convinces them to embark on a bucket list-type adventure inspired by a list found in their Dad’s high school storage boxes. The task is not as easy as it seems and ultimately teaches everyone about managing grief, moving forward, and the importance of family.

• “Before Your Time” played in every Megaplex theater

• Helped with setup many times, including during a storm

• Was a boom op until nearly midnight

• Earned coverage in four articles

• Internal communication to actors to ensure their attendance for scenes

Journalist | March 2017-present

• 13 awards over 10 years of applying for them

• Worked for Screen Rant, Bleacher Report and Patch (among 27 publications overall)

Script Reader, Utah Film Writers, contract | Oct. 2018-March 2025

• Read & gave feedback on a script for the nationwide theatrical film Truth & Treason

• This work has included paid work

Author, ‘Star Wars’ Is Still Intact: Re-finding Yourself in the Age of Trump | wrote March 2017-July 2019; marketed March 2024-March 2025

• About Star Wars, Trump and journeying, with half of the undercurrent being coming to realizations

Set Production Assistant, The Ali’i King (short film) | Aug. 2022

• Assisted the 1^st Assistant Director and Unit Production Manager in a variety of ways

Office Production Assistant, Boom Op, Love Spell (short film) | June 2018

• Ensured that all cast and crew signed non-disclosure agreements

Health & Safety Monitor, The Last Police (pilot) | Sept.-Oct. 2021

• Made sure that crew, accountants were complying with COVID-19 safety requirements

Principal, Flacks PR | May 2021-Sept. 2022

• Earned coverage by media including CBS News, USA TODAY, The Washington Post, Yahoo! News (2X), MSN (2X), Chicago Tribune (2X), Dallas Morning News (2X), Washington Times (2X), Pew, Los Angeles Downtown News, WFLD Chicago, WGN Chicago, and KRLD Dallas

• Publicized two Broadway composers, members of Ukraine’s parliament and a former spokeswoman for Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy during Russia’s invasion of its country; a former U.S. national security advisor; the best technology law firm in the U.S. for five of the past seven years, according to a magazine; a nationally renowned martial artist; and a grassroots initiative that achieved voter reform

• Earned coverage in two Middle East publications for a man whose work was part of an initiative that won a Nobel Peace Prize; exclusively wrote about an academic finding that the U.S. media’s legal standing may be on “shaky ground”; did copywriting for a law firm that fights for consumers

ACHIEVEMENTS & VOLUNTEERISM: Trainee in Grip & Electric workshop from Utah Film Commission; featured in 5 media outlets; former THRIVE women’s group leader