WHEN I WAS TWELVE YEARS OLD MY GIRL SCOUT TROOP DID A PHOTOGRAPHY MERIT BADGE AND I'VE PRETTY MUCH HAD A CAMERA IN MY HANDS EVER SINCE. FILMMAKING BECAME MY FOCUS A FEW YEARS LATER AND LED ME TO STUDY DIRECTING AND CINEMATOGRAPHY AT COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO. SINCE COMPLETING MY DEGREE I HAVE BEEN WORKING AS A FREELANCE CINEMATOGRAPHER AND CAMERA OPERATOR FOR FILMS, TELEVISION, DOCUMENTARIES, MUSIC, AND COMMERCIALS. MY WORK HAS AIRED ON CNN, SHOWTIME, PBS, A&E, TLC, THE FOOD NETWORK, DISCOVERY, AND HGTV, AMONG OTHERS. I'VE SHOT MULTIPLE AWARD WINNING FILMS AND MUSIC VIDEOS THAT HAVE PLAYED AT DOZENS OF FESTIVALS AROUND THE WORLD INCLUDING SXSW, HOTDOCS, HARDACRE, AND OUTFEST. I AM A DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY IN THE INTERNATIONAL CINEMATOGRAPHERS GUILD UNION LOCAL 600, AND ALSO A PROUD MEMBER OF THE ICFC - THE INTERNATIONAL COLLECTIVE OF FEMALE CINEMATOGRAPHERS. I CURRENTLY HANG MY LIGHT METER IN LOS ANGELES, AND I TRAVEL AS OFTEN AS THE OPPORTUNITY ARISES. WHEN I'M NOT WORKING I CAN USUALLY BE FOUND AT A PEARL JAM CONCERT. WITH A CAMERA, OF COURSE.