I’ve been editing and story-telling, in one form or another, since grade school. In 5th grade, I drew a “film” for a book report on dot matrix paper, grabbed some dowel sticks and a cardboard box, and presented my first project. I still have it tucked away, waiting to be framed one of these days. Next stop on the timeline– a high school communications art program where I shot and edited Electronic News Gathering projects, created a TV show, learned how to run a TV studio, and wrote and edited for the school newspaper. At Syracuse University (Go 🍊👊), I continued to shoot and edit packages for our college TV station, edited multiple projects, both long and short form, and worked in the student editing bays. More than anything, that windowless edit bay––VHS decks at first, ¾” and DigiBeta to follow––was where I wanted to be. My post career began after that, working as an assistant editor at a commercial post production house in NYC. Scroll forward to a move to Los Angeles, where I primarily shifted to television drama. Other stops along my timeline include cutting commercials, documentaries, volunteer projects for organizations like the Children’s Defense Fund, The Trevor Project, and more.

Away from the edit bay, I’m still chasing the same things––the emotion and detail that make a place, a moment, unforgettable. Like hearing the crunch of the ice while hiking over a glacier in Iceland and drinking the freshest, purest water I’ve ever had. Inhaling cherry blossom cupcakes after a walk under the cherry blossoms at the Tidal Basin in D.C. Or crafting a mirror frame at home selecting from the thousands of seashells I’ve collected over the years. Life is in the details.