Bio & Resume
I am a recent MFA (Masters of Fine Arts) graduate from American University in Washington, DC. Having completed my final year of three, I have learned so much about film production, screenwriting, and postproduction. My Capstone film entitled "People-Pleaser" about a young woman finding herself was selected as an official selection for the Rehoboth Beach International Film Festival. It also screened at University Film and Video Association and at the American Pavilion at Cannes Film Festival in 2025. My short film "Park Bench Philosophy" recently got into its first film festival. My documentary "Hot Rocks and Pretty Trash: Living off the Grid on Capitol Hill" played at the UFVA conference in 2024.
I'm a member of Women in Film and Video, University Film and Video Association, and recently the Writer's Guild of America's Independent Film Caucus.
I also am a Winter 2021 graduate of Cornell University's College of Arts and Sciences with a Bachelors Degree in Performing and Media Arts and American Studies (Phi Beta Kappa). I have been on stage since the age of five. Performing is part of who I am: acting, directing, dancing, singing, storytelling, and connecting with audiences. I am also a filmmaker who crafts stories about people and places with impact. I use the camera and editing to evoke a response from the audience.
My Performing and Media Arts Major from Cornell University has trained and prepared me for a professional career in directing and acting for the stage and screen. I honed my craft through acting, movement, literature, lighting, film, and TV courses. I was cast in two of the main stage productions during my undergraduate career. I also studied with a world-class directing Professor, David Feldshuh, to develop myself as a director in leading others through my artistic vision.
I am passionate about policy and politics having worked in multiple non-profits and on Capitol Hill. The American Studies Major gave me a lens with which to explore the facets of American Politics and culture. My main policy interests center on women's equality, combatting anti-semitism, climate change, and promoting voting rights and the democratic process.
I have recently worked for Close Up Foundation as a Civic educator (2026) inspiring and informing High School and Middle School students from around the country, interned with the Jewish Democratic Council of America (Jewish Dems) in their Communications Department, the American Jewish Committee in Washington DC, and Running Start, a non-partisan non profit that trains young women to run for political office. I also worked for United States Senator Chris Van Hollen in his Capitol Hill office.
I want to leverage performance, film, and politics to make an impact on our world. I see cinema as one of the foremost ways that I can impact people's minds and hearts.