I went to film school straight of high school in 2003. I have been working in the film industry for 21 years. For the past 8 years, I have been working as a cinematographer and director for a medical docuseries called the “OHNI Case Files.”

As any starting filmmaker, I worked my way up. In 2004, I graduated as a master make-up artist for film/tv. I wanted to explore my love of film in various departments.

I think as a filmmaker you really need to be diverse. Education is the key to success whether you are in film or any industry. I have always strived to learn as much as I could. Being a female in a male dominated industry years ago, I really had to prove myself and find ways to stand out. I worked in the lighting department, camera dept, makeup department, and video editing. I have worked as a PA and I have even worked numerous gigs in order the get the experience. I believe as a filmmaker you really need to learn your craft. You should never be stubborn or arrogant that you aren’t willing to do other jobs because you only want to direct, edit, film, etc. In order to be a better filmmaker you need to step out of your comfort level and think outside of the box. There is no set way or path to be successful. You just have to pave your own way not just in film, but in life.

I think what sets me a part from others is my drive to not give up. As much as it has been a difficult road many times, I never gave up on my dream. I always wanted to be a filmmaker and most importantly work on films that would make a positive impact.

I worked on countless films and projects long before my current job.

I never felt satisfied or fulfilled with the type of work I was doing. The films I worked on lack substance and it was more of job that I got paid for and that was it.

Nearly 9 years ago, I was laid off from my full-time job. I was at the lowest point in my life. I had spent all these years dedicated to this dream and I questioned myself if I wasted all these years chasing nothing.

I spent months applying to jobs with no success and then out of nowhere I got a job interview at the current company I work for. Out of a couple 100 applicants I was one of the 10 that received an interview. I was the second and the last to be interviewed.

I bombed my interview. I am not one to talk about myself and instead I asked to demonstrate what I could do. In 24 hours, I shot and edited a short promo about the practice and the doctors.

I put everything I had left on that promo. After everything I had been thru, and not giving up, here I am 8 years later living my passion.
Sometimes opportunities come from unexpected places, and you have to be open and flexible.
I got a job at a head and neck surgical practice. From the moment I set foot in the door, everything I thought about film and how things were run, was thrown completely out the window. My boss wanted to create a medical docuseries. And I would head this endeavor.

This has never been done before, and there was no template for me to follow. It really was a new beginning for me. I always wanted to travel and here I am a couple days later, flying out to film my first patient. And ever since, I’ve traveled around the world filming this surgical team and its patients.

I never realized the impact I would have by filming these stories. It came full circle for me when I would hear patients who would come to the practice and got the surgery they needed because of a video of mine they saw. Finally I was able to work on a project that was both meaningful and made a difference through my passion and love of filmmaking.

Working on the OHNI Case Files, gave me the opportunity to grow as a filmmaker and paved a way for things in my career I’ve always desired but never thought was possible due to the unconventional path I was on.


I am an associate member of the TV Academy, a member of the Society of Camera Operators, and more.

I’ve learned that there are many roads that lead to your destination and sometimes it is the path not normally taken. And as much as you want to turn back and give up, you got to keep going forward because you don’t know what opportunity waits around the corner.