Montclair State University: Master of Arts, Communication Studies, May 2004
Montclair State University: Bachelor of Arts in Broadcasting, May 2000
Graduate Summa Cum Laude with a GPA of 3.9 on a 4.0 scale
Work Experience:
Associate Producer, April 2003 to July 2005
Caucus Educational Corporation, Montclair, New Jersey
Associate producer for Caucus NJ with Steve Adubato
Associate producer for One-on-One with Steve Adubato
Production Assistant, March 2000 to April 2003
Fox News Channel, New York
Assist in production of Fox News Live, a live news show featuring
updates every hour and half hour
Assemble VOs, SOTs and packages for air
Log tapes into library system for live news
Assist in production of Web MD Television Weekend, a taped show
featuring health news and feature stories
Compile sports and entertainment feeds
Adjunct Professor, Post Production, January 2001 to present,
Montclair State University, New Jersey
Train students on the Sony 2000 Beta and Hi-8 series
Teach both technical and creative aspects of post production
Teach students non-linear editing system, Sony ES-7 and Avid
Instructor, January 2000 to 2002,
New Jersey School of the Arts, Trenton, New Jersey
Instruct high school students in live television production
Guide students from idea to finished production of thirty-second
commercials, PSAs and narrative scenes
Executive Assistant, VP of Engineering/News Gathering, June to Sept. 2000
Fox News Channel, New York
Managing Coordinator, Fox Digital Television Program, June to Sept. 2000
Fox News Channel, New York
Recruited and hired students to measure Fox News digital signal
Coordinated and scheduled testing of sites
Editing Consultant, September 1999 to Present
Broadcasting Department, Montclair State University
Edited footage, including b-roll and interviews, for Carpe Diem, the
Award-winning
half hour magazine format show aired weekly on
Comcast and Cablevision, reaching 485,000 homes
Used both non-linear Sony Edit-Station and off-line Beta editing
Trained students on Sony Edit-Station
Production Assistant and Associate Producer, May to August 1999,
In the Mix, New York
Associate Producer of In the Mix special, "Cliques: Behind the Labels"
Feb. 2000
Recorded and conducted interviews using a digital camcorder
Logged and uploaded footage onto Avid Express non-linear editing
system
Redesigned and updated the outreach and contact program and initiated new contacts
Director, Assistant Director, Sept. 1999 to May 2000
DuMont Television Center, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ
Served as crew member for thirty Carpe Diem shows
Produced an award-winning hour documentary about my grandmother
and her experiences in World War II, edited on the Sony ES-7
Education:
Masters Degree in Communication Arts, May 2004
Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, New Jersey
Bachelor of Arts in Broadcasting, May 2000
Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, New Jersey
Graduate Summa Cum Laude
Honors and Affiliations:
Gracie Allen Award, Best Student Documentary, 2001, national competition, American Women in Radio and Television
Faculty and Staff Outstanding Student of the Year, 2000
First Broadcasting student at MSU to receive the School of the Arts Scholarship Award, 1999
Governor School of the Arts Award, 1st Place, Non-fiction, 1996
Member of the Golden Key National Honor Society and the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
Related Skills:
Fluent in Dutch, some German and French
Computer skills: Microsoft Word, Excel, some knowledge of HTML
References: Furnished Upon Request
Demo reel available upon request