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"Pidgin"
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"Here One Day "
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"Special Circumstances"
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"Eating Alaska"
 
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"Independent Lens"
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"Bachelorette, 34"
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"One Voice"
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Video editorial services for the broadcast and independent film communities since 1989.
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Award-winning editor, writer and producer with over twenty five years experience editing for broadcast and independent media.

Professional Experience

Freelance Editor, Writer, Producer, Story Consultant
Honolulu, HI, July 2010 - present.            Dallas, TX, July 2002 - July 2010.
San Francisco, CA, October 1989 - July 2002.

Long & short form documentary editing a specialty. Films broadcast on PBS include:  Eating Alaska (2010), Pidgin: The Voice of Hawai‘i (2009), Special Circumstances (2009), By Invitation Only (2007), No Loitering (2001), Surfing for Life (2000), Peace Talks (1997), It’s Elementary (1997), School Colors (1994), Young Aspirations/ Young Artists (1993).

Recent clients include Pacific Islanders in Communication, Pau Hana Films, Two Suns Media, and the Independent Television Service.

Avid Certified Instructor
Dallas, TX & San Francisco, CA. June 1994 - December 2006.
Taught hundreds of editors introductory to advanced Avid courses as part of Avid’s Certified Training Program.

Editor/Independent Filmmaker, YOUNG ASPIRATIONS/YOUNG ARTISTS
August 1991 to July 1992. Produced, directed, co-wrote and edited Emmy award-winning documentary. Broadcast on PBS in June 1993. Self-distribute film through New Day Films cooperative.

Cameraperson/Editor/Producer, WWL-TV (CBS), New Orleans, LA.
September 1988 - September 1989.
Created promos and PSA's.

Cameraperson/Editor/Producer, Entergy Corporation, New Orleans, LA
March 1985 - September 1988

Production Assistant/Editor, Group W Cable, Violet, LA
March 1984 - March 1985

Production Assistant/Editor, Loyola Institute for Ministry, New Orleans, LA
March 1983 - March 1984


Technical Expertise

Format savvy from mini-DV to HD to 35 mm. I speak Mac & PC, Final Cut Pro & Avid. Expert long form project manager.

Education

Avid Instructor Certification Program,
1994 - 2006

Maine Film and Video Workshops,
1987 - 1990

Loyola University, New Orleans, LA
Graduated cum laude May 1984 with a Bachelor of Arts in both Communications and Political Science.

Professional Affiliations

Hawaii International Film Festival, individual member

Women in Film.Dallas
President 2005, Vice President 2004

New Day Films
1993 - present


National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, 2000 Northern California Emmy Award, Outstanding Achievement in Editing

San Francisco State University, Lecturer,
1998 - 1999

Bay Area Video Coalition, Instructor,
1993 - 1998

Personal

Childhood: New Orleans, Louisiana. Heritage: Latina/Scottish Caribbean American. Other interests: travel, cooking, organic gardening, yoga and dancing