My production and program work spans media, civic institutions, and community education. I have directed original historical research for national broadcast and documentary film while building cross-sector partnerships between nonprofits, public libraries, and universities, and developing and executing grant-funded programs from the ground up. Across all of it, the work is the same at its core: connect people to historical knowledge and build the institutional relationships and operational infrastructure that make that connection last.
MEDIA & ARCHIVAL PRODUCTION
Lost Notes, Groupies: Women of the Sunset Strip from the Pill to Punk, NPR/KCRW, 2024 Head Research Producer. Led primary source research for this NPR audio documentary, working with archival collections to reconstruct a largely undocumented chapter of music history.
The Unbelievable with Dan Aykroyd, seasons 1-3, The History Channel, A+E Networks, 2023–Present. Archival Producer & Head Researcher. Direct historical research and primary source acquisition for this ongoing documentary series, identifying and securing archival materials from institutional collections worldwide.
History’s Greatest of All Time, The History Channel, A+E Networks, 2022–2023 Archival Producer & Head Researcher. Led historical research production for this multi-episode series, overseeing the archival lifecycle from source identification through licensing and delivery.
History’s Deadliest with Ving Rhames, The History Channel, Propagate Media, 2025 Producer. Contributed archival research and production coordination for this documentary series examining historical disasters and catastrophes.
General Magic, Spellbound Productions, 2016–2017 Head Researcher & Archival Producer. Contributed archival research to this documentary film about the legendary Silicon Valley startup, sourcing historical materials related to the early mobile technology industry.
A Wall Street Story, ACT 3 Podcast Network, 2025, Producer. Researched, wrote, interviewed Subject Matter Experts for 8 episode deep documentary on the history of Wall Street.
Ruth and Margaret, Center for Independent Documentary with NEH Media Production Grant, 2015–2019, Head Researcher. Led primary source research for an NEH-funded documentary film across multiple institutional archives, managing deliverables within federal grant accountability frameworks.
PROGRAM & COMMUNITY EDUCATION
Comic Arts Scholarship & Teaching (CAST) Portal UC System-Wide Initiative, 2023–Present. Collaborator on the development of a free, open-source portal providing inclusive, equity-based curriculum and pedagogy resources for comic arts scholarship and teaching across institutions. Secured UC system-wide seed grant funding; currently in active piloting phase.
“The Girl in Theory: Toward a Critical Girlhood Studies Symposium” Department of Childhood Studies, Rutgers University, 2022. Co-organized an interdisciplinary scholarly symposium convening researchers around youth equity and justice, managing programming, logistics, and cross-departmental coordination.
Inter-Divisional Graduate Writing Pedagogy Certificate Program Center for Innovations in Teaching and Learning (CITL), UC Santa Cruz, 2020–2021. Conceived, applied for grant funding to develop, and piloted this equity-based pedagogy program for graduate instructors across departments and divisions. Designed the full curriculum, obtained institutional funding, and managed operational delivery.
Girls Rock Chicago/Chicago Public Library Community Education Program, 2009–2011. Developed and led a partnership between Girls Rock Chicago and the Chicago Public Library system, designing and delivering hands-on music education programming for high school students at Harold Washington Library. Programming included instrument workshops and career-connected songwriting panels with local musicians, creating civic learning experiences that connected underserved young people to professional creative communities. Founded the organization’s institutional archive in parallel, establishing acquisition and access systems where none previously existed.