Description
I produced two PBS one-hour documentaries, "Standing Bear's Footsteps" (2011) and "Medicine Women" (2016). I started my Public Relations, Marketing & Communications journey in 2010 at Vision Maker Media (formerly NAPT) in Lincoln, Nebraska as a Special Media Projects Coordinator. I worked for the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center for three years as the Communications Officer and currently with the Shawnee Tribe as a Communications Coordinator.
I have fourteen years of experience as a professional storyteller in news writing, creative writing, marketing, public relations, social media copywriting, documentary and video producing, photography and historical research. I utilize tribal language in my work when appropriate and with proper permissions for public publication. I enjoy teaching others what I know.
My educational background includes Theatre, Broadcast and Journalism, with two newspaper internships as a multimedia reporter.
Special Skills & Experience
• Cherokee Film Institute – Earning 2025 Certificate (Introduction to Industry, Introduction to Camera, Locations Management & Introduction to Production Office)
• OSU Center for Poets & Writers “Directing on a Budget” – May 2025
• Meridian Technology Center’s Key Conversation Series – March , 2025 (Voiceover Acting with Brett Bower!, Film Permits: When You Need Them and How to Apply with Justin Fortney, Grip and Electric with Jon Shryock, Stunts with Justin Parks, Funding Your Film with Dathan Smith and Uraina Smith)
• Community Member Extra for “The Lowdown” (Season 1) – April 2025
• UCLA Extension’s Scriptwriting Course - “Features: Essential Beginnings” - 2023
• Student of tribal languages (Umóⁿhoⁿ, Osage, Shawnee)
• Software – Adobe Suite (Premiere, Photoshop, InDesign, Acrobat), Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, OneDrive), Website management (Drupal 7, Typo 3, Wix & WordPress), Mailchimp, Phplist & Mail Designer 365, GoToWebinar, Monday.com (management platform), Dropbox, Slack, Grammarly.