JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE:
FireRiver.TV
Oakland, CA
Freelance/Independent Producer; news/magazine/documentaries, including:
Senior Producer; Past and Present Media
Senior Producer; KCTS Television, National Documentary Division
Senior Producer; PBS Series LIVELYHOOD
Producer/Director/Writer; PBS Series THE PERILOUS FIGHT
Freelance Producer; CBS, FOX, NBC, MSNBC, A&E, E! Network, C/Net

Non-Profit/Corporate Video Work:
Consulting Producer; New Voices in Journalism
Media Consultant; The Democracy Center, Bolivia
Producer/Writer/Researcher: OffRoad Capital Investment Banking
Freelance Producer; Natural Resources Defense Council, Transform, AFL-CIO, Machinists Union, Alameda Labor Council, California State Building Trades Council, Commonwealth Club, Oakland Schools, Coalition for Essential Schools, MediaLink, Ikana Media, IntoWineTV.com, Stir Fry Seminars, Microsoft, Oracle, Sun Microsystems, DHL, Citibank

KRON-TV, NBC
San Francisco, CA
Senior Field Producer;
Investigative documentary and news series producer.

KQED-TV, PBS
San Francisco, CA
Managing Producer;
EXPRESS, weekly investigative news magazine.
Supervised series budget & staff of 20.
Producer;
Local & national PBS documentaries,
news reports for MacNEIL/LEHRER NEWSHOUR.

KRWG-TV, PBS
Las Cruces, NM
Producer/Filmmaker;
Produced, directed, shot & edited 2 weekly news magazines,
1 documentary series, & 3 weekly live studio based programs.
Supervised series budgets and staff of 10.

Circuit Rider Productions
Windsor, CA
Producer/Director of Operations—Company Co-Owner;
Produced and edited documentaries.
Supervised budget and staff of 12.


TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

University of California at Berkeley
Graduate School of Journalism
Lecturer;
Documentary film producing and writing.
History of Documentary Film.

New Mexico State University
Department of Journalism
Instructor;
TV news magazine/documentary/studio production and reporting.

Circuit Rider Productions
Windsor, CA
Instructor;
CETA youth job training classes in video production.



JOURNALISM AWARDS:

ALFRED I. DUPONT—COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY AWARD
INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERS & EDITORS AWARD
WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISM AWARD
NATIONAL EMMY AWARD NOMINATION, Research
2 INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY ASSN NOMINATIONS,
Historical & Limited Series
3 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA EMMY AWARDS,
Investigative Reporting & Current Affairs
3 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA EMMY NOMINATIONS,
Interview/Discussion Program
LARRY LEE AWARD for EXCELLENCE IN SAN FRANCISCO
BAY AREA TELEVISION
JOHN SWETT AWARD for EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION JOURNALISM
ROCKY MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING AWARD


EDUCATION:

Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology
University of Washington, Seattle, WA



DOCUMENTARY CREDITS (partial listing):

Exploring Space: The Quest for Life
PBS 2006
Two-hour High-Definition documentary examining the origin of life and the quest for discovering humanity’s role in the solar system, past, present, and future.
Senior Producer-Producer-Writer

The Perilous Fight: America’s World War II in Color
PBS/BBC 2003
Part 2 of four part series telling through color film and contemporary writings the story of America’s experience of WWII.
Part 2 covers the years January 1942 to June 1944.
Producer-Writer

Last Chance for Eden
Festival Circuit 2002-2003
A group “conversation” about how racism and sexism affects lives and families.
Camera-Editor

Norman Mineta: An American Story
Festival Circuit 2000
Biography of 1st Asian-American member of the U.S. Cabinet, who was interned in WWII.
Producer-Writer-Camera

The Digital Divide: Starting Up
KQED-TV 2000
Two part series examining the haves and have-nots in the high tech industry.
A look at three African-Americans starting dot coms.
Senior Producer-Producer-Writer

Livelyhood: Chipping Off The Old Block / Carpool to Nirvana
PBS 1999
2 programs: how Americans develop work ethics & innovations in workplace leadership.
Senior Producer-Producer-Writer

Jet Fueled
PBS 1996
The history of the Machinist Union in the airline industry
Producer-Writer

Ties That Bind
PBS 1995
The legal struggles to form unions today in the United States
Producer-Writer

Your Money or Your Life
KRON-TV 1991
The crisis in health insurance in America
Producer-Writer

Shield for Abuse
KQED-TV 1989
Police brutality in San Francisco
Producer-Writer-Editor

Money in America: The Politics of Banking
PBS 1988
Part 3 of a three-hour series on the Banking Industry in the United States
Producer-Writer-Editor