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Bio

I have more than 25 years of expertise in television, film, news, digital and advertising. In my current role, I’m responsible for the development and production of theatrical films, documentaries, video series, and podcasts. Including, bringing AP's investigative, enterprise and archive stories to the Hollywood community for co-production opportunities. I work with award-winning producers, media broadcasters, news organizations and film-makers such as ABC, Hulu, Frontline, Sony Pictures Television, Apple+ and Amazon TV.

Most recently, I was focused on licensing and distributing AP video, image, text, audio, and interactive journalism with Extra TV, Entertainment Tonight, Access, CBS, NBC, Fox Sports and the NFL.

Before joining the AP, I worked for 13 years as the Vice-President of Business Development in Advertising Sales and the Head of Multicultural Advertising for Altice/Cablevision in New York. In
addition to sales, my experience also spans marketing and distribution for well-known global media brands such as Time Warner, Showtime Networks and Sony Pictures Entertainment.

I’ve worked with several nonprofits including serving as a board member for the National Associated for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC) and as a member and mentor for “She Runs It!” (formerly known as “Advertising Women In NY”). I’m currently on the advisory board and is the membership chairperson for the Southern California Chapter of NAMIC and a task force member of the AP Employee Resource Group, EDITeam, working towards improving Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at the Associated Press.

I hold a degree in Communications/Television and Film from Queens College, CUNY, and I’m fluent in four languages.

I’m currently a resident of Los Angeles and in my spare time, I’m passionate about traveling, hiking, film, television, technology, science-fiction.