WORK
Talent Producer
for Stitcher Podcast Networks (Earwolf, Stitcher Originals, Exactly Right, Headfirst, More Sauce, Team Coco, Witness Docs)
2018 - Present
- Booking and brainstorming guests and interviewees to appear on 50+ podcasts. Facilitating all logistics for interviews.
- Working in podcast acquisitions, development and festival relations. Helping produce shows and pilot ideas.
Casting Producer
for Tournament of Laughs on TBS.
Present
- Currently booking.
Casting Director
for Netflix's stand-up competition series.
2018 - 2020
- Show started filming in March 2020; on hold due to coronavirus.
Talent Booker
for Fuse's new show, Unleashed with Jimmy O Yang.
2020
- Started booking talent for season 1; on hold due to coronavirus.
Talent Booker
for Rolling Stone's new podcast, Too Long, Didn't Watch.
2020
- Booked select talent for season 1 of the podcast.
Talent Booker
for Will Smith's This Joka on Quibi.
2019
- Booked comics for Will Smith's stand-up series.
Talent Booker
for Sherman's Showcase Special on IFC.
2019
- Booked talent for Season 2's special, coming out summer 2020.
Talent Booker
for documentary feature, The Last Blockbuster.
2019
- Film produced by Popmotion Pictures and City Drive Films.
Talent Booker
for Getting Doug with High with Doug Benson.
2018 - 2019
- Booked the talent to be interviewed by Doug Benson.
Director & Producer
for documentary film, Camp Siberia.
2016 - 2019
- Traveled to Siberia in September 2016 to explore the aftermaths of the Russian orphanage system.
Stand-Up Booker
for Jimmy Kimmel Live! on ABC.
2017 - 2018
- Scouted, booked, and produced television stand-up sets for the late night talk show.
Talent Booker
for Good Mythical Morning with Rhett & Link.
2018
- Cast new characters to join the pre-existing cast.
Talent Associate
for Kevin Hart's Cold As Balls on LOL Network / Lionsgate.
2018
- Booked talent for the newest episodes of Kevin Hart's ice-bath comedy interview series.
Talent Booker
for Backseat Comics, a Comedy Dynamics show for Microsoft.
2018
- Booked comedians for video game based show that streamed on Mixer, Microsoft's video platform.
Talent Consultant
for Blue Ant Digital Studios.
2018
- Found talent for Blue Ant Digital Studios' newest comedy documentary show.
Talent Associate
2017 - 2018
- Worked on projects for Comedy Central, History Channel, Lebron James' SpringHill Entertainment, WNYC Studios (Phoebe Robinson's Sooo Many White Guys & Late Night Whenever with Michelle Buteau), Will Smith's Westbrook Entertainment, and more.
Talent Booker
for Funny Or Die Digital.
2017
- Was hired for 12 weeks to help launch FoD's new live Twitch.tv channel.
Talent Producer
for Propagate Content's show, Tour Dates.
2017 - 2018
- Scouted, interviewed, and cast four comedians who work well together as a touring team.
- Booked comedy tour across North America.
Programming Consultant
for the world's largest international comedy festival, Just For Laughs.
2014 - 2017 (Festivals: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)
- Scouted nationwide talent to determine the best up-and-coming comedic acts (New Faces Stand-Up, New Faces Unrepresented, and Characters).
- Auditioned candidates; oversaw all showcases in Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago. Handpicked performers; worked one-on-one with talent.
- Consulted on bookings of comedians, solo acts, and concept shows for live shows including Galas, Off-JFL, and more.
Development Consultant
for Just For Laughs/Juste pour rire Television.
2017
- Helped develop content for web, television, and other platforms that Just For Laughs TV produced in 2017.
- Wrote pitch material and content to present to clients.
Talent Booker
for The CW Seed's The Lie Detector with the Lucas Bros
2017
- Booked, scheduled, and oversaw over 40 big-name comedians.
Talent Manager
for Fusion and All Def Digital's award show, All Def Movie Awards.
2017
- Booked the host, presenters, award recipients and comedians for Russell Simmons’ award show honoring diversity.
Talent Coordinator
for Comedy Central's 8-episode series, The Comedy Jam.
2016 - 2017
- Acted as the liaison between the network, EP's, talent, director, reps, and talent producer. Helped solidify artistic vision for the show and articulated that to all involved through one sheet creation, phone calls, emails, and daily updates.
- Made talent booking offers, created lists of potential talent ideas, kept everyone in the loop on the status of talent. Assisted with contract agreements, travel logistics, and song clearances.
Grants Writer
for JFL42, Toronto's comedy festival.
2016 - 2017
- Consisted of writing, preparing, and assembling all supporting documentation needed for the submission of grants for Toronto's 2017 comedy festival, JFL42.
Talent Booker
for The CW Seed's The Elevator Talk Show with Nick Thune.
2016
- Booked, scheduled, and oversaw 40 big-name comedians.
Talent Booker
for JASH Network's comedy festival, Jashfesht.
2016
- Blocked out a performance schedule along with the JashFesht programming team in accordance with talent availability.
- Booked acts for curated shows. Acted as a liaison between JashFesht producers, festival planners, talent, and talent reps. Compiled, organized and relayed information about show details to appropriate parties.
Program Director
of Chris Hardwick's comedy venue, The Nerdist Showroom (also known as NerdMelt).
2014 - 2015
- Curated, maintained, promoted, and diversified NerdMelt's calendar of nightly comedy shows, screenings, live podcasts, panels, art exhibitions, book readings, film premieres, special events, and fundraisers.
- Supervised 10+ staff members and 15 interns.
- Oversaw general operations including social media outreach, public relations, finances and payroll, marketing, supplies, website maintenance, ticketing updates, and house management.
- Location Manager for Comedy Central’s The Meltdown with Jonah & Kumail: Season 2 and for the Harmontown TV series.
Casting Associate
for The Biggest Laugh, a pilot for FOX.
2015
- Researched, identified, and scouted sketch groups and talent on a national level for a sketch comedy pilot for FOX and Sony. Organized submissions and maintained a detailed log. Released breakdowns detailing available roles.
Talent Booker
for The CW Seed's The Elevator Talk Show with Pete Holmes.
2015
- Booked, scheduled, and oversaw over 50 big-name comedians.
Talent Liaison & Show Manager
for Moontower Comedy and Oddities Festival in Austin, TX.
2015 - 2017
- Acted as liaison between festival producers and talent. Managed a 300+ person venue for Austin’s premier comedy festival.
Stage Manager
for RIOT: LA's Alternative Comedy Festival.
2016 - 2017
- Managed a 500+ person venue for LA's alternative comedy festival.
Associate Producer
for Set List: Stand-Up Without A Net.
2013 - 2015
- Produced live, improvised stand-up shows that toured worldwide.
- Accompanied the show to festivals and venues such as Upright Citizens Brigade, Maui Comedy Festival, Portland's Bridgetown Comedy Festival, and San Francisco SketchFest.
- Wrote content for the shows. Aided with production for The Nerdist Channel’s 80-episode 'Set List' web series.
education
Transom: Workshop for New Public Radio
Traveling Workshop on Catalina Island.
June 2019
- Intensive seven day training in audio storytelling, led by Rob Rosenthal.
- You can hear the radio story I created for KISL here.
Western Washington University
Bachelor of Arts: Theatre
Bellingham, WA
- Cum Laude, President’s List, Dean's List
- Department Presidential Scholar Award: An accomplished scholar; demonstrated success in furthering multicultural activities; achieved high levels of service to the community.
- (Studied freshman year at Colorado College. Transferred to WWU at the beginning of my sophomore year.)
Semester At Sea
Institute for Shipboard Education (study abroad program)
Europe, Africa, Asia
- Circumnavigated the world while studying in 12 countries. Took classes from Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
2017-2019 Council Member - Semester At Sea's Young Alumni Council: Voted to the council by the Alumni Association Board of Directors. Serving a three-year term from January 2017 to December 2019. The Young Alumni Council serves as a voice, vehicle, and resource for Semester at Sea alumni.
