current work
Talent Booker
for Earwolf Podcast Network & Stitcher.
April 2018 - Present
- Booking guests and interviewees to appear on 25+ Earwolf comedy podcasts and a handful of Stitcher podcasts, including Comedy Bang! Bang!, Unspooled w/ Paul Scheer & Amy Nicholson, Never Not Funny: The Jimmy Pardo Podcast, Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness, Hollywood Handbook, Kevin Pollak's Chat Show, The Sporkful, Throwing Shade, Spontaneanation w/ Paul F. Tompkins, and more.
- Facilitating logistics for interviews.
Talent Booker
March 2018 - Present
- Booking the guests to be interviewed (while smoking weed) by Doug Benson.
Producer
for documentary feature, Bite To The Future.
May 2015 - Present
Sales agents: Paradigm (Ben Weiss, Meghan Oliver, Derek Kigongo)
- Set up interviews with talent. Interviews have included Wolfgang Puck, Joel Stein, Hasan Minhaj, Moby, Ingrid Newkirk (Co-Founder, PETA), and more.
- Assist the director with scouting, interviewing, and organization. Travel to interview locations. Assist with filling post-production positions. Help package the film; write and edit content. Create the film's schedule and budget with the director.
Director & Executive Producer
for documentary feature, A Russian Summer.
January 2016 - Present
- A Russian Summer is a feature documentary, co-directed with Kyle Scoble. Traveled to Novosibirsk, Siberia in September 2016 to explore the aftermaths of the Russian orphanage system.
- Currently in post-production, working with editor, project manager, and musician. Ready for festival submissions in fall 2018.
past work
Stand-Up Booker
for Jimmy Kimmel Live! on ABC.
February 2017 - June 2018
- Scouted, booked, and produced television stand-up sets for the late night talk show.
Talent Associate
for Kevin Hart's Cold As Balls on LOL Network / Lionsgate.
March 2018 - July 2018
- Booked talent (in the world of sports) for the newest episodes of Kevin Hart's ice-bath comedy interview series.
Talent Booker
for Backseat Comics, a Comedy Dynamics show for Microsoft.
March 2018 - June 2018
- Booked comedians for Comedy Dynamics' video game based show that streamed on Mixer, Microsoft's video platform.
Talent Consultant
for Blue Ant Digital Studios.
March 2018
- Found talent for Blue Ant Digital Studios' newest comedy documentary show.
- Produced by Isaac Feder and Dan Lubetkin.
Talent Associate
January 2017 - March 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.
October 2017 - December 2017
- Was hired for 12 weeks to help launch FoD's new live Twitch.tv channel.
- In addition to Twitch, booked talent for FoD's digital live streams on Facebook, shows on Funnyordie.com, and in-person shows, including IFC's Thanksgiving House.
Talent Producer
for Propagate Content's show, Tour Dates.
July 2017 - January 2018
- Six episode all-female stand-up series. Scouted, interviewed, and cast four comedians who work well together as a touring team.
- Booked comedy tour across North America, working with six performance venues in six different cities.
Programming Consultant
for the world's largest international comedy festival, Just For Laughs.
January 2014 - August 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.
March 2017 - August 2017 (Festival 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
July 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.
January 2017 - February 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.
October 2016 - January 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.
October 2016 - February 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.
July 2016
- Booked, scheduled, and oversaw 40 big-name comedians.
Talent Booker
for JASH Network's comedy festival, Jashfesht.
February 2016 - April 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).
September 2014 - November 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.
August 2015 - October 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.
July 2015
- Booked, scheduled, and oversaw over 50 big-name comedians.
Talent Liaison & Show Manager
for Moontower Comedy and Oddities Festival in Austin, TX.
Festivals: 2015, 2016, 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.
Festivals: 2016, 2017
- Managed a 500+ person venue for LA's alternative comedy festival.
Associate Producer
for Set List: Stand-Up Without A Net.
January 2013 - February 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
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 two-year term from January 2017 to December 2018. The Young Alumni Council serves as a voice, vehicle, and resource for Semester at Sea alumni.
