I’m a storyteller.

As the founder and owner of Canoe Run Productions, I direct, produce, write, shoot, and edit short and medium-length films. I also create supporting design materials for those films, produce and edit podcasts, and help people with video strategy for social media. My best work has helped fight for the survival of creatures, places, and stories we might not think about so often.

Before Canoe Run, I was a Producer on the Impact Story Lab at the National Geographic Society, where I made films from an impact-first perspective. That meant working closely with an impact partner—usually a Nat Geo-funded scientist or photographer—to decide what media would help them achieve their goals. This approach led to award-winning short films like Flora, Fauna, Funga, which you see me working on in Patagonia on this page.

I also worked in education media for Nat Geo Society, creating everything from 90 second sizzles for online courses to 30+ min. shows for students during the pandemic. I helped create and teach workshops about the Impact Story Lab’s unique approach.

Before that, I was a film instructor at George Washington and Marymount Universities.

Before that, I got an M.F.A. in film at American University.

And before that, I worked in conservation non-profit media, and earned a degree in biology.

Any day spent outside is a good day. In my free time I’m an avid mountain biker, canoeist, hiker, and Dad.