Screenwriting Work & Awards

Writer, Actor, “Sucks Less with Kevin Smith,” starring Kevin Smith, produced for MTV

(Wrote five of six episodes)

Movie Analyst, Netflix Inc. (Current)

Screenwriting Instructor, University of California, Irvine (2007-2008)

TA/Instructor, Screenwriting Fundamentals, UCLA (Fall, 2006)

Script Analyst, International Creative Management (ICM), 2007

2006 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards Bronze Prize Winner, Comedy

2006 Hal Kanter Comedy Writing Award winner, UCLA

2007 David C. Baumgarten Comedy Screenwriting Award winner, UCLA

Work History

2002 to Present, Staff Writer, Coast Magazine

Write feature-length articles on subjects ranging from fatherhood to film festivals. Copy-edit and proof magazine. Some photography.

2000 to 2002, Captain, Sailing Vessel Tamarac II

Sailed a 32-foot cutter down the coast of Mexico and to the South Pacific.

1994 to 2000, Executive Editor, Coast Magazine

Generated, wrote and edited features covering everything from snowboarding to film. Took photographs for and helped lay out most stories. Proofread magazine.

1992 to 1994, Assistant Editor, Movieline Magazine

Worked with publicists regarding celebrity interviews; chose photographs; collected background research; fact-checked; copy-edited; blue-line proofed.

Publications

Movieline, L.A. Times, Sail, Longboard, Coast, Coast Kids, Location³, Destinations, Riviera

Literary Journals: Sign of the Times, The Signal

Education

MFA in Screenwriting, UCLA

Graduate of UCLA’s Professional Program in Screenwriting

B.A., Psychology, University of California, Irvine