<p>I received an <span class="caps">MFA</span> in Photography from The Ernest G. Welch School of Art and Design at Georgia State University. My short documentary “99 to 1: Ovarian Cancer and Me” premiered at the 2008 Atlanta Film Festival, has screened in festivals worldwide, and was chosen for the touring festival Southern Circuit showcasing outstanding independent filmmakers from the Southern United States. The film was award the Jury Prize for Short Film at the 2009 International Health Film Festival in Greece. <br> I have been a two time finalist in the International Documentary Challenge. “Ghosts” (with Micah Stansell and Elizabeth Strickler) was a finalist in 2009 winning Best Soundtrack and “Grounded By Reality” (co-produced with Elizabeth Strickler) was the winner of the 2010 American Documentary/<span class="caps">POV</span> award. Both films screened as part of the Hot Docs International Film Festival in Toronto. In 2009 I completed “The Culinary Browns”—a mid-length documentary on my family history that premieres in the 2010 Provincetown International Film Festival. <br> In January 2010, I enrolled in the first Werner Herzog Rogue Film School where I learned how to pick a lock and forge necessary documents. I will add this knowledge to my other unusual skills: neutering cats, propagating heaths and heathers, vegan cooking, and clamming with my feet. I am an active member of Women in Film Atlanta , the International Documentary Association and the College Art Association.</p>