Teaching 5 classes & being in graduate school, running a production company for my academic department and freelancing, often has me tired, but I'm often fueled with Ghosts, kombuchas, or vanilla soy chai tea, and a passion for live storytelling.

I was the pit camera operator for the 2018 Bulldog Bash and was able to capture video of one of the rappers I have enjoyed listening to for years... T-Pain! Needless to say I was hyped! I often direct and technical direct the Bulldog Bash, but this year I wanted to be in the pit shooting the entire time. I was the only cam op to do so!

ABOUT the

designer

I am energized and passionate about creating stories utilizing multiple types of mediums to tell various live stories, be they theatre productions, concerts, sports or television shows. Although I came to telling stories through the lens of a theatre later in life, I believe the breath of my experience in graphic design, film, documentary, news, sports events and live concerts, provides a unique set of skills that aid my designs and storytelling.

I started teaching visual storytelling telling at the university level, full time in 2008, and have enjoyed experiencing new technology and watching students grow and discover talents they were unaware they possessed.

I believe that education takes place in and outside of the classroom, both for students and their teachers. I love learning and have enjoyed the MFA journey that I am currently on.

Education:

Master of Fine Arts in Design & Technical Production

The University of Alabama | Present

Master of Arts in Communication

Ethnographic & Autoethnographic research focussed on Gender

and Visual Communication

Pittsburg State University | May 2008

Dean Academic Honors & Phi Kappa Phi

Bachelor of Arts in Communication

Concentration: Photojournalism; Minor: Graphic Design

Pittsburg State University | December 2005

Dean Academic Honors & Dean Scholastic Honors

Academic Awards & Nominations:

Lambda Pi Eta Communication Department

Faculty Member of the Year

Mississippi State University | 2010-2011

Video Awards & Nominations:

43rd Annual Telly Award Winner, 2022
Two-Time Winning Silver Award Winner in Student Video for Local TV, Silver Award Winner for Promotional Video, Bronze Winner for Student Promotional Video
Semi-Finalist in Documentary Music Video December 2020, International Music Video Awards, London
“Mr. Green” from a portion of Encore’s Magnolia Bayou episode was entered into an international film festival
Encore is created with students who are my amphitheater and live production interns
Selected & Screened in Best Live Music Video
Audio Shoot International Music Video & Film Festival (Wexford, Leinster) Nov. 2020
“Mr. Green” from a portion of Encore’s Magnolia Bayou episode was entered into an international film festival
Encore is created with students who are my amphitheater and live production interns
Selected & Shown at Audio Shoot International Music Video & Film Festival (Wexford, Leinster) Nov. 2020
“Truth Be Told” was created by students as a project in my JCM 431: Multicam Production
Selected and shown in Mississippi Music Video Showcase, Crossroads Film Festival, April 2019
“Premature” was created by students as a project in my JCM 431: Multicam Production

Selected and shown in Best Student Music Video, Audio Shoot International Music Video & Film Festival,
Wexford, Leinster) April 2019
“Premature” was created by students as a project in my JCM 431: Multicam Production

Photography Video Awards:

- Top 5% of over 30,000 entries in national photography contest sponsored by Nikon
- Photographer’s Forum Best of College Photography Annual 2005
- Kansas Associated Collegiate Press (KACP), 2006
1st & 2nd place Yearbook Division Event Photography
- 1st place & Honorable Mention Yearbook
- Division Feature Photography
- Kansas Associated Collegiate Press (KACP), 2005
1st & 2nd place Newspaper Division Feature
Photography
3rd place Newspaper Division Photo Essay, and Sports Photography
1st place Yearbook Division Feature Photography, and
Sports Photography
3rd place Yearbook Division Caption Writing, and
Illustrations
- Kansas Associated Collegiate Press (KACP), 2004
1st place Newspaper Division Photo Essay, Feature
Photography & News Photography
1st and 3rd Yearbook Division Event (News)
Photography
Honorable Mention Yearbook Division Event (News) &
Feature Photography

Directing and TDing Erykah Badu's concert in Tuscaloosa has been the highlight of my concert and live directing career.