
LoCo Lab, LLC, Founder and CEO, 2022-present
LoCo Lab LLC fosters equitable and innovative digital solutions that unite communities everywhere. We seek to build better localized economic ecosystems and infrastructures through digital products that educate and empower people, creating pathways for communities everywhere to flourish.
LoCo Lab is the technology partner in a $50 million grant through Oregon State University, funded by the United States Department of Agriculture to develop new markets for agricultural commodities in the Pacific Northwest. We are collaborating with farmers and Native American tribes on practices that can enhance soil health. Farmer-First Verify is a track-and-trace Web3.0 blockchain technology that transparently enters and records the use of conservation practices, providing verification and Farmer-First certification.
LoCo Plus (LoCo+), LLC, Founder and CEO, 2020-present
LoCo+ is a creator-first platform that gives independent filmmakers, musicians, and storytellers the power to own, distribute, and monetize their work—on their terms. Built for the modern creator economy, LoCo+ flips the script on traditional platforms by removing gatekeepers and putting creators in full control of their content, data, and revenue.
Selected and completed first female Techstars Founder Catalyst Program in Partnership with J.P. Morgan Fall 2021 Cohort.
MILA Entertainment LLC, Founder and CEO, 2019-2022
MILA Entertainment (Making it in LA) is a female-founded creative company. MILA combined the expertise of award-winning professionals with decades of experience to:
- Create and develop new original content for filmmakers and distributors.
- Secure funding and attracted investors for scripted original projects.
- Oversaw multi-genre creative development, ensuring product is of highest quality and competitive in the marketplace.
- Provide direction for budgets, production, and schedules.
- Recruit and develop creators and writers.
CURRENT PROJECTS
Super Efffed
Scripted Dramedy Series; 5 Seasons; Middle-America Episodic Dramedy based on the tragic, hilarious real-life shenanigans of Mom-bomb Saskia Russell and her brood.
Maitland
Horror/Sci-Fi Franchise Trilogy Features bringing a new demonic villain to the screen, layered with historical-crime stories at real life locations in Florida.
Industrial Light & Magic | The Walt Disney Company, Associate Producer, 2015-2018
Full oversight of second unit visual effects production in support of Star Wars film releases including; leading high performing teams, supporting Oscar nominated directors, and generating revenue in support of the Walt Disney Company yearly goals.
- Produced 100+ digital projects across multiple Walt Disney Company business units with responsibility for $15M+ budget annually.
- Led successful complex production strategies including crew management, finance reporting and client negotiations.
- Oversaw 3rd party vendor strategy and post-production support team of 10+ including 60+ VFX artists and supervisors.
- Fostered strong studio relationships with accomplished directors and ensured production companies and partners maintaining world-class quality standards.
- Bridged communication between client/director creative teams, internal production and Disney Studio Content and Marketing teams.
- Full throughput on the production; Creative collaborator, resource sourcing, hiring, bidding, and execution on digital, interactive and print content.
- Determined production approach and schedule in partnership with ILM Studio Executives and Lucasfilm Executive VFX Producer.
- Accountable for live action on set VFX guidance and support to VFX Supervisors.
Lucasfilm Ltd, Franchise Management -2011-2015
Increasing progression of responsibilities in support of global franchise management, coordinating brand creative across multiple business units; Marketing, Publicity, Social Media, Interactive, Games, Consumer Products and Parks/Resorts.
- Proficiently executed day-to-day marketing activity and creative content for Lucasfilm Franchise.
- Streamlined creative assets across organizations to consolidate resources and produce cohesive creative.
- Extensive domestic and international brand guidance and collaboration with individual Walt Disney corporate teams.
- Broad variety of administrative tasks including managing an extremely active calendar, completing expense reports, managing budgets, updating proprietary production management software, preparing correspondence that is often confidential and arranging itineraries and agendas.
- Provided “gatekeeper” and “gateway” roles for the Director, meeting with crew as necessary to reduce pressure on the Director’s schedule while supporting day to day creative asset management to execute the Director’s vision.
LAIKA Animation, Directors Assistant / Coordinator, 2007-2009
- Built trusted relationships with filmmakers, talent and crew, and developed a comprehensive shooting schedule to minimize disruption on set.
- Discovered on set story angles for video capture, while simplifying complex advanced filmmaking technologies for marketing needs.
- Managed and staffed media relation events and global press junkets in conjunction with studio Publicist.
- Coordinated Director’s global media tour and organized multiple creative marketing projects simultaneously.
Education:
Colorado State University Pueblo, 2001 – 2005
BA, Mass Communications, Emphasis in Multimedia Production and Television/Radio Broadcasting
Awards and Accomplishments:
- 2018 CSU-Pueblo Commencement Speaker
- Bronze Cannes Lion–Issued by Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, May 2017
- Most Distinguished Alumni Award, Colorado State University-Pueblo, Apr 2016
- Lovie Award, Nov 2013