Great storytelling requires an eye for nuance and an ear for rhythm.

I’m a Chicago-based editor who is passionate about telling vivid and compelling stories through the medium of documentary films. My work has been nominated for National and Midwest Emmy® Awards, broadcast on the premier PBS documentary series POV and American Masters, aired throughout Europe, Asia, and Africa, and shown theatrically as well as at national and international film festivals. I’ve edited across genres—and across subject areas, focusing on political, historical, cultural, and social issues. Whether the footage is cinema vérité, historical, interview-based, or a bit of everything,  I bring a fresh, creative eye to visually powerful and emotionally resonant narratives. Nothing pleases me more than when a film sparks conversations among seemingly disparate audiences.

I began my editing career as an assistant editor on Kartemquin Film’s award-winning Hoop Dreams. Prior to that, I was an assistant producer on the groundbreaking PBS series The 90s, produced by Tom Weinberg and Joel Cohen. The 90s showcased the work of independent producers from around the world and was an early broadcaster of small format footage (Hi8!), bringing alternative media to a traditional audience for the first time.

I welcome corporate and non-profit clients. I’ve edited numerous marketing, program and fundraising videos, some of which you can see on this site.

I have taught editing at Columbia College Chicago and served on the curating committee for the Women in the Director’s Chair film festival.