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I live in Los Angeles, where I am one of the writers behind The Official Marvel Podcast for Disney. I also recently graduated from the University of Southern California – School of Cinematic Arts with my MFA in Film & Television Production. During my time at USC, I was honored to get to write several university-funded short films, as well as to be a staff writer on a multi-cam sitcom pilot. Before making the jump to filmmaking, I worked in children’s book publishing as a subsidiary rights manager and was the director of a nonprofit organization that supported young writers. I earned my BA in Creative Writing & Literature with Highest Honors from the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, as well as certificates in English literature from St peter’s College, Oxford University and international publishing from the Columbia Publishing Course UK. My prose has received a variety of recognitions, including a Hopwood Award, Arthur Miller Award, and first place in the children’s/YA fiction category of the WRITER’S DIGEST Annual Writing Competition. In the rare moments I’m not writing or making movies, you can find me talking about writing or making movies with friends, hiking with my dog, or caring for the thirty+ houseplants that have taken over my apartment.