Joined the Directors Guild of America in 1998. From production to development she has since worked with many multi-award winning producers, directors, writers and actors on original dramatic episodic television series on nearly every network and studio. Most recently
Viola Davis,
John Singleton,
LL Cool J and
Thomas Schlamme.
Personally credits
Adam Sandler and college friends
Geoff Johns,
Geoff Murillo and
Matt Gren for for having inspired her interests in working in Hollywood, persuading her to leave her law enforcement and military career trajectory while at Michigan State University. She's since been able to combine the love of the two worlds with her work on episodic dramas including 'John Singleton's
Snowfall (2017),
NCIS: Los Angeles (2009),
NYPD Blue (1993),
How to Get Away with Murder (2014),
Bones (2005),
Justice (2006),
Buddy Faro (1998),
Boston Legal (2004), having collaborated with with award winning actor/activist
Esai Morales on such crime and legal series as "NCIS: Los Angeles" (2018) (CBS), "How to Get Away with Murder" (2016) (ABC), "Criminal Minds" (2013) (CBS), "Fairly Legal" (2011) (USA), "Vanished" (2006) (Fox) and "NYPD Blue" (1993) (ABC), and very early in her career working as one of the only female crew members on one of the last episodes of
Columbo (1971) written and directed by the late great
Patrick McGoohan.