My focus is the organizations building the economic and energy infrastructure of the next generation. Clean energy industries, community development organizations, economic development authorities, and the non-profits that sit alongside them translating that investment into community benefit.
The through-line across all of it: complex work deserves a story that communities can understand and believe in. That's what I build.
How do you measure success?
Success looks different for every client;
investor confidence, community buy-in, donor dollars raised, permits granted, contracts won
The question I ask at the start of every project is not "what do you want to film?" It's "what has to change for this to be worth it?"
The projects I'm most proud of are the ones where the answer was specific, and the content delivered it.
Led a full brand and content overhaul for a mission-driven agricultural enterprise with social programming at its core. Delivered photo, video, website, brand guidelines, and campaign strategy in collaboration with FMN Creative.
The launch video reached 45,000 views, 500 reactions, and 150 shares in its first week on Facebook — and crossed 200,000 views within the first month. The campaign came in under budget. The client's programming expanded as a result. This was also the project that launched the first fully handicap-accessible high ropes course in the Eastern United States.
E4 Project provides healthcare and community development support in Nebobongo, Democratic Republic of Congo. The Nebobongo Hospital was the only full hospital serving 277,000 people in its province when we began. The hospital is Congolese-run, and funding is the single biggest constraint on its growth.
In 11 days on the ground in Nebobongo, we captured enough photo and video to sustain 4+ years of fundraising content. The material fueled targeted campaigns that raised over $200,000 within 12 months — funding an X-ray machine, oxygen equipment, and a shipping container of critical medical supplies.
The Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties deploys philanthropic investment into community programs across Central New York — workforce development, civic infrastructure, and economic mobility. They called us to build a campaign capable of reaching people during one of the most politically polarized moments in recent memory: the weeks immediately following the 2016 presidential election.
Working with MPW Marketing, we created a film that launched into that environment and cut through it. The campaign won Telly Awards in the Social Responsibility and Not-for-Profit categories and directly expanded awareness of and participation in the Foundation's community investment programs.
Danfoss is one of the world's leading manufacturers of energy-efficiency technology — drives for wind turbines, district heating and cooling systems, and power solutions that reduce energy consumption at industrial scale. We were embedded with their team over multiple months to document the build-out of a new advanced manufacturing facility in Utica, NY: monthly site visits capturing photo, video, and timelapse from groundbreaking through commissioning.
The work required operating inside active clean rooms and coordinating closely with their safety team throughout the build. The result was a content library documenting one of the more significant advanced manufacturing investments in Central New York — material used for both internal communications and external stakeholder engagement.
My Story
My journey really started when I traveled to Burkina Faso, West Africa and worked on a project building a library with my dad in 2007. Then, in my senior year of college, I signed up for intro to digital photography… and the rest just fell into place.
Supporting NGOs working in countries like Burkina Faso, Senegal, D.R. Congo, and Ethiopia with media packages to improve their fundraising efforts was how I started professionally. Learning to provide high-quality visual storytelling while staying nimble and adapting to ever-changing environments, usually translating not just languages but entire efforts into finished films that anyone could grasp the bigger picture of.
In reality, most of this work was always economic development. Helping people build sustainable communities in the way that made sense for their place.
My passion is telling the stories of people and organizations improving lives. Whether that's access to clean water and healthcare in Central Africa, wind energy infrastructure in the American West, or economic development programs in my hometown. The geography and the sector change, while the challenge of making something complex feel real and worth believing in never does.
What fuels me?
Friends, food, cameras, traveling, and of course… my pup Chips
Clients I’ve worked with
Over 15 years, I've worked with clients ranging from global energy-efficiency manufacturers and wind energy companies to community foundations and hospitals in the DRC. A few of them:
Planning your next project?
I would love to connect with you and hear more about your upcoming project or idea! Together we can work together to create a plan that will help meet the goals for your project.
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Energy infrastructure gets built in places most production companies won't go — remote wind corridors, rural development zones, mine reclamation sites, international project areas. I've worked on 4 continents and in 20+ countries, including 11 days in one of the most remote hospitals in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Projects in hard-to-reach places are the baseline for our work. Not a liability.
RAPID FIRE QUESTIONS:
Favorite way to spend free time?
Adventures outside & cooking with friends
What is something friends would consider “so me”?
Weird Food Stories (are you sensing a trend here?)
What is something I’ve learned from my line of work?
How to listen and never stop learning
The best advice I’ve received?
Get out of your comfort zone!
What 3 adjectives best describe me?
Quirky, Adventurous, and Passionate
What is the most remote place I’ve worked?
Nebobongo, D.R. Congo
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