ABOUT

I always wanted to be a Producer. I just didn’t know it was called Producing at the time. I was 10 when I wrote my first script. It was written from the perspective of a female superhero/spider, creatively under the sobriquet Spidergirl. My script was a work in progress. My friends would give me advice but I was determined to get it in front of those who mattered, the network bigwigs. I needed professional guidance. With the internet being non-existent, all I had was the phonebook, a pen and paper. I did what any young, ambitious, writer would do and dialed 411 and said “connect me to NBC.”

On the other side of the phone was a woman, who I perceived to be the owner of NBC. I was shocked that someone answered, this never happened when I asked to be connected to Britney Spears in Kentwood, Louisiana. I introduced myself and explained that I had written a script and needed her feedback. She listened and continued to listen for over an hour. I sold the pitch, she was hooked. Like any good producer, I was persistent. For months, I called every day and every day she’d answer.

I never forgot about that woman on the other end of the phone. Who was she? Was it the gift shop? Maybe a complaint hotline, where she preferred hearing a child’s story over a complaining viewer? Who knows, but one thing I know for sure is I’ll never forget that woman on the other line.

I love my job with the same enthusiasm and fervor as when I was 10. To have that reflect in my work has always been what’s most important to me. A year ago I stopped working freelance and accepted a full time position as a senior producer…. at NBC. I mean, it’s the least I can do for their service. Now the only thing missing is spider webs expelling from my wrists…