Awards
Writing/ Filmmaking:
2023 Directed film that received the Best Short Documentary at the Madonie Sicilian Film Festival
2023-2024, Selected by the Indiana Arts Commission to be part of their Lifelong Arts Indiana Teaching Artist Cohort
2023, Selected by the The Federation of State Humanities Councils (Federation) and the National Humanities Alliance (NHA) to deliver a workshop focused on bridging the equity gap through universal design for the National Humanities Conference.
2023, Wrote and Directed Short that Received Honorable Mention Award at the Like It International Film Festival
2023-2024, Unearthed Film Project Grantee (1 of 3 Hoosier filmmakers awarded by Indiana Humanities to produce documentaries.)
2022, Wrote and Directed Short that Received Exceptional Merit Award at the WRPN Women’s International Film Festival
2022, featured Screenwriter/filmmaker at the Reading Film Festival
2022, featured Screenwriter/filmmaker at the Shawna Shea Film Festival
2022, featured Screenwriter/filmmaker at the Lysistrata Comedy and Film Festival
2019-2020, Individual Advancement Program Grant in Literature
(Middle Grade Novel from the Indiana Arts Commission)
2018, Featured Editor/Director for movie that premiered at the Directed by Women Global Film Festival
2017, Featured Editor/Director for movie that premiered at the Praxis International Film Festival
2016, Featured Editor/Director for movie that premiered at the Indiana Dunes International Film Festival
2015, Featured Director at the EL Cid Comedic Shorts Festival
2014, Sundance International Filmmaker Award (Adapter/ Translator)
2010, Featured Writer/Director at the LA Women in the Arts Festival Narrative Premiere
2005, David Letterman Award ($5,000 Scholarship for original screenplay)
Community Work:
2019, American Planning Award-Outstanding Grassroots Initiative
2018, Urban League of NWI Award for Diversity and Inclusion Award
2018, Partners for Clean Air Annual Bicycling Actions Award for the State of IN
2016, NWI Influential Women Finalist
2016, American Planning Award for Outstanding Public Outreach