I'm a writer, director, actress, producer, and blogger. Some might say I'm a little feministy. I may have indicated once to the Hollywood Reporter that I think I'm a cross between Tina Fey and Oprah. (That will be Google-able forever, so yeah.) I wrote, produced and directed the web series Downsized which depicts the absurdities of life during the economic crisis. It was nominated for a 2012 Writers Guild Award, which I totally lost. Waaah. I somehow pop up all over the place in the world of digital media, from guest appearances to interviews to guest writing. Here's what I've been up to. Keep scrolling backwards to see all of my older appearances throughout the web.

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I interview cast members from Tina Cesa Ward’s Good People In Love.

The Guardian Newspaper names Downsized One of 25 Must See Web Shows!

So honored to have the show I created Downsized be included in UK’s Guardian newspaper’s List of 25 Must See Web Shows, along with Anyone But Me, Web Therapy, The Guild, Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, The Slope, and many others.

I wrote this episode of The Lizzie Bennet Diaries, a modernization of Pride and Prejudice for YouTube, which is currently one of the most subscribed new channels on YouTube. In this episode, grad student Lizzie goes on a feminist rant about being a modern single 24 year old girl.

I was a writer/producer of the Digitas NewFront held on April 26th in New York City, emceed by JB Smoove and Ali Wentworth, and featuring Piers Morgan, Rashida Jones, Heidi Klum, and Kristin Chenoweth, as well as Felicia Day, Elle & Blair Fowler, Michelle Phan and executives from Yahoo, AOL, Hulu, Microsoft, and YouTube.

Me filling my candy bag in the AOL Lounge at the Digitas NewFront 2012. I served as a writer/producer of the livestream show and also coordinated 70+ meetings between celebrities, content partners and brands in the annual NewFront marketplace. I was a busy girl and needed some sugar!!!!

I hit up my first ComicCon! And got a chance to talk Husbands the Web Series with its creators and cast, while wearing my glasses to fit in… until I realized all the other girls are in costumes that could barely fit small children. (Now I get why guys go…) Here’s my interview with one of the too-few female TV writer/producer execs Jane Espenson, co-creator and YouTube star Cheeks, and actor Sean Hemeon.

Writers Guild Awards 2012 red carpet, courtesy Film Magic

I was nominated for a 2012 Writers Guild Award for Outstanding Achievement in Writing Original New Media for my series Downsized!

Writers Guild Awards 2012 red carpet, courtesy Getty Images

I was nominated for a 2012 Writers Guild Award for Outstanding Achievement in Writing Original New Media for my series Downsized!

Me and Michael Cyril Creighton, both nominees in Original New Media at the Writers Guild Awards 2012 afterparty. Me giving my best Lindsay Lohan look. We may have lost but we take a good fake paparazzi pic. Hehe.

I was nominated for a 2012 Writers Guild Award!

I am honored to be amongst the nominees for a 2012 Writers Guild Award for Outstanding Achievement in Writing Original New Media for Downsized. Amazed and in shock.

Some video highlights from my journalism adventures.

Q & A with me for the Hollywood Reporter

Learn a little about me and my candidacy for the Writers Guild East Council in this Q & A for the Hollywood Reporter. I may have made a reference to me, Tina Fey, and Oprah… and New Jersey… What?

Updated acting reel (low-res)! Features clips from Downsized, Then We Got Help, Swimming to France, GRITtv, and Help Wanted

I chat with Danielle Tolley, the adorable host of News for Blondes, about virtual beauty in light of the 100% digitally created pop star in Japan.

Fast Company: On the Comedy Rich Web, An Elite Group of Dramas Break Through

This article from Fast Company focuses on online drama in this article, calling Downsized a “touching dramedy” which “stands out” for focusing on regular folk. Other series mentioned are Anyone But Me, The Bannen Way and Diary of a Single Mom. Nice crowd!