Biography:
Jessica conducts research and writes for AMS Production Group in Dallas, TX, as well as teaches introductory video production at The University of Texas at Arlington. She has an MFA in documentary production from the University of North Texas (2006), degrees in English and Radio-TV-Film from the University of Texas at Austin (BA/BS 2000), and teaching certificates in English/Language Arts and Speech for grades 6-12.

Television:
Researcher and Writer
The Art of Living Gallery produced by AMS Production Group for Veria. August 2006-April 2007.

Key Interviewer
Creature Comforts US produced by Aardman Animations, Ltd. March-August 2006.

Documentaries:
Producer/Director
Hooker. In post-production . 8 min.
Beach Drive: Public Rights and Private Property. May 2006. 28 min.
Dirty Ol’ Town: The True Cost of Gas Drilling in Fort Worth Neighborhoods. January 2006. 15 min.
Khakis & Cadillacs. April 2005. 16 min.
B— and her horse. December 2004.  4 min.
White Goods with Mika Ferris and Liz Daggett. October 2005. 4 min.
a thousand days with Joel Maysonet. May 2004.18 min.
A Home of One’s Own: Women’s Housing Cooperatives at the University of Texas at Austin with Larissa Noake and Billy Wood. December 2000. 12 min.

Camera/Asst. Camera
Traditional Women (working title) by Melinda Levin. Production in Israel in July 2006. Currently in production. Asst. Camera.
West of the 100th Meridian: Ranching and the Race to Save the Range by C. Melinda Levin and Irene Klaver. 60 min. Currently in postproduction. Asst. Camera.
Walking Through Tall Grass by Tania Khalaf. May 2006. 25 min. Asst. Camera.
University of North Texas Department of Theater production of Romeo and Juliet. April 2005.
Sound Remedies: Hope for Musicians in Pain by Jami Clayman. April 2005. 22 min.
…And Then There Were Four by Leah Bell. April 2005. 20 min. Asst. Camera.

Editor/Asst. Editor
West of the 100th Meridian: Ranching and the Race to Save the Range by C. Melinda Levin and Irene Klaver. 60 min. In postproduction.
Special Circumstances by Marianne Teleki and edited/written by Shirley Thompson. 56 min. Asst. Editor.
A Pretty Nice Life by Cory Meiser. April 2005. 21 min.
University of North Texas Department of Theater production of Romeo and Juliet. April 2005.

Production Assistant
AJ’s Story produced by Discovery Health. March 2006.
The Ex-Wives Club produced by Tiger/Tigress Productions for Bravo. October 2005.
Instructional Media Lab; Austin, TX. June 1997-Jan 2000.

Intern
Media Projects, Inc. January-February 2006.
WGBH Frontline Outpost; Boston, MA. June-July 2004.
Documentary Educational Resources; Watertown, MA. July-Dec 2004.

Jessica is also a writer with experience in successful grant proposals for documentary films, narration, magazine articles, academic papers and presentations, and visual literacy curriculum for grades 6-12. She has taught introductory video production at the college level and English and Speech for grades 8-12. She is the recipient of multiple academic scholarships and several grants for documentary production or associated travel. She is a member of International Documentary Association, Association for Independent Film and Video, Women in Film & Television International, and University Film and Video Association.