Raised in NYC

Returned to New York City after college

First feature credit, production assistant on Bette Gordon's "Variety"

Worked on several small independent films such as Bill Sherwood's "Parting Glances" (1986) and Sheila McLaughlin's "She Must Be Seeing Things" (1987) in various production capabilities including production assistant, assistant editor

Wrote and directed first short, "A Man in Your Room"

Worked on several low-budget horror films

Wrote and directed a short entitled "Days Are Numbered"

Started Apparatus Productions with Todd Haynes and Barry Ellsworth

Producing debut, Todd Haynes' "Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story"; first collaboration with writer-director Haynes

Produced seven short films

Produced "Anemone Me," an experimental fantasy short that marked the directorial debut of playwright Suzan-Lori Parks

Served as an assistant director on Chilean surrealist filmmaker Raul Ruiz's "The Golden Boat"

Produced "Poison," Todd Haynes' controversial directorial debut (also served as assistant director)

Produced Tom Kalin's "Swoon" (also assistant director)

Served a co-producer on "Kids," the controversial, high-profile directorial debut of photographer Larry Clark

Formed Killer Films with Pamela Koffler and Katie Roumel

Killer Films signed to two-year, first-look deal at Goldwyn Films (a division of MGM)

Produced the award winning film, "Boys Don't Cry"

Produced "Far from Heaven," directed by Todd Haynes

Produced "A Home at the End of the World," based on the 1990 novel by Pulitzer Prize-winning American author Michael Cunningham

Produced "Infamous," a biographical film drama about Truman Capote

Co-produced the Todd Haynes directed "I'm Not There," about the life of Bob Dylan; earned an Independent Spirit Award Nomination for Best Feature