Producer/Staging Director/Choreographer
Kristen is an Emmy Award winner who brings a wealth of creative talent and production experience to live & televised events. Over her thirty-year career she has produced live events for clients including Mercedes-Benz of North America, Lowe’s Home Improvement, Disney, NFL Network, Nike, MTV, Target, Mazda, Calvin Klein, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, the USO and many others. She has played key roles in twenty-seven Super Bowl Halftime & Pre-Game shows, Olympic Opening and Closing Ceremonies, Award Shows, Presidential Inaugurals, Political Conventions, festivals, national concert tours and feature films.
Kristen has been a part of “once in a lifetime” events doing everything from creative director to staging director, producer to choreographer. She specializes in working with, and orchestrating casts and logistics from 10 people to 8,000- people. She was the Assistant Show Director for the Emmy Award-winning 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic Games Opening & Closing Ceremonies, and creatively contributed to the 1996 Atlanta Olympics Opening & Closing Ceremonies. Her special skills include creating large-scale visual images using people and a wide variety of props. She takes pride in taking ordinary people and making them a part of something extraordinary.
She has also been an integral part of televised events including; The Academy Awards, The Primetime Emmy Awards, CNN Heroes, The Tony Awards, The Golden Globes, Billboard Music Awards, American Music Awards, 2021 Virtual Inaugural Parade and Presidential Inaugural Galas, The Grammy Awards, Stand Up To Cancer, NHL Winter Classic Stadium Series, Major League Baseball All Star Games, Major League Baseball’s World Series, the MTV Video Music Awards, NFL Kickoff shows, Little Mermaid Live!, Adele: One Night Only & The Elton John concert on the White House lawn.
In addition she has been a part of several motion pictures including “Justin Bieber: Never Say Never”, “High School Musical 3”, “Jonas Brothers the 3-D Concert Experience”, Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Movie in 3-D” and the Ang Lee Film “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk”. As well as “The Show”, Showtime’s documentary about The Weeknd halftime show.