I AM A DIRECTOR SPECIALIZING IN EMOTIONAL WONDER.
I COME FROM A FAMILY OF LAWYERS, IMMIGRANT SALESMEN AND ARTISTS. FILM WAS A NATURAL STEP IN THE LASKA FAMILY LEGACY.
RAISED IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, I ATTENDED NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS FOR HIGH SCHOOL AS A BOARDING STUDENT. THERE I TRAINED AS A VISUAL ARTIST WITH AN EMPHASIS ON SCULPTURE. AFTERWARDS, I HEADED WEST TO ART CENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN IN PASADENA, CALIFORNIA FOR COLLEGE.
I EARNED MY BACHELORS OF FINE ARTS AND RECENTLY MY MASTERS OF FINE ARTS FROM ART CENTER IN FILM PRODUCTION.
MY WORK IS INSPIRED BY NORMAN ROCKWELL, N.C. WYETH, AYN RAND AND SAM MENDES. I CAN DIRECT EVERYTHING FROM CHILDREN TO ANIMALS TO SPORTS TO ROMANCE TO DOCUMENTARIES AND MORE.
I HAVE A PARTICULAR DEDICATION TO PHILANTHROPIC CAUSES AND HAVE COLLABORATED WITH NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING: AMERICAN RED CROSS, NATIONAL COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, THE FRENCH EMBASSY AND THE BREAKTHROUGH BREAST CANCER ORGANIZATION.
I HAVE WON NUMEROUS AWARDS FOR MY COMMERCIAL WORK, BEEN THE RECIPIENT OF VERY GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM THE EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY AND I WAS HONORED WITH BOTH THE FRANCIS D. LYON FELLOWSHIP AND A PASADENA COLLEGE WOMEN’S CLUB FELLOWSHIP. I AM AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURES ARTS AND SCIENCES, THE ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN IN COMMUNICATIONS, AND THE UNIVERSITY FILM AND VIDEO ASSOCIATION.
WHILE AT ART CENTER, I WAS FORTUNATE TO HAVE LEARNED THE CRAFT OF DIRECTING FROM THE LATE FRANCINE PARKER, WHO WAS THE FIRST WOMAN PRESIDENT OF THE DIRECTOR’S GUILD OF AMERICA. FRANCINE PROFOUNDLY INFLUENCED ME WITH HER COURAGE, PERSEVERANCE AND INTEGRITY. I WAS HONORED TO RECEIVE THE FIRST “FRANCINE PARKER DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD” FROM ART CENTER.
I CURRENTLY RESIDE IN LOS ANGELES AND WORK AS A DIRECTOR AROUND THE WORLD.
