Occupation:

Lecturer, Video Producer

Favorite Camera:

Sony PD 170 and my Nikon D70

Favorite Subjects:

Personal Life Stories of ordinary people who are extraordinary to their family and friends.

Favorite Vacation Spot:

Cape Cod, MA

Personal Motto:

“To thine own self be true.”

My Latest Photos

Teacher, journalist, parent, spouse, I wear many hats, but I am first and foremost a human being interested in making a difference in the lives of others.  I have had the honor to do so through my work in broadcast journalism for nearly 25 years and now by sharing my work experience and life long learning with students majoring in journalism at the University of North Texas.

I studied journalism at the University of Missouri in the late 1970’s.  I had the good fortune to learn from wonderful professors who shared their experiences “in the trenches” with eager students.  Leigh Wilson, Dick Nelson, Mackie Morris, Max Utsler and of course, Dave Dugan. 

I began my career as a TV news photographer/ editor at KOCO - TV, the ABC affiliate in Oklahoma City in 1978. I worked at KTVY(now KFOR) in OKC and then moved to Dallas with my husband and fellow news photographer, Paul Parisot in the summer of 1981.  I worked at KDFW-TV for a short time, then settled in at WFAA-TV News in 1982.  I shot and edited news stories, produced news stories, wrote and produced series segments. 

I left WFAA in 1989 to spend time raising our two kids, but continued to work with Channel 8 as a freelance producer, writer and photographer/editor.  And in 2002, I began Reel Reflections, my video production company specializing in creating digital video life stories for families interested in preserving their personal histories for relatives. 

I earned my Masters in Mass Communications from TCU in 1987 and began teaching at UNT in the fall of 2006.