Awards and Accolades:

  • Glendale International Film Festival, Documentary Finalist, October 2019

  • Received a Certificate of Recognition from Westchester County Executive, George Latimer in recognition of my entrepreneurial skills and vision for publishing Fortune Cookie Surprise, June 2019

  • Beach Cities Inspirational Film Festival, Inspirational Recognition for Documentaries, “What It Takes To Be Special” and “BitterSweet”, May 2019

  • St. Michael’s College Book Award for Academic Achievement and Social Conscience Winner, May 2019. Awarded each year to high school juniors throughout the United States as well as internationally. The Book Award recognizes students’ academic success and exemplary community service involvement.

  • Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Award, Certificate of Merit for my Video Documentary "BitterSweet", April 2019. Gold Circle Awards are offered to recognize superior work by student journalists usually as individuals but sometimes as an entire staff working with either print or online media. These media are published in schools or colleges throughout the United States and in overseas schools following an American plan of education.

  • Greenwich Youth Film Festival, Finalist, 2nd Place Experimental, March 2019

  • Manhattan International Film Festival - World Youth Alliance at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in NYC, Documentary Finalist, March 2019 - Featured in Sacred Heart News

  • Recipient of the 2019 San Francisco Writers Conference Student Scholarship for High School Students, February 2019

  • National Film Festival For Talented Youth (NFFTY), Finalist, October 2018

  • Just Be You Performing Arts Film & Theater Festival, Documentary Finalist, September 2018

  • Newark International Film Festival - Youth Festival, Documentary Finalist, September 2018

  • Harrison Certificate of Achievement from Mayor Ron Belmont, August 2018 in recognition for my book Fortune Cookie Surprise and my volunteer work at Special Olympics and Alex’s Lemonade Stand - Featured in the Harrison Herald

  • San Diego International Kids Film Festival, Finalist, August 2018

  • All American High School Film Festival, Finalist, July 2018

  • San Diego International Kids’ Film Festival, Finalist, June 2018

  • St. Vincent’s Hospital Youth Award Recipient, May 2018 - Featured in the St. Vincent’s Newsletter, the Harrison Herald, and The Rye Record

  • Certificate of Achievement from Congresswoman Nita Lowey, May 2018

  • New Age Film Festival, Finalist, May 2018

  • Hotchkiss Film Festival, Finalist, May 2018

  • Independent Shorts Awards, Honorable Mention - Best Young Filmmaker, May 2018

  • Independent Shorts Awards, Certificate of Achievement, May 2018

  • Sacred Heart Film Festival, Audience Choice Award, April 2018

  • Westchester County Future Filmmaker’s Film Festival, April 2018

  • Greenwich Youth Film Festival, Finalist, April 2018

  • The Pelham Picture House Student Showcase, Finalist, October 2017

  • Middlebury Interactive Language Academy Certificate of Excellence, July 2017

  • Alex’s Lemonade Student Leadership Academy Ambassador Recognition, July 2017

  • Sacred Heart Greenwich Summer Enrichment Camp – Broadcast Journalism Assistant, June 2017

  • New Age Film Festival Finalist, May 2017

  • Cablevision Educational Access Awareness Award, May 2016

  • Sacred Heart Film Festival Finalist, April 2017

  • Westchester County Future Filmmaker’s Film Festival Finalist, April 2017

  • Concordia Language Villages Certificate of Completion, July 2016

  • Girls Take Charge Leadership Certificate from The Hannah Leigh Robb Foundation, June 2016