About

Former dancer-actor-model turned producer-director-editor-writer. And now, executive producer for creative companies servicing clients in entertainment and advertising.

Some of my favorite work includes running around Skywalker Ranch with Disney producers, teaching in the film program at the School of Visual Arts, and saying “action” to Chris Hemsworth on a soundstage at Universal Studios.

In the photo to the left I was running around the US producing and directing doc-style portrait pieces for Thrivent Financial, wedged between the cameras and combo stands in the back of an SUV with a broken AC, while enduring the humidity of a nearby hurricane. Ah, the run-and-gun life. For those shoots I produced, ran audio with a boom and a zoom, and directed. Most importantly, I heard people’s stories, brought them tissues, gave hugs, and learned some of the most valuable life lessons. We’re only given one life, run toward what you love. I love to tell stories.

I have a lot of titles. My favorite title of them all, however, is mom. One child is serving in the US Air Force, and the other studies environmental science. My last name, pronounced Stran-Yord, is Norwegian and it means "Beach Land".