Meet the Team

• Greg Moyer (He/Him)

  Founder and CEO

  Greg Moyer founded Blue Chalk Media in 2013 intending to create a world-class visual communications company whose productions demonstrate the power, importance, and appeal of documentary-style storytelling. Hundreds of films and awards later, Blue Chalk has become known for its cinematic production style and journalistic approach to stories, a reflection of Greg’s early love for visual journalism as an aspiring photographer and newspaper photo editor. Prior to Blue Chalk, Greg spent over 25 years in senior management roles for a variety of non-fiction television brands, including Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, VOOM HD and Food Network. While head of programming, Greg led Discovery to five George Foster Peabody Awards for editorial excellence. In his final role as a television channel executive, Greg managed the launch of the Food Network into 63 countries outside North America.
  

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• Pam Huling (She/Her)

  Chief Revenue Officer

  Pam Huling, chief revenue officer and co-founder of Blue Chalk. She has been named one of the Top Women in Digital by Cynopsis Media. Prior to Blue Chalk, she was the Director of Photo Services at Discovery Communications where she oversaw all aspects of photography for nearly 15 years, supporting more than 100 television brands worldwide. Currently, Pam is an adjunct professor in the visual communications department at Syracuse University's Newhouse School. She is a graduate of New England Conservatory of Music, having received a scholarship at the age of 17, and has a degree in graphic design as well.
  

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• Amy Polansky (She/Her)

  Head of Production / Managing Director

  Amy Polansky is a production manager & producer by trade, who joined Blue Chalk in 2018, bringing with her years of experience in both audio and video production. She particularly enjoys education-focused projects, such as Blue Chalk’s work with the Oregon School Boards Association, Open School, and the National School Boards Association; and smaller, local projects, such as Freeland Spirits and Stoopid Burger, both in partnership with Travel Oregon. Amy loves teamwork and the process of building a piece from concept to delivery. Outside of work you can find Amy at the dog park, working on a home renovation project or exploring the outdoors. A proud Wisconsin native, Amy is a big fan of pilsners and cheese.
  

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• Mariko Fujinaka (She/Her)

  Post-Production Manager

  Mariko Fujinaka joined Blue Chalk in 2018 to serve as supervising writer on a series of “explainer” videos for Pearson Education. She writes and copy edits and is now also a post-production producer. She has been involved in projects with such organizations as Thrive Global, HP, and Airbnb. In her previous work life Mariko was managing editor of a small book development firm that specialized in academic publishing. Her passions include sewing, knitting, trail running and candy.
  

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• Jesse Crowell (He/Him)

  Executive Producer

  Jesse Crowell is an executive producer at Blue Chalk who has also been a director, producer, and editor. He has been the creative lead on projects for clients such as TIME, Commonwealth Fund, and Airbnb. Other projects Jesse has worked on include “Nike Basketball: What It Takes,” a series of short films that featured several NBA players; “Let Knowledge Serve” and “Impossible Firsts,” videos created fundraising for faculty, students and programs at Portland State University, and “We Break Cycles,” a video for Open School, an alternative school in the Portland Public School system. Jesse is a native Oregonian and graduated from the University of Oregon with a degree in journalism. He enjoys spending time outdoors, drinking coffee and being an awesome dude.

  
  

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• Kenzie Bruce (She/Her)

  Executive Producer

  Kenzie Bruce is an exceutive producer at Blue Chalk. Kenzie has worked on projects for TIME, Washington Post Creative Group, The Foundry and The Magnolia Network. She was the producer and creative lead for The Cabin Chronicles and the producer on season two of Growing Floret. Before joining the Blue Chalk team, she worked in visual communications roles at The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund and Denver Westword. Kenzie is a Chicago native and a graduate of the University of Missouri’s School of Journalism. She is also a certified Wildland Firefighter Type 2.
  

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• Natalie Taylor (She/Her)

  Executive Producer

  Natalie Taylor is an exeucitve producer who has been with Blue Chalk since 2014. She built and led a team of producers, writers, editors and graphic designers to create more than 100 “explainer” videos for Pearson’s higher education digital platform. Natalie has also produced or directed projects for Discovery Education, TIME, Atlassian, the August Wilson Red Door Project and Fertility IQ. A native of eastern North Carolina, Natalie worked in research science, microbiology and zoology before pursuing filmmaking. She was a Roy H. Park Fellow at the University of North Carolina School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Natalie enjoys being in the garden, reading, owning chickens, biking and rock climbing.
  

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• Jessica Stewart

  Production Manager

  Jessica Stewart is an aspiring photo editor and producer based in Syracuse, New York. She recently received her master’s in Multimedia, Photography, and Design from Syracuse University’s Newhouse School of Public Communications. Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, she was the locations services coordinator for the DeKalb Entertainment Commission, where she scouted and photographed film and TV locations for projects such as Black Lightning, The Resident, Disney's Jungle Cruise, and Netflix's Stranger Things. Jessica is passionate about telling inspiring stories through collaboration with like-minded creatives. She is continually learning how to accurately convey the stories of marginalized communities while relying on her own experiences to create new visual concepts. For fun, Jessica enjoys jazz dancing, going out for brunch, and reading thought-provoking books.
  

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• Ruth Aravena (She/Her)

  Communications and Digital Operations Director

  Ruth Aravena is Blue Chalk’s communications manager. She handles all aspects of social media and spreads the news about Blue Chalk’s projects and achievements. Before moving to New York City from Dublin, Ireland, Ruth worked as a social media manager and blogger for Ireland’s leading travel PR agency. She also worked at RTÉ, Ireland’s national broadcaster, as well as The Guardian in London. Ruth has an M.A. in journalism from Dublin City University. Her passions include exploring the hidden gems of New York City with her husband and hunting for lost 80s vinyls.
  

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• Sebastián Weinberg (He/Him)

  Contributing Line Producer

  Sebastián Weinberg joined Blue Chalk Media in 2018. He has supervised numerous commercial, branded content, and documentary projects for clients such as Nike, Food Network, TIME, Wieden+Kennedy, Siegel+Gale, PBS, and The New Yorker. He is currently overseeing several productions for the upcoming launch of the Magnolia Network. Prior to joining Blue Chalk, Sebastián managed and produced multiple award-winning film, TV, and digital projects for such networks as Showtime, History Channel, CNN, ESPN, Hulu, and Maker Studios. His projects have premiered at the Sundance, Toronto, Tribeca, and SXSW film festivals. Sebastián grew up in New York City drinking coffee, playing the violin, and watching Bette Davis movies with his dad. He studied film and music performance at Vassar College. Sebastián lives in Philadelphia, PA. 
  

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• Beatrice Becette (She/Her)

  Producer/Director

  Beatrice Becette (Bea) is a Brooklyn-based producer, director, and writer focused on telling stories that inspire and unite us. She began her career at National Geographic where she produced documentary features and series for global audiences on broadcast and digital. Over her tenure in the industry, she’s produced & directed educational, entertainment, and branded content for various clients including; Discovery, Magnolia, Disney, National Geographic, Nat Geo Kids, Realtor.com, and Lowe’s. Beatrice is a graduate of American University where she majored in Film and double minored in Marketing and Creative Writing. In her free time, she enjoys singing in the a cappella group she founded, beach trips, park picnics, and reading at home with her cat, Leo
  

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• Mariel Rodriguez-McGill (She/Her)

  Producer/Director

  Mariel Rodriguez-McGill is a video journalist focused on documentary filmmaking with a passion for telling inspirational and compelling stories. Mariel began her career as a producer, director, and editor at Rocky Mountain PBS in Denver, Colorado, where she helped develop the web series “Great Ingredients,” and the historical documentary series “Colorado Experience.” Mariel served for three years as Colorado's Deputy Film Commissioner during which time she directed an hour-long film on the National Governors Association, and her first feature-length documentary, “Built Beautiful,” exploring the intersection of architecture and neuroscience as they relate to health and well-being. Most recently, she co-directed “Stay the Course,” a half-hour film following high school students navigating adolescence along the shores of the Bronx River. She received a BA from Boston College and holds master’s degrees from the University of Denver and Columbia Journalism School.
  

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• Chris Gonzalez (He/Him)

  Producer/Director

  Chris is a producer based in Portland. Before joining the Blue Chalk Team he was the Emerging Journalist Fellow at Oregon Public Broadcasting. He has written dramatic criticism for the Oregonian, Portland Mercury, Oregon Arts Watch, and Willamette Week. In his spare time, he writes and produces plays and short films. He was the recipient of the James Baldwin Memorial Scholarship Fund for Playwriting at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and has taught physical theater at Portland Playhouse. He has also been an artist in residence at CoHo Theater, and at the School of Contemporary Dance and Thought. He is currently working with the Portland Exploratory Theatre Ensemble as a playwright and dramaturg. 
  

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• Matthew Slutsky (He/Him)

  Contributing Producer

  Matthew Slutsky is a senior producer who joined Blue Chalk in 2017 to help develop and produce new film projects after years working in the political and online advocacy realms. Matthew has produced many storytelling projects, including “The Time Is Now,” a 2019 Super Bowl ad that promoted medical marijuana; “High Stakes: America’s Journey to the Affordable Care Act,” a 2020 short documentary created with the Commonwealth Fund; and the digital Food Network series “Fix Me a Plate,” staring celebrity chef Alex Guarnaschelli. Matthew lives in Philadelphia, PA, with his wife, young son and daughter, and a highly excitable sheepdog.
  

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• Tim McLaughlin (He/Him)

  Senior Editor

  Tim McLaughlin is an editor, producer, and educator based in Portland, Maine. His work has been recognized nationally by the Emmy Awards, Vimeo’s Staff Picks, World Press, the NAACP, the Webby Awards, Pictures of the Year International, and the National Press Photographers Association, amongst others. Previously, Tim was an editor and producer at both MediaStorm and GoodFight Media, working for clients like the National Geographic Channel, the WSJ Magazine, CNN, the United Nations Foundation, Save the Children, Starbucks, MAG America, the International Center of Photography, and the Maine Office of Tourism.Originally from Louisville, Kentucky Tim earned his Masters of Fine Arts at the University of Florida’s School of Art and Art History, as well as a Bachelors in History from Centre College. He lives in Portland with his wife Britt, daughter Matilda, and son Fox.
  

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• José Márquez (He/Him)

  Editor

  José Márquez is an editor who has contributed to a number of projects, including “Pearson Spanish,” a series of 15 videos for Pearson’s Aula Abierto Elementary Spanish course; “The Best Men Can Be,” a series of short films for Gillette featuring ordinary men and their thoughts on masculinity; and “Growing Floret,” a miniseries about Floret farm for Chip and Joanna Gaines’ Magnolia Network. José grew up in a family of migrant workers in the Salinas Valley farming region of California. Hispanic culture and the area’s distinctive landscapes, as well as the high number of violent crimes, contributed to José’s passion for visual storytelling. When he’s not working, José enjoys creating art, trying to turn his home into a forest and spoiling his dog, Gus.
  

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• Maria Kjellstrand (She/Her)

  Editor

  Maria Kjellstrand is an editor who has been with Blue Chalk since 2016. She has worked on a number of projects, including “American Beat: Cops and Refugees Join Forces in Boise,” which aired on Idaho Public Television and won a Northwest Regional Emmy Award; “The Blackfeet Flood,” a documentary about the 1964 flood that devastated the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana; “Growing Floret,” a miniseries about Floret farm for Chip and Joanna Gaines’ Magnolia Network; and “Fix Me a Plate,” a Food Network web series hosted by chef Alex Guarnaschelli. A graduate of Carleton College in MN, Maria enjoys hiking in Portland’s Forest Park, borrowing way too many library books, and befriending other people’s dogs.
  

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• Caroline Weaver (She/Her)

  Editor / Associate Producer

  Caroline Weaver is an Editor at Blue Chalk. She has worked on projects for clients such as PBS Digital, The Magnolia Network and USAToday. A few of her favorite edits include “Helen’s Story” a short film for Boston Children’s Hospital about a young girl who helped pioneer sickle cell anemia treatment; “The Divide”,  a short film that investigates the legacy of racism in health care in St. Louis, MO and how one program is attempting to end it. Before joining the Blue Chalk team, Caroline worked as an assistant editor on a documentary feature film and also created real estate marketing videos. Caroline is a Texas native and a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin with a degree in Radio-TV-Film. Her student short doc “Mixed Feelings”, a film about being mixed race in America, premiered at the 2019 Austin Asian American Film Festival. Outside of work, you can find her biking around town, reading memoirs or soaking up sunshine whenever she can.
  

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• Eric Maierson (He/Him)

  Contributing Editor

  Eric Maierson is a writer and two-time Emmy-winning video editor and producer. His work has appeared on The New Times, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, and Time. Most recently he edited the first hour of a four-part series on veterans in America for PBS as well as the series "Reset" for Vice.tv. His work has received four Webby Awards, the Alfred I. Dupont-Columbia Award, the Edward R. Murrow Award, and 10 Emmy nominations, including two wins. Eric's short films have played at film festivals around the world, and his prose has appeared in The New Yorker, Playboy, Mountain Man Dance Moves: The McSweeney’s Book of Lists. He is also the writer and director of the critically acclaimed theatrical play "Reprise." Originally from Houston, Eric earned his master of fine arts in creative writing at Emerson College. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife, Ellen, and their rascal dog, Beanie.
  

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• Conner Lee (He/Him)

  Motion Graphics Designer

  Conner Lee is a motion graphics designer. He created the motion graphics on a series of “explainer” videos for Pearson Education as well as for Thrive Global, a company founded by Arianna Huffington that focuses on reducing employee stress through behavior change technology. Conner was also the motion graphics designer for the official lyric video for hip-hop artist Xiuhtezcatl’s song S.W.Y.M. and “TED Partners: Dropbox,” a short documentary about the use of haptic technology created in collaboration with TED and Dropbox. Conner studied graphic design and European history at Syracuse University. His interests include medium-format film photography, history and exploring the wonders of the internet. He has no pets nor any plants (he dreams of one day changing this).
  

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• Miró Merrill (She/Her)

  Graphic Designer

  Miró Merrill is a graphic designer and illustrator who helps build the visual identity for a wide range of projects and new work at Blue Chalk. She joined the team in 2018 to bring her creative and artistic sensibility to a graphics-intensive series of “explainer” videos for Pearson Education. Miró also worked on the graphic treatments on “JCPenney: Back to You,” a series of short videos celebrating teaching and the back-to-school season; “How Seamus Gets a Fish,” a video for the Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative featuring Blue Chalk creative director Rob Finch’s son as he learns about responsibility and recycling; and an animated series about asthma for a pharmaceutical company. Miró uses art as a therapeutic process and when not at work paints and draws.
  

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• Ian Miller (They/Them)

  Systems Lead / Associate Editor

  Ian Miller is associate editor at Blue Chalk. They are a recent graduate of the University of Oregon with a major in journalism and minor in multimedia. Ian's fascination of nature, fine arts, and social and climate justice has led them to pursue a career in visual storytelling. Some of their recent work includes a large storytelling project with a science journalism class which documented and told the stories of the Holiday Farm Fire of 2020. Ian created a behind-the-scenes video of the project and a video story on a local firefighter and drone pilot who used his drone to prevent further destruction. Some of their favorite free-time passions are taking videos and photos of their adventures, writing music, playing guitar, collecting tattoos, and spending time with their partner and two fantastically strange dogs. 
  

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• Natalie Eng (She/They)

  Systems Lead / Associate Editor

  Natalie Eng is an Associate Editor at Blue Chalk. She is a recent graduate from Portland State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Film. Natalie has a passion for storytelling and creating art that inspires and connects with people. Natalie has taken every opportunity to help fellow creators bring their visions to life. Over the years, they have edited for various short and feature-length films, assisted the art department on set, and worked in design, illustration, animation, and motion graphics. In 2016, Natalie interned with the Seattle Channel and Wing Luke Museum on an animated short titled, "An American Hero: Frank Nishimura". They won a 2017 Northwest Emmy Award for editing as part of the animation team. In her free time, Natalie enjoys playing the guitar and ukulele, crocheting, making polymer clay earrings, playing animal crossing, and trying new food places with their partner.

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