Current CV



Katherine E. Walker 
 

Producer-Director Writer
Television, feature films, web series. Supervise creative elements, series development; direct cameras and talent, manage creative teams, overseeing field through series delivery. 
Writing: non-fiction as columnist, contributor & editor; grant writing and fundraising.
Trained Facilitator in Alternative Dispute Resolution, Mediator, Teacher, Consultant.

Experience 2000-Present 

Supervising Producer, "Ice Cold Miners," Animal Planet
Supervising Producer, "K-Pop Revolution: the YG Story," Discovery Asia
Supervising Producer/Director, "You Bet," Libero/History Channel  
Consulting Producer, “Bar Rescue,” Spike/3-Ball
Executive Producer, "Model Latina," Season 1, 13-episode series, SiTV
    Show Runner, responsible for all creative elements, directed all multi-cam set-ups. 
Executive Producer, “Backstage,” Pilot Episode, SiTV
Co-Executive Producer, “WIDE AWAKE,” Webisode series, Miggs / McDonald’s 
Supervising Producer/Director, “Ghost Intervention,” 4-episodes, TLC/Pilgrim  
Supervising Producer/Writer, “Showdown on the Sand,” 1-hour, Discovery 3-D  

Show Producer, “The Apprentice,” seasons 1-5, NBC /Mark Burnett
Nominated for two primetime Emmy awards. Field: 33 EPS; Post: 18 EPS 
Director, “South African Solar Challenge,” Corporate presentation, SHARP  

Producer, "Mary, Mary" Season 2, We
Producer, “American Hoggers,” Half-hour Pilot episode, A&E/Original  
Producer, “The Colony,” seasons 1-2, Discovery/Original Productions  
Producer, “Lives on Fire,” OWN/BBC Worldwide
Producer, “Super Saver Showdown,” OWN
Producer, “Sex at Work,” Pilot episode, Lifetime /Shed Media
Producer, “Instant Beauty Pageant,” 4 one-hour episodes, Style Network  
Story Producer, “The Restaurant,” 4 one-hour episodes, NBC/Mark Burnett  

Associate Show Producer, “The Amazing Race,” CBS/World Race
Post-production, four episodes, winner of Emmy award for episode 311  

Producer/Writer, “A Personal Story,” 8 half-hours, TLC/FGE
Producer/Writer, “2 for Las Vegas,” 14 half-hours, Travel Channel/FGE 
Producer/Writer, “Fixing the Body,” One-hour documentary, Discovery/FGE  
Producer/Writer, “The 200-Pound Tumor,” One-hour doc, Discovery Health 
Writer, “Anatomy of a Recovery,” one-hour documentary, Discovery-Asia 

Production, Assistant Director department 1996-2000

FEATURE FILMS: Castaway, Family Man, 15 Minutes, Gone in 60 Seconds, Love & Basketball, Six Days, Seven Nights, Mighty Joe Young & The Lost World. Responsible for talent, including Nicolas Cage, Harrison Ford & Robert DeNiro.
Associate ProducerThicker than Water.

SCRIPTED TV: Roswell, The X-Files, Cab to Canada & Beyond Belief. MTV Music Awards. Commercials & music videos, including The Roots & Tupac Shakur. 
1st A.D., Voyagers pilot. 


Education
University of Virginia, Bachelor of Arts, English/History, 1987 
Vancouver Film School, Certificate, Film making, 1995 
University of Hawaii, Documentary Film making, 1992 
University of Hawaii, Television Broadcasting, 1991 

Affiliations
Chairperson, Hawaii Chapter of the Sierra Club, 1992-94
Vice-Chairperson, Kauai Chapter & Co-Chair of Week of the Young Child event
    National Association for the Education of Young Children, 1991-92
Assistant Director, Kauai Hospice, 1990-93. Increased annual budget by more than double during my tenure as chief grand writer and fund raising staff liaison. Created child bereavement program that was the first of its kind in Hawaii. Managed and trained volunteers to serve during recovery period post-Hurricane Iniki.
Columnist, "Myths and Legends" for The Sandwich Island Quarterly, 1991-93

Skills and Abilities
Horse wrangler in Wyoming and Hawaii
Trained Red Cross Instructor in HIV safety
Completed Moloka'i Challenge outrigger canoe race (40 miles between islands) 2 consecutive years
Published poet (Author of chapbook Chimera)


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twitter: rona65
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