Angela Bannerman Ankoma is one of seven winners of the 2015 Dorothy Richardson Resident Leadership Award, helped her community in Rhode Island improve their eating habits with a new weekly market that promotes healthy foods and art. When she observed that many immigrants were becoming less healthy—in part due to lack of access to traditional foods—she didn't just complain. She took the lead. The client embedded me in the neighborhood to best capture Angie’s story.

I would like to add a disclaimer that this piece may be triggering.

The City of Rockford approached me to discuss the very difficult topic of domestic violence by hearing from survivors, and talking about how a model of a Family Justice Center would help families escape domestic violence by bringing agencies of support who are scattered throughout the region, to all have representation under one roof.

The outcome of this piece helped place Rockford as a leader in the Family Justice Center movement. The video was shown at a national gathering of Family Justice Centers, and is shown frequently help rally people around this life changing initiative.

As a 2012 finalist for the National Recreation and Park Association's National Gold Medal Awards for Excellence in Park and Recreation Management, the Rockford Park District needed to complete a 12-minute DVD highlighting the resources and accomplishments of the agency. We produced this piece to help the Rockford Park District become the best park district in the country.