Writer, Director, Photographer

Film portfolio:

• • Meet the Wyoming Toad (2019)
    Short
    Editor, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
    Watch Here
  • Common Ground (2017)
    Environmental Documentary
    Writer/Director/Cinematographer
    Watch Here | Trailer
    
  • The Man from Everywhere (2016)
    Emotional Drama
    Director/Casting Manager
    Watch Here | Trailer
    Official Selection: 2016 Back in the Box competition, 2017 Hobnobben Film Festival
  • Killing Time (2015)
    Dark Comedy
    Assistant Director/Casting Manager/Set Design
    Watch Here | Trailer
    Official Selection: 2017 Milledgeville Film Festival; 2016 Hoboken Intl. Film Festival, Nominated: Best Short Short
  • Deadfall
    Feature Screenplay, Thriller
    Writer

• Common Ground Trailer:

  Film Demo Reel:

  The Man from Everywhere (Directorial Debut):

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  Writing Portfolio:

• The Butterfly Effect: A Small Voice with a Big Story
• Freaky, Funky Fungi
• Stewards of the Land: Ranchers on the Front Lines of Conservation
• Creepin’ it Real: Why Bats Don’t Suck
• Invasives from Beyond: Attack of the Mussels
• Best in Snow: How Wildlife Weathers Winter
• Wildlife & Wildfire: How Nature Makes the Most of Fire
• Songs on the Wind, Hooves on the Landscape
• Common Ground, Sacred Bonds
• Saving the Pallid Sturgeon
• Facing Fear in the Heart of Alaska
• Yale Environment Review Portfolio
  

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  Skills & Interests:

  • Certifications: Wilderness First Responder (March 2017), CPR (March 2017)
  • Languages: Languages: English, Pashtu (professional working proficiency), French (elementary proficiency), Spanish, Persian, Arabic (high level of familiarity, able to learn quickly if needed)
  • Interests: Snowboarding, bodybuilding, martial arts, all-season camping & hiking, all-terrain driving, wilderness medicine

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  Education:

  • Western Governors University, Master of Business Administration, 2020
  • Yale University, School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, Master of Environmental Management, 2017
  • University of Maryland University College
    Bachelor of Science, Environmental Management, summa cum laude, 2013
  • Defense Language Institute, Foreign Language Center
    Associate of Arts, Pashto-Afghan, 2010
  • Air University, Community College of the Air Force
    Associate of Science, Communications Applications Technology, 2009

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  Military Service:

  United States Air Force, Military Intelligence, 2004-2013
  Mission Supervisor/Instructor/Senior Linguist/Intelligence Analyst

  • Exercised local command authority during U.S. military intelligence missions overseeing the safety of International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) personnel and equipment in Afghanistan; trained incoming mission supervisors, analysts and linguists
  • Performed language & intelligence analysis and reporting during reconnaissance operations supporting allied forces in Afghanistan
  • Led over 100 military professionals in 15-member teams in high-stress and emotionally draining environments
  • Oversaw mission crew health and safety; conducted daily emergency response preparedness evaluations, maintained control during emergencies and exercises

  Email: christina.k.stone@gmail.com