About
I'm a writer and filmmaker creating immersive, story-driven experiences that bring the natural world to life — blending lived exploration with science to spark curiosity and connection.
My work is shaped by a lifetime of global travel, including years living full-time aboard and operating an ocean-crossing vessel with my husband. From remote coastlines to open ocean crossings, I've experienced marine and wildlife ecosystems up close — encountering sea otters, whales (including the elusive narwhal), puffins, dolphins, walrus, sharks, coral reefs, and more.
Whether on screen or on the page, I create stories that invite audiences to step inside the narrative — helping them see, understand, and value the world around them.
When people connect with the natural world, they begin to care for it.
Through immersive, science-grounded storytelling, I aim to spark curiosity that grows into understanding, care, and ultimately stewardship.
Associate's degree in Writing and Producing, Colorado Film School. Member of SCBWI.
Puffin Quest
Four years. One boat. Endless horizon.
From 2020 to 2024, we traded land for sea — living full-time aboard Puffin Quest, our 2014 Nordhavn 68 motor trawler, a 68-foot ocean-capable vessel built for the kind of adventures most people only dream about.
Puffin Quest is a 2014 Nordhavn 68 — a 68-foot motor trawler designed for serious ocean crossings. With a range of over 3,000 nautical miles, hydraulic stabilizers, and a full-beam master suite, she was our home, our office, and our window to the world. We managed every aspect of the boat ourselves — no captain, no crew — just the two of us and the open water.
We cruised the East Coast from Newport, Rhode Island all the way south to Trinidad, spending two magnificent years exploring every island in between — the Bahamas extensively, Saint Martin, Anguilla, Antigua, St. Barts, Guadeloupe, Les Saintes, Dominica, Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Montserrat, and dozens of anchorages that don't appear on any tourist map.
Renée served as navigator and captain — plotting courses, reading weather, and piloting Puffin Quest through everything from glassy Caribbean mornings to challenging Atlantic swells. Paul handled all maintenance, mechanical systems, and yes — the cleaning. Together, they proved that two determined people can take a 68-foot vessel anywhere they dare to go.
It was a glorious time — friends and family joining us at ports along the way, sunsets that stopped us mid-sentence, and most importantly, encounters with all sorts of wonderful sea, bird, and wildlife that changed the way we see the world forever.
Adventures
From Arctic fjords to Caribbean reefs — a life lived in pursuit of the extraordinary.
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