Mara taught me the tricks to do video reporting. She also gave me excellent pitch ideas and ideas on how to sell them to different outlets, including my bosses. -- Raquel Hoshino, webmaster, VEJA magazine

"Mara is every bit as brilliant a teacher as she is a video journalist. Her wealth of knowledge combined with her infectious enthusiasm and energy left me feeling motivated and enlightened. I now have the groundwork in place to incorporate video journalism into my career goals in a shorter time than I would have believed possible." -- Ahron Shapiro, freelancer

"Mara brought excellent industry experience to the classroom setting. Her background as an independent international and corporate video journalist allowed us to get a look into both worlds. She is very well-rounded in subject areas, but also carries depth within these areas." -- Andrea Adams

"I feel very empowered by both Mara's presentation of her international experiences and the input offered by members of the class. Her patience, willingness to answer questions, and pushing of people to move forward in the direction of video journalism was filled people with hope." -- BilQis Adjei

"Mara did a phenomenal job of answering a barrage of questions. She is terrific." -- Dan Ramirez

"Mara is a very open and helpful instructor. She tailored the course to the class' interests and needs and really kept things moving. I found her advice to be particularly pertinent to a group of beginners." -- Molly Nixon