is co-founder of Docs In Progress^® and serves as Director of Programs and Services. She is an award winning filmmaker, educator and consultant, who has won numerous awards in both documentary and fiction films.

In the last 15 years, Adele has produced, directed and edited several long-form documentaries and short feature films, among them The Power of Forgiveness , Cathedral Today, the docudrama Albert Schweitzer - Called to Africa, and Bonhoeffer, all of which aired nationally on PBS. Her award-winning films Land of Mennonites and Juana's Journey participated in more than 20 film festivals around the world.

Adele is the owner of the production company Zeitgeist Media, where she is developing a documentary feature about progressive music; and Toledo, a visual essay about Mexican painter Francisco Toledo.  She also recently won a Telly Award for an interactive, online HD video production of a series of training videos for Oratorio Media and Presentation Training.

In addition to teaching classes through Docs In Progress, Adele is also an Adjunct Professor at American University, where she teaches graduate-level Film and Video Production in the School of Communication. She also taught Film and Video Production at the National Center for the Arts in Mexico City for four years.

Among the awards she has won as a filmmaker are TIVA-DC's Peer Award, the U.S. International Film and Video Festival Award, the Telly Award, the Gabriel Award, the Wilbur Award, and the Christopher Award.  She has also served as a panelist for the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County (Maryland), reviewing applications in the disciplines of writing, philosophy, history, and media arts.

Originally from Germany, Adele holds a B.A. in Film and Video Production and an M.A. in Political Science.

Adele can be contacted at adeleATdocsinprogressDOTorg or (301) 789-2797.