She was then invited to become founding President and CEO of Burnt Orange Productions part of the Film Initiative of the University of Texas at Austin. The mission of Burnt Orange was to produce films in HD using students as apprentices and interns working alongside professionals. In three years Burnt Orange produced "The Quiet", acquired by Screen Gems and released by Sony Classics, Adam Rifkin's "Homo Erectus", distributed by National Lampoon in 2008, "The Cassidy Kids", distributed by B-Side and aired on IFC in 2008 and "Elvis and Annabelle' 'distributed by The Weinstein Company in 2009.