Sarah Rachael Wainio Producer, Documentary Producers Alliance

Sarah Rachael Wainio is one of the industry’s most sought after storytellers. Her credits include The Food Network, Magnolia Network, Netflix, TLC, and HBO. She produced the first three seasons of MTV’s seminal show “Teen Mom: Young + Pregnant,” bringing the real-life consequences of unplanned teen pregnancy to a national audience. She earned an MFA in Social Documentary Film from the School of Visual Arts and has a degree in Psychology and Philosophy from Fordham University. Sarah is Secretary of the Documentary Producers Alliance and co-chairs the ethics task force. She lives in NYC with her cats Theodora and Tovah.