Gretchen was born and raised in San Diego. Growing up, Gretchen always had a film project she was working on whether it was creating an elaborate video for a book report or shooting films for friends. Now a New York based filmmaker, she has refined her talents at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. 

Gretchen has worked on a plethora of projects working as a director, production designer, and sound designer.

When she isn't on set, Gretchen works at BBC Studios on the Learning Team. Working at the BBC, she creates short form content from long form programming based on clients needs/topics. She also edits video content as needed using the Adobe Creative Suite and produces educational clips for worldwide school systems: working closely with the voice over talent and script writers to ensure lesson plan is relevant and factual.