Yost learned filmmaking overseas in London and co-founded a production company in Poland, producing and directing short films, educational videos and video art. After returning home to Missouri, Yost focused on documentaries about her own community. Her films have won awards at international film festivals and have been broadcast on stations, including PBS, Free Speech T.V. and Discovery Channel, and televised around the world. Yost is also passionate about creating more opportunities for women in the film industry and is the founder and executive director of the Citizen Jane Film Festival. Yost received her B.A. in English from the University of Missouri and her M.A. in Teaching English as a Second Language from Central Missouri State University. Assistant Professor of Digital Film