McCartys media background draws from 25 years of experience in film and event production as well as many years working creatively with the written word and photographic image. She has worked in various capacities with many producers, directors, photographers and writers over these years in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco.

McCarty is the Founder and Executive Director of ART BRIDGE ASSOCIATION, INC., a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization founded in 1996, based in New York, and having as its primary aim the “bridging” of gaps or obstacles that impede the creative process for story tellers working in film, theatre and composing music by offering information and services as they make their way from inspiration to completion on projects. McCarty has served on the selection committee and been a programmer for the INTENATIONAL SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL in New York.

A previous member of Women In Film and Television New York, McCarty brings considerable international experience to WIFT in New Zealand.