ABOUT
39 Mile Productions delivers cutting-edge content in corporate messaging, brand storytelling, and event videography. We’ve partnered with diverse businesses from solopreneurs to international organizations to influence both internal and external audiences. We create inspiring videos from offices in both New York City and Southeast Alaska.
Why the name 39 Mile? Our Founder Micah Bochart grew up in rural Alaska, 39 miles from a town of 1,500 people. Though he will always be an Alaskan at heart, it was an easy choice to move to a big metropolitan, to experience the complete opposite of his upbringing. New York City provided the perfect opportunity.
MICAH Bochart
Chief Video Engineer & Producer
Micah is an award-winning storyteller with deep expertise in video, audio, editing, and webcasting. He has 15 years of experience managing every aspect of production, creating cutting-edge content serving 150,000 professionals.
Micah excels at coaching talent to achieve their best, directing 1,000 speakers across the nation. His love of video to preserve, teach, and inspire is matched only by his impeccable work ethic. He has been recognized for his creative problem-solving skills and communications expertise.
Raised in Alaska without running water or electricity, Micah possesses an insatiable curiosity to exchange ideas and technologies. He lives with his wife in Queens, New York. The two enjoy nature, activism, and exploration of cultures in the world’s most diverse zip code.
Click here for Micah’s CV.
MERRICK BOCHART
Producer, Alaska Studio
Merrick is a producer and visual artist with a strong background in storytelling. As head of the Alaska studio, she draws her inspiration from the resilient beauty of the landscape and people of her hometown in the Alaskan Southeast. She has been a commissioned artist since 2010, and helped pioneer a theatrical troupe which has written and performed over 12 original pieces throughout the region since 2007.
In addition to her production work, Merrick is currently focusing on projects which strengthen community through local sustainable harvest, medicinal plant education, and finding healing through land-based mindfulness.
jerin arifa
Director of Marketing
Jerin is a marketing, communications, and development strategist with 15-plus years of hands-on successes in business to business (B2B), business to consumer (B2C), and nonprofit settings.
Jerin is a talented publicist skilled at placing stories in top-tier media outlets, such as a viral video with over 1 million views on NowThis Media.
Jerin’s empathy-led communications expertise allows her to inspire both internal and external audiences. She collaborated with executive and research teams to create thought leadership columns, translating data, insights and technical concepts into layperson terms.
Jerin has received multiple awards and recognitions for her work, such as President Obama selecting her out of 10,000 nominees to attend a historic conference.
Jerin’s goal in life is to pet as many dogs as possible.
Click here to learn more about Jerin.