Hilary Sparrow manages the production, outreach, and impact initiatives and evaluation of Vulcan Productions' film and television projects. Her most recent work includes the award-winning three-part, six-hour PBS series This Emotional Life and the Web-based toolkit for middle-school educators, Success at the Core.

Prior to joining the Vulcan Productions documentary team in 2008, Hilary was director of production for a Washington, DC-based independent film company, where she oversaw projects for clients such as National Geographic Channel, Discovery Channel, Travel Channel, Ultra HD, Gallery HD, and The Smithsonian Channel.

Previously, Hilary worked at National Geographic Television & Film, where she managed productions in nearly every corner of the globe, including stints in Cuba, Mexico, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua, where she put both of her majors (Journalism and Spanish) to use. Other highlights include managing films that documented first ascents with some of the world's top climbers, filming rare archeological finds in Egypt, and sending Sebastian Junger and photographer Reza to Afghanistan to travel with resistance leader Ahmed Shah Massoud just months before his assassination.

Hilary also served as associate producer for The Urban Elephant for WNET / Nature, with producer / director Allison Argo. The film garnered two News & Documentary Emmys for Outstanding Cultural & Informational Documentary and Best Director.

A native Tar Heel, Hilary holds a BA in Journalism and Spanish from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.