She received a MFA in film and television production from the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts.

[7][1] She lived in the West Bank for eight years and worked with Palestinian and Israeli filmmakers to produce films including Swish, Swish and documentaries including A Good Samaritan.

She managed youth media projects including Palestinian-Israeli video exchange.

[1] With Julia Bacha, she co-directed, co-produced, and edited the film My Neighbourhood, produced by Just Vision.

[7] Director: Producer: Writer: Editor: Cinematographer: Set decorator Wingert-Jabi is married, has a daughter, and lives in Reston.