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Santa Monica, CA, US

Live action films/TV, Games, Sports

Los Angeles, US

Leadership Development & Coaching · Executive Coaching · Talent Acquisition & Strategy · Employee Relations & Communication · Diversity & Inclusion · Succession Planning · Organizational Design

Los Gatos, CA, US

As a member of the talent leadership team, led a team of Sr. Artist Managers supporting feature films talent and productions. Managed retention budget and collaborated with and supported content/production executives, show producers, talent acquisition, talent development & outreach, business and legal affairs, employee services & relationships, and human.

Los Gatos, CA, US

Promoted to build out the artist management team and to provide oversight for a team of talent managers with an increased scope of responsibility. Hired and mentored additional artist managers to expand the team’s capabilities and resolved multiple show stopping production issues related to top level talent.

Los Gatos, CA, US

As a key strategic hire for the newly created artist management team, supported the development and evolution of department structure, processes and workflows serving a population of ~500 artists. Managed the casting of artists for projects within three animation divisions -- feature, series, and adult animation and supported multiple departments including.

Glendale, CA, US

Promoted to serve as DreamWorks’ first Director of Diversity & Inclusion in this newly created position. Drove strategy and programs to foster diversity across the organization and to cultivate a more supportive, equitable and inclusive culture for the 1,200+ person workforce. Launched programs and ERGs. Advised on the creation of what is now an.

Glendale, CA, US

Hired to address one of the studio’s major concerns and strategic priorities; attraction and recruitment of specific talent (system and software developers/engineers) during a period of instability for the organization. Refined and implemented best practices for recruiting technical candidates; created a framework and pipeline to handle higher volume.

Glendale, CA, US

Supported character animation department for three studio locations (Glendale, CA and Redwood City, CA, and Bangalore, India) through strategic feature film artist casting and management, contract negotiation, and strong focus on retention through career and performance development coaching. Partnered with Talent Acquisition on recruiting strategies to.

Los Angeles, US

Established the boutique consultancy to support entertainment industry clients and early-stage startups through talent acquisition, production and talent management, organizational design, market analysis, communications and documentation. Previous clients have included Impro Theater, DreamWorks Animation, Monkey Boy Productions, and B1 Media.

London, London, GB

Managed public relations including press interviews, press articles, news articles, and photo and video shoots as well as event logistics for industry screenings, conferences, festivals and other special events. Edited press articles and news releases.

Glendale, CA, US

During DreamWorks’ first animated feature, Prince of Egypt, managed the development, setup and implementation of the technology systems used in the traditional/2D animation production process in all the digital departments.

Burbank, CA, US

SPACE JAM - Managed and tracked production workflow for multiple departments, delivering to partner / vendor studios worldwide. Developed and implemented policies and procedures to ensure efficient production flow.

Burbank, CA, US

Managed creative services and communications for the Animation Technology department. Created and managed Recruiting workflow to keep up with the demands in a fast-paced environment. Coordinated special events and conference presence including Disney Feature Animation’s first presence at SIGGRAPH, a successful recruiting opportunity for the studio.