Creative Workforce Equity Advisory Board

This Board provides advise and support to Venice Arts as it expands the reach and impacts of its creative workforce development programs, including Creative Pathways and the Film & Digital Media Pathways Pilot, the latter of which in partnership with the County of Los Angeles’ workforce development services.

ARTS FOR LA

GUSTAVO HERRERA
Executive Director

DREAMWORKS

RABIA ABEDIN
Manager, Early Career Programs & Diversity Outreach

ILLUMINATION

J-T LADT
Head of Digital Strategy

LIQUID SUNSHINE AT KEURIG DR PEPPER INC

ELYSSA SEIDMAN
Senior Manager, Brand Strategy

MACROFERREN WARNER VP People and Culture

MACRO

FERREN WARNER
VP People and Culture

MEDIAMONKS

JOHN NGUYEN
Executive Producer of Film

MOTIVE

TESSA ALLISON
Director of Culture and Employee Experience

PEARL STREET FILMS

FANSHEN COX
Producer and Development Director

PHOTOGRAPHER

WIL BAZILLE
Bazille Photography

SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT

CATHERINE ROTUNNO
Manager, Global Corporate Social Responsibility

SOUTH BAY WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD

ROBERT CHAVEZ
Director, for Jan Vogel, CEO

TECHNICOLOR

TONYA GRAYSON
Senior Manager, Indirect Tax

THE ALLIANCE FOR MEDIA ARTS + CULTURE

WENDY LEVY
CEO

UTA FOUNDATIONDESIREE FLORES           Director, Employee Social Impact

UTA FOUNDATION

DESIREE FLORES
Director, Employee Social Impact

VENICE ARTS’ ALUMNUS

KASHI MCDANIELS
Emerging Filmmaker

VENICE ARTS’ ALUMNA

SILVIA CURIEL
Emerging Artist

WALT DISNEY ANIMATION STUDIOS

BERENICE ROBINSON
VP Post-production

WALT DISNEY ANIMATION STUDIOS

MITCHELL SNARY
Animator

WEST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE

TIFFANY S. MILLER
Dean, Apprenticeships