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Loyola Marymount University

Rowan University

Impact Producer at YEA! Impact & Head of Community Engagement and Outreach at SIE Society

Creates impact campaigns for film projects with the objective to elicit positive social change on issues like climate change. Currently working on the 'Can You Hear Us?' campaign surrounding Hulu's documentary "I Am Greta."Produces digital impact events surrounding social impact entertainment, social justice issues, and civic engagement, in order to engage and drive targeted audiences & communities to take action in their every day lives and/or entertainment focused work.

YEA! Impact

Impact Producer

SIE Society is an organization and platform committed to convening the social impact entertainment community to network, collaborate, access valuable resources, and learn from some of the greatest voices in the impact entertainment space. As Head of Community Engagement and Outreach Manager for SIE Society, my responsibilities include keeping a pulse on what is happening in the SIE space and strategizing on how to bring together the community for collaborative and educational purposes. I manage SIE Society's social media accounts (@siesociety) to engage with the impact entertainment community to share resources, recruit new members, and identify SIE-related initiatives and events for the site's global calendar. As part of the leadership team, I also assist in identifying partnering organizations and advisors for our community, locating valuable academic and entertainment-based resources and case studies, and helping build out our online navigating ecosystem of SIE-related organizations. Founding partners of SIE Society include Harness, USC's Hollywood, Health & Society, UCLA's Skoll Center for Social Impact Entertainment, Young Entertainment Activists, Journeys in Film, SIMA Studios, Austin Film Festival, Gamechanger Films, and more.

SIE Society

Head of Community Engagement and Outreach

The Skoll Center for SIE was founded on 3 pillars: research, education and public programming. As Project Coordinator, my responsibilities to support and promote the mission of the Center included the planning and execution of social impact entertainment events, screenings, workshops and convenings, as well as coordinating collaborations with like-minded organizations within the social impact and entertainment space. As a team, the Skoll Center served as a resource for both the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television students and the public, providing thought leadership to connect film and television projects to educational-based organizations on campus, NGOs, impact producers & other groups who advocated for shared respective social issues. During my time at Skoll, I helped organize the second annual Spark Change Summit, a day long event for social impact entertainment filmmakers and practitioners which includes workshops, presentations, break out sessions, and networking opportunities. I was also proudly a part of a two person team who produced a fully accessible screening experience ("The Feeling Through Experience") to 100+ members of LA's DeafBlind community with open captioning, audio-descriptive devices, and a team of ASL and tactile interpreters (Check out the video below!) Other notable events include: a "Financing Social Impact Entertainment" event in partnership with the Producers Guild of America, which brought leading voices in the producing impact space to film students on campus; an impact screening and Q&A of the film 'Just Mercy' with human rights attorney Nazareth Haysbert to help create a meaningful and educational discussion around the social issues depicted in the film.Additional responsibilities included managing vendor correspondence and relations, as well as the Skoll Center's social media channels (@skollcentersie).

Skoll Center for Social Impact Entertainment at UCLA

Project Coordinator

As executive assistant to a talent agent, my main responsibilities included: coordinating appointments, self-tapes, and submissions for Netflix TV/film projects, as well as miscellaneous STX Entertainment, Amazon, FX and indie projects; managing heavy phone lines and liaising with A-list clientele on a daily basis; booking travel and handling expenses; creating booking slips of client contracts. I completed weekly script coverage, character breakdowns, and tracking notes for TV, studio feature, and independent projects. Additionally, I was responsible for creating pitch materials for clients, including cutting scenes, updating reels, and rewriting blurbs.

The Gersh Agency

Assistant to Talent Agent

During my time as a Production Assistant, I had a multitude of responsibilities that assisted the Executive and Associate Producers, the Prop Department, and the Talent and Production Coordinators of the show. I was tasked with assignments that were critical to the production of the show, which included assisting the celebrity and human interest talent, performing administrative duties, and creating pitch stories to the Human Interest Department. The story I pitched about how Ellen's game "Heads Up" helped save a father's life made it into a segment of the show, which can be watched below.

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Production Assistant

Responsibilities included operating social media pages, marketing material for the volunteer recruitment and upcoming events, recruiting tutors for their SEA mentoring program and soliciting sponsors for mentoring sessions.Check out the video I filmed & edited below!

The Emily Shane Foundation

Social Media Intern

Worked with company co-founders to create brand, merchandise and promotional material; created content for website and social media accounts *Check out a special piece I wrote for QFYC about why you should give water for your birthday!                  <a href="http://www.quarterforyourcrisis.com/why-water/">http://www.quarterforyourcrisis.com/why-water/</a>

Quarter for Your Crisis

Creative Consultant & Social Media Intern

Captured beautiful moments through photography. Portfolio includes photos of children, families, engagement/pregnancy announcements, anniversary celebrations, headshots and sport.

Devon Dansky