Joanna Adler is Vice President of Intuition Productions, an independent feature film and television production company.  Prior to joining Intuition, she worked on the Sony Classics and John Calley film, The Jane Austen Book Club.  Her first job in the industry was at Revelations Entertainment, Morgan Freeman's production company. While there she worked on the film 10 Items or Less and was involved with the development and launch of Clickstar, a digital entertainment service, founded by Intel and Revelations.

Joanna produced a documentary about homelessness in Los Angeles, Without a Home, and a theater show, The Mistakes Madeline Made.  Without a Home, screened as a work-in-progress at the 2009 Durango Independent Film Festival winning the Jury Commendation Award for Best Feature Documentary.

Hailing from New York, Hollywood is Joanna's second career.  Previously, she worked for four years at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center as manager of the outpatient Thoracic Service and at the New York Organ Donor Network.

Joanna's interests extend well beyond the entertainment community.  She is actively involved in philanthropic endeavors including The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (running a marathon on their behalf), Hollywood Hill, Common Cause, Cure Autism, School on Wheels, and Los Angeles World Affairs Council.  She attended Georgetown University for three years, did a year stint at Yale University, and then graduated from NYU. 

In 2011, Lisa Amster joined Barclays as a Director from Goldman Sachs, where she spent almost a decade. Lisa focuses on customizing hedging and trading strategies for high net worth individuals, family offices and foundations. She was a Private Wealth Advisor in the Markets Coverage Group at Goldman Sachs for the past eight years, and before that, was in Goldman Sachs’ Equity Research department covering small cap stocks.

Lisa interned at The White House under the Clinton Administration and holds a B.S. from the University of California, Berkeley.

 She resides in Marina Del Rey, CA, with her husband, Sam.

Nichol Carlson has years of senior level entertainment and online brand development, oversight, marketing, and promotion experience. She uses a creative approach to marketing by utilizing new technologies in order to establish and maintain a consistent relationship with the end consumer. Carlson has a proven track record in building successful business unit teams for maximization of immediate and future profitability.

Carlson was the Vice President at Sony BMG Music Entertainment for 13 years. There she was responsible for actively identifying, developing and monetizing the touring aspect of all artists signed to the Columbia Records, and later the Sony BMG, roster. Carlson established and executed the touring strategies of the world’s most popular and well-known music brands.

After leaving Sony, Carlson became the Vice President of Big Picture Music Co. for a year, where she oversaw all aspects of the creation and implementation of marketing plans and business functions for musical brands such as U2, The Rolling Stones, Shakira, Sheryl Crow and Herbie Hancock.

Currently she is in Business Development at Charitybuzz, a website that raises funds for nonprofits around the globe through incredible online auctions with celebrities and brands, giving bidders exclusive opportunities to live their dreams and make a difference. There Carlson is responsible for launching the West Coast presence of an innovative online technology solution that is revolutionizing the way nonprofit organizations raise funds and maintain consistent interaction with their donors. Carlson graduated from University of California, Los Angeles.

Sara Ell grew up in Australia and worked as a fashion editor for Studio Magazine. From there she moved to London and continued working in the fashion industry for popular magazines such as GQ and Tatler. While at these magazines, Sara was freelancing on catalogues and various publications for three years. She studied broadcast journalism at University of California Los Angeles when she moved to Los Angeles and continued working in fashion and television entertainment for a London-based show broadcast in Europe called The Hollywood Report. Other work has included production and styling for Fox FX and Turner Broadcasting, producing all the on-air promos for their movies and content. In her spare time, Sara does volunteer work with the pet therapy program at Cedars-Sinai and in the pediatric ward.

Carlota Espinosa has held various leadership positions in Fashion and Media industries.

Most recently, she co-found Hautelook (December 2007) and was its Vice President until it was sold to Nordstrom in 2011. Before Hautelook, she was with Fox Television producing news, entertainment and fashion shows, including the daily fashion segment - Style File. Carlota is a 3-time Emmy award winner.

Grant Heslov is a writer, director, producer, and actor as well as a partner in Smokehouse Pictures, the production company he founded with George Clooney in 2006. Most recently Heslov produced the film Argo, directed by and starring Ben Affleck, which will be released by Warner Bros. in October 2012.

Heslov was nominated for an Academy Award in 2011 for co-writing The Ides of March, and in 2005 was nominated for co-writing and best picture for Good Night, and Good Luck. His other producing credits include The American, The Men Who Stare At Goats, which also marked his feature film directorial debut, and Leatherheads. Heslov served as director and executive producer of the critically acclaimed television series “Unscripted” and co-executive producer of “K Street,” both for HBO.

David Hudgins is the Founder and CEO of OTMFC Inc., a lighting equipment rental company based in Los Angeles, CA. In 1992, he started his photography career in Nashville, TN, working with country music stars. In 2000, he moved to Los Angeles to expand his career, working with world-renowned photographers and celebrities. Seeing a need for a boutique lighting and equipment rental company that would serve as a one-stop shop for photographers, he created OTMFC Inc. in 2003.

His latest venture, The HB Group LLC, created in 2007, owns and operates properties in several States throughout the Country.

David currently resides with his wife in Encino, CA, where he is actively involved with Encino Neighborhood Council and the Planning and Land Use Committee.

Dylan Kendall is the Founder and Creative Director of Dylan Kendall LLC. Formed in 2011, the company brings new vision to the design world by blending light-¬hearted whimsical sensibilities with clean-¬lined minimalism, creating distinctive objects that bring playfulness and joy into the home. Dylan Kendall brings over seven years of design experience leading her own functional ceramics studio before going into the public service sector.

During her decade spent in public service, Kendall lead several initiatives that branded her a force in using the arts to create change in the lives of others. After opening her first nonprofit organization, The Open Museum of Los Angeles, which returned curatorial control to communities, Kendall was accepted into CORO, a national public affairs and leadership training program. At completion, she worked with Los Angeles political and nonprofit leaders to advance an arts advocacy think tank called Arts for LA.

Her most recent organization, Hollywood Arts, grew in only four years to be one of the most innovative arts-¬based educational initiatives in the country and Kendall was nominated to receive the internationally-¬recognized Ashoka Fellowship for leaders in the non-¬governmental sector.

She has been recognized for her advocacy as a foster mother, and is a contributor to the Huffington Post on play theory, education and aesthetics.

Carson Meyer is a 10th grade student at Malibu High, a public school in Malibu, California.  At her school she started The "Lend A Hand" club, which helps to organize students to support causes they believe in through volunteerism and fundraising. To date, projects range from helping the National Adoption Day organization to volunteering at the Veteran's Administration. She recently traveled to Kenya, Africa where the young people of the Samburu tribe personally moved her. In November 2009, Carson received the Optimist Award for her community service. Her interests include fashion, photography, music and dance.

Carson is the Teen Advisor to the CMH Board of Directors.

Ryan Nord received his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 2001 and a Bachelor of Arts from The University of California at Berkeley in 1998.  

From 2001 through 2004, Ryan was an associate in the San Francisco office of Latham & Watkins, where his practice spanned a wide variety of subject matter, including private and public company securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions, joint venture transactions, project finance and litigation.  

After two years as counsel in NBC Universal's television business and legal affairs department from 2004 through 2006, Ryan joined his current firm of Hirsch Wallerstein Hayum Matlof + Fishman where he currently represents some of Hollywood's most widely recognized actors, directors, writers and producers in film and television.

Nancy Redd joined The Huffington Post in 2012 as a host for their new streaming network, HuffPost Live. A New York Times bestselling author, Nancy wrote the award-winning non-fiction books BODY DRAMA and DIET DRAMA. Nancy's career as awriter and personality began two weeks after graduating from Harvard with an honors degree in Women’s Studies, Nancy, won the title of Miss Virginia, going on to become swimsuit winner and top 10 at Miss America. Prior to joining HuffPost Live, Nancy served as the worldwide spokesperson for UbyKotex, co-wrote The Girls’ Guide to the SAT, and was the spokesperson for Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People for Teen Girls. Other honors include being named L’OREAL’s Beauty of Giving Young Woman of the Year, an NAACP Image Award nomination, multiple Mom's Choice Awards, and various other accolades. Nancy also once won $250,000 on Who Wants to be a Millionaire?. Originally from Martinsville, Virginia Nancy currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband, actor Rupak Ginn and their toddler son, August.

Taylor Richards is an e-commerce professional with both product and marketing experience. Taylor is currently a Senior Product Manager at ShopNation.com, a subsidiary of Meredith Inc., where she manages e-commerce activity for each of Meredith’s distinct websites. Previously, Taylor held positions as Senior Marketing Operations Specialist and Product Manager at ShoeDazzle.com. Prior to that, she worked in the marketing department at TextPlus. Taylor serves on the board of the Chase Foundation, where she hosts Full Bag, Full Heart, a yearly women's shopping fundraiser. Taylor earned a Bachelor's of Science in Business Administration from the University of Southern California. In her free time, she enjoys baking, traveling, and hiking..

Keri Selig is the founder and President of Intuition Productions, an independent feature film and television production company.  Prior to founding Intuition, Selig served 12 years as an executive for various production companies at Warner Bros., 20th Century Fox, Paramount and The Walt Disney Company.  

She has produced such films as The Stepford Wives for Paramount; Three to Tango for Warner Bros.; Point Of Origin for HBO; It Must Be Love for CBS; Harlan County War for Showtime; and In the Company of Spies for Showtime and Paramount. Presently, Keri and Intuition Productions are working on several feature film and television productions.

Keri works with a myriad of philanthropic organizations including The Humane Society, Oceana, The Stuart House, New Directions, and Hollywood Hill.

Dawn Wilcox is General Manager of Allison+Partners' Los Angeles office. She has been working with corporations, government agencies, nonprofits and community-based organizations since 1995, creating and managing social marketing, cause marketing, nonprofit, consumer, business-to-business, multicultural, youth marketing, sports partnerships, and public education campaigns for issues such as child abuse prevention, teen pregnancy, literacy, school reform, disability rights, reproductive health, traffic safety and family violence prevention. She previously served as a Senior Vice President at Ogilvy PR and Principal of her own firm, Penguin PR. Dawn is Accredited in Public Relations (APR), has served on the Los Angeles Board of the Public Relations Society of America Los Angeles for the past several years and is a graduate of California State University, Chico, with a bachelor's degree in journalism and English.

Her client experience includes: Hasbro, Home Goods, Hyundai Hope on Wheels, Association of Hole in the Wall Camps, The California Wellness Foundation, California Office of Traffic Safety, City of Santa Monica, Santa Monica Public Library, City and County of Los Angeles, FreeCar Media, Hasbro, Inc., UNITE-LA and Los Angeles Unified School District, Minnesota Health Department, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Nestle, Nevada Department of Public Safety, the U.S. Army, and TIAA- CREF.

Ben Affleck received the 2007 best directorial debut award from the National Board of Review for his film, Gone Baby Gone.  Ben is a longtime political activist and strong supporter of many charitable organizations including ONEXONE, A-T Children's Project, Feeding America, the Jimmy Fund, and the ONE Campaign.  He is a passionate advocate who travels the world to gain a deeper understanding of the complexity of issues facing Africa today.  

In the last two years, he has made numerous trips to various countries on the African continent.  Ben has focused on understanding the causes and consequences of conflict in Africa, along with learning specifically about African solutions to the problems affecting the Great Lakes Region and Horn of Africa.  During a 2008 trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ben directed the short film and public service announcement, Gimme Shelter, which focuses on the humanitarian crisis in the DR Congo.

In March 2010, Ben launched the Eastern Congo Initiative, a grassroots program to assist Congolese people in war-ravaged communities create a sustainable and successful society in the long-troubled region. ECI is the first and only U.S. based advocacy and grant-making initiative wholly focused on working with and for the people of Eastern Congo.

Derrick N. Ashong - or DNA as he is sometimes known - is literally the voice of a new generation.  Whether heard in the eloquent expression of his thoughts on then-Senator Barack Obama (one of the most viewed videos of 2008 on YouTube), in his music (as leader of the emerging band Soulfège), in his lyrics (he won Billboard Magazine's 2007 World Song Writing Competition) or in his acting, the Harvard educated talent has found myriad ways to inspire, engage and activate young people with positive messages for social change.

DNA is the host of "The Derrick Ashong Experience" on SIRIUS XM's Oprah Radio. The show airs Saturdays from 12:00 - 3:00 pm ET on Oprah Radio, XM channel 156 and SIRIUS channel 195 and is streamed live on www.OprahRadio.com.

"The Derrick Ashong Experience" is a mash-up of politics, pop-culture, social media, music and the arts, informed by Derrick's experiences and travels across the globe.  DNA offers inspiration, wisdom and an open mic to listeners of all ages and welcomes a wide variety of guests from the worlds of politics, new media, entertainment and beyond.

The Ghana, West Africa native has dedicated his life to building bridges between the fields of business, media, technology, youth culture, pop culture and politics.  After obtaining his degree from Harvard, DNA pursued a Ph.D. in African-American Studies and Ethnomusicology, later leaving the doctoral program to work on his artistry and advocacy full-time.

Ashong has lectured on five continents on the use of media as a tool for human development, including the London School of Economics, King's College (Cambridge), the Reconciliation Forum in Washington, D.C., the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations and before UK Parliament on the subject of "The Obama Generation." He is a member of the internationally recognized Next Generation Leadership Forum and a participant in the Arts & Entertainment task force of the U.S.-Islamic World Forum. He is also the founder of Take Back the Mic, a youth-centered cultural movement that encourages young people to take leadership in four key areas of life: art, society, business and politics.

Dr. Lisa Cassileth is one of the few female plastic surgeons currently practicing in Beverly Hills, California. She brings her patients impeccable surgical techniques, an artist's aesthetic vision, and an essential feminine perspective.

Dr. Cassileth offers a wide range of plastic surgery procedures to enhance and refine the face, breasts and body. She performs leading-edge techniques that achieve exceptional aesthetic results, including SlimLipo and breast implant revision surgery. She also pioneered the Cassileth One-Stage Implant Reconstruction technique, which eliminates the need for multiple surgeries in breast cancer patients undergoing mastectomy.

Dr. Cassileth is board-certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, and completed her training at the University of Pennsylvania's exceptional plastic surgery program. Dr. Cassileth works as an assistant clinical professor at UCLA Medical Center and an attending physician at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where she trains and mentors surgical residents. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their three children.

Raised in a Christian home surrounded by music, Dr. Brenda R. Combs began playing piano and singing at the age of five.  While Brenda had a normal childhood, her life began a downward spiral in her teens.  After dropping out of college, she spent a decade partying and experimenting with drugs. Although she continued to pursue a career in the music industry, her life on the road with her band began to spin out of control. Her abuse of drugs led her to committing petty crimes.  She eventually ended up in jail and was sent to rehab. 

Brenda's life became a cycle of drugs, jail, rehab and living homeless on the most dangerous streets of Phoenix where she was sexually assaulted, stabbed, burned and shot in a drive-by shooting.  Recovery from her wounds took over a year and multiple surgeries. Once back on the streets again, she relapsed into drug abuse and criminal activity. After several drug overdoses and suicide attempts, Brenda awoke in an alley to discover someone had stolen her shoes off her feet.  She knew she would die there, yet remembered her childhood faith and prayed for help.

Brenda entered a halfway house to begin to regain control over her life.  She went through detox, became involved with a church choir, and founded Much Love Ministries, an outreach program dedicated to helping homeless men, women and children in downtown Phoenix.  During this time, she fell in love and married, but at the age of 37, this short-lived, abusive relationship had ended and she was now the single parent of a special needs 3-month-old son.

Working two and three jobs to support herself and her son, Brenda found work as a teacher in a small charter school.  This inspired her to return to finish her own studies.  For four years she balanced multiple jobs, school and her son's care until, through her work with Habitat for Humanity, she was able to purchase her first home.

Brenda received her B.A. in Human Services in 2006 from the University of Phoenix and completed her Masters in Special Education from Grand Canyon University in 2007.  She was named one of the best teachers of the year for 2005-2006.  She is currently working on her Ph.D. in Education Leadership.  Her autobiography, Finding My Shoes, is scheduled for publication by 2011.  She continues to explore her music, releasing an EP, Do You Believe, and an album in 2008.  Brenda has been honored by former First Lady Laura Bush, and profiled in news stories from Reader's Digest to CNN. Through sharing her story, Brenda helps others realize that with hope nothing is impossible.

David Edington is the Founder, President, and Managing Director at Rimrock Capital Management, LLC. He founded the firm in 1999. Rimrock is a California-based hedge fund manager with over USD 1.4 billion of assets under management. Prior to this, Mr. Edington was a Portfolio Manager at Pacific Investment Management Co LLC. Also prior to founding Rimrock Capital David Edington was Managing Director at PIMCO.

While at PIMCO, Mr. Edington managed in excess of $30 billion of assets, earned five-star ratings for both equity and fixed income mutual funds (making him one of two people in history to achieve this) and was twice named to the annual Barron's Value Line ranking of top U.S. fund managers.

He received a B.S. from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, and a Master of Science degree from MIT's Sloan School of Management.

David Hellier has twenty years experience launching new consumer businesses, products and brands, and elevating them to positions of worldwide recognition and trust.  Mr. Hellier is a Partner at Bertram Capital, where he oversees Business Development.  Bertram Capital is a San Mateo, CA based private equity firm with $850M in capital under management.
 
Prior to joining Bertram Capital, Hellier was President, CEO and Board Member of The Gemesis Corporation, a technology company that developed the world’s first man-made diamonds for the gem and jewelry industry.  The technology received extensive press coverage, including 60 Minutes II, The Discovery Channel, ABC World News Tonight, Today Show, Time Magazine and Wired Magazine.  Hellier was the founder and Executive Vice President of GlobalStreams, Inc., a leading provider of Internet-delivered video solutions. Prior to GlobalStreams, Hellier served as Vice President of Marketing for AskJeeves, a leading provider of search technologies and services on the Internet. Mr. Hellier’s strategic brand building grew the site into the 12th most visited destination and created one of the most recognizable brands on the Internet.  Mr. Hellier graduated from the University of Florida, where he earned both a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Arts in Economics.

Juliette Hohnen is a former TV presenter and currently runs her own real estate business. Juliette was born and raised in London, England where she studied interior design at The Inchbald School of Art and Design. Before her properties career took-off, Juliette spent 15 years as a TV presenter, journalist, and producer. Beginning as a VJ and interviewer at MTV Europe, Juliette eventually made the jump across the pond as the reporter for MTV's The Big Picture movie program. After many years there, also working for a number or other entertainment news programs at ET and TNT, she went on to run the West Coast Bureau of MTV producing their movie programming. Juliette also found success in print journalism writing articles for Harper's & Queen (Harper's Bazaar UK) and later becoming the West Coast Editor for Tatler magazine.

Eventually, Juliette returned her focus to her original passion of interior design and property development. Juliette started her own property business, house, which has made her a respected, award-winning, and sought-after name in real estate. Juliette lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two children.

Marc Joubert officially joined the ONEXONE team as President of the foundation, with the launch of U.S. operations and the opening of the Los Angeles office in March 2008.

Previously, Marc was the Senior Vice President of LivePlanet, the production hub for Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. There, he served as Producer on the Emmy-nominated series Project Greenlight for HBO and Bravo; Producer on the feature film Running the Sahara; Executive Producer on the multiplatform Race to E3 for MTV and XBOX Live; Co-Producer on the feature films First Descent for Universal and Feast for Dimension; and Associate Producer on The Battle of Shaker Heights for Miramax Films.

In addition to his position at ONEXONE, Marc is heavily involved with several charity organizations.  He is co-founder and an Executive Board member of H2O Africa, and is also on the Board of Directors of the Sean McDonough Children's Foundation. He has worked closely for over 10 years as an advisor to Team 25 Foundation.

Nicole Maloney is on a mission to change the world one photograph at a time.   Los Angeles-based, Nicole’s photographic art is a combination of the work Nicole pursues with Montana-based artist, Treg Miller. As a brother and sister team, Nicole and Treg aim to demonstrate the use of mixed media in the 21st century.
Nicole produced her work in her first photographic publication entitled RARE by Daab Books in 2008.  Within each image, Nicole combined the human soul with the animal spirit.  Nicole’s work in RARE was exhibited in Los Angeles at Celebrity Vault in 2009, The Grove Lawn in 2008 and in New York at The Greenhouse.
 
She was selected as a winner of both the Photo District News’ 2009 FACES contest and the Art of Photography Show 2009 held at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Currently, Nicole’s GUESS What? photography exhibit is on display at the Guess?/Guess by Marciano store in Miami Beach, Florida and To Live and Die in LA photographic art exhibit at Cisco Home in Los Angeles.  Nicole is working on her next photography exhibition entitled Judgement Day for a worldwide tour.
 
Nicole also serves on the board of Mattel’s Children Hospital UCLA; volunteers for other various causes; and runs their own family foundation.

Antonio Manning is Region Executive for the West and Southwest Regions for JPMorgan Chase Global Philanthropy Group. In this position, he manages philanthropic and community relations for a 10-state region and oversees a budget of more than $20 million and a staff of 13.

Previously, Mr. Manning served as First Vice President and Regional Grants Manager in Washington Mutual’s Community and External Affairs Division. In this capacity, he managed community relations and company corporate contributions in affordable housing, community development and educational reform initiatives for California.

A very active member of the community, Antonio is a founding member of African-Americans in Philanthropy, Southern California, a membership organization comprised of corporate and philanthropic executives. He is an appointed commissioner for the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority and serves on the Enterprise Leadership Advisory Council and the Advisory Board for the USC Center on Public Policy and Philanthropy. Manning was appointed by Mayor Villaraigosa to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority Commission in 2007.

Manning’s board affiliations include Abode Communities, Center Theatre Group, Coalition Responsible for Community Development, Community Development Technologies Center, Heritage Housing Partners, Los Angeles Business Council, Los Angeles Urban League and the Pasadena Arts Council.

Rose Mapendo grew up in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.  When war broke out in 1998, Rose and her family were forced into a death camp.  Rose's husband was tortured and executed within earshot of a pregnant Rose and her seven children.  Weeks later, Rose gave birth to twin boys on the concrete floor of her cell.  She used a stick to the cut the umbilical cord, and a piece of hair to tie it off.  In an act of forgiveness and an appeal to the humanity of the men who ran the prison, she named the twins after them - the very same men who killed her husband. Eighteen months after being imprisoned, Rose and her children were rescued as part of an emergency evacuation organized by the U.S. government. They arrived in the U.S. in 2000.

Rose is an active advocate for peace, forgiveness and refugees. She serves as an ambassador for Mapendo International, the humanitarian organization named in her honor and founded by an aid worker who rescued her.  Mapendo International identifies and resettles the most at-risk refugees to safety.  As Ambassador, Rose has spoken to governments and the U.N. in Geneva, at the White House, and to rapt audiences across the U.S. and Canada.  In 2008, Rose returned to Congo to take part in ongoing peace talks. In 2009 for World Refugee Day, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is awarding Rose the UNHCR's Humanitarian of the Year award.

Erin Martin is a creative business executive with a diverse background.  She has extensive experience in film producing, marketing, project management, business development and client relations.  Most recently, she has been a marketing/business consultant working with a diverse clientele.

Prior to consulting, Erin was Vice-President Technology & Entertainment for Good News Holdings, a multimedia start-up. Erin aggregated educational and entertainment content for the company's IPTV initiative and its social networking platform, functioning as the bridge between technology and content among the company's divisions and partners, and developing monetization strategies.

Early in her career in Chicago, Erin spent 12 years in investment banking, first as Director of Marketing with the Midwest Stock Exchange; and later with Nuveen Investments as Vice President, Marketing where she oversaw a $2.5 billion channel of distribution, designing and selling marketing programs, and speaking nationally on investment strategies and tax programs specializing in charitable giving strategies.

Once in Los Angeles, Erin launched Lunaria Films, after working as a development/production executive at Sandollar Productions.  Erin has been a producer or executive producer on numerous feature films and short film projects.  She continues to develop and produce feature films and television series.

Born and raised in Chicago, Erin holds a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Clarke College and pursued graduate studies at the University of Chicago and Northwestern University.

Scott Pansky, Senior Partner and Co-Founder of Allison+Partners is a recognized expert on cause-related marketing and strategic philanthropy. He is known for his ability to build strong associations between corporations and their core causes, and for creating strategic platforms for internal and external programs that strengthen reputation and brand loyalty. As a public relations practitioner for more than 20 years, Scott has counseled and led teams in creative strategy and partnership marketing efforts. His ability to develop campaigns that deliver clients' best assets to their key audiences and create long-term branding opportunities has made him a trusted counselor to executives at some of the world's leading brands.

Scott has created award-winning programs for Allison+Partners clients ranging from Hyundai to Hasbro, and is a frequent speaker on strategic philanthropy, cause marketing, sponsorship and branding. He teaches courses on these topics at UCLA and frequently writes opinion and strategy articles for major public relations, branding and philanthropic publications. In addition, he is an active member of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, the Los Angeles chapter of the March of Dimes and the President of the Los Angeles Unified School District Partnership Council.

His client experience includes: Hyundai's Hope on Wheels, Hasbro, Career Education Corporation, the Disney Channel, Paramount Home Video, Sony Pictures, YouTube, American Express, Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation and The Daniel Pearl Foundation, among many others.

Charlotte Reznick Ph.D., author of The Power of Your Child's Imagination: How to Transform Stress and Anxiety into Joy and Success (Perigee/Penguin NY, August 2009) specializes in helping children and adolescents develop the emotional skills necessary for a happy and successful life. She is a licensed educational psychologist and Associate Clinical Professor of Psychology at UCLA.

Dr. Charlotte is the creator of Imagery For Kids: Breakthrough for Learning, Creativity, and Empowerment and is the author/producer of the therapeutic CDs Discovering Your Special Place and Creating a Magical Garden and Healing Pond. An international workshop leader on the healing power of children's imagination, she maintains a private practice in Los Angeles, California.  

Brenda J. Robinson is a Partner in the law firm of Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, focusing her practice on intellectual property, including copyright and trademark, and entertainment matters on behalf of clients in the music, film, television and sports industries.

Brenda has provided legal counsel to numerous recording artists and musicians, actors and actresses, production companies, authors, arts organizations, athletes and entertainers in issues involving contract negotiation and preparation, talent agreements, artist management agreements, letters of intent, music publishing and co‐publishing agreements, literary publishing agreements, screenplay and script review, script clearance and private offering memoranda in connection with film financing.

Brenda is a graduate of the University of Michigan and the University of Pennsylvania Law School and also studied Business and Public Policy at The Wharton School. Brenda is the current North America Regional Vice-Chair for the Lex Mundi Media, Entertainment and Sports Practice Group. Brenda is also an Associate Member of The Recording Academy and a Patron Member of the Film Independent Arts Circle. Brenda is active in the California Copyright Conference, the Copyright Society of the U.S.A. and is a volunteer for Lawyers for the Creative Arts. Brenda currently serves as a Board Member of Ballet Chicago and The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia. Brenda speaks French, Italian and Spanish and enjoys international travel.

Ryan Scott is an activist and social entrepreneur who founded Causecast.org in 2007.  After successfully selling NetCreations, a company that invented and revolutionized opt-in e-mail marketing with the double opt-in process, Scott invested in multiple environmental and cause-centric organizations and companies. Once heavily involved in philanthropy, he realized what nonprofits needed most was technology and an online tool-set to raise awareness and increase funds to further their causes. Rather than donate to a handful of these organizations to try and solve their individual problems, Scott developed Causecast to support a wide range of causes so they could all have the resources needed, and focus their attention and funds on the programs they were involved with in the field.
 
Debuting at TechCrunch50 in September of 2008, Causecast's first mission was to give nonprofit organizations an effective and aesthetically-pleasing forum to promote their ideas, raise money and increase awareness on the internet.  Today, Causecast works with over 50 nonprofits and dedicated leaders working to change the world.  As CEO, Scott has built a family and team of dedicated, creative and cause-minded individuals working together to provide people the resources they need to turn interest into action.

Deepak Swarup runs a private label jewelry design and manufacturing company in Los Angeles, was born and raised in India, where he studied Computer Applications and Designing.

Prior to moving to USA he was Executive Director and founder of National Center Design and Technology in India and Creative Computer Center, Delhi University, was consultant for Ministry of Textile India, National Institute of Fashion Technology, UNIDO and to various countries in CAD/CAM field. He has travelled and worked in several countries worldwide.

Currently Chris Talbott is the Director of Lifestyle Marketing at Microsoft Corporations. However, Chris has worked extensively in sports and entertainment marketing and public relations for the past ten years. In 2003 and 2004, he ran an extremely successful PR campaign for Stubhub.com. This campaign secured several endorsement deals for well-known athletes such as Steve Nash, Tracy McGrady, Yao Ming, Derrick Rose, Brandon Roy, among others. In addition this campaign also booked covers and/or features in The New York Times, USA Today, The Los Angeles Times, People Magazine, Newsweek, Men’s Journal, Rolling Stone, ESPN The Magazine, inter alia. Along with working with some of the top sports and entertainment executives across the board, Chris has also dabbled in charity causes.

Since 2005, Chris has been co-chair of the Athlete Committee for Sports Spectacular, an annual charity event, which brings together celebrities and athletes to raise money for Cedars-Sinai’s genetic research division. He is a husband and proud father.

Jeff Vespa is an artist, celebrity photographer, co-Founder and Executive Vice-President of the global digital photographic agency, WireImage.  Vespa has been the West Coast Special Projects Manager for Los Angeles Confidential Magazine since 2003.  In April 2009, he was named the Editor-at-Large of the new incarnation of LIFE Magazine, LIFE.com.  He is also responsible for the creation of the WireImage portrait studio that has become an integral part of independent film festivals worldwide and is the official photographer for the Sundance and Toronto Film Festivals, where he captures the portraits of all attending stars.

Vespa's photos appear regularly in numerous publications including LIFE, Vanity Fair, Vogue, Time, Newsweek, People, US Weekly, Glamour, Elle, Entertainment Weekly, InStyle, Rolling Stone, GQ, New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.

Vespa attended the School of the Visual Arts in New York and while there worked at MTV. Vespa received his BFA in Film at the San Francisco Art Institute, after which he attended the Masters Program for Producing at the American Film Institute. 

Terry Wood is an accomplished media executive who brings a rare blend of both experienced and instinctive program development. Terry processes a unique understanding of audiences and what drives viewer engagement, across all platforms. There are very few executives who have produced the quality and volume of daily programs, as those which Terry developed and oversaw in her 13 years at CBS Television Distribution.

As President, Creative Affairs and development, Wood was responsible for all new program development and production for the most prolific distributor in television. She spearheaded the development and production of Dr Phil, Rachael Ray, The Insider, The Doctors and Swift Justice with Nancy Grace.

Under her watch, Dr Phil debuted higher than any syndicated talk show since 1986 and now post-Oprah is the number one talk show on television. Rachael Ray, the daily one hour show hosted by Food Network phenomenon and best-selling author Rachael Ray, debuted as the highest rated daytime show since Dr Phil, and won two Emmys for outstanding Talk Show. The launch of The Insider in 2004 premiered as the highest rated debut of any magazine in syndication since 1996.

Terry was also in charge of production of current hit series, Entertainment Tonight, Inside Edition, Judge Judy, Judge Joe Brown and all brand extensions for these properties such as ET on MTV, ET Canada and Dr Phil and ET primetime specials for CBS Network.

Digital and Advertising integrations were also under her watch. She developed strong relationships with ad brands that led to groundbreaking content partnerships.

In October 2006, Wood was recognized as part of the team inducted with Entertainment Tonight into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame. She was also chosen as one of TelevisionWeek’s “12 to Watch” in 2005 and annually featured in The Hollywood Reporter’s “Women in Entertainment: Power 100” list.

Before the September 2006 merger of Kingworld and CBS Paramount Domestic Television into CTD, Wood had been President, Creative Affairs and Development for both companies. She joined Paramount in 1998 as Vice President, Programming.

Prior to joining Paramount, Terry served as head of development for Harpo Entertainment, where she produced the award winning special, “Dinner With Oprah” as part of the launch of The Oprah Book Club. Her relationship with Harpo was key in the development and launch of Dr Phil.

Previously, she spent eight years with CBS News where she garnered multiple Emmy awards for her work as a producer on “60 Minutes,” “Eye to Eye with Connie Chung” and the “Evening News with Dan Rather.”

Terry began her broadcasting career as a news producer at WSMV-TV in Nashville, Tennessee. She later moved on to executive produce the news for KFMB-TV in San Diego, California before joining WCBS-TV in New York where she created the first noon newscast in the market and went on to executive produce all newscasts for the station.

In 2011, Terry left CBS to focus on the development of new projects and technologies that bridge the gap between TV and web, as well as applications that provide companion viewing and interactivity with content, via mobile and second screen devices. She is currently developing TV projects through her WoodWorks Production banner and consulting for ABC News.

Terry lives with her 13-year-old daughter Livia in Studio City, California.

Originally from Mississippi, Children Mending Hearts Program Director Hannah Ford studied Art and Art History at Sewanee, The University of the South. Throughout her undergraduate studies Hannah was very involved in her University’s Outreach Program. She traveled to Jamaica in 2007 to work with children and assist in the building of a “Trenchtown” community center in Kingston, Jamaica. In 2009 Hannah traveled to Haiti with a group of medical professionals to help facilitate dental and medical clinics.

After completing her studies Hannah moved to Portland, Oregon where she worked with homeless teens and intravenous drug users through one of Portland’s oldest nonprofit organizations.

In January 2010, the catastrophic 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti’s capital, Port Au Prince. Shortly thereafter Hannah made the decision to move to Haiti. In the city of Les Cayes she began teaching English at a local Haitian community college. After spending a wonderful year in Haiti, Hannah ultimately settled in Los Angeles where she joined the team at Children Mending Hearts, with her current focus as the Global Arts After School Program Coordinator.

CMH Creative Director Thira Gilbert is from a small mountain town in Northern California. She grew up traveling around the world often, speaking multiple languages, and believing that creativity and kindness can go a long way. Learning the joys of photography at a young age from her father and soon having a camera attached to her hand, she naturally was heavily involved in her community’s high school Art Department, from contributing to the student photography publication to coordinating the Annual Benefit Fundraisers that raised thousands of dollars to help keep the arts alive in school. She also was a mentor for at-risk youth in the community for years as well, developing a soft spot for working with youth.

Thira graduated with honors from UCLA with a degree in Communications and Global Studies. While at UCLA she was involved with the award-winning university newspaper The Daily Bruin, studied global governance and international law in New York with Burkle Center director and law professor, Kal Raustiala, and worked her way up to office manager of a physical therapy clinic.

Following graduation she gave into the travel bug in her blood, with an international background having lived abroad for years as a child, and took the opportunity to travel throughout Nepal and Southeast Asia. After volunteering at a Street Kids School/ Orphanage in Hanoi, being part of a traditional Hindu wedding in Kathmandu, becoming a local while living in Bali, and reaching 18,000 ft elevation while trekking through the Himalayas for a couple weeks, she returned to the U.S. ready for a new venture with expanded perspective. Deciding to settle once again in Los Angeles, this time her focus was drawn to the arts and giving back. Thira joined Children Mending Hearts in 2011 and continues to grow with the organization as it continues to develop and expand.

Loria Roberson has worked for 15 years has a personal assistant in the entertainment industry, spending close to 10 of those years with late comedian, Richard Jeni. She also spent a couple of years with music composer James L. Venable, who scored projects like Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo, The PowerPuff Girls, Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back and Clerks II.

Loria found herself working with Lysa Heslov three years ago by way of an exploding toilet and a small home flood. Once everything dried, she stayed on with Lysa and got to help out with the beginning of Children Mending Hearts. Loria brings her organizing skills and eye for details to running the office at CMH and helping with the various moving components of a start-up non-profit.

Loria received her Bachelor’s degree in Journalism at Southern Illinois University – Carbondale and currently resides in Santa Monica with two fearless bunnies.