Our Founders
JESSIE NAGEL, CO-FOUNDER, HYPE
Jessie is co-founder of communications agency Hype, offering brand-strategic PR, marketing, and social media services. She sits on the West Board of the AICP and is the chair of the organization’s Care Committee, which helped establish and develop the AICP’s Sustainability Guidelines.
KAT FRIIS, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, META
Kat is an Emmy Award winning producer with 20+ years experience in the advertising and marketing industry and has worked across all product segments with many leading global advertisers. She is currently an executive producer at Meta.
JULIAN KATZ, PRODUCTION STRATEGIST
Julian is an award-winning producer with more than 20 years of experience at agencies such as Mother, BBDO, BBH and TBWA. Since 2019 he has worked as a Production Strategist on the brands side, at Meta, Airbnb and Google.
MICHAEL KALISKI, FOUNDER, GOOD PLANET INNOVATION
Michael is the founder of Good Planet Innovation, a leading production sustainability consulting company and B Corp, . He is also on the West Board of AICP and the AICP Workplace Safety Guidelines committee.
Our Advisory Board
SAMIRA ANSARI, CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER, OGILVY NY
ANDREA BAKACS, PHOTO DIRECTOR + ART PRODUCER
AMITABH BHATTACHARYA, FOUNDER AND E.P., NEVERENDING STORY
LEAH BERNTHAL, FOUNDER, EVERY PURPOSE
LAURA BUSINO, HEAD OF CONTENT PRODUCTION, MCGARRAH JESSEE
PAMALA BUZICK, PARTNER, WORKING INSIGHTS
YVETTE COBARRUBIAS, CO-FOUNDER, COSMO STREET
ANDREW COLON, COO, SMUGGLER
ANTOINETTE DE LISSER, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT
TRICIA DUFFY, FOUNDER, LILY GREY
JO FENN, PROJECT DIRECTOR, ADGREEN
SEAN FRENCH, COO & MANAGING PARTNER, VERSATILE STUDIOS
BONNIE GOLDFARB, CO-FOUNDER, HARVEST
JEMMA GOULD, ESG & COMMUNICATIONS, IPG
VICTORIA HARVEY, SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTOR, CLIMA & FILM LOCKER
OSEI KAKARI, FOUNDER, CONTRAST EYE FILMS
GABI KAY, HEAD OF PRODUCT, CREATIVE & PRODUCTION, SCOPE3
MIRANDA ROMERO, FOUNDER, BROTES
CARLY STONE, EP, CO-FOUNDER, MADAM FILMS
KATIE WHITE, ACCOUNT DIRECTOR, THE MARTIN AGENCY
ARI KUSCHNIR, FOUNDER, M SS NG P ECES
TAMIKA LAMISON, WRITER, DIRECTOR, PRODUCER & EXEC. DIRECTOR, CDDP
ARIEL LEON ISACOVITCH, FOUNDER, ROOTS PRODUCTION SERVICE
DANIEL MARIN, PRESIDENT, OAK LEAF PRODUCTIONS
LISA MEHLING, OWNER, CHELSEA PICTURES
BECKY MORRISON, PRODUCER AND FOUNDER, THE LIGHT
BRIAN O’KELLEY, CEO & CO-FOUNDER OF SCOPE3
ALISON PEPPER, EVP, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS & SUSTAINABILITY, 4A's
GLORIA PITAGORSKY, PARTNER, HEARD CITY
EMILY PLUNKETT FLEISCHER, OWNER, MAIDSTONE FILMS
CAROL POCK, SUSTAINABILITY KNOWLEDGE LEAD, APR
JUSTIN POLLOCK, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
SHELBY ROSS, FOUNDER, GROUP THERAPY FILMS
KRISTIN WILCHA, VP, OPERATIONS/CHIEF OF STAFF, AICP