I’ve been a non-profit president, guest speaker, guest lecturer, speaker, interviewer (in print, live, online, etc.), host/emcee, award presenter, panelist, podcast guest/co-host.producer, and panel moderator for many years. Here is a sampling of my gigs. (Gotta look through some calendars to grab the rest. It’s kinda crazy, but I love it.) I also worked at Comedy Workshops where we coached professional speakers on their presentations.
If you’re interested in having me speak at your organization, please reach out.
FILM SCHOOLS:
American Film Institute (AFI)
Loyola Marymount University (LMU)
New York University (NYU)
Scottsdale Community College (Arizona)
University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA)
University of Southern California (USC)
NON-PROFITS & WRITING ORGS:
Age Inclusion Media (LA)
BAFTA (LA/London)
CAPE (LA)
Disney TV Writing Program
Fellowship of the Filipinos (LA)
Filmmarket Hub (UK)
First Fifteen (LA)
Humanitas (LA)
LA TV Writers Group
Lighthouse Writers Workshop (Denver)
Northwest Screenwriters Guild (NWSG) (Seattle)
PA Boot Camp
Red Wall Productions Writers
Roadmap Writers
Screenwriters Salon (Seattle)
Script Lounge UK
South Asians in Entertainment
South Asian Women In Entertainment
The Artists Way Mastermind Group (LA)
The Cookout (Roadmap Writers)
The Film School (Seattle)
The Writers Lab (NYC)
Writers Guild of America West (WGAw)
Writers Guild Foundation (WGF)
Writers Guild Veterans Program
Westport Writers Workshop (Connecticut)
WGA Virtual Mix
PODCASTS:
Final Draft Podcast
Have a Drink With Me w/ Dylan Polniak
On The Page Podcast w/ Pilar Alessandra (LA) [Guest/Co-Host/Producer]
Script Cake w/ Lovinder Gill
Tea Time w/ Lindsay Lucas-Bartlett
FILM/WRITING FESTIVALS:
Austin Film Festival
Black To the Future
Brooklyn Film Festival (BFF)
Great American Pitch Fest
Greg Beal (Nicholl Fellowship)
Neurodiversity Celebration Panel
Pacific Northwest Writers Association Conference (Seattle)
Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF)
Stareable (LA)
WRITERS/DIRECTORS:
Aaron Covington
Alex Cramer
Augusta Avallone
Bianca Sams
Bill Birch
Bobby Moresco
Brandon Schultz
Carl Ellsworth
Catherine Schetina
Cathy McCarthy
Christina M. Walker
David Avallone
David and Jennifer Skelly
David Wright
Edgar Wright
Emily Abbott
Garrett Donovan
Garrett Frawley and Brian Turner
Greg Poirier
Herschel Weingrod
Hugh Fink
Irving Belateche
J Holtham
Jessica Bendinger
Jimmie Miller
Joy Gohring
Jude Roth
Kathie Fong Yoneda
Kevin E. Shields
Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith
Kris Crenwelge
Lamont Magee
Marc Haimes
Mark W. Travis
Nat Mundel
Natasha M. Hall
Nichol Simmons
Niko Gutierrez-Kovner
Patty Lin
Robert Ben Garant
Sanjay Shah
Scot Armstrong
Shaz Bennett
Tami Sagher
Thomas Lennon
CONSULTANTS/GURUS:
Blake Snyder
Chris Vogler
Debra Eckerling
Lee Jessup
Michael Hague
Michelle Wallerstein
Pilar Alessandra
Syd Field
ACTORS:
Clarke Peters
Dee Wallace
Kevin E. Shields
Rich Sommer
Romany Malco
MUSICIANS:
Son Luxe (EEAAO)
The Sparks w/ Edgar Wright
REPRESENTATION:
David Boxerbaum, Agent @ Verve LA
Curtis Brown
Empirical Management
Gayla Nethercott
Matt Rosen
Paul Koenig
EXECS/PRODUCERS:
Janet Jeffries
Joey Tuccio
Josh Fisher
Monique Nash
Paul Battista