Aurora lizardi - ceo + Director of On-Camera

  • Degree in Directing/Playwriting from Cal State University, Fullerton

  • How I prefer to spend my weekends: Anything with my nephews is a win, my heart beats for them

  • After a stressful day: Cooking works better than wine

  • Favorite city in the United States: Chicago

  • Coolest moment in my life: Experiencing my baby nephew Mauricio being blessed by Pope Francis.

  • Studied at the Guthrie Theatre Actor Training Program at the University of Minnesota

  • A serial “maker” and crafter: currently ceramics

  • Has had a career in government and politics

  • Three Favorite Things: Her sons, her husband, and traveling

  • First generation bilingual Mexican-American, Tejana at heart, and Cali lover for 15 years.

Claudia De Vasco - Head of cultural integrity

Stacey Parshall Jensen - cultural + Inclusivity coordinator

  • MFA in Screenwriting from USC, MFA in Creative Writing from Hamline University + MLS in Interdisciplinary Child Social Policy from U of MN.

  • Super proud of being Mixed.

  • Best times are loud family meals.

  • Will retire in Taos, NM.

  • Still believes 80’s music is best fun dance music EVER!

Clarissa Cuison Pitts - cultural + Inclusivity coordinator

  • BA in Theater from CSUF, MBA from Indiana University.

  • Member of Culture & Inclusivity Coordinator development team.

  • Born in Palm Springs... before it was cool.

  • Became an adult in New York City, before "adulting" was a thing.

  • Has watched every single episode of Grey’s Anatomy - yes, it’s still on.

Jessica Gurulé - Team support

  • Degree in Musical Theater from Cal State University Fullerton

  • Passionate about travel. Favorite countries include Mexico, South Africa, Vietnam, and Spain

  • Survived 3 years waiting tables in New York City

  • Loves memoirs, podcasts, and Bravo

  • Lived in international waters for nearly 10 years

brian palatucci - operations

  • Degree in Communications/Cinema Studies from Rutgers University

  • Little known fact: I enjoy whittling

  • Has visited every continent except Africa, Asia, Australia, South America, and Antarctica

  • Someone I admire: Author, humanist, naturalist, and founder and lead singer of seminal punk band Bad Religion, Dr. Greg Graffin

  • Place I’d like to visit: Casablanca, Morocco