He e he Pi ch! J dging Panel & Men
DAVE CAPLAN, PhD, Judge* Executive Producer and co - ABC The Conners, Caplan has a background in network primetime television and feature films spanning more than 30 years. Previously he served as writer and Co Executive Producer on the acclaimed Roseanne revival. Among shows Caplan has written and executive produced are 90 Dino a , The D e Ca e Sho , Ange Managemen , Pa ke Le i Can Lo e, Ri oli and Isles and George Lopez, for which he won the coveted Humanitas P T K S P . C P D M P topics ranging from media and news literacy to audience psychology and narrative persuasion. FELISCHA MARYE, Judge Creator, co-executive producer and showrunner of Bigger , currently in its second season on BET+. The provocative original series follows a group of thirty something college friends re . P N tically acclaimed teen drama 13 Reasons Why, Marye transitioned into the entertainment industry after a successful career in public relations and integrated marketing. A former Vice President at Flowers Communications Group in Chicago, she led account team s for blue -chip brands Sears, Kmart, Unilever and Miller Brewing Company; supervised advertising and communications for multicultural markets; and developed radio, TV and print campaigns. She holds an MFA in screenwriting from UCLA . BRIAN A. MILLER, Judge* E HBO Fired on Mars starring Pete Davidson. Former SVP/General Manager of Cartoon Network Studios, Miller has received 39 Emmy® nominations and ten wins. Previously Vice President of Production at Nickelodeon Animation Studio, Vice President of Production at Hanna Barbera and Vice President of Production at DIC E . H the 1990s and early 200 0s, including Dexter's Laboratory, CatDog, Hey Arnold!, The Angry Beavers, ChalkZone, The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius, The Powerpuff Girls, Captain Planet and the Planeteers, Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, Cow and Chicken, Johnny Bravo , and the first and early second seasons of SpongeBob SquarePants .
CAT RODRIGUEZ, Judge* Vice President, Unscripted Development and Programming, Lifetime. Rodriguez is responsible for developing and overseeing non-fiction programming for the network, currently overseeing the groundbreaking, award winning series Supernanny, Little Women: Atlant a and Marrying Millions . A highly sought-after showrunner with over 20 years of experience in the unscripted space, Rodriguez MTV , Next, Date My Mom; Parental Control ; and Bam Unhol Union . Rodriguez then went on to produce two stand out seasons on the critically acclaimed LA Ink with Kat Von D , before producing The Real Housewives of New Jersey, where she became known for skillful and authentic storytelling.
BOB BODEN, Mentor Project: Hot & Sexy, Ready to Dance, Comedy, Sybil Azur (CSUN)
PROFESSOR TODD HOLMES, PhD, Panel Moderator Assistant Professor of Entertainment Media Management (EMM) at California State University Northridge (CSUN). A A H , H , and strategy, and media research. He has published in the Journal of Media Business Studies and presented award-winning papers at both national and international media conferences. Holmes began his career in outside sales positions within the broadcasting and telecommunications in dustries. As a senior account executive for WGFL, then the CBS, WB, and UPN affiliate for North Central Florida, Holmes led the sales team in achieving the highest revenues for any station within the WB 100+ Station Group. The affiliate earned the distinction of Station of the Year and Holmes Rep of the Year.
EVP P & D , B A E S ; R P G , Television Academy; executive producer of the nationally syndicated comedy celebrity game show Funny You Should Ask, currently in its fourth season. Oversee ing programming at CBS, ABC, the Family Channel, FX and Game Show Network, to name a few, Boden has shaped development and production slates in numerous senior management roles. An industry leader in the game and reality genres, Boden was named to the top 50 Reality TV Power List by The Hollywood Reporter . An Emmy® nominee, he was C P : ABC To Tell the Truth F Superhuman ; and executive produced the highest rated original series in GSN history, The Chase .
KEVIN CLARK, Mentor**
Project: Les Terribles, Drama, Sam Golzari (CSUN)
Founder/President, Dakar Foundation for the Performing Arts; NAACP Award-winning producer ( For Love of Liberty). Forging broad efforts in areas such as broadcast media, urban marketing, content delivery and business development solutions, Clark has worked with clients including CAA, AT&T, Sony, Wells Fargo and the U.S. Army. Fueling advertising and marketing obvious value programs to African American, Latino and Asian American consumers, Dakar aims to serve as a powerful, independent, broadband entertainment development company tracking market trends and needs to provide c utting edge product and content development, merchandising and packaging.
Project: Third Eye and Sparrow, Drama, Xochitl Huerta (CSUN) Co CEO and Co Founder of 44 Blue Productions, the Peabody, Emmy®, Gracie and GLAAD awar d winning non fiction production company. During stints as Senior Vice President of Development for W B T , D B V TV , S primetime The Bachelor, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire and syndication Ellen . Her experience has 44 B , N Jailbirds, MSNBC's longrunning series Lockup , A&E Emmy® nominated Wahlburgers. DAVID EILENBERG, Mentor**
STEPHANIE DRACHKOVITCH, Mentor
Project: Transcend, Drama, Avery Fox (CSUN) C C O ITV A . E strategy, leveraging intellectual property and identifying and managing emerging cable, broadcast and digital platform growth opportunities across the group. H ITV UK-based team to exploit a range of formats for US development and production. Among the series Eilenberg CBS ITV Love Island , FO -running Hell Ki chen and The Four: Battle for Stardom , the Netflix reboot of the megahit Queer Eye, for which he has won three Emmy Awards®.
Director of CBS Diversity Writers Mentoring Program, and author of the book Hollywood Game Plan: How to Land a Job in Film, TV and Digital Entertainment. Kirschner has worked as a senior level television development executive for eighteen years including posts at CBS and as Vice President of S S A T . T , -on workshops, Carole teaches real world strategies so sc reenwriters, directors and producers can break in, move up and thrive in show business.
DAVID & WENDY KNOLLER, Mentors*
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Project: The Second Sex, Drama, Sarah Chang Tadayon (CSUN) Co-Presidents of Knollwood Productions. The Knollers are a powerhouse entertainment industry couple. David, a prolific producer, director and writer, has helped shape award winning premium cable series, including Carnivale, Power, and Big Love; along with the pilots of Freaks and Geeks and Lovecraft Country on HBO. Wendy has made her mark on such beloved, long -running shows as S a T ek: The Ne Gene a ion, Ve onica Clo e , Joe , and Friends, for which Wendy earned a 2002 Emmy Award® for Best Comedy Seri es. JOSH MANDEL, Mentor P : WW E , K /A , S A B (CSUN) Sr. Production Executive, Amazon Kids. Mandel began his career in development and production at Miramax and Interscope. Producer of ten feature films premiering at festivals around the world, along with hundreds of hours of broadcast and digital content, h e brings more than 15 years of experience with global brands including Mattel, Disney, Pixar, Warner Brothers, Universal, Sony, DC Comics, Dreamworks, Microsoft, Atlantic Records and WWE. Overseeing global marketing campaigns and consumer product tie -ins, -dollar franchise movies including Toy Story 4, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Aquaman and Cars 3 . As a Senior Programmer of Slamdance, one of North A , M emerging talent.
Project: Weirdos, Comedy, Daniel Peña (CSUN)
CAROLE KIRSCHNER, Mentor**
Judges and Mentors subject to change without notice.
Vice President of Development & Production at management and production company, The Gotham Group. Vogelsang has spearheaded successful properties including Wendell & Wild, Stargirl and On The Come Up . Previously, he served as Vice President of Hutch Parke r Entertainment, where he contributed to the reboot of Home Alone for Disney +; and as production executive on Maze Runner: The Death Cure while working with director Wes Ball O B E 20 Century Fox. At Temple Hill, he worked under Wyck Godfrey, now President of Paramount, on the Maze Runner franchise, Paper Towns and Rosewood
EVP of Programming & Publicity and Crown Media Family Networks, home of three linear networks, Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, and Hallmark Drama; subscription video on demand streaming service, Hallmark Movies Now; and publishing division, Hallmark Publishing. In the course of her tenure, Vicary H C ,
Project: Life Lessons, Drama, Brianna Jean Jacques (Fullerton)
When Calls the Heart, Good Witch , and Chesapeake Shores . In addition, Vicary oversaw the laun ch of the Emmy® nominated daily lifestyle program, Home & Family.
*Alumnus, California State University Northridge
**Advisory Board, California State University Entertainment Industry Alliance
JOE VOGELSANG, Mentor Project: Ungodly, Drama, Stashia Robbins (Fullerton)
MICHELLE VICARY, Mentor*
