Board President

Immediately after college Noel considered a longtime dream – to be the first ever athlete to play in the NBA, NFL and MLB…and to successfully colonize Mars in the offseason. But lacking training, funding and any semblance of natural ability, he started a business. After eight years running Tutor Corps and the non-profit, Tutor Corps Foundation, Noel sold his company to begin a new adventure in Los Angeles. He has written three feature length comedy scripts and performs weekly on the improv team Consenting Adults. He also works as an Executive Trainer (leading improv-based workshops at UCLA Anderson, Stanford Alumni, Coppola Wines, Ceders-Sinai, etc.) and Coach - helping people in business, finance and life. www.noelrosencranz.com

Treasurer

Kyle is a Los Angeles-based talent manager at McKeon/Myones Entertainment. After graduating with a double major in Film & Media Studies and Psychology, he moved straight to LA and worked in casting and as a freelance writer before eventually transitioning to talent management. Dean serves as Treasurer on the Stanford in Entertainment Board. He is also very involved in CAPE (the Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment), and recently completed their Leaders Fellowship Program.

Secretary

Tara is a Puerto Rican from rural Texas and loves chocolate chip cookies! She's a comedian, writer, and performer and focuses on breaking through stereotypes and telling marginalized stories. Tara has been performing and teaching improv for 9+ years and also stage manages, podcasts, and produces. Recently, she's worked at Ilana Glazer’s political non-profit empowering the youth to vote, a production company, and an online mental health company. She studied Communication and Political Science at Stanford, which culminated in an MA in journalism.

www.taramccullough.com

Communications Director

Jimmy is a writer, California native, and lover of maple donuts. He has written for various TV shows, comic books, and podcasts. It was at Stanford where he met his misfit tribe of film geeks and started writing screenplays and directing short films. After graduating with a B.A. in English, Jimmy worked for Facebook before transitioning to entertainment. His TV writing credits include SCHOOLED (ABC), LEGACIES (the CW), and HARLEY QUINN (HBO Max). He has participated in the Sundance Institute’s Screenwriters Intensive, Film Independent’s Project Involve, and the Disney-ABC Writing Program. Additionally, Jimmy has served as a story consultant for Audible and Sony Pictures, and released his first comic book with DC Comics in 2022. Prior to writing, Jimmy worked as a producer at various production houses and advertising agencies.

Events Director

Bill currently works as a script consultant in the narrative podcast space and has worked on projects for Blumhouse, iHeartRadio, and Shondaland. As a writer, his film/TV scripts have placed in the semifinals or higher of the Scriptapalooza, ScreenCraft (x3), Script Lab, Final Draft, Launch Pad, and Save the Cat screenplay competitions. Prior to writing and consulting full-time, Bill worked as an editor for HX magazine, a tutoring programs manager for Kaplan Test Prep, and a tennis pro (the teaching kind, not the Wimbledon kind). He also co-founded two electronic bands you’ve never heard of: Liquid Diet and Whore’s Mascara. He is a proud member of the LGBTQ+ community, and he loves spending time with his nieces and his cats (though not necessarily in that order).

Marketing Director

Originally from El Paso, TX, Nicole is a writer and marketing professional. Her work has appeared in Fiction Southeast, New Limestone Review, McSweeney’s and elsewhere, and her film/TV scripts have advanced in the Sundance Episodic Lab, CineStory, and Austin Film Festival script competitions. At Stanford she earned her BA in Urban Studies.

www.nicolebeckley.com

Board Member

Autumn Breon is a multidisciplinary artist that investigates the visual vocabulary of liberation through a queer Black feminist lens. Using performance, sculpture, and public installation, Breon invites audiences to examine intersectional identities and Diasporic memory. Autumn Breon imagines her work as immersive invitations for the public to join in the reimagining and creation of systems that make current oppressive systems obsolete. Breon has created commissions for Art Production Fund, Frieze Art Fair, and the ACLU of Southern California. Breon’s performance history includes Hauser & Wirth, the Walt Disney Concert Hall, and the Water Mill Center. She is an alumna of Stanford University where she studied Aeronautics & Astronautics and researched aeronautical astrobiology applications. Breon is a recipient of the Crenshaw Dairy Mart Fellowship for Abolition & the Advancement of the Creative Economy.

www.autumnbreon.com

Board Member

Of both Brazilian and Serbo-Croatian heritage, Natalie was raised in Greenwich Village, NYC and attended Quaker School her entire life, before majoring in American Studies (with an emphasis on English and Drama) at Stanford. After graduation, she apprenticed with David Mamet and William H. Macy at the Atlantic Theater Company in NYC, and founded two theater companies where she wore the many hats of writing, directing, acting, and producing original and existing off Broadway plays. Eventually, the pull of the West Coast would lead her to Los Angeles, where she completed the UCLA Writers Program and now writes both features and television. She is currently developing a TV show with Berlanti Productions, Appian Way, and Warner Horizon.

Board Member

A director and filmmaker, Tayo grew up in the Bay Area and double majored in Science, Technology, & Society and Spanish Literature. She recently earned an MFA in Film Production with a focus on Directing from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts. There, she received the James Bridges Directing Scholarship and USC’s First Look Faculty Award for Excellence in Directing. Tayo is currently developing her first feature, ELITE, which was a finalist for the Project Cre8 screenwriting contest hosted by BET and Paramount Players, and is targeted for production next year. She is represented by the Creative Artists Agency.

www.tayoamos.com

Board Member

Jerry Katell is a singer, actor, producer and real estate developer. He serves on the SAG Awards Nominating Committee and has over two decades of film acting experience. As a singer, he’s performed around the US, including an artist residency at the Bourbon Room Hollywood. He graduated from MIT and earned his MBA at Stanford Business School.

www.jerrykatell.com

Board Member

A board member since 1999, J.T.S. has coordinated the full range of SIE Events from Fireside Chats to the Alumni Film Festival to the Summer Picnic. J.T.S. is a filmmaker by training, and earned his masters in Film Production from the University of Southern California School of CInematic Arts. He has worked as a screenwriter for Walt Disney and directed various other projects from political ads to the theatrically-released documentary “REVOLUTION OS.”

Board Member

Rogelio Salinas is a Mexican writer/director whose work centers intergenerational joy. With stories that often focus on migrants, family, and food, their work seeks to depict much needed healing through humor, love, and grace. Their Stanford University thesis film, “Rosario”, received the Best of Fest award at the 40th Annual Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival. Since moving to Los Angeles, their work as a writer/director has been celebrated by Outfest Fusion, HollyShorts, and the Pan African Film & Arts Festival. They won the “Emerging Content Creator” award from the National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP) and are a featured artist at the Mexican Center for Culture and Cinematic Arts.

Board Member

Sarah Vick is an accomplished producer and entertainment executive. As Executive Producer for Intel Studios, Vick brought immersive cinematic experiences to the Sundance, SXSW, Tribeca, Venice, and Cannes film festivals. Her first project Runnin’ VR won the “Best of Interactive” Award at SXSW and her subsequent project Grease XR won the Lumiere Award for Best Use of Augmented Reality in a Musical Experience. Vick produced her first short film, The Strawberry Jam, in 2022 and currently acts as VP of Revenue Growth and Monetization Strategy for Peacock. Vick holds a B.S. in Physics from Stanford University and an MBA from the Sloan School of Management at MIT, where she was awarded with the prestigious Siebel Scholar. She is also a Fulbright Scholar and a DAAD Scholar.

Board Member

Zoë Aiko Sonnenberg (she/her) is a writer, dramaturg, and scholar. Born and raised in Chicago, she earned her B.A. from Stanford in English with a minor in Theater and Performance Studies in 2018 and her M.Litt. from the University of Glasgow in Playwriting and Dramaturgy in 2021. She currently works as a writer’s assistant to B.J. Novak, and has worked with numerous major nonprofit theaters and performing arts organizations in New York, Los Angeles, Boston, and the Bay Area. Zoë loves to sing, and is passionate about education, social justice, and storytelling in all its forms.