Amy Taylor is an early childhood school psychologist at the Hodges Early Intervention Center. She assesses preschool-aged children for autism and other developmental disorders. Hodges Early Intervention Center Director: Melinda Baumle
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Lindsay Mofford
Director/ Editor Lindsay Mofford began her career in Cambridge, MA with seminal documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman. She worked closely with him for six years on 8 films, including Near Death and Missile. At the same time, Mofford began her directing career, seeking to find ways of weaving her […]
Nysa Acosta
Nysa Acosta was born in Brunei and moved to the Philippines at the age of 4 with a passion in art and dancing. Ten years later, she moved to Pasadena and is now a sophomore at John Muir High School. She developed an interest in film and graphic […]
Thai Alanis
Thai Alanis was born in Pasadena, California where at a young age became interested in music. As she expanded her studies she began to develop an interest in the film industry. She found her passion in directing and wants to study more on the subject. She is currently taking […]
Tiffany Clash
A resident of Altadena, Tiffany is currently a senior at John Muir High School in the Arts, Entertainment & Media Academy. Next year she will be attending the University of New Mexico to study film/cinema production. Tiffany has a passion for film and hopes to pursue a career as a film […]
Adam Washington
Adam Washington, a senior at Blair High School, is 17 years old and is the middle child. He is Andrew’s older brother. Adam is very involved at his school and its activities from ASB, Yearbook, to Interact Club and FHA-HERO club. Adam loves to dance, sing, cook, and […]
Andrew Washington, Cameraman
Andrew Washington, a sophomore at Blair High School, is 15 years old and is the youngest of three. He was born and raised in Pasadena and loves to sing, act, and perform. He is in his school’s student government and recently went on 10-day trip to Beijing, China. Andrew is a very […]
Alexandria Stallworth
Alexandria Stallworth was born in Alabama, but moved to the Los Angeles area at age 5. At 12, she had an opportunity to tour LA Film School and from that moment she knew she was destined to pursue a career in the film industry. Now as a sophomore […]
Rick Mills
Rick started in Television working as an engineer at network affiliates in Oregon and Tucson Arizona. After establishing himself in the industry he moved to Phoenix and soon found a niche in Production. An opportunity to work on the 1984 Olympics came along and so did a move […]
Morgan Duff Tucker
Morgan Duff Tucker is currently a Junior screenwriting major at the University of Southern California. She has been a resident of Pasadena since the age of three and is a proud graduate of John Muir High School. Although the majority of her time at USC has been centered […]
Roberto S. Oregel
Roberto S. Oregel is an independent filmmaker who has been writing, directing and producing documentary films for 18 years. His works represent a variety of film genres, including experimental, narrative, and documentary and deal with a range of subjects, from the creative process to the issues that impact […]
Jeff Lengyl
Jeff Lengyl is an award-winning creator, producer-director of film, television and web entertainment with extensive experience in development and production. A Directing Fellow graduate of the American Film Institute, whose original film, Just For a Laugh with Robin Williams, was recently sold to I-Tunes. With Jackson/McHenry/Warner Productions he […]
Kimberly Bautista
Director/Producer Kimberly Bautista is a Princess Grace Award recipient, a recipient of the prestigious yearlong Latino Artists Mentorship from the National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP), and a 2010 NALIP Latino Producers Academy Fellow. Kimberly’s debut feature length documentary film, Justice for my Sister, received funding from […]
Cole Smothers (Mentor)
Born and raised in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, Cole developed a passion for short stories and poetry at a very young age. This enthusiasm for storytelling transformed and evolved into visual expression throughout high school and college with photography, fine art and music. Upon graduating from […]
Christopher Okula (Mentor)
Christopher Okula enlisted in the U.S. Navy in early 2003. He attained certification as Navy Journalist at the Defense Information School in Ft. Meade, Maryland, where he trained in both basic writing and broadcasting disciplines. Upon graduation, he was awarded top honors for his distinguished work as a student […]
William Litwa (Mentor)
Hailing from semi‐rural Arkansas, William Litwa works in a wide variety of mediums, predominantly in photography and film. He received his BA in Studio Art from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and will soon complete his MFA in Photography from Brooks Institute in Santa Barbara, Calif. […]
Christopher Cummings (Mentor)
Christopher Cummings began making films before he entered into the third grade. He attended the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts and was accepted into an intensive film program at Wesleyan University. Before graduating high school, he directed the music video “A Tapestry of Memory”, which accompanied a […]
Lance Wyndon
Lance Wyndon was born in downtown Los Angeles, where at a young age developed in interest in writing and film. He currently is a sophomore at PUSD’s John Muir High School, where he is writing his first novel. Intent on pursing both his writing and film career, he […]
Logan Patton
My name is Logan Patton and I am a 14 year old 9th grader attending John Muir High School. I will be the director in my three person crew. I’ve decided to participate in this project because I believe this will be a great experience. I feel that […]
Brian Niles
Brian Niles was born in Pasadena and attends PUSD’s Marshall Fundamental School, where he is in sixth grade. Mainly teaching himself through making shorts, Brian learned videography techniques and editing tools before attending the Digital Media Academy at UCLA in summer 2011. He’s looking forward to learning more […]
Stephanie Aviles
Stephanie Aviles was born in downtown Los Angeles in 1996. She has been raised in a house in Pasadena with her older brother, father, mother and grandmother. When Stephanie was 7 she took an interest in music and acting. Acting at home with cousins and singing modern and […]
Michael Newman
Originally from the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan, Michael Newman first worked in Los Angeles by developing an original concept for Lincoln’s “Rising Stars” film promotion, in which his original script was shot as a promotion for the new Lincoln MKS. While still finishing up a degree in Communications […]
Daniel Landin
Daniel Landin is an aspiring writer-director who has worked on several short films. He has studied film production at Riverside Community College and most recently at the University of Southern California. He is proud to be a part of this project. View Daniel’s video here. […]
Jon Lake
Jon Lake is currently working on a visual journalism degree at the Brooks Institute in Ventura, California. “Meeting people is always better than just making a photo of someone. The photo simply helps me tell their story to others. That’s what is most important to me; telling peoples […]
Art Kellner
Art Kellner is a creative storyteller whose primary craft is editing. He is also a director and shooter with professional experience in many forms of media creation. Art’s career spans three decades beginning as a news cameraman for the CBS affiliate in San Diego, where he also worked […]
Chuck Bowman
Chuck Bowman, born in Coffeyville, Kansas, trod an unlikely path to become a Hollywood director and producer. He began as an NBC page while attending college in Hollywood and living at his aunt’s home in Burbank. After traveling back to Kansas for college, he began his career working […]
Melinda and Wolfgang Bäumle
Melinda and Wolfgang are a husband and wife director/DP team who are the co-owners of Bäumle Studios, a commercial photography studio. Melinda also produces for advertising shoots through her production company Big Shot LA. Wolfgang transitioned from still work to cinematography working for advertisers like Hyundai and Fujitsu while Melinda […]
Tamir Yardenne
While attending New York University Tamir Yardenne was asked to join the Negro Ensemble Company, where he performed several Off-Off Broadway productions. He can be seen starring with Jada Pinkett Smith on “Hawthorne” as Vernon. His past television guest spots include, “Dexter”, “NYPD Blue”, “The Young and the […]
William Stetz
William Stetz has generated film production and photography works from the earliest days of his career. He has filled the roles of art director, production designer, sound crew, camera and lighting crew, still photographer, producer and director. His early work in the television industry and for many years […]
Craig Sabin
Craig Sabin is a proud parent of a Pasadena public school daughter. He has a background in sketch comedy and improvisation, and has acted in a number of cult horror films, most recently Slime City Massacre. He has written for HBO, Disney, TNT and Showtime. He is the […]
Danielle L. Ross
Danielle is a Pasadena, CA native. Outside of her dreams of wanting to become an Astronaut, she has always loved the cinema and after an impressive five feature films, her love still remains. In her sophomore year of college before taking her first film course, Danielle convinced her […]
Stefan Rhys
Stefan Rhys is a product of the Pasadena Unified School District attending Eliot Middle School & Blair High School between the years of 1986 – 1991. Since then, he has been employed as a filmmaker and media professional. Stefan’s work is diverse, and includes Independent narrative and documentary […]
Ben Proudfoot
Ben Proudfoot is a native of Nova Scotia and an alumnus of USC’s School of Cinematic Arts. Upon his graduation in 2012, Proudfoot founded Breakwater Studios Ltd., establishing the company’s headquarters in the building where Walt Disney started his business in 1923. Based on the collaborative principles of […]
Jonathan Pascual
A Los Angeles native, parent, former educator and a product of the Los Angeles Unified School District, Jonathan Pascual brings a well-rounded perspective to the Go Public Team. Prior to becoming a filmmaker Jonathan worked in several Southern California school districts including Compton, Palos Verdes, Inglewood and Redondo […]
Angelo Pacifici
Angelo Pacifici is a director/cameraman, director of photography, photographer and writer who teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in cinematography at USC. His work has encompassed hundreds of commercials, documentaries, music videos and narrative projects and has received various awards including Addy’s and Cleos. Pacifici’s client list is both national […]
Phil Ogden
Since seeing The Love Bug at age seven, Phil has had a passion for the movies. Chasing that dream he studied acting under Deke Anderson in LA landing extra work on shows like “Boy Meets World” and “Charmed.” Writing and directing ended up being his true passion which […]
Diane Namm
Diane Namm is an award-winning writer-director-producer for stage and film. Her film production company, Lady of the Canyon, LLC is currently in development on a number of multi-media projects. Her award-winning films to date are Finding Hope, The Sacrifice, Telemafia, Great American Pigeon Race and Sasa. Her non-profit […]
Josh Morton
Josh Morton’s cinematography is informed by the depth of his professional experience, which ranges from 16mm political documentary (Mayday, Hurry Tomorrow) to 65mm visual effects (Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Brainstorm). He has photographed several NOVAs for PBS (The Beast of Loch Ness, Daredevils in the Sky) and […]
Eric Mofford
Eric Mofford is a producer and director that has been involved in over 50 film, television and on-line productions and numerous music videos. He has worked as an Assistant Director and Production Manager on another 30 feature films and television programs, including the Emmy award-winning “24,” Clockwatchers, Kalifornia […]
Marc Miller
Marc Miller has enjoyed winning numerous awards for his work as cinematographer and editor during his 38-year career. After attending Columbia College in Chicago during the early ’70s he held staff positions in Chicago and New York. Since returning from New York in 1975, Marc had free-lanced from […]
Bill Megalos
Bill Megalos is a filmmaker, director, cinematographer and teacher who has made over 30 full-length documentaries for PBS, the BBC and Channel 4 (UK). His documentaries including Aretha, Paris is Burning, the Emmy Award-winning W. Eugene Smith with Peter Riegert for American Masters, A Night in Havana-Dizzy Gillespie […]
Gina Long
Well, I am Gina Long, who goes by gishmoon, (my alter-ego) girlie-q, (if you’re my hubby Steven), and mom, (to my beautiful son, Nolan). I’m a passionate, sort of unusual, quirky, old-soul with a true penchant for imagery, story telling and design. I like to feel and reflect […]
Shun Lee and Caren Bream
Along with being an actor, writer, and producer, Shun Lee has been the CEO & Creative Principal of Genuine Productions, LLC, since 2008. He is also the President & Creative Director of The Greenhouse Arts & Media, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization of creative professionals, and sits on its […]
Zack Johnson
“Zack of all trades” is currently the Media Producer and weekend Technical Producer at Lake Avenue Church. Zack has worked as a freelance editor/producer for over eight years and spent much of his time telling stories of those involved in the community and making a big difference in […]