Jorge A. Aguirre is the Programming Spearhead for NALIP Northeast and a New York-based filmmaker. He wrote and directed the award-winning films "A More Perfect Union" and "Pancho's Revenge." He is a recipient of the 2001 Artist Fellowship in Film from the New York Foundation for the Arts and also the Latino Public Broadcasting's Emerging Producer's Digital Fund. Mr. Aguirre was selected by PBS for their Producers Academy Workshop in Boston. His freelance writing has appeared in indieWire and on the website for WGBH's "La Plaza." He is a founding member of SubCine, a distribution collective of Latino filmmakers. His most recent short is "The Absentee Father."

Ruben Apodaca is an animator, animation instructor and artist who has worked on such projects as SLEEPING BEAUTY, "Mr. Magoo," "Alvin the Chipmunk," "Bugs Bunny," "Road Runner," "Jungle Book," "Mary Poppins," "Flintstones," "Scooby Doo," "The Smurfs," and "Winnie the Pooh." He has worked in animation since 1956 and is currently an Animation Instructor at the Art Institute of Los Angeles, Woodbury University and Mt. Sierra College. He is also a Member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences where he serves as an animation peer group representative on the Executive Committee and is on the National Awards Committee.

Laurence S. Becsey is co-founder of Becsey-Wisdom-Kalajian, an agency which represents a broad base of writers, directors and producers of international standing. Mr. Becsey began his career at William Morris in 1972. In 1975, he left William Morris to co-found Talent Management International, which expanded in 1983 to form the talent and literary conglomerate, The Agency. Mr. Becsey was born in Budapest, Hungary during World War II.

Luca Bentivoglio has been an independent producer and network executive in Spanish-language television for fifteen years. His independent production company has produced more than 300 hours of network television broadcasts. These included documentaries, movies-of-the- week, and long-running weekly series for both Univision and Telemundo networks. Mr. Bentivoglio produced and directed the #1-rated weekly series and the #1- rated movie broadcast for 1995 on Telemundo. In 1996, Mr. Bentivoglio launched the new Warner Bros. Channel in Latin America. He directed the programming, marketing and distribution efforts that made WB the # 1 family channel in Latin America. At Latino Public Broadcasting, he supervises the development, production and completion of Latino projects for PBS.

Matthew Breen. Before joining the Austin Film Festival as film program director, Matthew Breen was a publicist for AtomFilms and mPRm, and media manager for the Sundance Film Festival. Mr. Breen is also an entertainment journalist, writing film reviews and film festival coverage for OUT Magazine, IN Los Angeles Magazine, indieWIRE and other publications. Matthew is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Utah and lives in Los Angeles.

Karen Radney Buller is President & CEO of the National Indian Telecommunications Institute. A member of the Comanche Nation of Oklahoma, Ms. Buller holds a Masters degree in Child/Developmental Psychology & Social Psychology. She has expertise in the role of telecommunications in Native American communities and has testified before both houses of Congress and the FCC on Universal Service and other telecommunications issues related to Native Americans. Ms. Buller also serves on the Board of Directors of the Universal Service Administrative Company, Libraries for the Future, Civil Rights Telecommunications Forum, Eisenhower National Clearinghouse as well as the National Congress of American Indian's Digital Divide Task Force and the Navajo Education Technology Consortium.

Kristy Byrd is the Festival Programmer for Slamdance. She is from Wilmington, North Carolina, and for the last six years has run the Cucalorus Film Festival. Ms. Byrd has also worked extensively as a camera assistant, but decided she'd rather show films than make them. She claims to have the coolest dog on the planet, Rose.

Colin Callender is President of HBO Films. A pioneering producer in the cable industry, British-born Callender was instrumental in solidifying HBO's reputation for producing superior original programming. He has worked for Granada Television and formed his own production company, The Callendar Company, Ltd., in 1983. As head of The Callendar Company, Mr. Callendar helmed numerous projects which have been broadcast on CBS, PBS' "Masterpiece Theater" and on Britain's Channel Four. In 1987, Mr. Callender joined Home Box Office as executive producer of "HBO Showcase" and later moved to HBO NYC Productions. As current President of HBO Original Movies, Mr. Callender is responsible for the networks complete slate of original telefilms.

Suzanna Camejo is head of Suzanna Camejo & Associates, an agency that handles literary and film industry talent. Through her company, Camejo is dedicated to advancing the careers of a diverse group of talented directors, writers, above- and below-the line artists. She has been an agent for The Artists Group, and has worked on film projects for major studios. Ms. Camejo believes that being in the film business provides an opportunity to heighten awareness about important issues, while at the same time enriching the content of films by providing diversity and excellence. Her company donates a portion of their annual profits to environmental charities.

Albert Castañeda is an independent filmmaker and a member of S.M.P.T.E., the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers. Mr. Castañeda collaborated with SAG/AFTRA Unions to aggressively contend Actors' labor issues against the Film Studios represented by MPAA. Mr. Castañeda is one of the original members of the Latino Heritage Month Celebration Committee whichstarted the International Latino Film Festival in Los Angeles. He is also the Los Angeles Regional Director of the Mexican American Political Association. Currently, Mr. Castañeda is developing an Indie support production company to facilitate post production, replication, sales and distribution for independent filmmakers. A Biomedical Engineer formerly of UCLA Biomedical Engineering, he has been involved and supportive of Latinos in the entertainment industry over 13 years.

Vince Cheung is better known as the "Rice" half to Ben Montanio's "Beans" in the comedy writing team of "Rice & Beans." Together, they have written for television shows such as: "Married With Children," "The Steve Harvey Show" and "Night Court." Mr. Cheung, initially studied pre-med, but soon decided to go into stand-up comedy instead. After some open-mike stints, he became a page at NBC and worked his way into the executive track. He moved to ITC Productions as a development executive where he met Montanio. The two are currently developing a pilot for a live-action sitcom about 13-year old Latino twins, a brother and sister, who have their own cable access show.

George Cisneros is a principal partner in DCCI, an Internet service provider and website creation company, and a member of NALIP Steering Committee. Through his multimedia production studio, Vue-Ture Arts, Mr. Cisneros explores an artistic language that combines performance, technology, education and community work. His work ranges from orchestral music pieces to sound sculptures and installations that employ creative processes as building blocks for community expressions. As an artist, technology advocate and educator, he has worked throughout the U.S. and Latin America in schools, special education centers, detention facilities and research labs. A 1981 National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship winner in "Experimental Media/Conceptua," Mr. Cisneros currently lives in San Antonio, Texas.

Karen R. Constine is the Director of the California Film Commission, where she works to keep jobs and production dollars in the State of California by facilitating, retaining and attracting film business statewide. Prior to this appointment, Ms. Constine served as Chief of Staff to Los Angeles City Councilmember Laura Chick. Ms. Constine possesses a solid background in political affairs, strategic planning, charitable giving, fundraising, budgeting, supervising, as well as media, community, and government relations. She has also worked for Kaiser Permanente and Pacific Enterprises, the parent company of the Southern California Gas Company.

Gerry Daley works in the Member Services Department as Counsel, Member Services for the Writers' Guild of America. Through his work in the Member Services Department, Mr. Daley is charged with a broad range of responsibilities, including reaching out to members to ensure writers have ready access to Guild services and information. Mr. Daley comes to the WGA from AFTRA, where he was the director of AFTRA's Broadcast Department for the last seven years. Prior to his tenure at AFTRA, Mr. Daley was a labor attorney at Reich, Adell, Crost & Cvitan. He has a J.D. from Suffolk University Law School and a B.A. from Harvard College.

Douglas Darfield is head of Hispanic Services at Nielsen Media Research. At Hispanic Services, Mr. Darfield is in charge of reporting comprehensive Hispanic and Spanish-language audience measurement statistics on both the national and local levels. Prior to this position, Mr. Fairfield was Vice President/Director of Marketing for Univision for ten years. He has also been a research consultant for Televisa in Mexico City and director of network research for Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation. Mr. Darfield has also served as a chief strategic officer for EMC3, an online media exchange in Mexico City.

Debbie Denise is Vice President of Sony Pictures Imageworks. She is also a respected executive visual effects producer, having worked on such films as STUART LITTLE, SNOW FALLING ON CEDARS and HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE. Ms. Denise has also worked at Industrial Light and Magic, where she served as Interim Head of Production prior to joining SPI in 1995. As visual effects producer, she has worked on numerous award-winning productions, including DEATH BECOMES HER, FORREST GUMP and the television series "Tales from the Crypt."

Greg Derochie began making films at the age of 16 when he built a home-made optical printer and created all kinds of visual effects. After attending film school in Toronto and Vancouver, he worked as an effects cameraman until he sold his first screenplay, TIME RUNNER, in 1990. In 1993 Mr. Derochie made the trek to Los Angeles and continued writing while earning his living as a digital effects artist on such films as SPIDERMAN, STUART LITTLE, HOLLOW MAN, STARSHIP TROOPERS, and CITY OF ANGELS. His short film "First Born" is currently making the festival rounds.

Alberto Dominguez is a producer, cameraman and filmmaker. He has just completed the documentary THE BRONZE SCREEN, which is scheduled to air on HBO. In addition, Mr. Dominguez has also been a producer and cameraman on numerous international documentaries, including "Koreans in the Soviet Union" for MBC Network in Korea, "Frontiers" for the BBC, and "Nicaragua Under Siege" for CBS Television. He was also the producer for "Cafe California."

Maria Escobedo is the director of the romantic comedy RUM AND COKE. She is a Cuban-American born and raised in New York City. Ms. Escobedo earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in film from the School of Visual Arts (NYC), and has studied advanced screenwriting at New York University and at the Film and Television Workshop in Rockport, Maine. She is co-founder of Rain Forest Films and has produced a documentary short "SIDS" (1987) about Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Ms. Escobedo is a member of the Independent Feature Project East (IFP), New York Women in Film and Television (NYWIFT) and NALIP. She is currently developing two new projects,"Doña Ana's Funeral," and "La Cocina (The Kitchen)."

Moctesuma Esparza is a multi-talented, award-winning filmmaker, producer and entertainment industry executive. He has received over 100 honors including an Academy Award nomination, an Emmy, a Clio Award, and a Cine Golden Eagle Award. Mr. Esparza and Robert Katz are partners in Esparza/Katz Productions. His production credits include: THE MILAGRO BEANFIELD WAR directed by Robert Redford; THE BALLAD OF GREGORIO CORTEZ, a feature length theatrical film produced for PBS; and SELENA directed by Gregory Nava. He co-chaired NALIP's 2000 Conference and is a Member of the NALIP Steering Committee.

Paul Espinosa is an award-winning independent filmmaker based in San Diego who has been involved with producing films and documentaries for over 20 years. His company, Espinosa Productions, is a film and video company specializing in documentary and dramatic films focused on the U.S.-Mexico border region. His major national PBS productions include: "The U.S.-Mexican War: 1846-1848," ...AND THE EARTH DID NOT SWALLOW HIM, "The Lemon Grove Incident," "The Hunt for Pancho Villa," and "The Border." His films have been screened at festivals around the country and the world and have won one national Emmy, seven San Diego Emmys and five CINE Golden Eagle awards.

Mr. Fischler started his career with Alan Ladd, Jr. at MGM and stayed for 5 years, working on such pictures as BENNY AND JOON, CUTTING EDGE, DIGGSTOWN, SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION and DEATH WARRANT. Since leaving, he has been an independent producer and has run development at the Oscar-winning Chanticleer Films, production and development for Crystal Sky Communications and production at Family Room Entertainment. He has just returned from Austin having produced a concert film with The Three Amigos: Carlos Mencia, Pablo Francisco and Freddy Soto.

Todd Fluhr has worked as Creative Director on numerous educational projects for such clients as Bradach School, BYTE, Outback Steakhouse and Computer Associates, as well as writing and directing interactive arcade games such as "Xenomorph" and "Wolfenstein VR." With an extensive background in digital production, Mr. Fluhr has also produced one play, over 80 interactive murder mysteries and consulted for a variety of web clients. Mr. Fluhr currently serves as Adjunct Faculty with the Digital Animation Academy at Victor Valley College.

Hector Galán is an award-winning documentary film producer-director who has been involved in television for over 25 years. He has made 11 episodes of the PBS series "Frontline," two programs of The American Experience, and the landmark PBS series "Chicano! History of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement." Some of his credits include "Songs of the Homeland" and "Accordian Dreams."

Carolina García-Aguilera is author of the Lupe Solano mysteries and an eighth generation Cuban. Knowing that she wanted to gain experience that would help her achieve her goal of writing mystery novels full-time, she got her private investigator's license and opened C&J Investigations with a partner. Since then, her books have won a number of awards, including the Shamus Award for the best P.I. novel of the year for Havana Heat. Other awards include the Flamingo Award for best Florida mystery and the Women of Ms.tery Fifth Dagger Award. Her newest book, Bitter Sugar, is the sixth novel in the series.

Greg Gilpatrick is a freelance designer of broadcast, video and DVD graphics and titles. Greg also consults on technical issues for film and video professionals using Final Cut Pro and DVD Studio Pro. As a writer for The Independent Film and Video Monthly, he covers the latest digital video post-production technologies including non-linear editing, DVD authoring, compositing, and 3-D animation. As an independent film producer and director his work has been exhibited throughout North America, including on the Sundance Channel.

Yvonne Gomez is Label Manager for Surco Records, a joint-venture label with Universal Music and Grammy winning Hispanic alternative music pioneers Gustavo Santaolalla and Aníbal Kerpel. Yvonne was formerly the National Manager of Media Relations at Rhino Records, where she handled national publicity for Urban, Latin, Jazz and Rock releases, working with such legends as The Ramones, Los Lobos, The Sugarhill Gang, Mongo Santamaria and others. She also spent two years working in the promotions, sales, international, and merchandising departments at EMI Latin. Ms. Gomez is founder of "Club Rock En Español," a grass-roots organization created to promote Latin Rock to Latin-American youth in Los Angeles.

Sonia Gonzalez is a new writer and director, bringing with her ten years of editing experience. Ms. Gonzalez co-wrote the short comedy, "Debutante" with her sister, actress Melody Delavida. Sonia directed "Debutante" on digital video in February 2000. The film premiered at the New York International Film Festival in May 2000 and has screened at several venues around New York. Ms. Gonzalez is currently working on her documentary, "Bragging Rights." "Bragging Rights" chronicles how the New York City game of stickball has saved lives, broken down racial barriers and continues to build family and community. She recently received funding for "Bragging Rights" from Latino Public Broadcasting and hopes to have a completed piece on TV by Fall 2002.

Vangie Griego is an award-winning independent documentary producer/director who has been working in film for the past 15 years. She holds degrees from USC in Broadcast Journalism, Technical Theatre and Spanish Literature. She is currently a segment co-producer for the PBS series, "The New Americans." Her extensive production management and line producing experience includes short and feature films for the J. Paul Getty Trust, The Walt Disney Company, Faction Films, Morgan Creek Productions and MGM Studios. She was Festival Manager for two years for OUTFEST, and is the co-founder of the Silver Lake Film Festival in Los Angeles. She is also a Member of the NALIP Steering Committee. Ms. Griego recently was awarded a development grant from LPB for GOD WILLING.

Javier Grillo-Marxuach is a writer and also serves as a Producer on the Sci-Fi Channel series "The Chronicle." Mr. Grillo- Marxauch was Primetime Series executive at NBC, where he was involved with current and development series including "Law & Order," "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," "SeaQuest DSV" and "Earth 2." He left NBC to serve as Staff Writer for "SeaQuest 2032" and has since worked as Executive Story Editor for "Three" and Co-Producer for "Charmed," both for the WB. He has also written scripts for several primetime series and developed several pilots. Mr. Grillo-Marxauch has also written the stage plays Sudden Life and Concertos for Double Helix.

Michael Harpster started his career with New Line Cinema in 1970. He remained associated with that company until 1995. During that time he performed a variety of jobs including President of Marketing from 1983 to 1993. He was also Executive Producer on three pictures for New Line Cinema. In 1999 he was President of Marketing for Providence and was responsible for the number one independent hit of that year: THE OMEGA CODE. He has become recognized as a pioneer in the niche market of Christian films and has most recently worked on MEGIDDO, the sequel to OMEGA CODE. He is currently overseeing distribution for Constellation and Caliente Entertainment, two new distribution companies.

Cheryl Head is Director of Outreach and Diversity Programming at the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and is the primary programming liaison to the Independent Television Service, the Public Broadcasting National Minority Programming Consortia and the National Center for Outreach. At CPB, Ms. Head also coordinates the Diversity Fund, a new initiative to develop programming and projects for public television's new audiences. Ms. Head has spent 20 years in public broadcasting as a station producer and program executive, including positions at WTVS, Detroit and WETA, Washington, D.C. From 1994-1996, she served as Project Director for the National Campaign to Reduce Youth Violence, a national public broadcasting program and community outreach project.

Lorie Hope is Coordinator, Creative Affairs Showtime Networks, Inc. She also co-heads the Story Department and runs the Showtime Latino Filmmaker's Showcase. Most recently, Ms. Hope assisted Pancho Mansfield on such Showtime projects as the Emmy nominated "Armistead Maupin's Further Tales of the City" and the original series "Resurrection Blvd." and "Queer as Folk." Ms. Hope is part of the development team at Showtime and is actively looking for new and interesting projects. Ms. Hope also works as an independent filmmaker, creating 16mm and digital short films, which she has sold to Showtime and Spyworm.tv (a digital media group). She enjoys using her knowledge of filmmaking and development to aid emerging filmmakers, like herself.

Halfdan Hussey is a writer, filmmaker and founder of Cinequest Film Festival. Through Cinequest, Mr. Hussey has showcased maverick films, filmmakers, and film technology in the capital of California's Silicon Valley. His newly-founded production company, San Jose Motion Pictures, recently completed the film, "subURBAN BURN." He is also the writer/director/producer of the ultra-low budget feature film HE'S STILL THERE and author of the novels Whirlwind of Whores and To the Dogs.

Cristina Ibarra is a New York City-based filmmaker who grew up on the US/Mexico border between El Paso and Ciudad Juarez. Blending both her American and Mexican influences, she uses humor, home movies and experimental film techniques to reach a broad audience. The Paul Robeson Fund, the Serpent Source Fund and the Texas Filmmakers have funded her work. Her narrative directorial debut, "Dirty Laundry: A Homemade Telenovela," was recently awarded Best Short Fiction at CineFestival in San Antonio. Ms. Ibarra is working on a short screenplay about a girl's life in the 80's, driver's licenses, and muscle cars. She is a 2001 Artists Fellowship recipient of New York Foundation for the Arts.

Irma Kalish is an award-winning television writer and producer with credits on over 300 scripts for both comedy and dramatic shows. Ms. Kalish is a past Vice President and current Board member of the Writers Guild of America, West. She is also a Past President of Women in Film, Los Angeles, and serves on its Foundation Board of Trustees. In addition, she is an officer and Trustee of the Motion Picture & Television Fund, and serves as a director and officer of the Motion Picture & Television Fund Corporation. Currently Ms. Kalish is writing a book and a screenplay and is developing projects for television.

Robert Katz has over 30 years of experience in producing content and has extensive experience in financial management, marketing, and international government relations. Mr. Katz is a partner in Esparza/Katz Productions, Inc. Esparza/Katz Productions currently has an overall "first look" deal with HBO, with one feature and a series already in development. In 1984, Mr. Katz joined Mr. Esparza in producing several award-winning films including SELENA, INTRODUCING DOROTHY DANDRIDGE, ROUGH RIDERS and GETTYSBURG.

Emilio Kauderer is an Argentine-born composer living in Los Angeles. He performed with various rock groups in the '70s then underwent rigorous keyboard training at the Moscow Conservatory. It inspired him to abandon classical music and devote himself to modern idioms, from film scoring to instrumental albums with New Age undertones. Kauderer returned to Argentina, where he became a respected film composer and worked with Adolfo Aristarain, one of that country's leading filmmakers. In 1987, Kauderer moved to Los Angeles. Among his various projects, Mr. Kauderer wrote the music for those flashy videos Ricky Martin used during last year's "Vida Loca" tour.

Patrick Kwiatkowski co-founded Blackchair Productions, LLC in 1996 and Microcinema, Inc www.microcinema.com in 2000. He has over 13 years of international sales, marketing, and business development experience with a MBA from the University of Chicago and an engineering degree from Michigan State University. Active in commercial and independent radio for the last 10 years, he created, produced, and hosted Ketchup and Marmalade, a 2-hour alternative music weekly in French, on radio OUI FM Paris, and has been a DJ at WHPK Chicago and KUSF San Francisco. Mr. Kwiatkowski has recently participated in panels at the FIFI Internet Film Festival in Lille, France and the SWAMP Texas Media Arts Conference in Houston.

Gina Lamb is a Los Angeles-based artist who has done collaborative media projects with inner-city youth in Los Angeles for the past fifteen years. She directed long term media arts programs for youth at the Jefferson High School Humanitas Academy in South Central Los Angeles, the Japanese American National Museum and Magnolia Avenue Elementary School in Pico Union. In addition to production projects Lamb has curated local and national youth video exhibitions and publications. As an advocate for media literacy in education she served for four years on the National Alliance of Media Educators. Honors include an NEA Fellowship and an "Anonymous Was A Woman Award." Currently she directs Computer Active at REACH LA, a digital arts program.

Kasi Lemmons is an actress, director and writer. Ms. Lemmons' first feature-length screenplay, EVE'S BAYOU, went on to become the highest grossing independent film of 1997. The film won the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature and received seven NAACP Image Award nominations, including Best Picture. Her follow-up feature is THE CAVEMAN'S VALENTINE, starring Samuel L. Jackson. Ms. Lemmons' acting career includes roles in SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, HARD TARGET, and FEAR OF A BLACK HAT.

Dennis Leoni is the creator, writer and Executive Producer of the Showtime series "Resurrection Blvd." Mr. Leoni was born in Tucson, Arizona. After attending the University of Arizona, he began his career in the movie and T.V. business as an actor/stuntman at the famous western movie location Old Tucson. After two years there, Mr. Leoni became director of the acting department and appeared in movies, television and commercials. Moving to Hawaii, he eventually worked his way into production on the hit television series "Hawaii Five-O." Mr. Leoni has worked as writer/ producer for PBS, ABC Productions, Stephen Cannell, Columbia Pictures Television, and Walt Disney Productions.

Deborah Leoni is an independent executive producer and writer. Ms. Leoni has developed and produced television pilots, series and movies, and has worked as an executive on both the network and production sides. Under the banner of Flagstaff Pictures, the company she formed in 1998, Ms. Leoni has recently executive-produced "Get A Clue," a light-hearted mystery for the Disney Channel. Ms. Leoni was a partner with George Clooney in Mirador Entertainment, a television production company in association with NBC Productions. She has also worked at ABC as Vice President and Director, Drama Series. While at ABC, Ms. Leoni helped develop "NYPD Blue," "My So-Called Life," "Murder One," and "Lois and Clark," among other dramas.

Steven Lipscomb is an acclaimed documentary filmmaker. His work has been featured on PBS, The Discovery Channel, The Learning Channel and other broadcast entities. His feature film BATTLE FOR THE MINDS was selected as one of ten films featured on the tenth anniversary season of "P.O.V." Mr. Lipscomb produced the second and third seasons of Comedy Central's hit talk show "Turn Ben Stein On" and recently completed production of a pilot for "Beyond Future Shock." Mr. Lipscomb was commissioned by Disney Interactive to write, produce and develop a CD-ROM series entitled "Movie Mogul."

David Liu is Executive In Charge of Program Development for ITVS. He has produced, directed and written for film and television, including programs for PBS, cable and the major networks. Mr. Liu has produced several specials filmed in China, including "Big Bird in China," which won an Emmy Award. He was Director of Programming at Lifetime Cable Network and has served on numerous panels. He is also on the International Board of INPUT and on the Advisory Board of the U.C. Berkeley Documentary Center. At ITVS, Mr. Liu focuses on special initiatives, including commissioning new work, forging new co-financing partnerships and co-production relationships, and providing research and development assistance to selected projects.

Mark Lloyd is the Executive Director of the Civil Rights Forum on Communications Policy, a non-profit, non-partisan project he co-founded to bring civil rights principles and advocacy to the communications policy debate. Previously, Mr. Lloyd worked as General Counsel to the Benton Foundation, and as a communications attorney in Washington, D.C. He also has nearly twenty years of experience as a print and broadcast journalist, including work as a reporter and producer at NBC and CNN. Mr. Lloyd has served as consultant and board member of dozens of national and local organizations, including the Clinton White House, ITVS, the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and the Smithsonian Institution.

Angel Dean López is a writer who was raised in Southern California and North Texas. He has worked on the writing staffs of the television shows "Judging Amy," "New York Undercover," "Brimstone" and "Leap Years." His feature work includes screenplays written for Oliver Stone and Joel Silver. Mr. López also teaches screenwriting at UCLA Extension and holds an M.F.A. from the University of Southern California's School of Cinema Television.

Alcaraz Lalo López is an award-winning editorial cartoonist, writer, humorist and co-founder of Pocho Magazine and pocho.com. He has produced editorial cartoons for the LA Weekly since 1992 and illustrated the book Latino USA: A Cartoon History. He also writes the biweekly column "Mexiled" for the LA Weekly. He and Pocho-editor Esteban Zul also are writing a feature-length comedy for New Line Cinema and El Norte Productions. Mr. López was a staff writer on the Fox TV comedy show, "Culture Clash," and his animation partnership, Animaquiladora, has created award-winning computer animation. Mr. López was also a co-founder of the infamous agit-prop sketch comedy troupe Chicano Secret Service.

Cynthia López is the Communications Director for "P.O.V," public television's groundbreaking showcase for independent non-fiction film. Her responsibilities include marketing and branding, strategic planning and the development of strategic press campaigns. Ms. López has worked as the Advocacy Director of Libraries for the Future. As a telecommunications and public interest advocate, she has presented a variety of topics including the use of satellite technology for community development in Arkansas, Scotland and South Africa. She was a board member of AIVF/FIVF and has been an advisor to the Paul Robeson Fund, the Ford Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation. Currently, she is completing her novel entitled, Where Puerto Rico meets Pakistan. She is currently Chair of the NALIP Steering Committee.

Mike Lucas teaches digital animation and game design at Victor Valley College. Mr. Lucas has produced or been involved in the production of several independent films using digital video and helped to organize the Digital Bearfest at Big Bear, one of the first entirely digital film festivals in the country.

Elba Luis Lugo is founder of Muvi Films, Inc., Muvi Films, S.E. and Tax Investment Fund, Inc. Tax Investment Fund, Inc. is a venture capital fund created under the laws of Puerto Rico, providing tax incentives for high-risk industries. She also founded the Film Industry Committee of the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce, on which she currently presides. She has been a member of the board of directors of the Puerto Rico International Film Festival and contributed to the San Juan Cinemafest throughout various years.

Paula Madison is President and General Manager of NBC 4. She is the daughter of Jamaican immigrants and was a newspaper reporter at the Syracuse Herald Journal and the Fort Worth Star Telegram and an editor at the Dallas Times Herald before starting her broadcast career at WFAA-TV in Dallas, Texas. Later she headed the news operations at KHOU-TV in Houston and KOTV-TV in Tulsa before landing the job in 1996 of news director at WNBC-TV in New York City.

Roberta Margolis is Chief Executive Officer of Runway, one of the largest suppliers of systems and support for desktop and networked post-production. Margolis frequently chairs panels on post-production technology. She was a member of the Program Committee for the International Forum of Imaging, Technology and Sound and serves on their Southern California board. She is also a member of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and America Cinema Editors.

Poli Marichal is a Puerto Rican artist and filmmaker. Two of her experimental films were selected by New York City's Museum of Modern Art for the recent retrospective: "Big as Life: An American History of 8mm Films." Her short script, "Todo Cambia/Everything Changes" was produced by the Universal Pictures Hispanic Film Project. Ms. Marichal received a Rockefeller Fellowship in Media Arts for which she produced and directed the documentary, "Son Afrocaribeño." She has also produced and directed several videos for the SEIU and designed animated inserts for the pilot of PBS' "An American Family." Presently, she is writing and preparing the multi-media installation, "Guateque: A Celebration," which will open in Los Angeles next summer.

Ivy Martin is Account Executive for Time Warner Communications - Advertising Sales. She is responsible for managing accounts and developing new business by creating and customizing marketing campaigns on over 30 cable networks, including CNN, ESPN, Lifetime and Galavision. Recent promotions campaigns include SHREK and EVOLUTION. Previous to working at Time Warner, Ms. Martin was Senior Account Supervisor at ON Marketing, a Los Angeles-based PR agency. In 1994 she founded Club Latino, a boutique production house specializing in marketing for Hispanics in the US and Mexico.

Beni Matías, steering committee member and treasurer, is the former NALIP Coordinator, and the executive director of the Center for Arts Criticism, a Minneapolis-based non-profit that brings together communities, artists, and critics to create dialogues about the connections between the arts and our everyday lives. Before coming to CAC, Ms. Matías was Director of Production at the Independent Television Service and Executive-in-charge of production at WNYC-TV. She has produced documentaries both for public television and independently, including "El Corazón de Loisaida." She has served on the boards of the AIVF, Intermedia Arts Minnesota, and Women Make Movies. She is currently on leave from the Center for Arts Criticism to research the connections between arts criticism, media (film/video/ digital photography), leadership, and community activism.

Ricardo Mendez Matta is a graduate of the USC School of Cinema and Television and a member of the DGA. Mr. Mendez has assisted directors such as Carlos Avila, Rob Bowman, David Byrne, Leon Ichaso, Mel Gibson, Stuart Gordon, Ken Loach and Gregory Nava. His directing credits include the short film "Todo Cambia," written by his wife, Puerto Rican artist Poli Marichal, as well as multiple episodes of the television series "Weird Science," "Nash Bridges" and "Touched by an Angel." Mr. Matta currently serves as a trustee of the Assistant Directors Training Program, and as co-chair of the DGA Latino Committee.

Jim Mendiola is a writer/director who divides his time between Los Angeles and his hometown of San Antonio. His award-winning film "Pretty Vacant," about a Sex Pistols-obsessed Chicana punk rocker, has screened in numerous film festivals, museums, and colleges in the U.S. and Mexico. His latest project, a one-hour movie called "Come and Take It Day," was funded by ITVS and developed at the 2000 Sundance Filmmaker's Lab. A 1997 Rockefeller Intercultural Media Fellow, he is a regular contributor on television, soap operas and all things Latino and pop for the San Francisco Bay Guardian. He has just completed post-production on his first feature film, a rock and roll digital movie called SPEEDER KILLS.

Cara Mertes is currently the Executive Producer of P.O.V. / American Documentary and has been an advocate for independent and alternative media for over a decade. She is an award-winning filmmaker, writer, consultant and programmer whose work has been featured widely in museums, festivals, PBS and internationally. She was the Executive Producer/Director of "SIGNAL TO NOISE: Life with Television," a PBS/ITVS series examining the impact of television on American society, as well as being producer for "New Television" for public television, an annual series featuring international experimental work. She also produced Independent Focus for WNET/New York, at the time the premiere public television showcase for American independent video and film. Ms. Mertes is currently doing research for her NEH-supported film "Catching the Shadow: Women and 19th Century Photography."

Mylène Moreno is an independent producer and director. A graduate of Stanford University's documentary program, Mylène worked in Austin for five years on PBS documentaries, including the first episode of the series CHICANO! HISTORY OF THE MEXICAN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT, which she produced. More recently she produced a tongue-in-cheek documentary "search" for the brilliant and reclusive novelist Cormac McCarthy, CORMAC'S TRASH, and directed MARIBEL, an educational short about an El Paso teen's experience of motherhood, marriage and a second pregnancy. Her latest documentary, TRUE-HEARTED VIXENS, aired this summer on P.O.V.

Pepe Moreno is an illustrator, graphic novelist and founder of Digital Fusion Inc. His graphic novels, Rebel, Joe's Air Force, Gene Kong, and a collection of his short pieces, Zeppelin, earned him international renown as an innovative, visual storyteller with a unique approach to design and a savagely humorous vision of humanity. Generation Zero, a graphic novel of his early serialized work was published by DC Comics. Mr. Moreno has designed high-tech, futuristic sets and mutated characters for three nationally-syndicated animation series. Some of his underground works and publications (NART Magazine) from the Bay Area punk movement of the late Seventies have been placed in museum collections, such as the Smithsonian and the Museum of Modern Art in Paris.

Frances Negrón-Muntaner is an award-winning filmmaker, writer, and president of Miami-based Polymorphous Pictures. The recipient of Pew, Ford, Truman, and Rockefeller fellowships, she is best known for her award-winning narrative BRINCANDO EL CHARCO: PORTRAIT OF A PUERTO RICAN. Ms. Negrón-Muntaner is currently completing two documentaries, titled "Constantly Chamorro: The Making of Guam, USA" and "The State of the Territory: US-Puerto Rico Relations at the Crossroads." Her latest book, Passing Memories: Puerto Ricans in American Culture, is forthcoming from NYU Press. A popular columnist, she writes for The San Juan Star and is the founder of Miami Light Project's Filmmakers Workshop. She is also a Member of the NALIP Steering Committee.

Spencer Neumann is the executive vice president of the ABC Television Network. He works on a broad range of policy, programming, administrative and operational issues. Previously, Mr. Neumann served as executive vice president and chief financial officer for the Walt Disney Internet Group.

Alex Nogales is the National Chair of the National Hispanic Media Coalition. He began his career at KNBC-TV and Bicultural Children's Television, writing for such shows as "Treasures of Mexico" and "Villa Alegre." He later became a producer at KCBS-TV. Mr. Nogales left television in 1989 to become a successful businessman, specializing in marketing, advertising and public relations. He previously served as President for the Hispanic Academy of Media Arts & Sciences (HAMAS), and is currently the President of the Hispanic Film Project as well as the National Chair of the National Hispanic Media Coalition. Mr. Nogales is dedicated to improving the levels of employment of Latinos in media, as well as eradicating the negative stereotyping of Hispanics in film, television and radio.

Chon A. Noriega is Professor in the UCLA Department of Film, Television, and Digital Media and Associate Director of the Chicano Studies Research Center. He is author of Shot in America: Television, the State, and the Rise of Chicano Cinema and editor of eight books on Latino media, performance and visual art. Since 1996, he has been editor of Aztlan: A Journal of Chicano Studies. Mr. Noriega has been a Getty Fellow in the History of Art and the Rockefeller Fellow in Film/Video/ Multimedia Production. He is currently working on two book projects and starting a collaborative research project on racial minorities in independent film, public television and digital media production. He is also Treasurer of NALIP Steering Committee.

Edward James Olmos is an actor, producer, director and Chairman of Latino Public Broadcasting. He came to national attention when his mesmerizing performance in the musical play Zoot Suit led to a Tony nomination. He recreated the role on film, and went on to star in such films as THE BALLAD OF GREGORIO CORTEZ, WOLFEN, BLADE RUNNER, STAND AND DELIVER, MI FAMILIA, SELENA, AMERICAN ME, and CAUGHT. His own production company, Olmos Productions, has produced the award-winning documentaries "Lives in Hazard" on the subject of teenage gangs and "It Ain't Love" which addresses the problem of dating violence.

George Ozuna teaches at the North East School for the Arts in San Antonio. Mr. Ozuna specializes in digital film acquisition and non-linear high definition technologies. He has produced over 320 award-winning student film productions and has worked tirelessly to increase student proficiency and expectations. The Governor of Texas and the Texas State House of Representatives have recognized and honored Mr. Ozuna for his work. Student films produced by Mr. Ozuna have been shown at the Chicago Independent Film Festival, the New York Independent Film Festival, the Taos Talking Picture Festival and the Smithsonian Institute. He recently completed a documentary on the Institute of Texan Cultures.

Edwin Pagán is a New York City-based writer, photographer, filmmaker and cultural activist. He has been recognized by Comité Noviembre for his cultural work in the Puerto Rican community in New York and received the 2000 BRIO award in screenwriting for "El Angelito Negro (The Black Angel)," a film that chronicles the forced migration of Puerto Ricans during the 1950s. In 1990 Mr. Pagán co-founded the Latino arts collective PAX Theatre Community and today serves as the organization's executive director. Mr. Pagán also sits on the Communications Committee of the NALIP - northeast region.

Sandra M. Pérez is executive director of AHA! Association of Hispanic Arts, the nation's first Latino arts service organization, founded in 1975, whose mission is the advancement and promotion of Latino art and culture. As primary spokesperson for AHA!, Ms. Pérez serves as a national advocate on policy issues related to the Latino art and cultural field. In addition to her professional duties at AHA!, Ms. Pérez serves as Vice President of the Alliance for NYS Arts Organizations. She is also Vice President of Arts Action, a statewide arts lobbying organization in New York, and is a past board member of National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures.

Jorge Pinos is Senior Vice President, International Department, William Morris Agency. He is the first agent to book Latino international artists into mainstream American venues, giving visibility to latino artists in the United States. He is also in charge of booking all of the artists from the William Morris Agency's Music Department in the territories of Mexico, Central America, South America, Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Asia. His current clients include such chart-toppers as Shakira, Aterciopelados, and Crosby, Stills and Nash. He is the recipient of a 2000 Billboard Lifetime Achievement Award.

Mark Polish is the Co-writer and Producer of JACKPOT. Mr. Polish made his feature film debut with TWIN FALLS IDAHO, which he starred in and co-wrote. He and his twin brother Michael have written three screenplays together, all of which are named after Northwest American towns. TWIN FALLS IDAHO was the first in that series. Mark also co-wrote, co-produced and played the part of Poncho in the award-winning short film directed by his brother, "Bajo del Perro" ("Under the Dog"). He began acting in elementary school and continued acting and studying film production through high school. Mark Polish has a cameo role in JACKPOT as "Sad Eyes."

Michael Polish is Director/Co-Writer/Co-Producer of JACKPOT. Mr. Polish made his feature film debut in 1999 with TWIN FALLS IDAHO, which he directed, co-wrote and starred in with twin brother Mark. The film was acclaimed at the Sundance Film Festival and the New Directors/New Films series. He first won recognition as a director for his second short film, "Bajo del Perro" ("Under the Dog"), a film about Mexican boxing that received awards from the San Antonio Cinefestival, the Director's Guild of America, The Walt Disney Company, the South by Southwest Film Festival and the Rochester International Film Festival. "Bajo del Perro" can be seen on both Bravo and The Independent Film Channel.

Santiago Pozo is head of the The Arenas Group, a Los Angeles-based advertising agency and a public relations firm specializing in Latino film marketing. The Arenas Group's list of clients includes Warner Bros., Miramax Films, Warner Home Video, Universal Pictures and many other studios. Some of the many films The Arenas Group has launched in the U.S. Latino market are: THE MILAGRO BEANFIELD WAR, COLORS, LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE, STRAWBERRY & CHOCOLATE, PULP FICTION and MY FAMILY/MI FAMILIA.

Susan Racho is an award-winning Los Angeles-based Producer/Writer whose work is reflective of the diversity of issues and themes that attract her attention. A veteran of film and television, she was co-creator of the landmark Chicano television series "Reflecciones." Most recently, she produced, wrote and directed THE BRONZE SCREEN: 100 YEARS OF THE LATINO IMAGE IN HOLLYWOOD CINEMA, an HBO/Cinemax presentation. Racho is co-author of the recently published, "Yo Soy Chicano: The Turbulent and Heroic Life of Chicanas/os in Cinema and Television."

Rick Ramirez is Vice President of Phil Roman Entertainment. A native of El Paso, Texas, Mr. Ramirez manages development, production and business affairs for animation and live-action projects. In addition, he oversees all aspects of deal structuring, financing and distribution. Mr. Ramirez has also served as a producer for Galavision and was a partner of Ron Tequila Productions.

Peter Rawley was, for twenty years, Executive Vice-President and head of the international department at International Creative Management (ICM), one of the largest talent agencies in the world. He has been involved in major studio and independent financing as well as new business formation, and raised upwards of $680 million in project financing between 1990 and 1996. As a talent agent, Mr. Rawley managed and helped develop the careers of numerous internationally acclaimed filmmakers and actors including Paul Newman, Richard Dreyfuss, John Boorman, Roman Polanski, Mia Farrow and Faye Dunaway, amongst others.

Alex Rivera is a New York-based digital media artist and filmmaker. During the past five years, he has made work in digital video and on the internet that addresses concerns of the Latino community through a language of humor, satire and metaphor. His work has been screened at The Museum of Modern Art, The Guggenheim Museum, Lincoln Center, on PBS, as well as at film festivals, universities, libraries, union halls and community centers. Rivera has received support from various foundations including The Rockefeller Foundation, The Sundance Institute, and Creative Capital.

Tina Rodriguez is 15 and Latina. She lives in the rural farm community of Crookston, Minnesota and is an emerging video artist and photographer. Making art is Ms. Rodriguez's way of showing her life and interests. She considers it a form that some might think of as a diary. Ms. Rodriguez feels her photo and video series give messages of life. "Everyone sees art in different ways and may not understand my work entirely but I hope you will see that I am opening new doors and ideas to anyone who wants to take them in. The opportunity to share my work with other people is something I am thankful for and will never take for granted."

Rachel Rosen was recently named Director of Programming for IFP/West and the IFP Los Angeles Film Festival. Previously, Rosen was the Associate Director of Programming for the San Francisco Film Society and the San Francisco International Film Festival. She has worked in various capacities for the New York Film Festival, New York's Film Forum theater and Tri-Star Pictures. A graduate of Stanford University's Master of Arts Program in Documentary Film, Rosen directed the short documentary, "Serious Weather." She is an occasional contributor to Film Comment.

Randy Ross is the Tribal Affairs Coordinator/Project Coordinator for the American Distance Education Consortium (ADEC) which is housed at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. ADEC is a consortium of 60 land grant universities and colleges. His work at ADEC focuses on outreach to tribal clients adapting to wireless technology, hybrid networks, and educational effectiveness. Since 1989, Ross has served as Non-Trustee board member for the National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. assigned to the Information Technology committee. In 1999, he served as a co-author for a Benton Foundation report on Native American technology.

Pablo Luis Rovito is a producer, film instructor and President of the Asociación de Productores Independientes de Medios Audiovisuales de Argentina (APIMA). Mr. Rovito is also Secretary General of the Federación Argentina de Productores Cinematográficos y Audiovisuales (FAPCA) and Vice President of the Federación Iberoamericana de Productores Cinematográficos y Audiovisuales (FIPCA). Mr. Rovito has produced the feature films OJOS QUE NO VEN and BAJO BANDERA, and has also worked on the films: LA PUTA Y LA BALLENA, the animated feature LA VUELTA MANZANA, UN LUGAR DONDE ESTUVO EL PARAISO, DEJALA CORRER, and KASBAH. Mr. Rovito has taught courses and workshops in Argentina, Cuba, Colombia and Bolivia.

Paul Saucido is an actor, writer and host of "LATV Live." Mr. Saucido's professional theater credits include appearances at the South Coast Repertory, the Mark Taper Theater, the Hudson Theater, the Currie Arts Center-Chicago, and numerous universities across the nation. As an author, he wrote the story of a Latin rock star and created the acclaimed play The Furthest Room. A Latina epic, The Furthest Room featured the music of singer/songwriter Lysa Flores (STAR MAPS). Mr. Saucido is also the Editor of the ultra-edgy Chicano based / on-line Latino Entertainment company, Chelada Interactive.

Corey Sienega is Vice President of Production for David Kirschner Productions. Before joining with Kirschner, she worked in feature film development at Meg Ryan's company, Fandango Films, and in the literary department at Susan Smith and Associates. She has also been a contributing writer for the alternative movie publication, Film Threat Magazine. Ms. Sienega served as Executive Producer on the successful BRIDE OF CHUCKY. She recently wrapped the psychological-thriller FRAILTY and is scheduled to produce MISS POTTER.

Kristine Sorensen is a media artist and the executive director of The Center for Arts Criticism. She has been working with youth and emerging artists since 1989. Ms. Sorensen works throughout the state of Minnesota, teaching in rural, tribal and urban communities. In 1999, she received the Saint Paul Companies' Leadership In Neighborhoods award to study national models of media arts centers. Since that time she has partnered with several young artists to develop In Progress, a media arts training program for people that traditionally have not had access or educational opportunities in the field of media arts. Ms. Sorensen also serves on the Center's board of directors.

Josie Thomas is Senior Vice President, Diversity, CBS Television. Ms. Thomas formerly served as Vice President, Business Affairs for CBS News, Director of Legal Affairs for New York-based Trans World International and was Broadcast Counsel for the law department of CBS Inc. Ms. Thomas oversees outreach and recruitment, hiring, promotion and development of minority representation throughout the company. She is responsible for the creation and execution of initiatives designed to improve outreach and recruitment, hiring, promotion, and mentoring practices, as well as developing new ways of increasing representation of minorities and women in management and non-management positions.

James Tocher is a digital cinematographer and General Manager and President of Digital Film Group Inc. Mr. Tocher started Digital Film Group with a collective of filmmakers to provide affordable, high quality NTSC/PAL transfers for Independents. His unique perspective as a DOP and owner of a transfer facility has taken him to festivals and forums in Canada, the U.S. and Central America. Mr. Tocher is a specialist in shooting with digital formats for film transfer.

Ela Troyano is a Cuban-born Latina director, writer and producer based in NY. She is currently producing a one hour documentary on the legendary singer La Lupe for public television. Troyano directed the network television drama series&Mac226; "Reyes y Rey" and "Angeles" produced by Stu Segall for Telemundo/Sony. She also wrote and directed the critically acclaimed documentary "Jóvenes Urbanos del Siglo 21" for Spain's Canal Plus. Her other work includes the feature film LATIN BOYS GO TO HELL (1997) and the half-hour pieces "Carmelita Tropicana" (1994) and "Once Upon a Time in the Bronx" (1994).

John Valadez is the Producer/Director of "The Head of Joaquin Murrieta," a historical documentary film about the life and legend of a 19th century Mexican Californian who fought against injustice and gained notoriety during the gold rush. He is also producing the second hour of PBS' "Matters of Race" series. Mr. Valadez's previous films for PBS are "Passin' It On" and "Soul Survivors." Mr. Valadez is a Rockefeller Fellow and currently serves on the Artists Advisory Board of The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA).

David Valdés is an award-winning producer whose films include THE GREEN MILE, GARDENS OF STONE and THE ROOKIE. Mr. Valdés is perhaps best known for his professional partnership with Clint Eastwood, with whom he has worked on 18 features, including UNFORGIVEN, WHITE HUNTER, PALE RIDER, THE DEAD POOL, PINK CADILLAC and BIRD. He has also worked with Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese and Wim Wenders. Mr. Valdés has worked in television as a director during the first season of the innovative series "Moonlighting," starring Cybill Shepherd and Bruce Willis. In addition, he has worked in all television formats, including movies-of-the-week, series, commercials and music videos before finding his niche as a motion picture producer.

Jerry Velasco is the current President of Nosotros as well as the Chair of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) Latino Subcommittee. Mr. Velasco is also president of the public relations firm, Velasco & Associates, which not only handles many well known artists, but has broken many barriers in communication and ideologies that existed between the entertainment industry and Latino community. Mr. Velasco has successfully produced many live concerts and "The Golden Eagle Awards." He has also been involved in many other productions such as "Cantare, Cantaras," "Los Angeles Fiesta Broadway," "World Vision Telethons" and the "Tejano Music Awards."

Maria-Christina Villaseñor, Associate Curator of Film and Media Arts at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, curates and coordinates film and media arts programming for the Guggenheim Museum New York and Guggenheim Bilbao. In 2000 she toured the exhibition originally organizied for the Guggenheim, "Generation ñ: New Latino Film and Video," at the Havana International Film Festival. She writes on photography, film and video art for a number of publications, and recently co-edited the catalogue "Conversations between Shadows and Light: Italian Cinematography."

Chuck Warn has served the members of the Directors Guild of America for more than twenty years in various communications capacities. Following 15 years as a public relations consultant for the DGA and other industry clients, he was appointed in 1996 by DGA National Executive Director Jay D. Roth as the DGA's National Executive to lead the newly created Department of Communications & Public Affairs. In that position, Warn's responsibilities included the publication of the DGA Magazine, the redesign and expansion of the DGA web site at www.dga.org and media relations. He was promoted in October to the position of Assistant Executive Director in order to utilize his experience and skills on a wide range of assignments as a member of the Guild's senior management team.

Adam Watkins was born in Western Samoa. Mr. Watkins grew up in south Texas near the Mexican border in Edinburg. He attended college at Utah State University where he earned a BFA in Theatre Set and Lighting Design and an MFA in Digital Art. Mr. Watkins is the author of over 50 articles and two books on digital video and 3D animation. Currently he is the Director of the Computer Graphic Arts Department at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas.

Karen Watson is Interactive/New Media Project Development Officer for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Ms. Watson has 17 years of journalism, production and management experience, with more than six years in multimedia and interactive media development. Prior to coming to the CPB, she was interactive executive producer in charge of Discovery Channel-related programming and activities at Discovery.com, headquartered in Bethesda, MD. A project development officer at CPB, she is currently involved with the strategic development of interactive media for public broadcasting.

David Weinstein is the Senior Program Officer for the National Endowment for the Humanities. David joined the NEH's Division of Public Programs in June 2000 after holding a position in the Department of Communication at George Mason University, where he taught courses in video production, media history and theory. He also has served as the advisor to a campus television station, researcher on PBS documentaries, and producer of documentaries for a distance education program on media literacy.

Jonathan Westover is a literary agent at the Gage Group. He has worked at several literary and talent agencies. Mr. Westover attended law school at Loyola University in Los Angeles.

Mitsy Wilson is Senior Vice President of Diversity Development for Fox Broadcasting Company. Ms. Wilson is responsible for development, execution and evaluation of all diversity initiatives across Fox, one of the four most powerful television networks, and also 20th Century Fox Television. Ms. Wilson is working on achieving key Fox-specific diversity goals launched following discussions with the NAACP, National Latino Media Council, Asian Pacific American Coalition and American Indians in Film and Television. She has also served as Vice President, Leadership and Organizational Development, Diversity, for the Times-Mirror Company. She has also been Director, Counseling and Special Projects, for the New York Board of Education.

Esteban Zul is co-founder of POCHO! Magazine, pocho.com and the film & television production company POCHO Productions. He is also director of the satirical short film "The Flour Wars." Mr. Zul works with Smokin' Mirrors Productions shooting music videos and digital films and is currently working on a comedy feature film screenplay for New Line Cinema called TACO TRUCK...THE MOVIE. He is also developing a cartoon series for a new multimedia website with POCHO collaborator Lalo López. Mr. Zul was the founder of Aztlan Nation, a political Chicano rap group from the California Bay Area.