Experience

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  New Orleans Film Society

  • Member Board Of Directors

    • Jun 2021 - Present

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  Esplanade Pictures

  • Los Angeles, Philadelphia, New York

  • President/Executive Producer/Writer/Director

    • Jul 2013 - Present
    • Los Angeles, Philadelphia, New York

    A recently formed production company specifically for the development and production of the motion picture, Welcome, Sinners. Cameras roll in the fall of 2013.

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  Outfest

  • Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Board Member

    • Jan 2016 - Present
    • Greater Los Angeles Area

    Help advance the cause for and protect moving images and the cultural legacy of LGBTQ artist and film makers.

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  The Ogden Group Entertainment

  • President and CEO

    • Sep 2006 - Present

    The Ogden Group Entertainment is a full-service, multi-platform content provider for scripted television, webisode, and motion picture projects. OGE seeks to fill to create exciting, thoughtful, provocative and lucrative entertainment projects aimed specifically at some of the most under-served audiences around the world who are starved not only for entertainment, but inclusion in the cultural fabric of our society. OGE firmly believes that people need to see themselves mirrored back in the stories we tell one another. They need to feel apart of the world at large - to celebrate, to share, to cry and to laugh, to gasp, to applaud.

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  H.G.W.G., LLC

  • Los Angeles, CA

  • President and film director

    • Oct 2012 - Feb 2013
    • Los Angeles, CA

    H.G.W.G.,LLC was formed specifically to develop and produce the feature film Hot Guys with Guns. We started shooting on October 31, shot for five weeks, are now in post production. The film was shot by Kelly Jones, Exec. Produced by Doug Spearman, Bill Dellgrosso, Scott Anderson, and Joel Heisey. Produced by Kelly Jones and Suzan Jones. Edited by Christo Tsairas and Scott Draper, and the music is composed and arranged by Merv Warren.

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  E! & Style, NBC Universal International

  • Writer/Producer

    • 2010 - Aug 2012

    Re-launched E! International’s Red Carpet Season internationally to rating gains of up to 800% in its UK and European markets

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  The Relational Center

  • Board Member

    • Jan 2011 - Apr 2012

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  Any Day Now

  • actor

    • 2012 - 2012

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  Equality California

  • Board of Directors

    • Jan 2006 - Jul 2011

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  Screen Actors Guild

  • actor

    • 1992 - 2011

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  Autonomy

  • Hollywood, California

  • Free-lance producer

    • 2002 - 2006
    • Hollywood, California

    Created advertising campaigns and strategies for various broadcast clients from concept through on-air execution.

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  ABC Television Network

  • Burbank, CA

  • Creative Director - ABC Daytime

    • 2003 - 2005
    • Burbank, CA

    Supervised and developed broad reaching and innovative promotional strategies to update Daytime Brand for the network. Responsibilities included managing and directing creative out-put of three in-house producers and two out-side agencies and free-lance vendors, writing and directing reality based series and on-air, on-line and radio spots, and creating never- done-before viral and interactive strategies for the network. Helped move ABC Daytime to number one in its day-part.

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  Disney ABC Television Group

  • Hollywod, CA

  • Special Projects Producer

    • 2003 - 2005
    • Hollywod, CA

    Created, wrote, and produced special sales presentations, video installations, and promos and marketing campaigns for the network day-part. Including video instillations at Disney's California Adventure.

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  CBS Television Distribution

  • Free-lance Promo Writer/Producer

    • Apr 1991 - Sep 1997

    Created, produced and directed over five hundred television promos, radio and print ads for CBS Entertainment and CBS Daytime Television. Directed Network and Affiliate image campaigns. Directed, wrote, and produced EPK packages for Affiliated stations. Acted as liason and point producer between CBS and the various advertising agencies servicing the Network. Was essential in making and maintaining CBS Daytime as the industry leader in both ratings and promotion for six straight years.

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  Jacobs & Gerber

  • In House Commercial Director

    • Sep 1991 - Feb 1992

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  WHDH-TV

  • Senior Promo Producer

    • Feb 1989 - Aug 1991

    Created, wrote, and produced day-to-day advertising needs of a major market television station. Managed all cross promotion and tie-ins between WHDH and its network, CBS. Created and implemented all phases of marketing and station positioning strategies.

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  WJLA-TV

  • Washington D.C. Metro Area

  • Promo Producer

    • Jul 1986 - Feb 1989
    • Washington D.C. Metro Area

    Where it all began. The company I first leanred to write, produce, and edit television promos.