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RespectAbility Entertainment Lab 2023 Team

After an extensive search and interview process, 20 individuals were invited to participate in the Los Angeles Cohort of RespectAbility’s 2023 Entertainment Lab taking place May 1 – June 9, 2023, and 20 individuals were invited to participate in the Virtual Cohort of RespectAbility’s 2023 Entertainment Lab taking place August 14 – September 21, 2023. The 6-week Lab aims to develop and elevate the talent pipeline of disabled entertainment professional working behind-the-scenes in television, film, and streaming, while connecting them with industry professionals and creatives. Participants include people with physical, cognitive, sensory, mental health, and other disabilities ranging in age the 20’s through the 50’s. The Lab is a recipient of The Roddenberry Foundation Impact Award.

Screenwriting software Final Draft, which forged a multi-year partnership in 2020 with RespectAbility, provided free licenses of Final Draft 12 for all Lab Fellows, as well as other educational resources.

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Programmatic Team

Los Angeles Cohort

Amelia Swedeen smiling headshot

Amelia Swedeen

TV Writer

Annie Hayes headshot wearing a blue baseball cap

Annie Hayes

TV Writer

Catherine Argyrople smiling headshot wearing a black dress

Catherine Argyrople

Director

Chrissy Marshall smiling headshot wearing a black blazer and a white shirt

Chrissy Marshall

Film Writer

Christopher James smiling headshot wearing a blue dress shirt

Christopher James

TV Writer

Danielle Monique smiling headshot wearing a dark striped shirt

Danielle Monique

TV Writer

Illustration of Iqsa Aqilah holding a lightsaber

Iqsa Aqilah

Casting

Jayla Hodge smiling headshot wearing a black and white dress

Jayla Hodge

Director

Jules Dameron headshot smiling

Jules Dameron

Director

Katey Darling headshot with her arms crossed

Katey Darling

Producer

Lorena Gordon headshot wearing a hat and a grey jacket

Lorena Gordon

Director

Maggie Whittum headshot wearing a purple shirt

Maggie Whittum

Producer

Matthew Charles smiling headshot outside in front of trees

Matthew Charles

Film Writer

Michael Busza smiling in front of a bookshelf

Michael Busza

TV Writer

Nicole Zimmerer smiling headshot seated in front of a brick wall

Nicole Zimmerer

TV Writer

Radha Mehta smiling wearing a red dress

Radha Mehta

Director

Rick Cisario headshot in front of an empty theater

Rick Cisario

TV Writer

Robert Burns smiling headshot wearing a black jacket and a red bow tie

Robert Burns

Director

Stephan Collins Stepney headshot wearing a grey suit and purple tie

Stephan Collins-Stepney

TV Writer

Toby Parker Rees headshot

Toby Parker Rees

Film Writer

Virtual Cohort

Adam Linn smiling headshot wearing glasses.

Adam Linn

TV Writer

Andres Orellana black and white headshot

Andrés Orellana

Post-Production

April Aguilera smiling headshot

April Aguilera

TV Writer

Brian Koukol smiling in a backyard with a tube next to his mouth

Brian Koukol

Film Writer

Brittany Franklin headshot

Brittany Franklin

Director

Cheryl Meyer smiling headshot wearing a blue denim jacket

Cheryl Meyer

Film Writer

Dani Craig smiling wearing a green blazer

Dani Craig

Film Writer

Francine Daniels smiling headshot wearing a blue shirt

Francine Daniels

TV Writer

Isaiah Cane smiling headshot wearing a pink hat

Isaiah Cane

TV Writer

Jackson Tucker Meyer headshot wearing glasses

Jackson Tucker-Meyer

TV Writer

Kitoko Mai headshot

Kitoko Mai

Film Writer

Makena Metz smiling headshot wearing clear glasses

Makena Metz

TV Writer

Nancy Pickett headshot wearing a mask

Nancy Pickett

Director

Peter Forbes headshot wearing glasses

Peter Forbes

TV Writer

Rabiya Mansoor headshot laughing with a blurred background

Rabiya Mansoor

TV Writer

RJ LaRussa abstract headshot holding up a camera in front of their face

RJ LaRussa

Cinematography

Sadie Fearon headshot in front of plants

Sadie Fearon

Film Writer

Sai Karan Talwar headshot in front of a banner with a red logo on it

Sai Karan Talwar

Writer/Director

Shannon Rayne smiling in front of a painted brick wall

Shannon Rayne

TV Writer

Trevor Finn smiling in front of trees wearing glasses

Trevor Finn

TV Writer

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