Advisory Board
Robert Alvarado
Vice President, Marketing & Ticket Sales, Angels Baseball
Robert Alvarado is the Vice President of Marketing and Ticket Sales with the Los Angeles Angels. He is responsible for all aspects
of marketing the Angels brand including advertising, promotions, ticket sales and online marketing initiatives as well as
oversight of all sales and service of ticket products including suites, season seats, and group tickets. During his tenure...
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Randall Baumberger
President, Studio Group, Paramount Pictures
Randall Baumberger is the President of the Studio Group of Paramount Pictures that manages various Paramount facilities
and oversees the worldwide technical operations team. Before joining Paramount, Baumberger was President and
COO of Ultimate Acquisition Partners, the parent company of national consumer electronics retailer Ultimate
Electronics; and...
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Steven Dahl
Senior Vice President, Walt Disney Studios
Steve Dahl is Senior Vice President, Walt Disney Studios, where he oversees Motion Pictures and Home Entertainment Operations. His team manages the global planning, mass production, and distribution of feature films and media based products and services to theatres and retailers. A fourteen year veteran of Disney, he has spent the last seven years at the Studio in a variety of operating, information technology, and ...
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Gari Ann Douglass
Chief Operating Officer, 3ality Technica
Gari Ann Douglass began her career as an auditor for PricewaterhouseCoopers, and now is the Chief Operating Officer of 3ality Technica. She has been a CPA for over 25 years and has developed an extensive background in media industry management, finance, and operations. Prior to joining 3ality Technica, Douglass served as the CFO at Technicolor Entertainment...
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Vincent Freda
Chief Operating Officer, Isolation Network, Inc.
Vinnie Freda is the COO of Isolation Network, Inc., parent company of INgrooves Fontana and INscribe Digital, a leading provider of digital distribution, marketing and promotion services to the global music and book publishing communities. Freda leads the combined operations of the company’s three business units, oversees the ongoing expansion of the company’s...
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Ralph Grippo
President, Irvine Company Resort Properties
Ralph Grippo is President, Resort Properties, Irvine Company, joining joined the Irvine Company in 2007. He oversees all operational aspects of the Irvine Company’s growing portfolio of resort holdings. These include Pelican Hill®, with two 18-hole golf courses; the Island Hotel Newport Beach®, the Hyatt Regency Irvine; Oak Creek Golf Club® in Irvine; and...
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Gary Gwizdala
President & CEO, 3Dimensions, LLC
Gary Gwizdala is the President & CEO of 3Dimensions, LLC. In this role he manages the firm that uses 3D television presentations to provide customized content of educational, entertainment, and advertising materials through dedicated networks to commercial establishments. Prior to this, Gwizdala was Senior Vice President and head of the video business...
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James G. Jalet III
President & CEO, JNR Incorporated
James Jalet is President & Chief Executive Officer of JNR Incorporated, a company that offers customized and personalized service in the areas of travel, incentives, meetings, conventions, merchandise, debit cards, entertainment, and special events. Jalet founded the company after spending nine years in high-powered positions in the hotel and entertainment...
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Clark Jones
Vice President of Finance, Walt Disney Parks & Resorts
Clark Jones is the Vice President of Finance for Global Marketing, Worldwide Sales & Travel Operations, WDPRO and Public Affairs for Walt Disney’s Parks & Resorts. A 15-year veteran of The Walt Disney Company’s theme park business, Clark leads about 60 professional Cast Members in various financial roles that work closely with his partners...
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Kyle Laughlin
VP, Kids Entertainment, Disney Interactive Media Group
In his role as VP, Kids Entertainment, Disney Interactive Media Group Laughlin is responsible for the strategic product direction, content, programming and business operations for the content portals on Disney.com. Previously, Laughlin was head of Sports & Games at Yahoo! In that role he was...
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Amy Lemisch
Executive Director of the California Film Commission
Amy Lemisch was appointed Executive Director of the California Film Commission in May 2004. As Director of the Film Commission, Ms. Lemisch works to support California’s vital film production industry. Prior to her appointment, Lemisch was a producer for Penny Marshall’s company, Parkway Productions, at Universal Studios...
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Thomas A. Mueller
Director of Hotel Operations, Morongo Casino Resort & Spa
Thomas Mueller is currently the Director of Hotel Operations at Morongo Casino Resort & Spa. His distinguished career spans over 20 years. Prior to joining Morongo, Mueller served as Director of Hotel Operations at Harrah’s Atlantic City Casino & Hotel where he oversaw customer service, front desk operations, housekeeping, retail operations...
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Alan Perper
Senior Vice President, Marketing (retired), Paramount Home Entertainment
Alan Perper is a veteran marketer with extensive management experience in securing, positioning, and marketing high-profile brands and intellectual property. He has over 20 years of senior management experience in both the music and motion picture industries, as well as seven years working at two of America’s largest promotional marketing agencies...
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Beth Roberts
COO, Universal Cable Prods & EVP, Business Affairs Cable Entertainment & Cable Studios
Beth Roberts is Chief Operating Officer of Universal Cable Productions and Executive Vice President, Business Affairs Cable Entertainment & Cable Studios. In her current position, she is involved in running the production studio for Universal cable’s film and TV productions as well as leading the business affairs activities for the company’s entertainment cable properties...
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Warren Stein
Chief Operating Officer, Deluxe Entertainment Services Group
Warren Stein is the COO of Deluxe Entertainment Services Group, which is a leading provider of a broad range of entertainment industry services and technologies. The company offers complete film and digital solutions for production, post-production, theatrical release, broadcast, video duplication, archiving and asset management. Stein has...
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Simon Swart
Executive VP and General Manager, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Simon Swart joined Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment in 1997 and currently serves as the Executive Vice President and General Manager of North America. He joined the company as Vice President of Operations and made the transition to sales after two years. Prior to his current appointment, he served as Executive Vice President of Sales and...
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Ralph Winter
Film & TV Producer, 1019 Entertainment, Producer “Wolverine”, “X-Men”
Ralph Winter has proven himself one of Hollywood’s most profitable producers in motion picture and television. While working on 20th Century Fox films for the past 10 years, he has produced some of the studio’s biggest box office successes including the “X-Men” trilogy and “Fantastic Four” movies, which combined to gross nearly $2 billion...
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