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  Advisory Board

WE RECOGNIZE Our 25 original "Las Vegas" FOUNDING MEMBERS
Yvonne Carreon, Phyllis Cesare-Taie, Jeanne Corcoran, Norma Hammond Crisp, Marlene Daly-Young, Bonny Dore, Bobbi Frank, Susann Fraser, Charlie Geocaris, Guillaume Guy, Ed Harran, Perry L. Hirsch, Paula Kay, Robert Kersey, Patty McPherson, Pola Miller, Jean Nikolich, Carol Patterson, Nellie Puga, Richard Puga, Debbie Rolf, Jeff Specker, Frank Valverde, Peter Volkman, Laurel Walsh.

Jaki Baskow
Robert David Cochrane
Darrel Dimbat
Bonny Dore
Jenny Fox
Bobbi Frank
Norma Hammond Crisp
Denise Henderson
Perry L. Hirsch, ESQ.
Parris Lane
Pola Miller
AnnaMaria Pandullo
Jeff Specker
Barbara Lee Woollen



BOBBI FRANK
Advisory Board, Served 7 years as Exec. Director of Women In Film, Los Angeles, CA

Bobbi Frank is an award-winning producer who has achieved accolades in television, feature films and live entertainment. Ms. Frank is currently in charge of "Special Projects" for the Hollywood Reporter. Ms. Frank made her name as producer of Olympic-size events, including the celebration of America's 200th birthday while supervising the documentary's film crews. She began her film and television career as Manager of Development - Feature Films at Columbia Pictures. She then became Director of Development for Joe Wizan Productions at Warner Brothers Television, where she developed series and television films. She then founded Frank Productions, Inc., successfully selling three television films to the networks and produced Dark Night of the Scarecrow (CBS). In association with Carson Productions, she developed and produced Passions, starring Joanne Woodward, Lindsay Wagner, Richard Crenna and Viveca Lindfors (CBS). Ms. Frank produced Hollywood Zap, an independent film, and the award-winning Good Neighbors, which won the "Best of Festival" award at the Houston International Film Festival. In 1990, Ms. Frank produced the Governor's Awards, balancing the needs of the governor's office and with the Los Angeles artistic community. She additionally produced the Crystal Awards for Women In Film in Los Angeles and coordinated its fundraising. It was so successful, she produced Women In Film's Crystal Awards and Lucy Awards for Innovation in Television in 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000. Participants at some of these awards include Jessica Lange, Steven Spielberg, Tommy Lee Jones, Goldie Hawn and Kate Hudson, Jodie Foster and Meryl Streep. The Lucy Awards participants include Cher, Sharon Stone, Phyllis Diller, Marcy Carsey, Anne Heche and Camryn Manheim. Prior years as producer, Frank worked with celebrities such as Drew Barrymore, Amy Heckerling, Diane Keaton, Bette Midler, Angela Bassett. Anjelica Huston, Denzel Washington, Roseanne, Carol Burnett, Tracey Ullman and Diahann Carroll. From 2001 and 2003 she produced the Spirit of Life Awards, The Telacu Awards, The Jack Webb Awards and The California Gold Star Awards working with such luminaries as Sheriff Lee Bacca, Senator John McCain, Sylvestor Stallone, Governor Gray Davis, Senator Baucus and Buzz Aldrin to name a few. From to 1995 to 2001 (6 years), Bobbi Frank was both the Director of Women In Film, as well as their Producer of Special Events. Currently, she still owns, operates and serves as President of The Frank Company.
 


BONNIE DORE
Advisory Board, Served as 5th President of Women In Film in Los Angeles, CA

Bonny Dore is President of her own television production company, Bonny Dore Productions Inc., producing award- winning television network and cable mini-series, movies of the week, and series. These include: SINS, the acclaimed and sweeps winning, 7 hour mini-series (CBS), starring Joan Collins, Timothy Dalton, Gene Kelly, Joseph Bologna, Lauren Hutton, Marisa Berenson, and Giancarlo Giannini; GLORY, GLORY, the award-winning mini-series (HBO) starring Ellen Greene, Richard Thomas and James Whitmore. Original story by Bonny Dore and Stan Daniels; THE JILL IRELAND STORY, movie of the week (NBC), starring Jill Clayburgh. Based on the true story; CAPTIVE, week for television for ABC, starring Joanna Kerns, John Stamos and Chad Lowe; THE SINKING OF THE RAINBOW WARRIOR, movie of the week (ABC) starring Jon Voight and Sam Neill. Also aired on A&E. Based on the true story. Prior to running her own company, Ms. Dore was Executive Vice-President for Development and Production for Krofft Entertainment, developing and/or producing television network series (Barbara Mandrell/Kroft Supershow) specials, movies of the week (SIDESHOW) syndication, and theatrical films (MIDDLE-AGE CRAZY starring Bruce Dern and Ann Margaret, HARRY TRACY, DESPERADO starring Bruce Dern and Helen Shaver). Ms. Dore joined the Kroffts after spending 3 years at ABC Entertainment as an executive in charge of Children's Programming and then, Primetime Variety and Specials Programming. Prior to ABC Entertainment, Ms. Dore was a producer for the ABC Owned and Operated Stations creating and producing multi- award-winning series for children (HOT FUDGE). Beginning her career in Public Television in New York, she created the multi-ethnic, multi-racial, award-winning series children's series (VEGETABLE SOUP) for PBS. Just after graduation from University of Michigan (BA, MA), Ms. Dore was the General Manager of WSDP-FM. Awards include: 6 CableACE nominations, 2 CableACE awards, 4 International Television Movie Awards and 2 Gemini (Canadian Emmy) nominations for GLORY, GLORY (HBO) with JILL IRELAND - 2 Houston International Gold Awards for Best Film (GLORY, GLORY and SINKING OF THE RAINBOW WARRIOR) - Houston International Silver Award for Best Screenplay (inclusive of story) shared with Stan Daniels for GLORY, GLORY - 1 'ACTION FOR CHILREN'S TELEVISION AWARD', HOT FUDGE. See www.caucus.org
 


POLA MILLER
Advisory Board, Current member and former Board Member of Women In Film Los Angeles and Founder of WIF's International Summit Committee (WIFTI)

Pola Miller is a Renaissance woman… a producer, writer and director. She has created and produced numerous documentaries for television under her own banner, PolaCo Productions, and has earned her reputation as an impeccable reporter, with a warm personal style. Her films are both informative and entertaining. A native New Yorker, she began as a freelance journalist, writing for The New York Times and The Village Voice. While based in London she hosted the Thames Television talk show "AMERICANS ABROAD", a magazine series shot on locations in various European capitals. Written and produced by Miller, "BACKSTAGE AT THE ZOO" was sold to over 70 countries and aired on the Family Channel in the United States. The series focused on saving endangered animals and the heroic work being done by zoologists in research and animal behavior. For her 12-part series Miller and her production team shot on locations in England, Holland, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden and Mexico as well as the U.S. Pola Miller was honored by the Board of Trustees of the Los Angeles Zoo and the American Humane Society. Another TV special Miller created, "SLEEP FROM A TO Zzzz", which focused on dreams, drugs, sex and sleep related problems faced by 70 million Americans. For this film Miller was honored by the UCLA Brain Institute and the National Institute of Health. PolaCo Productions' "FAIRY TALES FOR ADULTS ONLY" explored the collective unconscious and modern-day application of fables, exploding the sexual myths lurking behind seemingly innocent fairy tales. For her award-winning "WINNERS" series, created for PBS, Miller was lauded by the The Boston Globe: "Miller's interviews become revealing biographies, her writing and her camera create unique portraits." For her "WINNERS" show, "A SPECIAL KIND OF VISION", she was honored by the Retinitus-Pigmentosa Foundation and the N.E.A. Currently Ms. Miller is preparing a documentary that will explore "MEMORY AND THE HUMAN BRAIN. Ms. Miller is on the Board of Governors of the AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE ASSOCIATES, and as a founding member of AFIA she established the prestigious FOREIGN FILM SOCIETY. She is a former Board Member of WOMEN IN FILM, a member of ATAS and acts as a blue ribbon judge for the Emmy and ACE Awards. Pola Miller has been elected to "WHO'S WHO OF AMERICAN WOMEN."
 

PERRY L. HIRSCH, ESQ.
Advisory Board and Legal Counsel

Specializes in contract, entertainment, corporation and real estate law. Graduate of Harvard Law School with honors, and former Editor of the Harvard Law Review. Graduate of the University of California at Los Angeles with multiple honors. Licensed as an attorney-at-law by the State Bar of California since 1972, and licensed as a real estate broker by the California Department of Real Estate since 1977. President of California-Continental Realty Corporation from 1977 to 1990. Member of the Board of Directors, the Executive Committee and the Loan Committee of Charter Pacific Bank, Beverly Hills and Agoura Hills, California from 1993 to 2001.
 


BARBARA LEE WOOLLEN
Advisory Board

Vice-President and Co-Owner of Cinelease, Inc. for over 20 years. Cinelease has a full service operations in Burbank, CA and Las Vegas, NV,and is the largest independently owned company in the United States renting lighting and grip equipment to motion picture and television production. Cinelease's customers include ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, UPN and the WB broadcast networks as well as Disney, Mirimax, Warner Bros., New Line, HBO, Twentieth Century Fox, Paramount, MGM, and Columbia Pictures movie Division. The Las Vegas division of Cinelease specializes in event, concert and convention lighting. Ms. Woollen moved from Maui, Hawaii in 2000 with her husband Bruce to develop the new Cinelease location in Las Vegas. Along with her responsibilities as Vice-President of Cinelease, she wrote art and restaurant reviews, artist profiles and human-interest stories for the Lahaina News (Hawaii) as a community service. In 1999, she founded the Annual West Maui Breast Cancer Benefit, which raises money for local breast cancer victims who are in need of financial assistance which hosted its fourth successful benefit event in 2002. Las Vegas has afforded Ms. Woollen the opportunity to pursue a lifelong dream of opening her own art gallery in Las Vegas. Vignettes, A Designer Art Gallerie showcases fine art and talented artists while providing designers, decorators, architects, and contractors with a source for art features that require installation during their design and construction phase. Vignettes gallery rents their art to film and theatrical productions and realtors with exclusive needs for their models and listings. Art de Vignettes, a retail gallery, is located in Las Vegas at the new Fashion Show Mall expansion. Philadelphia born and bred, Ms. Woollen graduated with honors from Temple University, obtaining a degree in Communications, Television and Film production. Upon graduation she headed west to Los Angeles to pursue her career which included a year of law school and training as an operating room surgical nurse. Rave reviews for her live theatrical production of "Golden Boy" in Los Angeles, secured her a position in program development with Columbia Pictures Television Division prior to joining Cinelease in 1981. Barbara's passions include painting, gardening and real estate along with her strong sense of personal commitment to the community in which she lives. While Cinelease makes its mark in the growing Las Vegas market and Vignettes develops into a world-class art gallery, Barbara dedicates her time to the Sunrise Children's Hospital Foundation, where she serves as a member of the Board of Directors.
 


JAKI BASKOW
Advisory Board

Founder and President of the Jaki Baskow Agency. Since 1976, Baskow & Associates has been the leader in Casting, Total Event, Meeting and Destination Management Services. Over 25 years in Las Vegas casting movies/Austin Powers/Rat Race/The Mexican. Over 500 movies, TV shows, commercials, videos, and print. One of the top 10 star brokers in the world. Casting, locations, permits, and accommodations. Credits include: Rat Race, Austin Powers, The Mexican, Pizza Hut, The Hitcher, Remington Steele, Hillstreet, Rocky IV, Italian Oscars in Milan, and more. Jaki Baskow was raised in New Jersey and educated in the television and broadcasting industry in Florida. She moved to California and finally settled in the Las Vegas Valley where she has been a pioneer in the entertainment industry since 1976. Outgoing and independent, she started the second of only two talent agencies in the State of Nevada. She has become known as one of the top ten star brokers in the world. Her friendliness, confidence and attention to detail have increased her sphere of influence which focuses on Las Vegas and extends throughout the U.S.A. and worldwide. See www.baskow.com
 


NORMA HAMMOND CRISP
Advisory Board

Norma Hammond Crisp is a hair and make-up artist working predominately in Nashville, Tennessee. Norma has studied and trained at Redken International, Revlon International, Sebastian International, Dermetics, Trionix, Judith Sans and Thermafuse. Her career includes commercial work with George Clooney, Toyota, Andre Agassi, Schick Razor, Samuel L. Jackson and ESPN for the ESPY Awards; print work with Kenny Rogers, Trace Adkins, Barbara Fairchild, Connie Smith, Linda Davis and Ricky Skaggs. She has also been key hair and key make-up on numerous film, video and live productions that include "Luckey Quarter" by Stephen King, , Nashville Now, Hee-Haw with Lulu Roman, Live Backstage at the Grand Ole Opry, Grand Ladies of the Grand Ole Opry, National Country Dance Championships, Reba McEntire's "Is There Life Out There", Dolly Parton's "Straight Talk", The Country Music Awards and The People's Choice Awards.
 


ROBERT DAVID COCHRANE
Advisory Board

Partner and Co-Owner of Las Vegas Link, Las Vegas' only casting breakdown service, has worked in the entertainment industry for 10 years. After graduating from UCLA screenwriting school in 1995, he went on to write, star in and co-produce two feature films in Los Angeles: All or Nothing (1998) and The Playaz Court (2000 - Artisan Entertainment release). He has since directed, written, starred in and produced another award-winning independent feature, the long road home (2003) as well as two Stephen King projects: Luckey Quarter (2003) and Roland Meets Brown, from The Gunslinger, Volume one of the Dark Tower Series (Grand Prize Winner, American Gunslinger Contest. In the summer of 2004, Robert directed, wrote and produced the documentary, "Boys of Summer" where he and his father (who has Parkinson Disease) visited all 30 Major League Ballparks, road-tripping 20,000 miles in just two months (www.baseballdoc.com). They will donate 100% of their profits to the National Parkinson Foundation
 


 

JEFF SPECKER
 


PARRIS LANE
Advisory Board

 


ANNAMARIA PANDULLO COCHRANE
Advisory Board

Partner and Co-Owner of Las Vegas Link, Las Vegas' only casting breakdown service, has worked in the entertainment Industry for six years. She began as a scout and junior agent for a Beverly Hills talent agency in the late 90's. Her next move was to a Las Vegas agency where she assisted the art director, cast talent, planned, coordinated and ran many events. In 2003, she worked on two Stephen King short films with Robert David Cochrane. For "Luckey Quarter", she worked on all levels of production (pre, during shooting and post). For the award-winning Roland Meets Brown, she scouted locations, found wardrobe and designed Cochrane's makeup. She also served as a producer on the documentary, "Boys of Summer" (donating 100% of it's profits to the National Parkinson Foundation). She stars in Tony and Tina's Wedding (Las Vegas, Rio Casino/Hotel). She is a current member of the Las Vegas Women In Film chapter.
 
 

 
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