Hollywood Program

Hollywood Program Board

A talented group of industry leaders helps shape and support the Penn State Hollywood Program. Members of the Penn State Hollywood Program board are:
  • Gerald Abrams ('61), Film Producer, Cypress Point Productions
    An accomplished and award-winning executive for both film and television productions, Abrams formed Cypress Point Productions in 1978. His many credits include the Emmy Award-winning "Out of the Ashes" and "Nuremberg," which was nominated for both Emmy Awards and Golden Globes.
  • Mary Lou Belli ('78), Director
    A two-time Emmy Award winner, Belli has been directing television for more than 20 years, including "NCIS: New Orleans," "Monk," "Charles in Charge" and more. She is also the co-author of three books.
  • Robin Bronk ('82), CEO, The Creative Coalition
    Bronk is the CEO of The Creative Coalition, the leading charity arm of the entertainment industry. In her role, she has exponentially grown The Creative Coalition’s operating budget by designing and instituting corporate sponsorship programs and cause marketing opportunities. Bronk has directed award-winning PSA campaigns, coalition building, cause-related marketing campaigns, and policy/legislative advocacy and grassroots campaigns.
  • Terry City ('97), Senior Vice President, Brand Partnerships, Dose
    City helps facilitate the company's relationships with online content creators who bring a wide spectrum of viewers to social media providers. he also remains active producing films through Steel Titans, the production company he started with his wife.
  • Cheryl Fair ('73), President and General Manager, KABC-TV
    Fair has been general manager of the ABC's West Coast owned and operated Los Angeles flagship since 2015. She was an executive and news producer at WPVI-TV in Philadelphia for 20 years before moving to KABC.
  • Bradley Gallo ('99), CCO, Amasia Entertainment
    Gallo is a film and television producer best known for producing the Sam Rockwell-Anna Kendrick action romance comedy "Mr. Right" and the Halle Berry thriller "The Call."
  • Daniel Hartman ('85), Media Consultant, Hartman Media
    Hartman has served a senior vice president of programming for DirecTV and as senior counsel for Fox Broadcasting Company during an accomplished career. He is also a member of the Los Angeles Sports Council and Southern California Committee of Olympic Games.
  • Mark Hoerr ('87)
    Hoerr has spent a decade and a half in leadership and production roles in Hollywood. He most recently served as director/series post production for Netflix. He joined Netflix in 2017, and before that served as vice president/post production at HBO.
  • Suzanne Kamenir ('93), VP, Global Creative Marketing, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
    Kamenir is an award-winning senior creative executive proven to champion cutting-edge marketing campaigns in the entertainment industry. She is an innovative and strategic leader known for guiding the big-picture vision with teams, while expertly managing multi-million-dollar budgets and high-profile client relationships to fuel best-in-class results.
  • Melissa Stone Mangham ('91), Chief Marketing Officer, The Capra Project
  • Mike Marcus ('67), Head of Management, Echo Lake Entertainment
    Marcus joined Echo Lake in 2006 to start and helm their management division. He has more than five decades of experience, having served as the representative for clients including Mel Brooks, Tom Cruise, Sydney Pollack, Robin Williams and many more during his career.
  • Michael McIntyre, President/Co-Founder, MOCEAN
    McIntyre leads MOCEAN, a full-service marketing agency that creates award-winning campaigns for global entertainment brands.
  • Tom Ortenberg ('82), CEO, Briarcliff Entertainment
    Ortenberg, a respected industry veteran, previously served as president of theatrical films at Lionsgate Entertainment. His dozens of producing credits include executive producer for the Academy Award-winning "Spotlight" as well as films such as "Marshall," the story of Thurgood Marshall.
  • Hal Sadoff ('86), CEO, Luna Park Inc.
    Sadoff is one of the leading executives in the media and entertainment industry and has played an integral role in more than 450 productions and financings totaling over $3.5 billion. He regularly works with content producers, distributors, production companies, international sales organizations and banks, as well as all of the major and mini-major film studios.
  • Darren Schillace ('94), President/Marketing, FOX Entertainment and Tubi
    Schillace leads the network’s marketing team and heads marketing for Tubi, Fox Entertainment AVOD platform. His responsibilities for Fox and Tubi include on-air and off-air promotion, brand and program advertising, national media and promotions, digital marketing, strategic partnerships, music, social media, affiliate marketing and production. He oversees Fox Entertainment’s strategy for its program development, Newfront and Upfront presentations.
  • Dan Reynolds ('02), VP, Digital Media, Walt Disney Co.
    Reynolds is responsible for driving the growth of the Disney Digital Network. He oversees business strategy and audience development and manages the Maker Creator Network, and Disney Co/Op which develops marketing programs for advertising partners. Prior to his current position, Reynolds led the content team, which is focused on bringing Disney stories to life in new formats for digital audiences across platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube, Disney.com, and others.
  • Paul Schaeffer ('68), Vice Chairman and COO, Mandalay Entertainment Group
    Schaeffer is responsible for all aspects of the company's motion picture and television business, focusing primarily on the corporate and business operations of those entities. He co-founded Mandalay Entertainment Group with Peter Gruber in 1995.
  • Rosemary Tarquinio ('84), Consultant, A+E Lifetime Entertainment
    Tarquinio is a dedicated, driven, creative executive who has skillfully facilitated the development, launch and management of 1,600+ hours of scripted television content for leading entertainment brands. In her consulting role  for A & E Lifetime Entertainment, she is responsible for the development and production of 10+ Lifetime original movies. Previously with CBS Entertainment, Tarquinio regularly worked with shows to keep them successful, creatively and financially. She worked on shows such as "The Mentalist," "2 Broke Girls," "Elementary," "Criminal Minds" and "The Good Wife," among others.