Along with our Board of Directors, The Representation Project welcomes you to tonight’s eighth annual Flip The Script, a celebration of Jennifer Siebel Newsom’s groundbreaking new film, Miss Representation: The Revolution, a powerful follow-up to her acclaimed first film, Miss Representation.
6:00 pm: VIP Reception
6:30 pm: General Registration and Reception
7:00 pm: Dinner, Program, Auction, and FUN!
Founders Award presented to:
Dr. Caroline Heldman
Roselyne Swig
Woman of Courage Award presented to:
Dolores Huerta
Adama Iwu
Courageous Ally Award presented to:
Dr. Jackson Katz
8:30 pm: Afterparty!
Mariana Atencio is a Peabody-Award-winning journalist, author, viral speaker, and media
founder.
Originally from Venezuela, Mariana came to the United States on a scholarship to study at
Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.
As a former news anchor at Univision and NBC, she traveled the world to report on some of the
most volatile conflicts of our time in places like Haiti, Lebanon, and Hong Kong.
Mariana has interviewed Pope Francis, President Biden, and the King of Spain. For her reporting
she has been honored with a Peabody Award, a Gracie Award, three national Emmy nominations,
and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists Presidential Award. Her TEDx talk, “What
makes YOU special?” has over 24 million views and has been translated into 13 languages.
Delving deeper into her message, she wrote “Perfectly You” in English and Spanish—her best-
selling memoir—which was selected by Audible and AppleBooks as a ‘must-read’.
Mariana has emerged as one of the most sought-after corporate speakers. She launched her own
media company, Golike Media, and has partnered with Microsoft and the UN, among others.
At Golike Media she spotlights stories of women in different parts of the world, exemplified by
her investigative series “Lost In Panama”. The show made Apple Podcast’s top 10 list.
Mariana is a 2021 Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute and spokesperson for the
American Latino Museum in D.C.
Joanna Rees is co-chair of the Board of Directors for The Representation Project. She is a Managing Partner at West, a market creation company, and a Senior Partner of the B Team. She currently serves on the corporate board of FICO, Care.com, Harvest Power, Prelude Fertility, and Hickies Inc. Most recently, Joanna led the formation and capital raise for Endeavor Catalyst, an impact investment fund supporting high-impact entrepreneurs in emerging markets. Joanna is the founder of VSP Capital, where she co-created the Build Brand Value CEO Forum. She has served on the board of more than 25 venture-backed companies across a broad range of industries. She also served on the Board of the National Venture Capital Association, the Coppola Companies, and as Chairman of the USA for Madrid-based FON, the world’s largest WiFi community. Joanna was selected by The World Economic Forum as a Global Leader for Tomorrow, and by The Aspen Institute as a Henry Crown Fellow. She is a senior seminar moderator for the Aspen Institute for the Healthcare Innovators Fellowship, the Henry Crown Fellowship, the Pahara Education Fellows, and the Aspen Seminar. She is also a Senior Mentor for the Henry Crown Fellowship. Joanna is active in the nonprofit community and serves on the National Board of Build.org and the Global Board of Endeavor.org. Joanna was a candidate for Mayor of San Francisco in November 2011. She earned her MBA from Columbia University (beta gamma sigma) and a B.S. from Duke University.
Lori Puccinelli Stern, a fifth generation San Franciscan, started her career in San Francisco immediately after college, where she took the job as the Jr. Marketing Director for special events at the San Francisco Gift Center Pavilion. She spent three years producing, managing, and publicizing industry parties and corporate VIP events – and grew the business by 130%. Lori then accepted the job of PR Manager for Planet Hollywood San Francisco. Within five years, and after two promotions, she was named the National Director of Public Relations for Planet Hollywood Corporate with over 30 markets reporting directly to her.
At Planet Hollywood, she led the efforts in generating strategic press exposure while garnering media awareness and positioning surrounding the global brand. Additionally, she spearheaded hundreds of press related parties, celebrity and notable affiliated events, world-wide promotions, and appearances. Several years later she joined the PR division at the celebrity endorsed and proprietary product affiliated internet company, One World Live. She traveled extensively for the company while heading all PR and branding efforts. Additionally, she executed celebrity/press/influencer web affiliated events and promotions nationwide for two years.
Shortly thereafter, Lori started her own Public Relations company, LAP Communications, where she served as CEO and Founder. She and her team represented entertainment, business, consumer, lifestyle, luxury, and sport related clients. When the opportunity was presented to join Glodow Nead Communications, Lori merged her company and accepted a Senior Executive position with John Glodow and Jeff Nead – where she is currently a Vice President and will celebrate her 12 year anniversary in February of 2018. Lori is married to technology executive and Honorable San Francisco Airport Commissioner, Peter Stern. They have two young children and reside in San Francisco, California.
The President of PlumpJack Group since 2009, Hilary Newsom joined the company as Director of Marketing in 1996 after an early career working in fashion merchandising. These days she collaborates with department heads and oversees operations and marketing of the individual businesses. Passionate about philanthropy since childhood, she is a committed fundraiser and serves on the boards of several charitable organizations. In 2017, Hilary launched the PlumpJack Foundation to raise funds for the two primary areas of focus: prevention of childhood poverty and cancer prevention, education and research.
Dr. Caroline Heldman is an advisor to The Representation Project. She is also a professor of Gender, Women, & Sexuality Studies in Los Angeles and a regular political commentator on CNN and Spectrum News. Dr. Heldman has published six books on intersectional gender justice and her work has been featured in numerous documentaries. She co-founded the New Orleans Women’s Shelter, the Lower Ninth Ward Living Museum, End Rape on Campus (EROC), Faculty Against Rape (FAR), and led the End Rape Statute of Limitations (ERSOL) that successfully abolished the time limit on prosecuting rape in California. She is the Board President of the TEP Center, the first Civil Rights museum in New Orleans, and the Chair of the Board of Alturas Institute, a non-profit organization fighting for stronger democracy.
Roselyne Swig is founder & president of ComCon International, member, Board of Directors of The Swig Company and founder of Roselyne C. Swig Artsource (1978-94). She has devoted decades to philanthropic and community service efforts, at local, national and global level with principal focus on women’s empowerment, social welfare issues, fine art, political advocacy and education.
She was appointed Director of the U.S. Department of State Art in Embassies Program by President William J. Clinton (1994-97). Ms. Swig is founder of SF Partners Ending Domestic Abuse.
Additional board memberships include: Mills College, Lifetime Trustee; SF Art Institute; Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive; NPR Foundation; AIPAC; American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee; Jewish Community Federation of SF, Peninsula, Marin & Sonoma Counties (past president, Women’s Division and past president, Board of Directors ’92-’94); SF Museum of Modern Art; SF Contemporary Jewish Museum, past chair and United Religions Initiative, President’s Council. Ms. Swig served the City and County of San Francisco as past president of SF Arts Commission; SF Library Commission and co-chairperson, design committee, SF Holocaust Memorial. Ms. Swig attended UC Berkeley and UCLA; awarded Honorary Degrees from SF Art Institute; University of San Francisco; Mills College and Santa Clara University.
Ms. Swig is a 2015 Policy Fellow, The Rockefeller Foundation, Bellagio, Italy Residency Program and 2013 Advanced Leadership Initiative Fellow, Harvard University.
Dolores Huerta is a pioneering labor leader, civil rights activist, and feminist. Co-founder of the United Farm Workers (UFW), Huerta played a pivotal role in advocating for the rights of farm workers, securing landmark labor protections, and fighting for economic justice. She was instrumental in passing the Agricultural Labor Relations Act of 1975, the first law of its kind in the United States, granting farm workers in California the right to collectively organize and bargain for better wages and working conditions. Throughout her life, Huerta has received numerous awards for her activism including the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012.
Adama Iwu is a distinguished public affairs executive and social justice advocate. In 2017, Iwu emerged as a key voice in the #MeToo movement after co-authoring an open letter, signed by nearly 150 women, that exposed the pervasive culture of sexual harassment within California’s political system. This letter sparked the creation of “We Said Enough” – an organization dedicated to ending workplace harassment and fostering an inclusive professional culture across industries.
Her activism earned her a place among Time magazine’s 2017 “Silence Breakers”- the collective named Person of the Year for speaking out against sexual harassment. She continues to lead efforts for legislative reform and workplace justice, with a focus on protecting and empowering marginalized voices.
Through her work, she combines her corporate acumen with a deep commitment to social change, advocating for a future where businesses and governments prioritize equity, accountability, and the well-being of all workers.
Dr. Jackson Katz is an educator, author, lecturer, and social theorist who is internationally renowned for his pioneering scholarship and activism on issues of gender, race and violence. He has long been a major figure and thought leader in the growing global movement of men working to promote gender equality and prevent gender violence.
He is co-founder of Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP), one of the longest-running and most widely influential gender violence prevention programs in North America, and the first major program of its kind in the sports culture and the military. MVP introduced the “bystander” approach to the sexual assault and relationship abuse fields; Dr. Katz is a key architect of this now broadly popular strategy.
Since 1997 he has run MVP Strategies, a mixed-gender, multiracial education and training organization that provides sexual harassment and gender violence prevention/leadership training to institutions in the public and private sectors in U.S. and around the world.
His TEDx talk, Violence Against Women: It’s a Men’s Issue, is available with subtitles in 27 languages and has a total of more than 5 million views.
Jennifer Siebel Newsom is an award-winning filmmaker, influential thought leader on gender equality, and the First Partner of California. After graduating with honors from Stanford University and Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, she wrote, directed, and produced the 2011 award-winning documentary Miss Representation. As a result of Miss Representation’s impact, she launched The Representation Project, a nonprofit organization that uses film and media as catalysts for cultural transformation. Her second film as a director, The Mask You Live In, explores how America’s narrow definition of masculinity is harming boys, men, and society at large. Her third film, The Great American Lie, unveils the underlying cultural causes of inequality in America. Jennifer’s latest film, 2022’s Fair Play, tackles the pressing issue of gender inequality at home and the importance of the care work that is often rendered invisible. She also executive produced the Emmy Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated documentary The Invisible War and was an executive producer on the Emmy Award-winning documentary The Hunting Ground.
Jennifer’s films have been seen by over 28 million people worldwide, and The Representation Project’s social action hashtag campaigns have reached more than 830 million people. The Representation Project is responsible for single-handedly shifting the norm of sexist Super Bowl ads with the #NotBuyingIt campaign. Similarly, their #AskHerMore campaign transformed sexist reporting on the red carpet, and empowered women in Hollywood to address inequalities in the industry, giving early momentum to the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements. Since becoming First Partner of California, Jennifer has championed various issues related to gender equity and raising healthy, whole children, launching the initiatives #EqualPayCA, California For All Kids, and California for All Women. Jennifer lives in Sacramento, California with her husband, California Governor Gavin Newsom, and their four young children.
Brenda Robinson is co-chair of the Board of Directors for The Representation Project. She is an entertainment attorney and producer with extensive experience in the film, television and music industries. Brenda is currently Head of Film Finance and Inclusion Strategies for HiddenLight Productions, a global studio creating premium documentary, scripted and unscripted entertainment for Film, TV and Digital founded by Hillary Clinton, Sam Branson, and Chelsea Clinton. Brenda is a member of Impact Partners, a film financing collective dedicated to funding independent documentary storytelling that engages with pressing social issues and propels the art of cinema forward.
Brenda was most recently a financier on the Academy Award-winning documentary Icarus as well as Won’t You Be My Neighbor and Step. She is an executive producer on numerous projects including the BAFTA nominated Passing, directed by Rebecca Hall and produced by Nina Yang Bongiovi and Forest Whitaker; the Emmy nominated United Skates, alongside executive producer John Legend; The Great American Lie by director Jennifer Siebel Newsom; Jump Shot: The Kenny Sailors Story, alongside executive producer Steph Curry and Marian Anderson: The Whole World In Her Hands directed by Rita Coburn for PBS’ American Masters series.
As a dedicated philanthropist in the arts and entertainment community and advocate on behalf of creative artists, Brenda currently serves as the Board Chair of Film Independent and is an advisor to The Redford Center co-founded by Robert Redford and his son James Redford. Brenda is also currently the Chair of the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative. Brenda is also a member of The Recording Academy and the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). Brenda is a graduate of the University of Michigan and obtained her law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and a certificate in business and public policy from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School.
Joanna Rees is co-chair of the Board of Directors for The Representation Project. She is a Managing Partner at West, a market creation company, and a Senior Partner of the B Team. She currently serves on the corporate board of FICO, Care.com, Harvest Power, Prelude Fertility, and Hickies Inc. Most recently, Joanna led the formation and capital raise for Endeavor Catalyst, an impact investment fund supporting high-impact entrepreneurs in emerging markets. Joanna is the founder of VSP Capital, where she co-created the Build Brand Value CEO Forum. She has served on the board of more than 25 venture-backed companies across a broad range of industries. She also served on the Board of the National Venture Capital Association, the Coppola Companies, and as Chairman of the USA for Madrid-based FON, the world’s largest WiFi community. Joanna was selected by The World Economic Forum as a Global Leader for Tomorrow, and by The Aspen Institute as a Henry Crown Fellow. She is a senior seminar moderator for the Aspen Institute for the Healthcare Innovators Fellowship, the Henry Crown Fellowship, the Pahara Education Fellows, and the Aspen Seminar. She is also a Senior Mentor for the Henry Crown Fellowship. Joanna is active in the nonprofit community and serves on the National Board of Build.org and the Global Board of Endeavor.org. Joanna was a candidate for Mayor of San Francisco in November 2011. She earned her MBA from Columbia University (beta gamma sigma) and a B.S. from Duke University.
Mollie Ricker serves on the Board of Directors for The Representation Project. She is a Partner of Dostart Development Company (DDC), one of Silicon Valley’s premier commercial real estate developers known for its local expertise, for its leadership in sustainability and transit-oriented design, and for the high quality of its projects and tenants. During the past decade with DDC, Mollie has actively managed nearly one million square feet of commercial office development and investment in Silicon Valley. Her responsibilities include leading acquisitions, managing city entitlements, directing leasing, construction, financing and asset management. Prior to joining DDC, Mollie was an investor with Francisco Partners, L.P., a technology-focused private equity firm with $5.0 billion under management, where she was involved in identifying, executing, and managing investments across a variety of sectors. Earlier in her career, Mollie worked in the Investment Banking Division of Goldman Sachs. Mollie is currently a member of the Urban Land Institute and serves on the national ULI Industrial and Office Product Council as well as on the San Francisco Commercial Local Product Council. She is also a member of NAIOP – Silicon Valley and Stanford Professionals in Real Estate (SPIRE). Mollie received her M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and her B.A. in Economics and Latin American Studies, with Distinction, from Yale University.
Kat Gordon serves on the Board of Directors for The Representation Project. After 25 years of working as an Advertising Creative Director, Kat became a social change entrepreneur, challenging the makeup of agency leadership and earning her the respect of her industry. Kat was named one of “30 Most Creative Women in Advertising” by Business Insider, “Visionary of the Year” from Advertising Age, and one of “Forty Over 40” women disrupting the world. She speaks, writes and consults about the future of work realities and building creative cultures that unlock innovation. In addition to her board service at The Representation Project, Kat is an advisor to Empower Work.
Dr. Anna Malaika Tubbs serves on the Board of Directors for The Representation Project. She holds a Ph.D in Sociology and Masters in Multidisciplinary Gender Studies from the University of Cambridge in addition to a Bachelors in Anthropology from Stanford University. Anna’s research, writing, and talks are centered on gender and race issues in the U.S., especially as these relate to the pervasive erasure of Black women.
Anna’s debut book, The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr, Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation is a New York Times Bestseller as well as a New York Times Editor’s Choice and an Amazon Editor’s Pick.
Anna was also previously the First Partner of Stockton. In her role, she co-authored the “Report on the Status of Women in Stockton” to help guide future policy decisions with the experiences of diverse women in mind. As a result of this work she was named one of six pivotal powerbrokers in the Bay Area by San Francisco Magazine in 2019.
Anna has published articles on topics ranging from the importance of inclusivity and feminism to addressing the unique burden Black mothers carry in the U.S. for Time Magazine, New York Magazine, The Guardian, CNN, Motherly, Blavity, Huffington Post, Darling Magazine, and For Harriet.
She lives in LA with her husband and two children.
Brian Brokaw serves on the Board of Directors for The Representation Project. He, a partner at The Media Company LLC, brings expertise in campaign consulting, strategic communications and public affairs to his political and private sector clients. For two decades, Brokaw has served as a political and communications advisor to prominent elected officials, philanthropists, statewide ballot measures, technology investors, professional sports franchises, social justice advocates, Fortune 100 corporations, labor coalitions, renewable energy companies, Indian tribes, healthcare sector clients and non-profit organizations.
Brokaw has been recognized on Capitol Weekly’s Top 100 list and called “a top Democratic strategist in the state” by the U.K. Guardian. In 2019 he was named to the American Association of Political Consultants’ “40 Under 40” list. In addition to his board service at The Representation Project, Brokaw serves on the board of Open California and as a special advisor to the Alice Waters Institute. Brokaw is a graduate of U.C. Berkeley, where he studied political science and business administration. A father of two, he and his family reside in Sacramento, California.
Emily Liu Foy serves on the Board of Directors for The Representation Project. She is a business leader and philanthropist. Emily is an owner and board member of her family’s business, Tireco Inc., one of the largest brand marketers and distributors of tires in North America. Emily’s personal career includes two decades of entertainment experience as an actor and producer. She is the founder and CEO of Sweet Violet Films production company and producer of films for distribution across streaming platforms including Warner Bros VOD & Netflix.
Emily serves as a trustee of the RM Liu Foundation whose philanthropic initiatives focus on education, health care, and international issues with an emphasis on Asia. The foundation has partnered with various institutions including the University of Notre Dame, Pacific Council on International Policy, Torrance Memorial Hospital Foundation, and others. Emily currently serves on the Advisory Board of the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies at the University of Notre Dame. At the Liu Institute, Emily works on international Asian education initiatives, increasing campus ethnic diversity, and helping recruit keynote speakers including Ban Ki-Moon, Former Secretary-General of the United Nations, international human rights advocates, and Nobel Laureates.
Emily is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame with a B.A. in Psychology. A daughter of immigrants, Emily is passionate about equity, storytelling, and mental health. She resides in Los Angeles with her husband and two children.
Susan Boster serves on the Board of Directors for The Representation Project. She is the Founder and CEO of Boster Group Ltd., an independent consultancy specializing in the development of innovative partnerships between global corporations, arts institutions, and social impact foundations. Previously, as Marketing Director at Barnes & Noble and later CMO at News International, Susan oversaw transitions of both companies to e-commerce and digital platforms, including the launch of barnesandnoble.com. Susan currently sits on the Board of the Donmar Warehouse and serves on the Enterprise Committee at The Design Museum. Susan also served two terms as Vice Chairman of the Board of the English National Ballet. She is regularly featured as a host and keynote speaker at conferences such as CognitionX and the Equality Lounge at the World Economic Forum in Davos and is a guest lecturer at Sotheby’s Institute of Art.
Holly Martinez is the Executive Director of The Representation Project (TRP), where she leads the organization’s work to challenge gender stereotypes and shift norms. As the leading gender watchdog organization, TRP uses film and media as a catalyst for cultural transformation.
Holly joins The Representation Project with years of experience advocating on behalf of women and girls. Most recently, Holly served as the Executive Director for the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls, advancing women-focused initiatives including the nation-leading California Equal Pay Pledge campaign, the Women’s Recovery Response to the pandemic, and historic efforts to bring medicated abortion access to all of California’s public UC and CSU health centers.
Holly has dedicated her career to improving the well-being and economic vitality of California’s underserved communities. Her work to expand outdoor access at the California State Parks Foundation led to the adoption of the first-ever California State Park Adventure Pass. At Golden State Opportunity Foundation, she led the implementation of the inaugural Calfironia Earned Income Tax Credit to economically empower California families to claim millions in cash-back refunds. As Senior Director of Dewey Square Group’s Social Innovation and Philanthropy Practice, she drove impactful campaigns, most notably California’s expansion of Medi-Cal with the passage of the Affordable Care Act.
Earlier in her career, Holly served former California First Lady Maria Shriver as Chief of Staff, and then worked as the Director of AmeriCorps in the Office of the Governor to promote civic engagement and service.
A Sacramento native, Holly graduated from California State University, Sacramento earning her BA in Communications and Public Relations. Today, Holly resides in West Sacramento with her husband, Mike and their two children, Alex and Allison.
Debra Garber is the Chief Financial Officer and the Chief Operating Officer of The Representation Project. She has over three decades of experience managing finance and operations for both for-profit and not-for-profit, start-up, technology, educational, and media-oriented companies. Before her recent tenure serving as the Executive Director of the Sonoma Valley Education Foundation, Debra was a member of its Board of Directors for ten years, four of which she served as Treasurer and four as Board Chair. Debra is deeply committed to equity in education for all students. Before her work at the foundation, Debra was the VP of Finance and Operations for dlvr.it, a social media technology company. Debra holds a BS in Managerial Economics from UC Davis and an EMBA from UCLA’s Anderson School of Management. Debra resides in wine country with her husband Evan Garber, a local artist, and together they have four children.
Rebecca Bargiachi is the Research Director for The Representation Project. She has worked as a professional researcher for over a decade and is passionate about data science. Rebecca previously worked as the Senior Project Manager for the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media and as a State CLASS Anchor for Agenda for Children in New Orleans, Louisiana. Rebecca also served as Director of the Lower Ninth Ward Living Museum, a neighborhood museum and oral history archive, as well as a researcher for the Mossville Oral History Project at Louisiana State University, T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History. Her research has been featured in the Oxford University Press Oral History Review and the Contemporary Justice Review.
Camille Servan-Schreiber has been working in documentary film since 1998. She has produced for PBS, ESPN, Disney+, National Geographic and has received numerous awards for her work including a Peabody, a Golden Spire and several Emmy nominations. Among her credits are 37 Words, a doc series for ESPN about Title IX, the Civil rights law of 1973; Land of Gold, and independent feature about the making of John Adams’ latest opera; Eames: The Architect and the Painter, about de modernist designers Charles and Ray Eames and Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin about the acclaimed science-fiction writer.
Ariella Neckritz (they/she) is the Director of Youth Programs at The Representation Project. For the last six and a half years, they worked at Jewish Women International spearheading trauma-informed, intersectional, and culturally humble prevention programming and community training initiatives. As the Director of Violence Prevention and Training at JWI they were the organization’s lead trainer, curriculum writer, and workshop facilitator working with college campuses, Jewish community centers, and service providers. Under their leadership Change the Culture, JWI’s campus prevention programming, reached over 6,000 students through over 100 sexual assault and dating violence prevention workshops at more than 20 universities and 10 Hillels. They managed JWI’s National Alliance to End Domestic Abuse, a professional development network for domestic violence prevention and response professions offering monthly training webinars led by the country’s top experts. They have organized over 80 webinars reaching 8,000 survivor advocates, attorneys, social workers, and domestic violence shelter staff. They launched Here For You Jewish Communal Support for Domestic Violence Survivors and their Children teaching 500 early childhood educators, youth program directors, and camp staff about supporting survivors and fostering the resilience in children exposed to domestic violence.
They previously served as the Director of Outreach & Community Engagement at Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment (PAVE) a survivor led nonprofit that empowers survivors of sexual assault to thrive after trauma and galvanizes communities to end sexual violence. At PAVE Ariella developed and implement campaigns, healing initiatives, webinars, and sexual and dating violence prevention curriculum for high school students, teachers, and administrators at Arlington County Public Schools.
Skye Reed is the Social Media Manager for The Representation Project and has worked on campaigns like #RespectHerGame and #EndRape. She is a graduate of Occidental College where her focus of study was the intersection of theory, activism, and popular culture. Previously, Skye has worked as a facilitator leading small group discussions on social justice topics. She is passionate about media as a reflection of culture and a tool of affirmation, particularly for underrepresented groups.
Gretchen Miller is a Film Associate and Executive Assistant for The Representation Project. She is a UC Davis graduate with a B.A. in Political Science and Cinema & Digital Media. For two years, she worked with a non-profit as a film intern, editing a documentary that examines how racism permeates education, criminal justice, media, economics, politics, and healthcare in the United States. Having spent four years writing, editing, and eventually leading a UC Davis online publication for college women, she has always been deeply interested in intersectional feminism and social justice. Gretchen previously interned with the press office of Speaker of the California State Assembly Anthony Rendon and has experience in journalism and photography. She currently lives in the Bay Area.
Erika Valencia-Quidwai is a first-generation Chicana born and raised in Los Angeles. She recently graduated from Mount Saint Mary’s University with a Bachelor’s in Liberal Arts. Her studies were deeply rooted in Ethnic Studies and Social Justice. Erika’s passion lies in Chicano/a/x Studies and advocating for an accurate representation of Chicano/a/x, Mexicans, and Latino/a/x in the media.
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Special thanks to youth activists Maegha Ramanathan, Bella, Serena Griffin, Kate Ragatz, and Alex Martinez.