Elodie Powers

A Media & Entertainment industry veteran with hands-on experience in all areas of production and post-production, Elodie specialized over time in preparing content for local and international launch across multiple languages and windows of release. As Global Director of Audio Development and Media & Entertainment at Keywords she coordinates teams dispersed across Europe, the Americas and Asia Pacific.

MENTEE: Graziana Mirabile, Director of Production, 2 Market Media

Jane Sung

Jane Sung, COO at Cinedeck since 2010, excels in improving video production workflows. With expertise in distributed workflows, she led Cinedeck's shift to software-only and cloud-based solutions. Self-taught, she impresses with extensive knowledge of the broadcast industry. Jane's leadership transformed Cinedeck, inspiring and supporting her team while driving innovation and efficiency.

MENTEE: Eliza Tan, Product Manager, Adobe

Katie Fellion

Katie Fellion’s career has been shaped by the intersection of technology and creativity. In 2009, she co-founded Light Iron, a post production facility that trail blazed the film to digital transition and which was later acquired by Panavision. Currently, she leads a business development team at Netflix that executes on strategic opportunities across the global production ecosystem. She is a North American board member for RISE as well as a member of the Producers Guild of America.

MENTEE: Courtney Henig, Renewal Specialist, Adobe

Carin Forman

Carin has over 25 years of experience in Broadcast and Studio Operations. Carin is the Global Partner Lead, Media & Entertainment for AWS, focused on strategic enablement and partner development, for Archive Migrations, Monetization, Media Management, Rights, Metadata Management, Workflow Orchestration, Media Processing and Localization partners. Prior to joining AWS, Carin spent 12 years at HBO building an end-to-end cloud collaboration solution for HBO’s Photography, Graphics and Promos for Social, OTT and HBO Max. Prior to HBO, Carin spent 16 years at Discovery Communications.

MENTEE: Wynne Tang, Product Manager, Adobe

Terri Davies

Terri Davies is President of the Motion Picture Association’s Trusted Partner Network. Davies started her career in post-production in London before moving to Los Angeles with Sony Pictures where she was Executive Vice President, Business Operations, Worldwide Product Fulfillment. Davies serves on various boards and is also a mentor at the USC Marshall Business School.

MENTEE: Paige Ford, Studio Engineer, Apple

Christine Du Vall

Christine Du Vall has held positions across the broadcast video spectrum since 2006. From operations and editing, to engineering and systems design, to producing and equipment sales, Christine's impact on the industry is experienced by many and matched by few. In her role as Solutions Architect at Ross Video, Christine has been advising high profile clients and broadcasters in mission critical applications large and small. She looks forward to paying back her years of media experience as a gift to Rise.

MENTEE: Sonia Hernandez, Audio/ Network Engineer, Apple Inc.

Em Donald

In my role at Ross Production Services, I manage client relations and on-site operations for major events. I collaborate with teams to understand client needs, secure resources, and ensure smooth execution. On-site, I oversee technical aspects, troubleshoot with engineers, and lead remote teams for successful event production.

MENTEE: Katie ORourke, Content Coordinator, Media Resources, A+E Networks

Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom is an award-winning Producer and Co-Owner of the production company Practical Magic. Over her career she has managed some of the most technologically advanced museum installations and VR experiences in the world, shot everything from cinematic documentaries to quirky indies, and overseen dozens of hours of television programming.

MENTEE: Meag Cherry, Assistant Editor, Brooklyn Underground Films

Magdalena Jagucka

Magda has over 20 years of experience in Localization and most recently managed global operations at a premiere post-production company. Over the years, Magda has managed a number of high profile media and entertainment clients, and lead large teams through platform launches and digital transformations.

MENTEE: Petra Dubravcova, Co-Founder & Product Manager, Cloudamai, LLC

Karol Urban

Karol Urban CAS, MPSE, has served directors and producers as a re-recording mixer for television and feature films since 1999. Early in her career,  she focused principally on documentaries but has since expanded to include primarily dramatic narratives for episodics and features. She describes her job as "playing mind games with sound." 

She is an involved member of her community, having served on the Television Academy's Governor's Peer Group for Sound Mixing, organized events for The LA Sound Group, and served as a blue-ribbon panel judge for the Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reels. Karol acted as content editor of the CAS Quarterly and continues to contribute on the board of the Cinema Audio Society, having served as President of the organization from 2019-2023. 

Recent credits include Tiny Beautiful Things, National Treasure: Edge of History, Loki, and Echo.

MENTEE: Nova Meza, Recording engineer, Deluxe media

Michele Gauthier

Michele Gauthier is the Global Director of Production Transformation for Vice Media Group. The transformation unit is responsible for global strategic initiatives and operational alignment across the production business. Her background as a production executive lends to her ability to foster collaboration with cross-functional partners within production, post, and media technology. Michele previously held the role of Head of Production at Refinery29 in Toronto, Canada. She was brought on as a production expert to help translate the globally renowned brand into the Canadian market. Her priority was to continue delivering best-in-class content and high caliber service during this transition. Prior to Refinery29 she led the Integrated Production business at Vice Media in Canada where she successfully built an in-house branded production model. Michele continues to be inspired by the innovative work of her peers, colleagues, and the industry as a whole. Mentorship has played an integral role in her professional development and she is thrilled to be part of the Rise community to continue promoting knowledge sharing and connectivity.

MENTEE: Veronica Pineda, Account Coordinator, Deluxe Media

Jodynne Wood

Strategic Account Manager with track record of solving complex business challenges and guiding Media and Entertainment companies through innovations in technology. My commitment lies in surpassing customer expectations and achieving outstanding outcomes, utilizing a consultative approach that places customers at the center of every decision.

MENTEE: Tiauna Davis, Account Coordinator, Deluxe Media

Melanie Ciotti

Melanie Ciotti is the Marketing Manager at Studio Network Solutions (SNS), a leading media technology company. She earned her MBA from Florida International University as a Division I athlete and has been involved in various nonprofits, including Toastmasters International. Melanie lives in Florida with her husband, John, and daughter, Madeline.

MENTEE: Carla Prates, Product Manager, Digital Anarchy

Letia Solomon

MENTEE: Olivia Taylor-Butler, Coordinator, Live Action & Unscripted Series, Disney Branded Television

Wynne Nevins

Wynne has spent 12 years in the media technology industry managing strategic initiatives and business operations. Wynne began her career at Warner Music Group in Digital Business Development before moving to the Office of the CEO. In 2015, Wynne joined SiriusXM and is responsible for technology partnerships and cross-functional business operations.

MENTEE: Stephanie Haycock, Sr Manager Product Management, Disney Entertainment and ESPN Technology

Alexis Martinez

Alexis Martinez is a media and entertainment technology professional based in Santa Monica, CA specializing in content localization. They currently manage systems and tooling for Amazon Studios’ Global Content Localization team where they collaborate with partners across the studio and Prime Video to bring movies and series to global audiences.

MENTEE: Celine Viravong, Post Production Coordinator, Flawless AI

Marcy Lefkovitz

Marcy Lefkovitz is a transformational leader and innovator with over two decades of experience in media and broadcast technology. During her time at ABC News and as Vice President of Technology and Workflow Strategy at Disney, she pioneered significant technology transitions, including major relocation projects, facility modernization and automation initiatives, from camera and field news gathering technology, through asset management, editing, production control and master control automation. She previously held positions in the News division in the Political Unit, as a long form and hard news editor, and as a Producer for World News Tonight. Earlier in her career, she was an award-winning documentary producer. She's enjoyed working with her colleagues in the industry on the ATSC3 Next Gen TV transition, on the NAB Technology Committee on the NABA Executive Board and on Customer Associations. She is currently an industry consultant; clients include TelevisaUnivision where she helps with their media supply chain cloud transition. Lefkovitz holds a BA from Brown University and a Masters in Journalism from NYU.

MENTEE: Valeria Sosa, Staff Video Distribution Engineer, Fox Corporation

Gaylen Clutter

Gaylen Clutter is the Live Media Program Manager of Studio Productions at Evertz Microsystems. Starting her career in Denver as a freelance replay operator, she then went on to help launch the Lakers Network in Los Angeles with a focus on playback and replay workflows. There she became one of the first DreamCatcher operators in the country, and made the move from customer to vendor. She has experience with large scale system deployment with customers such as the NBA, as well as technical / operational support for events like the Super Bowl, Stanley Cup Playoffs, and Asian games.

MENTEE: Kate Harrell, Broadcast Engineer    

Liz Guenther

Liz Guenther is a So Cal native and has been a mentor and mentee with the Rise NA program since its launch. She’s established her career in audio post production and team management that supports the end to end mastering and localization needs of Deluxe’s studio clientele for broadcast and streaming.

MENTEE: Kelsey Coffin, Project Manager-Global Client Solutions, Iron Mountain Media & Archiving Services

Daniela Bocchetti

Daniela Bocchetti is the Sr. Vice President of Client Solutions at IDC L.A., based in Los Angeles.
Daniela works diligently to ensure that both our clients and the IDC business units are set up for success, while establishing solid partnerships to meet mutual goals and exceed clients expectations. Being a native Norwegian/Italian speaker, her true passion is ensuring that any content is always represented correctly, while preserving the creative intent, from post finishing all the way to archival. 
As a millennial, Daniela is well-versed in physical formats and the transition into the OTT streaming universe, and she enjoys staying ahead of the curve with respect to emerging technologies in the media space. During her tenure at Deluxe, she oversaw and grew the Netflix Originals account globally during a critical time, by pioneering workflows and redefining title management.  In addition, she managed the Netflix Licensed Content account and their respective content partners. These years allowed her to take a deep dive into not only Localization, but also Digital Cinema, Creative Post, Media Processing, Advanced Formats, and more. On her spare time, Daniela is an avid hiker and waterfall chaser! She enjoys road trips all across California, and her license plates read 'HDR IMF' as a badge of honor to be a part of our industry.

MENTEE: Yvette Sityar, Client Manager, IYUNO

Meghan Ross

Meghan is a Chicago-based marketer that has been working in the Media, Entertainment and Technology sector for the majority of her career. Most of Meghan’s positions have been working with Partners - which she loves. A natural communicator, Meghan enjoys building and maintaining long-term relationships with her customers, vendors and partners. To this end, she is highly effective in working with diverse groups to successfully implement and execute programs that deliver results. Meghan’s extensive experience in marketing, sales and business development has given her a unique vantage point that allows her to more deeply understand the needs of her sales teams and create programs to best support their goals. Stakeholders appreciate her combination of “big picture” thinking and attention to detail. Meghan brings empathy, communication and organization to each position she holds. She has served on the board of Women in Film Chicago twice, helped launch the North American chapter of Rise and is proud to still be part of the board. Meghan has recently joined the team at Ateliere and is really excited to work with their industry leading partners. If you follow her on any social platform you will see she is a proud dog mom and features her fur kiddos frequently.

MENTEE: Geetanjali Dogra Mehta, Events & Content Manager, Magnifi

Allison Martin-Fong

Allison is a Global Operations executive at BBC Studios Americas, leading a team that oversees the creation and management of all descriptive metadata, artwork, and avails deliveries for North America. She is a RISE alumni and knows all too well that the details matter and bad metadata should never happen to good people.

MENTEE: Swetha Sridhar, Software Application Engineer, NEP Group

Michelle DeLateur

Filmmaker, photographer, songwriter, and teacher Michelle DeLateur has been tethered to the media world ever since playing with VHS tapes. Michelle is currently a contributor for ProVideo Coalition and The Knockturnal. When she’s not writing or editing a project, she can be found experimenting with lenses or on the river fly-fishing.

MENTEE: Jasmine Hope Veridiano, Assistant Video Editor, Paramount

Jill Porubovic

Jill Porubovic has built a career of leadership success by delivering human-centered transformation across industries. Not one to sit by and wait for things to happen, she embraces technology and innovation, operational and service excellence strategies, organizational design, and communications to unlock opportunities for positive change. From startup businesses and divisions to Fortune 500 enterprises, Jill has earned the reputation as a difference maker and a builder of cultures where teams are inspired to deliver their best work—even during times of uncertainty and complexity. For these reasons, she is invited to speak about the areas of transformation, successful large-scale M&A migration, best-of-breed application and SaaS strategy, and the creation of customer change. The founder of Jill Porubovic Consulting, LLC., Jill draws upon more than 20 years of technology and operations leadership experience to guide client companies through their unique challenges. Her engagements have included work with gaming companies to structure communications and change management strategies. She is also a trusted advisor to companies across the evolving media and entertainment space with a focus on technology transformation and initiatives to leverage service as a differentiator.

MENTEE: Alexandra Nevins, Sr. Technical Program Manager, Paramount+

Hilary Roschke

Hilary Roschke is the VP of Strategic Operations at SDVI Corporation and Board Chair of the North American chapter of Rise. With extensive experience in technology-focused operational and strategic roles in the media industry, she excels in optimizing complex ecosystems and driving major transformation initiatives. Hilary's expertise also extends to business management, guiding organizations through critical milestones such as re-branding, re-organization, and large-scale acquisitions. As a passionate advocate for gender diversity, she collaborates with Rise to foster a supportive community and to provide mentorship and education to its members.

MENTEE: Jillian Hutt, Manager, Commercial Operations - Business Operations & Data Analysis, Ross Video

Kira Baca

A 25-year industry veteran, Baca began her career in the media industry working alongside Hollywood legends Martin Scorsese and Lorne Michaels before transitioning to senior management positions at Technicolor and Deluxe managing global client accounts for Paramount, Disney and others.

As the digital media age evolved, Baca moved to Poland to lead SVP Global Operations at SDI where she oversaw European offices and the mergers and acquisitions of multiple subtitling and dubbing studios and was responsible for identifying global distribution workflow efficiencies to help address speed-to-market requirements.

Leveraging her passion for media technology, Sony New Media Solutions tapped Baca to lead global sales and marketing for their transformative distribution technology solutions where she secured numerous global deals. Baca then joined Rightsline, where she oversaw global revenue operations. She currently holds the position of Chief Revenue Officer at Ateliere, where she will continue Ateliere’s incredible momentum and revenue growth throughout 2023 and beyond. An avid animal lover, Kira resides in Chatsworth, CA where she manages her own mini-ranch with her husband Der, daughter Olivia, and dog Millie.

MENTEE: Gina Witzke, Business Development Manager, Robotics, Ross Video

Elizabeth Jones

First and foremost, I'm a storyteller.

The places I've lived and explored have instilled in me a love and appreciation for the outdoors, travel and adventure, shaping me into a passionate storyteller and collector.

Working in Broadcast Media Operations allows me to engage in the art of storytelling every day.

MENTEE: Jamie Manley, Production Travel Coordinator, Ross Video

Lori Schwartz

LORI H. SCHWARTZ is a true technology catalyst (‘Tech Cat’). As a leading advisor and speaker in marketing and tech innovation, Lori collaborates with executives of multiple brands, tech, and content companies to ensure their understanding of emerging content models. Los Angeles-based, Lori is a CNN Technology contributor. Lori’s StoryTech initiative facilitates communication between storytellers and technology companies. StoryTech's trends briefings, event curation and show floor tour programs have become well known globally through work @CES, @NAB, and @IBC. Previously Lori was a Governor for the Television Academy’s Emerging Media Peer Group, driving thought leadership for the future of interactive media. She was Chief Technology Catalyst for McCann Worldgroup, North America where she drove tech and content innovation and was the key principle to launching the highly regarded IPGLAB where she facilitated emerging media upfronts for Microsoft, Intel, General Motors, Nestlé, and Sony. She has been profiled as one of the “30 Executives Shaping the Evolution of Media and Technology” by Variety and “100 People to Have Lunch With” by MediaPost Publications. An active spokesperson, Lori launched Digital Hollywood’s ‘Women’s Entertainment and Technology Mentor Program’ and is a recipient of the Lucy Hood Digerati Award for her contributions to the Television Academy. She is one of the key principals that helped launch Hollywood’s Infinity Festival, a yearly event focused on storytelling enabled by technology.

MENTEE: Lauren Schwartzbard, Production Coordinator, Sphere Entertainment Co.

Danielle Evenson

MENTEE: Marie Kittler, Video Producer, StudioNorth

Sheevani Raikundalia

MENTEE: Yawa Degboe, Director of Demand Generation, Vimeo

Carin Mazaira

Carin is a result-driven branding professional with 8 years of experience and a passion for brand strategy, project management and relationships building. She has worked in the entertainment, fashion and lifestyle industries through a combination of family business practice and real world experience. Carin obtained her International MBA from IE Business School with a concentration in marketing and management.

MENTEE: Emily Butcher, Operations Coordinator, Ross Production Services

Marisa Mikrut

MENTEE: Hillary Lewis, Post Production Manager, CatFace