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Stacey Byer
Born in the Caribbean, Stacey graduated with a degree in Illustration from Ringling College of Art and Design. She then returned to her island and used her art skills to promote art education and literacy in schools, and worked with different organisations such as Room to Read and Harper Collins UK. She has illustrated many educational materials that have become a permanent part of the local schools’ curriculum.
Stacey’s experiences working with children have inspired her to write and illustrate stories that all kids can enjoy.
She spends most evenings in her veranda dreaming up new ways to create materials that encourage diversity, pride and inclusion.
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Cleve Lamison
Cleve is the author of the novel Full-Blood Half-Breed (Penguin Random House), and he is a contributing writer to Suvudu.com, a science fiction and fantasy blog at Random House. He is a staff writer for the television show Craig Ross Jr.’s Monogamy (Urban Movie Channel), and he wrote the screenplay for and directed the feature film Following Bliss, which won Best Feature Film at the Global Arts International Film Festival and was an official selection at many others, including the Stratford Upon Avon Film Festival, the Houston Black Film Festival, the Great Lakes Film Festival, and the Dances With Films Film Festival. His short film The Story won the Denver World Film Festival, and his short film Jack for President was a runner-up in the New York 24-Hour Filmmaking Contest. He was the artistic director of the BlackBird Theatre Company in New York City, created, wrote, and drew the cartoon strip Rick the Roach for the Richmond News Leader, and is a veteran of the U.S. Army Reserves. He holds a BA from Virginia Commonwealth University.
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Joyce Storey
Joyce Storey is an award-winning filmmaker, writer, producer, and actor. Films and screenplays include: Guardian Angel, Blind Allie, Run Away Forever, Enchanted Forrest, Thirty G’s, Fire Storm Rising, The Adulterer, Following Bliss, Bounce, The Golden Egg and Zapata's Gold. Her films have won awards both nationally and internationally. TV credits include: One Life To Live, The Guiding Light, As The World Turns. She has written for such publications as: The Guardian, Front of House Magazine, Live Sound International, and PLSN Magazine. Her writing has been published internationally in such anthologies as: Holding Onto Forever and Pearls Of The Past. She co-authored 75 Monologues Kids Will Love! and the soon-to-be-released 101 Awesome Original Monologues for 20-Somethings available at Amazon.com. Joyce’s plays Caged and Time Wars have been produced in New York City. Other plays include: The Best That Mother Knows and Dirty Laundry. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Acadia University, a Producer’s Certificate from Dov Simens Film School and a Filmmaker’s Certificate from the Digital Film Academy in New York. Joyce is the founder of MonologuesToGo.com and is a proud member of the Dramatists Guild and SAG-AFTRA. She is a recipient of the Terry Fox Humanitarian Award and is cited in the Marquis Who’s Who of American Women. Joyce resides in New York City.
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Bengt Anderson
Bengt joined the National Geographic Channel as an Executive Producer in Production in April of 2017. He currently helms LIMITLESS W/CHRIS HEMSWORTH, RACE TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH, NATGEO’S EXPLORER, RUNNING WILD W/BEAR GRYLLS, TRAFFICKED W/MARIANA VAN ZELLER and TORN (NG feature doc), for the network. Prior to joining the Channel he spent close to four years designing and executing series at National Geographic Studios as Executive Producer of Production and Development.
Before his tenure at NatGeo, Bengt was a creative for hire working as both a show runner and director in the unscripted, documentary and sketch comedy genres and is known for his ability to synthesize and translate complicated subject matter into meaningful entertainment.
In addition to his work at National Geographic, Bengt has produced/directed hit unscripted tv shows such as the Emmy Award nominated Undercover Boss (CBS), Emmy Award winning competition reality series, Top Chef (BRAVO), American Pickers (History Ch.), The Marriage Ref (NBC), Backyard Oil, Brew Masters, Dual Survival, The Detonators (Discovery Ch), Wife Swap(ABC) and the hilarious sketch comedy series Stankervision (MTV2).
Bengt is a proud graduate of the California Institute of the Arts 2000
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Tamika Lamison
Tamika is an award-winning actor, writer, director, and producer who has produced/written/directed many shorts, features, and documentaries.” Her first script, “The Jar By The Door,” was a Sundance Finalist and won several awards including IFP’s Gordon Parks Indie Film Award. She was also the Director and DP on BET’s first reality show, “College Hill.” Graduating from The American University and Howard University propelled her into one of her biggest passions- making a difference with film. Tamika worked at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences before transitioning to Executive Director of the Commercial Directors Diversity Program where she built an Inclusion & Diversity Program for the Directors Guild of America & Association of Independent Commercial Producers. Tamika also created the Make A Film Foundation that grants 'film wishes' to children who have serious or life-threatening medical conditions by teaming them with noted film professionals who help them create short film legacies. Through MAFF, Tamika has produced over 100 award winning shorts and documentaries. The most recent, “The Black Ghiandola” was directed by Catherine Hardwick, Theodore Melfi, and Sam Raimi. Tamika was honored with the ‘Trailblazer Award’ from the Baron Jay Foundation for her impact and service in the entertainment industry. She also recently starred in the feature film, “Last Life” which she produced. An abbreviated list of honors and awards include: Cinema for Peace Award, ABC/Disney Fellowship in Screenwriting, AFI Directing Workshop for Women, CBS Directing Fellowship, Nickelodeon Screenwriting Finalist. Currently, Tamika is in her 3rd Season as Staff Writer and Supervising Producer of the Amazon Prime/UMC series “Monogamy”. She also currently works as a Producer and VP of Development at Philmco Media. These days, Tamika is most excited about pitching her Original Pilot “B.E.E.S” which is a Finalist for the Producer’s Guild of America’s Power of Diversity Program. ription goes here