Filmmaker, Nonprofit Executive Director, and Educator committed to creating media for social change

Melby is an accomplished producer, actress, and director as well as owner and head coach of Verve Studios.

José Irizarry is a Manager in Admission Services at ASU, overseeing staff and student workers in the admissions call center.

Filmmaker and educator with 15+ years in film, TV, and digital media. Experienced with companies like Warner Bros., Meta, and Samsung. Teaching at ASU for 9+ years, helping students develop as filmmakers and storytellers.

Andrew Ballon is the Communications Program Coordinator for the Media and Immersive eXperience (MIX) Center in Downtown, Mesa; part of the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University.

Klucsarits is an award-winning cinematographer working in narrative, documentary and commercial film.

Nita has over two decades of experience in the industry working on award-winning projects for A+E, Discovery, Lifetime, etc. She teaches production classes and is our Safe Set Coordinator promoting inclusive safe sets.