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TRANSPARENCY TALKS

Creating Opportunities Through Inclusive Hiring Practices

August 12, 2021

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STARZ #TAKETHELEAD TRANSPARENCY TALKS

Creating Opportunities Through Inclusive Hiring Practices

August 12, 2021

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PREVIOUS TALK
STARZ, in partnership with the California Film Commission, hosts a conversation about the importance of diversity in hiring for jobs in front of and behind the camera, as well as in executive leadership. Panelists will discuss the challenges, accomplishments and impact of these efforts on the entertainment industry.

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MEET OUR PANELISTS

D-TX-20
Rep. Joaquin Castro

MEMBER OF CONGRESS

Joaquin Castro (D-San Antonio) represents Texas’ 20th district in the U.S. House of Representatives. Serving his fifth term, Rep. Castro is a member of on the House Intelligence and Education and Labor Committees, the...CLICK TO READ MORE

Diverse Representation
JAIA THOMAS

FOUNDER & PRESIDENT

Jaia Thomas is a Los Angeles-based sports and entertainment attorney with over ten years of experience on both coasts. Her day-to-day consists of structuring, drafting, reviewing, and negotiating an array of agreements related...CLICK TO READ MORE

STARZ
JAMILA DANIEL

CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER & SVP, HUMAN RESOURCES

Jamila Daniel is Chief Diversity Officer for Lionsgate and Senior Vice President of Human Resources at STARZ. As Chief Diversity Officer, she is responsible for partnering with the company’s leadership team to effect...CLICK TO READ MORE

California Film Commission
COLLEEN BELL

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Colleen Bell was appointed executive director of the California Film Commission (CFC) by Governor Gavin Newsom on May 23, 2019. As Film Commissioner, she oversees governmental efforts to facilitate...CLICK TO READ MORE

Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media
MADELINE DI NONNO

PRESIDENT & CEO

Nonno serves as President and CEO, of the Institute, the leading research based non-profit working to achieve cultural equity and inclusion in family media and entertainment. Di Nonno leads the Institute’s strategic...CLICK TO READ MORE

CAPE
MICHELLE SUGIHARA

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Michelle K. Sugihara is the Executive Director of CAPE (Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment). She is also an entertainment attorney, film producer, and adjunct professor for the Claremont Colleges’ Intercollegiate...CLICK TO READ MORE

D-TX-20
Rep. Joaquin Castro

MEMBER OF CONGRESS

Joaquin Castro (D-San Antonio) represents Texas’ 20th district in the U.S. House of Representatives. Serving his fifth term, Rep. Castro is a member of on the House Intelligence and Education and Labor Committees, the...CLICK TO READ MORE

CAPE
MICHELLE SUGIHARA

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Michelle K. Sugihara is the Executive Director of CAPE (Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment). She is also an entertainment attorney, film producer, and adjunct professor for the Claremont Colleges’ Intercollegiate...CLICK TO READ MORE

STARZ
JAMILA DANIEL

CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER & SVP, HUMAN RESOURCES

Jamila Daniel is Chief Diversity Officer for Lionsgate and Senior Vice President of Human Resources at STARZ. As Chief Diversity Officer, she is responsible for partnering with the company’s leadership team to effect...CLICK TO READ MORE

Diverse Representation
JAIA THOMAS

FOUNDER & PRESIDENT

Jaia Thomas is a Los Angeles-based sports and entertainment attorney with over ten years of experience on both coasts. Her day-to-day consists of structuring, drafting, reviewing, and negotiating an array of agreements related...CLICK TO READ MORE

Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media
MADELINE DI NONNO

PRESIDENT & CEO

Nonno serves as President and CEO, of the Institute, the leading research based non-profit working to achieve cultural equity and inclusion in family media and entertainment. Di Nonno leads the Institute’s strategic...CLICK TO READ MORE

California Film Commission
COLLEEN BELL

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Colleen Bell was appointed executive director of the California Film Commission (CFC) by Governor Gavin Newsom on May 23, 2019. As Film Commissioner, she oversees governmental efforts to facilitate...CLICK TO READ MORE
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