Advisory Board

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Born and raised in New York City, Jason is the CEO and Founder of The International Truth Project. He began his professional career as a Staff Producer working in children’s educational programming for Linda Ellerbee’s Nickelodeon News. He has served youth as a special education teacher for the NYC Department of Education and is pleased to continue to do so with the advent of International Truth. He has worked in media and education for more than 25 years and holds a degree in Film and TV from New York University Tisch School of the Arts and a master’s in the Science of Education from The City College of New York.

Mike is a media creator and arts educator. As a television producer, he has worked on projects for HBO, Nickelodeon, and truTV. As a composer, he has written music that has been featured in films screened at Lincoln Center and the Sundance Film Festival, and in theaters and concert halls around the country. Mike uses the media arts to empower, inspire, and build community through his work as an Assistant Professor of Music at San Diego City College where he teaches music history and music technology. He holds a BA in Film Studies from Yale University and an MA in Music Composition from NYU.

Director of Photography Laela has worked on award-winning narrative and documentary projects for HBO, FX, NBC, PBS, Netflix, Hulu, Epix, Amazon, AMC, A&E, TBS, Nick Jr., NickMom, ESPN, History, and WeTV. A member of the International Cinematographers Guild IATSE Local 600, the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, New York Women in Film & Television, and the International Collective of Female Cinematographers, she has served as a panelist on cinematography at the Canon Creative Studio and at DOC NYC PRO, and as a guest speaker at The New School. She has a degree in Social Anthropology from Harvard University.

Marketing Director and Sales & Development Strategist Bridget is a collaborative leader. She has a consistent track record of broadening client bases as well as facilitating new growth within technology companies. In her current Business Development position with a Fortune 150 company, she is working closely with large multinational companies to deliver technologically advanced solutions within tight timelines. She enjoys opportunities to collaborate with diverse, talented people who are bringing their experiences and skills to the task of improving final outcomes. 

Linda is an American journalist who is most known for several jobs at NBC News, including her work in Washington, D.C., as a correspondent, as well as being recognized as the first female anchor to ever host a news program. She is also known for hosting the first ever children’s educational program, Nick News, on Nickelodeon—a program that lasted for 25 years and won her numerous Emmys as well as a few Peabodys. Her work on NBC News Overnight was recognized by the jurors of the duPont-Columbia Awards as "possibly the best written and most intelligent news program ever."