Allyssa is a Creative Strategist and Career Consultant and prime-time television EMMY® winning Animator most noted for her animation for FX, NBC, Discovery Channel, MTV, i am OTHER, Animation Domination, Apple, ComicCon San Diego, Georgia Public Broadcasting (PBS), and Captain Planet's Planeteer Movement.
She has been in the animation industry for 14 years animating on television shows, commercials, music videos, and independent films. Sharing the joy of animation through instruction is also a passion of Allyssa. She has taught animation and illustration to elementary students, middle school, high school, college, and industry professionals.
Leadership & Staff
Gladys Avila
Work of Art Program CoordinatorNancy Avila
Accounting SupervisorVincent Caldera
Programs CoordinatorWendy Cruz
H.R. GeneralistAmy Cuenco
Director of FinanceGeorge Garcia
COO & Interim Executive DirectorJustin Izbinski
Grant WriterSamantha Longman
Teaching Artist, Creativity LabOrlando Moreno
Programs CoordinatorLatrice Postell
Teaching Artist, DanceMichael Sample
Co-Artistic DirectorMarissa Sykes
Lead Teaching Artist, Creativity LabRebecca Tager
Teaching Artist, CeramicsBoard Officers
Jonathan Schreter
Chair, Bolton & CompanySusan Luehrs
Secretary, Wells Fargo BankBoard Members
Erikk Aldridge
AEGPatricia Brum
Snell & Wilmer, LLPEric Coleman
The Walt Disney CompanyMalik Ducard
Google/YoutubePeter Gal
DreamworksBrian Goldsmith
LionsgateKapil Gupta
Cedars SinaiJackie Harman
COYNSean Howard
MGC Sports/ Solomon PageBrian Ishida
Pacific Western BankJeffrey E. Jaeger
Standard PropertiesWade Killefer
KFA, LLPSam Kunianski
SK ConsultingKevin Pleasant
JPMorgan Chase & Co.Tom Stillwell
Big Fish ConsultingVanessa Walker Oakes
Flintridge Preparatory SchoolGrant Withers
Capital GroupThe Founders
- Bob Bates Co-Founder
- Irwin J. Jaeger Co-Founder
Founders Board Members
- Geoffrey Anenberg Creative Space
- Wallis Annenberg
- Kim Baer
- Bill & Tamara Bagnard
- Jon Basalone Trader Joe's
- Frank Baxter
- Craig Benell
- Alan Berro
- Cynthia Harnisch Breunig
- Al Brooks
- Marvin G. Burns
- Vera R. Campbell
- Ira Cohen
- Bob Davidson
- Sharon DeBriere
- Susan Emerling-Torres
- Mitchell Frank Spaceland Productions
- Bobbie Greenfield
- Crosby Haffner Synan Holdings
- Eugene L. Hernandez
- Douglas Hinchliffe
- Steve Hirsh
- Linda Hothem
- Paul C. Johnson
- Glorya Kaufman
- Laurie Konheim
- Melanie Lundquist
- Rick Madden Kirkland & Ellis LLP
- Kathleen Maguire
- Michael Maltzan
- Jay Mangel
- Jeff Marine
- Silvia Marjoram American Business Bank
- Randy Miller
- Connie Moran-Romero
- Scott Morielli Graff Californiawear
- Anthony E. Nicholas
- Drew Planting
- Maura Rampolla
- Monica Rosenthal
- Joseph Sanford
- Martha Saucedo
- Steve Schoenholz Tempted Apparel
- William Schoenholz
- Eric Schotz
- Michael Schreter
- Bob Shearin
- Mithra Sheybani Attorney
- Mark Slavkin
- Beatriz Stotzer
- Katerina Tana
- Joni Topper JP Morgan Chase
Young Professionals Board Members
- Huwayda Fakhry Nabih Youssef Associates
- Justin J. Garza The Dream Adopters
- Sarah Hanner Charly West
- Amanda Hovest KBDA
- Michael Khosravifard UX Design
- Toyin Moses Actress