Alison Mann's guest appearances

Alison Mann

Basic Brainheart

The Teacher Collaborative Podcast

The Screenwriting Life with Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna

Lorien McKenna

Meg LeFauve

Anne Lamott

Andrew Stanton

Anna Drezen

John August

Aaron James

Chris King

Dewayne Perkins

Ed Solomon

Eric Heisserer

Marti Noxon

Iris Compiet

Mike Jones

Kent Osborne

OwlTail

Whether or not we want to admit it, being seen and getting staffed is easier if we can tell others WHO we are as writers. Industry powerhouse Alison Mann believes this so strongly that she has her clients create "brand decks" when she pitches them for jobs. And for Alison, it's just as much for their potential partners as it is for her clients themselves.After a long and impressive career working as a studio executive in animation, Alison Mann now works as the Talent Manager and Co-President of Fourth Wall Animation at Fourth Wall Management

Whether or not we want to admit it, being seen and getting staffed is easier if we can tell others WHO we are as writers. Industry powerhouse Alison Mann believes this so strongly that she has her clients create "brand decks" when she pitches them for jobs. And for Alison, it's just as much for their potential partners as it is for her clients themselves.After a long and impressive career working as a studio executive in animation, Alison Mann now works as the Talent Manager and Co-President of Fourth Wall Animation at Fourth Wall Management

75 | Finding Your Brand as a Writer w/ Manager Alison Mann

Randyl Wilkerson

Randyl Wilkerson is in her 7th year as a 6th grade Reading and Writing teacher at Gardner Pilot Academy. She is in her 3rd year leading Anti-Racist Initiative at her school and providing teachers professional development on combatting bias. Randyl has also worked as a consultant for The Teacher Collaborative and other education organizations in Boston. Hailing from Chicago and growing up in a tracked public school system, Randyl is committed to working on programming in the educational field that promotes an equitable space for all stakeholders of a school community.Alison Mann is an early childhood teacher and has been serving students and families at Gardner Pilot Academy (GPA), in the Boston Public School district, for over a decade. She has served as a teacher leader at GPA for 8 years. Together with her colleague, Randyl Wilkerson, she is leading teaching staff, families, and students, in anti-racist work.Teaching Tolerance article:https://www.tolerance.org/magazine/fall-2019/a-h opeful-case-of-teacher-leadership-and-confronting -bias-in-educationBoston Public Schools

Randyl Wilkerson is in her 7th year as a 6th grade Reading and Writing teacher at Gardner Pilot Academy. She is in her 3rd year leading Anti-Racist Initiative at her school and providing teachers professional development on combatting bias. Randyl has also worked as a consultant for The Teacher Collaborative and other education organizations in Boston. Hailing from Chicago and growing up in a tracked public school system, Randyl is committed to working on programming in the educational field that promotes an equitable space for all stakeholders of a school community.Alison Mann is an early childhood teacher and has been serving students and families at Gardner Pilot Academy (GPA), in the Boston Public School district, for over a decade. She has served as a teacher leader at GPA for 8 years. Together with her colleague, Randyl Wilkerson, she is leading teaching staff, families, and students, in anti-racist work.Teaching Tolerance article:<a href="https://www.tolerance.org/magazine/fall-2019/a-h" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.tolerance.org/magazine/fall-2019/a-h</a> opeful-case-of-teacher-leadership-and-confronting -bias-in-education Boston Public Schools

Confronting Bias in Schools with Randyl Wilkerson and Alison Mann

As an artist, Alison Mann always knew she wanted to work in Animation. She began her career at Nickelodeon Animation Studio as a finance department intern while attending Columbia College Chicago. After graduating, she was offered the amazing opportunity to continue working with Nickelodeon/ MTV as their Recruiter/ Coordinator of Talent Relations. Through her 16 years in the industry, she gained experience in TV, Film and Gaming while working at Walt Disney Animation Studio, Zynga, Disney Interactive, and Paramount Pictures Animation. Currently, Alison is the VP Talent at Illumination Entertainment where she is responsible for supporting the development team, industry outreach and artistic talent acquisition.Alison is a creative, tech-loving talent scout who believes that students should pursue internships to learn about the animation industry and get their foot in the door. Although her main focus is artistic talent acquisitions, she is passionate about guiding students and professionals to become more presentable and better equipped for the job market.Find Alison: Twitter @thealisonmannMusic courtesy of bensound.com

As an artist, Alison Mann always knew she wanted to work in Animation. She began her career at Nickelodeon Animation Studio as a finance department intern while attending Columbia College Chicago. After graduating, she was offered the amazing opportunity to continue working with Nickelodeon/ MTV as their Recruiter/ Coordinator of Talent Relations. Through her 16 years in the industry, she gained experience in TV, Film and Gaming while working at Walt Disney Animation Studio, Zynga, Disney Interactive, and Paramount Pictures Animation. Currently, Alison is the VP Talent at Illumination Entertainment where she is responsible for supporting the development team, industry outreach and artistic talent acquisition. Alison is a creative, tech-loving talent scout who believes that students should pursue internships to learn about the animation industry and get their foot in the door. Although her main focus is artistic talent acquisitions, she is passionate about guiding students and professionals to become more presentable and better equipped for the job market. Find Alison: Twitter @thealisonmann Music courtesy of <a href="http://bensound.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bensound.com</a>

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