HEATHER HALE, FOUNDATION TRUSTEE

Heather Hale’s dozen years in the entertainment industry span the reaches of “show” and “biz.” An independent producer, screenwriter and director, her credits include over 45 hours of award-winning productions, including the $5.5 million 2000 Lifetime Original Movie The Courage to Love which she sold off of a spec screenplay after attaching Vanessa L. Williams to star opposite Diahann Carroll, Gil Bellows and Stacy Keach. Her work has garnered two Emmys, Tellys, “Best New Series Pilot” - and a list of other industry awards. Heather is an active contributor to the entertainment community, having served as the Director of Event Programming for the National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE),the official script consultant for The American Screenwriters Association, and has been a judge for hundreds of TV, film and script competitions worldwide, including her current tenures as a judge for the ABC/Disney Fellowship as well as The Hartley-Merrill International Screenplay Competition. Heather is an active member of the Television Academy and Showbiz Mensans, a trustee for the Sally Picow Foundation and a Mentor Board Member for Kids Making Movies. An in-demand keynote speaker, workshop leader and industry expert, Heather lectures and consults globally on careers in entertainment, her trademark PowerNetworking strategies, and business development for traditional and new media. For more information, please visit www.HeatherHale.com.

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“This program is so amazing, I wish I could be one of the students who participnte in it! It is truly life-changing for the winners. Not only does it open doors galore (that most of us in Hollywood can’t get open!), but it provides a constructive and challenging forum for emerging talent to learn the discipline of rewriting and it teaches transferable professional skills through the rigorous development process. It may launch some screenwriting careers but more importantly, it helps these students discover their own voice and develop the confidence to articulate their thoughts and opinions.”