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(Back row, l to r): Perry Jackson, Jeremy Saxton, Matt Rosler, Melisa Kirkup, Eric Conner, Melissa Wu (front row, l to r): Kiera Reilly, Todd Shotz |
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Pennfest 2007 Committee Bios
Matt Rosler, C'96 - Executive Producer
Originally from Long Island , NY , Matt is a 1996 Penn graduate, as well as a former President of Penn Club LA. In 2004 he was awarded the Young Alumni Award of Merit by PennAlumni. At Penn, Matt performed with the Mask and Wig Club and was involved in the AEPi fraternity and Friars Senior Honor Society. Now residing in Los Angeles , Matt is a web producer for reality television including The Apprentice and creator of http://www.duelingtampons.com, a new "underground" Penn site celebrating Penn alumni and undergrads in all realms of entertainment.
Todd Shotz - C'96 - Associate Producer/Film Coordinator
A 1996 Penn graduate, Todd was the President of the Penn Glee Club and a member of Pennchants, Quadramics, Penn Players and Intuitons as well as the Sphinx Senior Society. Originally from Philly, Todd spent six years working on Broadway in company management. Now in LA, Todd is the Vice-President of Development for the production company, Rifkin-Eberts LLC -- his project, the horror film TIMBER FALLS written by Penn Alumnus Dan Kay, C’97, will be released this November. In addition, he serves on the Steering Committee of the Entertainment Division of the Jewish Federation, and in 2004, he founded Hebrew Helpers, a Bar/Bat Mitzvah tutoring service.
Jeremy Saxton, W'97/SEAS'97 - Film Coordinator/Program
Jeremy realized the error of his ways after graduating from the Management & Technology program and working in both management consulting and international project finance. Armed with just a DVD player, a laptop and newly deteriorating eyesight, Jeremy writes screenplays full time and currently is looking for a position in the film industry, where his eyesight is ironically likely to deteriorate even more.
Melisa Kirkup, C'01 - Music Coordinator
A native Californian, Melisa returned home to Los Angeles after graduation in 2001. She began her marketing career in music at DreamWorks Records. She currently works at Universal Pictures in the Theatrical Marketing department, spending her days planning and executing media promotions. She still keeps her original white penn ID card and Smoke's VIP card near and dear to her heart.
Melissa Wu, C'98 - President, PennClubLA
By day Melissa works in marketing for Indymac Bank, by night she dons her PennClubLA boots and cape to organize alumni events across the city for the club: http://www.pennclubla.com. A native of Pasadena, CA, Melissa has not given up the hope of one day having a successful alumni event somewhere east of La Brea. If you are interested in helping the club or have a suggestion for a future Penn event, feel free to contact Melissa at mwu33@yahoo.com.
Matt Johnson, C'99 - Editor
A recent transplant from New York City, Matt majored in Mask & Wig, was a member of Phi Kappa Sigma and even found time for the occasional class. Matt's New York sketch comedy troupe, The Royal We, has enjoyed tremendous success on the comedy festival circuit, and produced a pilot for TV Land. More recently, Matt directed and produced an independent television pilot (written by Sarit Catz C'86,) "What She's Having," that debuted at the 2007 New York Television Festival.
Kiera Reilly, C’93, Penn Alumni Relations
Kiera works in Penn’s Los Angeles office and nothing completes her life more than working on Pennfest each year. Now, she supplements her free time by going on Facebook to find more friends and checks out http://www.duelingtampons.com as often as she can.
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