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Vivian Lee is an experienced television producer, specializing in production and post-production management. She is known for delivering projects under budget and on schedule, supervising all aspects of a project. Some National Geographic credits include: “Hubble’s Amazing Universe”, “Alien Earths”, “Finding The Next Earth”, “Don’t Say Goodbye”, “Avalanche!”, “Deadly Impact”, “Sea Monsters”, “I-52”, “Amazing Mummies” and “Volcano”. Vivian served as a Coordinating Producer for The Travel Channel where she supervised the production of daily interstitials, special projects and pilots. She co-produced the feature-length documentary, “Sunset Junction”, was a Post Production Supervisor for Moriah Films and has worked on a variety of projects including videos for Gaiam, Microsoft and Disney. She is a graduate of the New York University Film School. Today, Vivian is the CEO of her household and mom of two teen girls, trying to navigate these important years during Covid.
Gabriela Lipson is a Stanford freshman passionate about environmental science, food sustainability, opera, and using media to foster empathy and compassion. Gabriela has served as the Chief Communications Officer and Strategic Planning Executive at Project Nightfall, managing and conceptualizing content for a Facebook page with over 4 million followers. One of Gabriela's favorite things to write about is quokkas, small Australian marsupials. She is currently writing a book about the "Happiest Animal on Earth" and loves to create light-hearted content related to species conservation and mindfulness.
Gabriela is also a certified yoga and meditation teacher. After graduating high school in 2015, Gabriela took 5 years to pursue many different creative and professional endeavours before matriculating as a freshman, working as an ideation coach for and organizer for both TEDx and the Idea Collective. Gabriela is a strong believer in the power of gap years.
Mayela is originally from Laredo, Texas and is a graduate from the University of San Diego with a Bachelors Degree in Interdisciplinary Humanities. As an undergraduate at USD, Mayela was a peer-mentor and academic advisor to first-year college students, and wrote her senior thesis on the Gap Year concept. Mayela is Assistant Director at Hamilton Education in San Diego. She loves biking, skating, and spending time at the beach.
Nasrin handles administration, recruitment, marketing, finances, and employee relations for Hamilton Education. Previously working in Human Resources department at Qualcomm, she developed skills including participative leadership, strategic thinking, and the ability to complete projects with innovative results. She has worked in several startups managing her own HR department which led her to be a skilled influencer, decisive thinker, and team collaborator. Ms. Shoja graduated from the University of Michigan and has a Master’s of Art in Industrial and Organizational Psychology. She enjoys spending time with her family, reading autobiographies, and traveling.