Formerly Known as Women Wednesday
Meet The reel champions
Executive bOArd
President
Sydney Yockey
A graduate of the NBCU Page Program (September 2020 Cohort) and Northwestern University (Class '20), Sydney Yockey is an Associate Producer on unscripted competition shows including AMERICA'S GOT TALENT Season 19 and AGT: FANTASY LEAGUE. In addition, Sydney produces and DP's short films, music videos, and web series with a focus on diverse, women-led stories. Prior to working in production, she supported the president of Universal Television Alternative Studio (THAT'S MY JAM, THE WALL, WORLD OF DANCE).
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Head of Mentorship
Pam Matew
Pam Matew is a Latina film director & producer and has been a filmmaker for over 15 years. She is in post production on her 11th short film and in pre-production on her 12th short film. Pam is also set to direct her first women-led action, sci-fi feature film in mid 2023.
Head of Business Development
Mary McHenry
Mary McHenry is an executive at Natasha Rothwell’s Big Hattie productions working across both film and television. She is committed to uplifting and supporting multicultural talent both on and off-screen.
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Head of Programming
Sabrina Ortiz
Sabrina Ortiz, originally from Boston, MA, and currently based in LA, is a Colombian and Venezuelan multidisciplinary artist, photographer, director and producer. She graduated from Emerson College in 2019 and has since gained 5+ years of experience working in fashion, entertainment PR, talent management and film/tv development at several companies including HBO, Lionsgate, and currently Lucasfilm. In her current PR role at Lucasfilm, she’s helped strengthen fan engagement by leading and implementing DEI efforts that identify and cultivate new multicultural voices and tastemakers. Sabrina also serves as executive producer of iridescent, a creative studio and artist-driven production company that specializes in creating bold, boundary-pushing scripted and unscripted content that showcases the voices and visions of emerging artists, filmmakers, designers and brands.
Head of Digital Strategy
Julia Hess
Julia Hess is a director and producer in the narrative short film and documentary world. She’s focused on normalizing diversity on screen and telling authentic stories that spotlight communities left out of mainstream Hollywood. A Boston University graduate and a proud MAIP (Multicultural Advertising Internship Program) alum, Julia has worked as a COVID PA and Set PA, as well as an Associate Producer for Eater.com.