Jerry Abercrombie is a senior level event producer and creative director with more than 25 years of experience in the entertainment/theme park industry. His credits include production designer for Mickey’s World Tour – Japan, The Sundance Film Festival 2001, The State Fair of Texas, the Town of Celebration’s Christmas Holiday Celebration, as well as the grand openings of the Marriott Orlando World Center, Sun Bank Tower, Barnett Plaza, and Olympia Place. As Manager of Art and Design for Universal Orlando, Jerry spearheaded the creative development for numerous Halloween Horror Nights and Mardi Gras celebrations, and the grand openings of Islands of Adventure, City Walk, and Portofino Bay Hotel.

Stephen Campbell has worked as a Cinematographer and Director of Photography on hundreds of productions, including commercials, feature films, music videos, television series, and documentaries. In 1987, Stephen worked with Michael Jackson on the documentary for his Bad tour. His credits also include feature films such as Passenger 57, Doc Hollywood, Rosewood, and The Waterboy. In 2003, he worked as the “A” Camera Operator and Additional Director of Photography on the Academy Award-winning Monster, and Second Unit on The Punisher. In 2004 he completed The Yellow Balloon, The Brooke Ellison Story, and was the Director and Director of Photography on Disney’s "Nemo on Ice" commercial.

John D. Maatta is the Chief Operating Officer of the CW, overseeing the network's business operations, including sales, business affairs, network distribution, legal, finance, and human resources. The CW represents the second network Maatta has been involved with from the early stages. He earned the distinction of being the WB's very first employee, and made many of its initial distribution deals. He also sits on the board of the Trader Vic's Restaurant Corporation, and is the former Chairman of the Board of that enterprise. Maatta also serves on the board of Rochester Television Ventures, LLC, and has been published in respected scholarly law journals on subjects of Hollywood and entertainment.

Wayne Morris is a producer of such films as Rush Hour, Exorcist: The Beginning, Miami Vice, Two For the Money, and Sydney White. Morris lives in Central Florida and enjoys working to bring more feature film projects to the area; more than 95 percent of the crew members who worked on Sydney White were Central Floridians.

Lee Nersesian has been involved with the Sundance Film Festival and the Sundance Filmmakers Lab for 25 years. The Filmmakers Lab is one of the Institute’s principle programs, and is designed to foster innovation in independent cinema. Over the past 20 years, Nersesian has worked with top-level creative talent like Sigourney Weaver, Quentin Tarantino, Denzel Washington, Sally Field, Ed Harris, Stanley Tucci, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Robert Redford. Currently, Nersesian is the Sundance Festival’s Digital Center Manager and Feature Film Program’s Director of Production.

Paul Sirmons is a career DGA assistant director, having worked on The Waltons, Flamingo Road, Falcon Crest, The New Leave it to Beaver, Superboy, Quantum Leap, SeaQuest DSV, and others. After co-founding SHO Entertainment, he became an indie producer / director. He directed and produced The First of May, then went on to produce several other independent productions such as Florida City, Dunsmore, and The Way Back Home. In 2005 he was appointed by Governor Jeb Bush as the Florida State Film Commissioner. He resigned the post in early 2008 to re-focus on filmmaking.