Our Founders

JESSIE NAGEL, CO-FOUNDER, HYPE

Jessie is co-founder of communications agency Hype, offering brand-strategic PR, marketing, and social media services. She sits on the West Board of the AICP and is the chair of the organization’s Care Committee, which helped establish and develop the AICP’s Sustainability Guidelines.

Photograph Kat Friis Co-founder of Green The Bid

KAT FRIIS, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, META

Kat is an Emmy Award winning producer with 20+ years experience in the advertising and marketing industry and has worked across all product segments with many leading global advertisers. She is currently an executive producer at Meta.

Photograph Julian Katz, Co-founder of Green The Bid

JULIAN KATZ, PRODUCTION STRATEGIST

Julian is an award-winning producer with 23 years’ experience at agencies such as Mother, BBDO, BBH and TBWA. Since 2019 he has worked as a Production Strategist for brands such as Meta, Airbnb and Google.

Photograph Michael Kaliski, Co-founder of Green The Bid

MICHAEL KALISKI, FOUNDER, GOOD PLANET INNOVATION

Michael is the founder of Good Planet Innovation, a leading production sustainability consulting company and B Corp, . He is also on the West Board of AICP and the AICP Workplace Safety Guidelines committee.

Our Advisory Board

Photograph Samira Ansari Green The Bid Advisory Board Member

SAMIRA ANSARI, CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER, OGILVY NY

AMITABH BHATTACHARYA, FOUNDER AND E.P., NEVERENDING STORY

LAURA BUSINO, HEAD OF CONTENT PRODUCTION, MCGARRAH JESSEE

YVETTE COBARRUBIAS, CO-FOUNDER, COSMO STREET

ANDREW COLON, COO, SMUGGLER

ANTOINETTE DE LISSER, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT

TRICIA DUFFY, FOUNDER, LILY GREY

JO FENN, PROJECT DIRECTOR, ADGREEN

JEMMA GOULD, ESG & COMMUNICATIONS, IPG

VICTORIA HARVEY, SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTOR, CLIMA & FILM LOCKER

OSEI KAKARI, FOUNDER, CONTRAST EYE

GABI KAY, FORMER CO-FOUNDER, GREEN THE BID

FIONA KING, GLOBAL DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION, SWEETSHOP

ARI KUSCHNIR, FOUNDER, M SS NG P ECES

TAMIKA LAMISON, WRITER, DIRECTOR, PRODUCER, & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CDDP

ARIEL LEON ISACOVITCH, FOUNDER, ROOTS PRODUCTION SERVICE

DANIEL MARIN, PRESIDENT, OAK LEAF PRODUCTIONS

LISA MEHLING, OWNER, CHELSEA PICTURES

BECKY MORRISON, PRODUCER AND FOUNDER, THE LIGHT

BRIAN O’KELLEY, CEO & CO-FOUNDER OF SCOPE3

ALISON PEPPER, EVP, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS & SUSTAINABILITY, 4A's

GLORIA PITAGORSKY, PARTNER, HEARD CITY

EMILY PLUNKETT FLEISCHER, OWNER, MAIDSTONE FILMS

CAROL POCK, SUSTAINABILITY KNOWLEDGE LEAD, APR

JUSTIN POLLOCK, SENIOR EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, PARK PICTURES

MIRANDA ROMERO, FOUNDER, BROTES

SHELBY ROSS, FOUNDER, GROUP THERAPY FILMS

CARLY STONE, EP, CO-FOUNDER, MADAM FILMS

KATIE WHITE, ACCOUNT DIRECTOR, THE MARTIN AGENCY

KRISTIN WILCHA, VP, OPERATIONS/CHIEF OF STAFF, AICP

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ANDREA BAKACS, SENIOR ART PRODUCER, WIEDEN+KENNEDY PORTLAND

LEAH BERNTHAL, FOUNDER, EVERY PURPOSE

PAMALA BUZICK, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR , FREE THE WORK

SEAN FRENCH, COO & MANAGING PARTNER, VERSATILE STUDIOS

BONNIE GOLDFARB, CO-FOUNDER, HARVEST