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Mentor Rom Barnea
January 11, 2016

Rom Barnea

January 11, 2016

Rom Barnea is a Tel Aviv-based multidisciplinary cultural entrepreneur, filmmaker, photographer, social activist, actor and curator.

He is the co-founder and Creative Director of Pendulum, a creative agency aimed at social causes. He is also founder of Fish out of Sea – a global refugee photography initiative. Rom graduated from the Sam Spiegel Film & Television School in Jerusalem and the Hasifa School for Video-therapy.

Rom has vast experience in creating impact-driven content. His unique work method consists of working for and with vulnerable communities. He specializes in creating with refugees, people with special needs, youth-at-risk and NGO workers.

His work is directed at creating storyteller ambassadors from within the community, fostering a network of changemakers who are able to tell their own stories in a captivating, thought and emotion stirring manner.

Susan Hoenig
January 11, 2016

Susan Hoenig, Secretary

January 11, 2016

Among Hollywood’s top TV producers, Susan has produced shows for Discovery, National Geographic, Fox, ABC, NBC and CBS. She received an Emmy nomination for Undercover Boss.

January 11, 2016

Cleo Godsey

January 11, 2016

Cleo is a digital media professional currently at Salesforce, Cleo focuses on digital brand strategy with expertise in e-commerce and mobile commerce product development. She previously worked as head of EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) E-Commerce Strategic Planning for Estée Lauder Companies Europe, based in Munich, Germany. Prior to Estée Lauder, she worked for leading independent New York film distributors in the areas of sales, acquisitions and digital brand development. Cleo is a Yale and NYU graduate.

January 11, 2016

Dr. Neal Baer

January 11, 2016

Seven-time Emmy nominee Neal Baer was a writer/showrunner for ER; showrunner of the hit NBC series Law & Order: SVU for 11 seasons; and showrunner for Under the Dome for its entire run on CBS. Before his career in television, Neal was a practicing pediatrician and teacher.

Neal traveled to Mozambique in August 2007 to work with 16-year-old Alcides Soares. Our first BYkids youth filmmaker, Alcides tells his story of recreating family after having lost both of his parents to AIDS.

“Storytelling is our basic way of communicating our dreams, our hopes and our fears. Yet many stories go unheard, stories that could move us, stories that could motivate us to take action, because the poor and the disenfranchised too often do not have the technology to tell their personal tales. BYkids gives these youth a voice, by giving them a camera and a mentor. Now, through the work of BYkids, the world will get to see and hear their moving stories. What better way to share my love of storytelling than by helping young people who are aching to share their lives?”

January 10, 2016

Eduardo A. Martínez Campos

January 10, 2016

Eduardo oversees the formulation of investment strategy, advice and execution across all asset classes for Citigroup’s clients worldwide. He was previously Global Head of Emerging Markets Sales, Head of Corporate Structuring in the Emerging Markets Credit Trading Group and Global Co-Head of Emerging Markets Credit Derivatives. Eduardo graduated from Colorado College, is a Thomas J. Watson Fellow and holds an MBA from Columbia University.

Leslie DeBauge
January 8, 2016

Leslie DeBauge

January 8, 2016

Leslie is a Vice President at Goldman Sachs in Apex, the dedicated family office coverage team that delivers a broad suite of investment opportunities and services to family office clients of the firm. She focuses on the sourcing and distribution of direct, narrowly syndicated private deals, co-investment opportunities and niche funds across asset classes. Prior to joining Goldman, Leslie held various investment and advisory roles with and alongside institutions, family offices and management teams. She studied history at Harvard and worked in investment banking at Dillon Read and CIBC Oppenheimer prior to becoming an investment principal. Leslie supports non-profits in cancer research and education.

Sammy Chadwick
January 7, 2016

Samantha (Sammy) Chadwick

January 7, 2016

For over a decade Sammy has produced BYkids films representing youthful perspectives on climate change, juvenile justice and disability, in addition to various TV and theatre productions. Born and educated in the UK, she originally worked in Fashion Marketing both for UK retailers and subsequently Nike Asia Pacific in Hong Kong. She has lived in NYC for over two decades with her family and also serves as a Board member for both Spence Chapin Adoption Agency and Fabretto Children’s Foundation in Central America.

Holly Carter
January 6, 2016

Holly Carter

January 6, 2016

Holly began her career as a writer and editor at The New York Times and was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. Since then she lived in Korea as a Henry Luce scholar and print and television journalist; produced the award-winning documentary, Margaret Sanger; co-founded North Carolina’s Full Frame Festival; served as a consultant for The After-School Corporation; produced the PBS series Media Matters; and most recently was the Executive Director of The Global Film Initiative.

January 5, 2016

Ric Burns

January 5, 2016

In addition to his active role on the Board and his support of BYkids from the beginning, Ric will serve as one of the Film Mentors helping a child in another country make a film. Award-winning documentary filmmaker, best known for his groundbreaking PBS series, New York: A Documentary Film and documentaries on Eugene O’Neill, Ansel Adams and Andy Warhol.

January 4, 2016

BYkids A New PBS National Series

January 4, 2016

Public Television joins the Ford Foundation and Discovery Education as our institutional partner. FILMS BYKIDS, a new five-part documentary series narrated by Ashely Judd, will air nationally on public television stations beginning Tuesday, January 19, 2016 via the APT Exchange (check local listings). In New York, the series premieres Sundays, January 24 – February 14, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. ET on THIRTEEN.