by Melanie Wallace | Jun 19, 2024
On the strength of 25 years experience as Senior Series Producer for PBS’s science series NOVA , Melanie Wallace announces the launch of Melanie Wallace Media Strategies LLC. A global media strategist, Wallace connects broadcast and cross platform storytellers with financial support and distribution opportunities. She guides programming ideas from concept development to funding and on to successful global distribution.
Wallace brings rare insight into all aspects of factual programming, including content development, talent acquisition and complex business deals. She refined her skills working with commercial and public broadcasters, foundations and government agencies. She’s brokered deals with the BBC, ARTE, NHK and CCTV along with pan-Asian production and multi-partnered international co-productions. Her content expertise includes climate science, STEM education, the role of diverse voices in documentaries, and the evolving media marketplace.
In a recent notable success, Wallace brought Earth Emergency, a PBS documentary to the 2021 UN Climate Conference, COP 26, and to the attention of King Charles III. New projects include BrainStorm a mental health documentary; Never Let Anyone Steal Your Dreams: The Sammy Nestico Story and Imagining a Better World, the life of art therapist and Holocaust survivor Nelly Toll.
Her work has received recognition from the News and Documentary Emmys, Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards and George Foster Peabody Awards. She is a member of the International Documentary Association, the World Congress of Science and Factual Producers and has juried for the News and Documentary Emmys, the Duponts and the World Congress of Science and Factual Producers.
by Temitope Fapohunda M.D., FACOG | Jun 19, 2024
Dr. Temitope Fapohunda received her M.D. at the Medical College of Georgia, she completed her Internship and a Residency in Ob-Gyn at the University of Tennessee. She is CEO and Co-founder at Every Woman’s OB-GYN, located at 119 North Park Trail, in Stockbridge, Georgia. Dr. Fapohunda is Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Board Member of Various Board and Committees. She is a Fellow American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology and was named Who’s Who Among American Women. Dr. Fapohunda enjoys giving back to her community by helping feed the hungry and providing medical care to the underserved. She regularly does medical, mission trips to provide care to underserved and needy people in third world countries. Her free time is spent with her children and family.
by Colleen de la Torre | Jun 19, 2024
Colleen de la Torre received a B.S. in Marketing Graphic Design from the University of California and Santa Cruz. She is Owner, Graphic Designer and Entrepreneur at Shanti Art Design. She specializes in Graphic Arts for high tech companies and design agencies, developing innovative solutions, managing projects through the entire life cycle from concept utilization through design execution and final delivery, Her versatile skill set, imaginative creative concepts and uncompromising commitment to quality infuse each project with her unique artistic spark and that’s what keeps Shanti Art Design’s work fresh hand appealing, high end gifts for executives and event planning. In 2019 Colleen was voted ‘Best of Promotional Products’ category from Union City, California. She is a member of the ASI. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, kayaking and is a yoga teacher.
by Colleen de la Torre | Jun 19, 2024
Colleen de la Torre received a B.S. in Marketing Graphic Design from the University of California and Santa Cruz. She is Owner, Graphic Designer and Entrepreneur at Shanti Art Design. She specializes in Graphic Arts for high tech companies and design agencies, developing innovative solutions, managing projects through the entire life cycle from concept utilization through design execution and final delivery, Her versatile skill set, imaginative creative concepts and uncompromising commitment to quality infuse each project with her unique artistic spark and that’s what keeps Shanti Art Design’s work fresh hand appealing, high end gifts for executives and event planning. In 2019 Colleen was voted ‘Best of Promotional Products’ category from Union City, California. She is a member of the ASI. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, kayaking and is a yoga teacher.
by Ferre Akbarpour M.D., FACIT | Jun 19, 2024
Dr. Ferre Akbarpour M.D., FACIP, earned her medical degree at Pavlavi University in Shiraz, Iran and her Fellowship was completed at the American College of International Physicians. She is CEO, Chief Medical Officer and Founder of the Orange County Immune Institute, located at 18800 Delaware Street, Suite 900, in Huntington Beach, California. She is an expert in the field of anti-aging and immune system for the past 40 years. Dr. Akbarpour is a well- known International Speaker, she educates other physicians and educates through her international television show for 2 hours every Thursday. She approaches cancer with proven non-toxic natural immune boosting therapies. Dr. Akbarpour has numerous publications in influential periodicals, dozens of international conferences, and presentations. She is an FDA Investigator, Director of a pharmaceutical company, and Researcher at the University of California, Irvine.
