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Mark Saylor, Board Member
Mark Saylor, President of Saylor Company, has represented a wide range of high-profile companies, countries and individuals and is known for his extensive media relationships. A former senior editor at The Los Angeles Times, where he oversaw Pulitzer Prize-winning financial coverage, Saylor was a member of Sitrick And Company before founding his own firm. As Senior Vice President in charge of publishing for Key3Media Events, producer of the world's largest technology trade events, Saylor created BioSecurity 2002, an event for professionals dealing with the threat of bioterrorism.

During his decades-long career at The Los Angeles Times, Saylor served as Senior Business Editor for Technology and Entertainment, California Politics Editor, and City Editor for the Times' San Diego edition. He taught journalism at the University of Southern California and the American Press Institute, and was a member of two Pulitzer Prize-winning teams that covered the Los Angeles riots and the Northridge earthquake. He also worked as an editor and reporter at The San Jose Mercury News and at the Arkansas Democrat. He is a graduate of Harvard College.


Dana Walden, Executive Director of The Dream Project
Prior to his current position he was co-owner of Laurel Canyon Animal Company(LCAC) and still is a principal Producer and founder of Enlightened Innertainment (EI). LCAC is a record label that specializes in fund raising for animal rescue organizations and student awareness programs in middle schools. EI creates media that educates and entertains. Mr. Walden has experience working within the non-profit model as well as hands on in the classroom. He has created media (visual and audio) products and projects that have reached millions of people worldwide. Mr. Walden specializes in managing the visionary and creating programs that can be sustainably actualized.


Curt Hessler, Board Member
Mr. Hessler is an attorney and former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy; Executive Director of President Carter's Economic Policy Group; and Assocaite Director of the President's Office of Management and Budget. In addition he has over two decades experience at the CEO/Board-level leadership in the media and IT industries and is a Professor at the UCLA School of Law with extensive experience in finance, strategic development, and law.

Julie Stern
Julie Stern joined OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network as Senior Vice President, Production, in 2010. Ms. Stern is responsible for the oversight of the network's production in daytime and primetime series, specials and documentaries.

Ms. Stern, a highly seasoned Producer, brings an impressive range of experience to OWN, having worked with almost every major broadcast and cable network. Her record of successes in a wide variety of genres along with her reputation for production strategies and strength of character makes Ms. Stern a perfect fit for Oprah's new Network. Most recently, Ms. Stern served as Vice President, Production for Lifetime Entertainment, where she was responsible for oversight of all unscripted programming, including the Emmy Award winning hit reality series, Project Runway. Other credits include: numerous nationally televised live events, such as the Primetime Emmy Awards, MTV Video Music Awards and the People's Choice Awards; the Emmy Award winning series Win Ben Stein's Money; and a successful six year tenure at Buena Vista Productions/The Walt Disney Company as the Executive in Charge of Productions. Ms. Stern's involvement in the non-profit community includes producing and directing high-profile charity events for organizations such as Aids Project LA and the Lupus Foundation. Currently, Ms. Stern holds membership in the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Producer's Guild of America, and is a member of the Board of Directors for the Celerity Educational Group Charter Schools.

DeWayne Davis
Holds a Doctorate in Educational Leadership, a California Administrative Services Credential as well as a California Teaching Credential.  He is currently the Principal at Audubon Middle School.  Audubon Middle School is located within the target are of Celerity Cardinal Charter School and Principal Davis has years of experience leading staff in working with our target demographics.