Meet Our Team
Mia Riverton Alpert AB '99
Adam Fratto AB '90
Allison Kiessling Ed.M. '05
Board Members
Founder
Mia Riverton Alpert
AB '99
Mia Riverton grew up in Indianapolis. An avid actress, singer, pianist and dancer since age four, Mia juggled artistic and academic pursuits throughout her school years.
Board Member
Gerry graduated cum laude from both Phillips Andover Academy and Harvard, and received his J.D. and M.B.A., simultaneously, from UCLA.
Founder
Stacy Cohen
AB '89
Stacy is a film industry veteran who held multiple senior executive positions at studio-based production companies, and developed and produced many feature films.
Founder
Adam Fratto is a seasoned creative executive and executive producer with proven track records in development & programming, production, and strategy.
President
Allison is a screenwriter working in both TV and features. She sold her first pilot, a half-hour comedy, to ABC in 2014 and later developed the show at TV Land. She is currently working with ABC Studios on a new pilot.
Treasurer
Gene Pao
MBA '97
Gene is leading a new initiative for Harvardwood entitled Social Impact Entertainment, which focuses on developing film and television programs that intend to have social impact next to great entertainment value.
Board Member
Andrew Coles
AB '09
Andrew C. Coles is an activist, manager, producer, curator + DJ - he currently serves as the Founder & CEO of The Mission Entertainment.
Board Member
Jonathan Eirich
AB '03
Jonathan is President of Film for Rideback. In his three-plus years at the company, he has overseen production for live-action films such as ALADDIN, DEATH NOTE and THE POPE, directed by Fernando Meirelles.
Board Member
Naomi Funabashi
AB '12
Born in Phoenix, AZ and raised by immigrant parents from China and Japan, Naomi has always been drawn to stories that celebrate and examine identity, multiculturalism, and diversity.
Board Member
Kenneth Williams
AB '78
Ken is a longtime entertainment and media professional including an almost 20-year career at Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures, where he founded the Digital Studios Division and co-founded Sony Pictures Imageworks.
Board Member
Zadoc Angell
AB '03
Zadoc Angell began his career as a TV Literary Agent at Paradigm, where he worked for seven years. Transitioning to TV Literary Management in 2010, Zadoc joined forces with manager Dave Brown and grew a team of literary managers which they brought with them to Echo Lake in 2013.
Board Member
Mark Goffman
KSG '94
Mark Goffman is a producer and writer in Los Angeles. In 2018 - 2019, he is working as an executive producer for the Netflix series, The Umbrella Academy. Prior to The Umbrella Academy, Goffman executive produced and was the showrunner for Bull, on CBS.
Board Member
Jeff Melvoin
AB '75
Emmy-award winner Jeff Melvoin has worked on over a dozen one-hour television series. His awards include an Emmy, two Golden Globes, a Television Critics Association award, a Peoples’ Choice award, and a Mystery Writers of America award.
Vice President
Diane Nabatoff
HBS '82
Since founding Tiara Blu Films, Diane has produced, among many, Take The Lead, (New Line) starring Antonio Banderas and Narc, (Paramount) written and directed by Joe Carnahan, starring Ray Liotta and Jason Patric.
Board Member
Patric Verrone
AB '81
He has been a television writer and producer for nearly 20 years and his credits include The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Larry Sanders Show, The Critic, Pinky and the Brain, Rugrats, Muppets Tonight, Futurama, and The Simpsons.
Board Member
Nicky Weinstock
AB '91
Nicky Weinstock is the founder and president of Invention Studios, an independent production company developing a wide range of features and television shows. Most recently Weinstock produced the hit Netflix movies Alex Strangelove and The Package.