Kari
Sean Presant is an Emmy nominated and NAACP Image Award winning writer, producer, director, and showrunner whose work has taken him repeatedly around the globe, writing about everything from European Nazi occupations to penguin inventory in Antarctica. His first film, SUBURBAN MONOGAMY, won the Art Institute of Chicago's award for Best Independent Film Comedy, played Cannes, South by Southwest, and Deauville, and sold to Canal Plus. Writing and producing credits since include ALMOST PARADISE, INSTANT MOM (TVLand), WIPEOUT (ABC), HAPPILY DIVORCED (TVLand), THE WAYNE BRADY SHOW (ABC), PLANET SHEEN (Nickelodeon), TAB TIME (YouTube Kids) and the Dean Devlin sci-fi film THE DEAL.
As VP of Moonladder, Tone oversees Development and Production of FableVision Studio’s original animated and live-action broadcast properties. He has acted in the role of Writer, Director, Showrunner and Executive Producer on several long and short form projects for Aardman Animation, Sesame Studios, The Dodo, SuperProd, The Boston Pops, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, SpinMaster, and Guru Studios. Tone was Showrunner/Executive Producer of SpinMaster’s hit preschool series SAGO MINI FRIENDS
Maiya Williams grew up in New Haven, Connecticut and Berkeley, California. She was the first black writer on the Harvard Lampoon and served as Vice President under Conan O'Brien's presidency. After graduating with honors she embarked on a writing career in Hollywood and has been writing and producing television shows ever since. Her more well known work has appeared on FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR, MAD-TV, RUGRATS, FUTURAMA, and THE HAUNTED HATHAWAYS. She is also a writer of novels for middle-grade readers, and has five published novels. Maiya is currently in the process of earning a Masters degree in African American Studies at UCLA. In her free time, Maiya is a mentor at Write Girl, plays piano and harp, and hikes in the Santa Monica mountains. She is married to fellow TV writer-producer Patric Verrone, they have three lovely adult children and live with their very stubborn chow-husky, Leo. 
On Wednesday, September 27, alumni around the world will come together to welcome members of the Class of 2023 to their new cities! Harvard alumni who graduated between 2013 and 2023, from the College or any of the graduate schools, are invited to participate.
Whether you are new to the area or have called it home for years, the Harvard community is your community—so we hope you will join us on September 27! Register with your LinkedIn profile or other social media accounts to see who's coming and connect with others before, during, and after the event.
Shared Interest Group Contacts:
Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs, Felix Bustos ALM20
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Harvard Alumni for Mental Health
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Harvard Asian American Alumni Alliance (H4A), Peter Shimamoto JD '85
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Harvard Christian Alumni Society
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Harvardwood
Harvard Latino Alumni Alliance, Dr. Gus Frias
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Harvard Black Alumni Society, Maiya Williams Verrone
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More info and register HERE.
