Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles Program Faculty

Ellen Gurney
Part Time Faculty (2009)

Ellen was a Disney development executive for 13 years, working in series development, current programming, television specials, and both theatrical and direct-to-video films. She headed the creative affairs group of DisneyToon Studios as Senior Vice President until 2006, when she left the company to immerse herself full time in screenwriting and story consulting. She is known as a mentor for her keen ability to produce successful results in concept creation, pitches and scripts.


Faculty

Jim Lane, Executive Director

Charanne Clarke, Part Time Faculty

Marie Colabelli, Part Time Faculty

Kay Cole, Part Time Faculty

Scott Cooper, Part Time Faculty

Debra Epstein, Part Time Faculty

Ellen Gurney, Part Time Faculty

Julie Karickhoff, Part Time Faculty


Brad Lemack, Part Time Faculty

Paul Mandelbaum, Part Time Faculty

Jeffrey Omari, Part Time Faculty

Peter Schink, Part Time Faculty

Jennifer Vandever, Part Time Faculty

Joseph Walker, Part Time Faculty

Laurel Westrup, Part Time Faculty

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