Panel 1A- The Profession of Producing

 Lindsey Sandrin- Lindsey grew up on the commercial sets of Florida Film & Tape and Mike Fuller Group. Her experiences on sets led her to her current position the Director of the Orlando Film Commission and Director of Events for the Orlando Economic Partnership. As Director of the Orlando Film Commission, Lindsey markets the Orlando region to new productions, oversees all permitting for the four county Orlando region, and works with her team to ensure all productions that come to the region find appropriate filming locations, crew and support services during their time in Orlando. In the past two years, Lindsey’s work has contributed to landing two high-profile episodic series: David Makes Man for the Oprah Winfrey Network and The Right Stuff for the National Geographic Channel.

Meagen Gibson- Meagen is an award winning journalist, television producer, and director. She has produced films, commercials and major broadcast network television, including Emmy winning programs The Voice and Who Do You Think You Are? with Shed Media, Mark Burnett Productions, One Three Media, Pilgrim Films and Television, and The Institute. Meagen teaches Media Entrepreneurship Full Sail University. Her three part docu-series How I Created A Cult comes out worldwide in 2020. 

Donyelle Marshall- Donyelle is a seasoned Government Relations and Institutional Affairs professional with a focus on the arts, arts education, entertainment finance, community outreach, and tax and business incentives.   

Since 2014, Marshall has overseen administration of the Florida Entertainment Sales Tax Exemption Program for the Florida Office of Film and Entertainment in Tallahassee, Florida. She is also the point of contact for LATAM television networks and production companies regarding Florida taxes and business incentives, business expansion, labor issues and legislative bills. Prior to its sunset, Marshall managed the due diligence of the legal and financial obligations of the $296 million tax credit incentives fund.  

During her tenure at the Florida Film Office, she has successfully marketed over 37 business loans, tax credit programs and incentives available to Florida businesses. Marshall has also developed strategic partnerships with the Big 6 Media tax and finance departments, film commissions, and county economic and development councils to fuel job growth. 

Prior to joining the Florida Film Office, Marshall worked for The John F. Kennedy Center for The Performing Arts from 2007 to 2010 as Assistant to the Vice President of Institutional Affairs. In this role, Marshall coordinated research for the office that oversaw the governance of the Center’s board of trustees, management of government affairs, diplomatic relations and protocol. 

Marshall has held other positions in television and film production and was an exhibition specialist at The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.   

Marshall holds an Associate of Applied Science in Advertising and Communications from the Fashion Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Science in English from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and speaks Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese. 

Nadia Barbarossa- With over fifteen years of experience producing and consulting, Nadia Barbarossa has been an advisor to key industry players, including the Puerto Rico Film Commission & Corporation. She oversaw more than $122 million in tax credit certifications provided by the Government of Puerto Rico, that included Universal Pictures’ Fast Five, Disney’s Teen Beach High School Musical, Johnny Depp’s The Rum Diary and Warner Bros’ The Losers. She developed and led marketing campaigns to promote and position Puerto Rico within the top US film destinations. She directed Puerto Rico’s participation in the Cannes Film Festival & Market, American Film Market and Berlin Film Festival & Market.

Coming from within the industry, she has experienced every angle of the film production scene. Some of Barbarossa’s producing credits are the films Midnight Sun, Mothers of Our Land, Our Island Our Enchantment, Cuba and PR Are, Lucia, Ignacio and other stories, Juan Meléndez 6446, and Vietnam Diary, and the short films Worldwater Puerto Rico, about water and renewable energy after Hurricane Maria in PR, and Four Keys, about immigrants fleeing the US on foot, through Canada. As a production incentive consultant, she has handled several projects shot in Puerto Rico, including Netflix’s Spike Lee series She’s Gotta Have It, among many other features, commercials and music videos.  Her earlier career includes production coordinating the series Mission Rescue for National Geographic Television and Film in Washington D.C. 

Moderator and Contributor- Jennelle Jordan- Jennelle has been working in the entertainment industry for over 16 years, producing 244 episodes of the critically acclaimed television series Forensic Files. She also has extensive experience in the commercial genre, working with diverse clients to evolve and grow both their business and brand. Working on a wide range of projects, from television, commercials, corporate, music, and web videos, to production and on-site management of live events, Jennelle's talents lie in organization and planning, getting to know the intricacies of each different production and personnel she works with. 

 Recently Jennelle helped to develop the production management offering at ProductionHUB.com, providing concierge crewing services to the many different clients and vendors who utilize the site on a daily basis.