Meet the Team

CSS is proud to work with a passionate and diverse group of staff, fellows, interns, advisory council members, and collaborators with experience and expertise in media creation, research, consulting, and advocacy. Since our inception, diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility has been at the forefront of everything we do. 42% of our current staff are BIPOC and 33% are LGBTQIA. Scroll through the below lists to learn more about the people working with CSS.

for art, science, and youth well-being

People with Passion

Staff

Founder & CEO

Alisha J. Hines Director of Research UCLA Center for Scholars and Storytellers
Annie Meyers Director of Talent and Operations Center for Scholars and Storytellers

Director of Talent & Operations

Youth Engagement Manager

Director of Research

Project Manager

Haidy Mendez Marketing and Develpoment Manager UCLA Center for Scholars and Storytellers

Marketing & Development Manager

Entertainment Partnerships + Advocacy Manager

Senior Researcher

Board of Directors

Creator & Host, Teenager Therapy Podcast

President and Chief Academic Officer, NROC Project

Founder & President, Red House Entertainment

Executive & Professor, UCLA Anderson School of Management

Executive Producer, Netflix - Kids & Family

Actress & Social Justice Advocate

Advisory Council

Professor, Communication, University of San Diego

Principal, The Palo Alto Learning Group

Co-Chairperson, HYFLA, Co-Founder, SPA 4 YASC

Non-Profit Leader, Strategist & Storyteller

Founder & CEO, The Gotham Group

Impact Producer & Founder, Joy Coalition

Attorney & Consultant

Professor, UCLA School of Theater, Film & Television

President, A Very Good Production

Writer, Producer - Kids & Family

Non-Profit Administration, Legal

Lynnette Ramirez

Advisor for Strategic Initiatives; Systems Design Expert for Gov., Investors, & Philanthropy

CEO, MAD COOL COMPANY

Director, Center on Media & Human Development, Northwestern

Collaborators

Below you can learn more about our collaborators (over 100 subject matter experts who work with CSS to share their research). You can search for a specific person.