In addition to our regular faculty of entertainment professionals, the Career Development Office frequently brings outside entertainment professionals to the campus as part of our Hollywood Insider series, providing our students with direct, major industry access. The guest speakers give insights and advice to our students on a range of subjects such as job search, career selection, internships, entrée program application, agent selection, screenplay development and more. A few of our recent visitors who have shared their insights with CCH students include:
- Adele Scheele, Ph.D., Career Life Strategist and best-selling author (Launch Your Career in College)
- Adrienne Biddle, Senior VP of Production, Rogue Pictures
- Allen Macdonald, Writer, Executive Story Editor (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation)
- Antwone Fisher, Writer (The Antwone Fisher Story)
- Christian Epps, Lighting Designer
- Daniel Petrie, Jr., Writer (Beverly Hills Cop, Toy Soldiers, Turner & Hooch), Producer (The Big Easy, The 6th Day) and former president, Writer’s Guild of America - West
- David Goldman, Founder, The Comedy Time Network
- Dionna Muldrow, Internship Coordinator, NBC Universal
- Donna Michelle Anderson, Reality Television Producer (Big Brother, Classmates, Star Search), Author (The Nine Essential Elements of a Sellable Screenplay) and Development Executive, Black Entertainment Television
- Fern Champion, Casting Director
- Frank Bennett Gonzalez, Director of Talent & Diversity, Disney/ABC Television Group
- Jean Hester, Executive Director, ABC Production Associates Program
- Jenny Snyder, Co-Executive Producer (90210)
- Jeremy McGovern, CCH Alumni and Co-Founder of Mattoid Entertainment
- John Badham, Veteran Director of episodic television (The Event, Psych, Criminal Minds, Trauma, Heroes) and film (Saturday Night Fever)
- John Follmer, Executive Producer of Visual Effects (The Batman Series of Films)
- Justin Chambers, CCH Alumni and President of Crevice Entertainment Company
- Marilu Henner, Actress/Author/Producer
- Mark Tillman, Casting Director
- Michael Flanagan, Author (Hollywood Jobs)
- Nancy Robinson, Manager of Education Programs for the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation
- Ramses Ishak, Sr. VP, The William Morris Endeavor Talent Agency
- Robert Townsend, Writer/Director/Actor
- Rocky Lang, Author (How To Get Arrested In Hollywood)
- Steve de Jarnatt, Veteran TV Director (The X-Files, ER, Nash Bridges)
- Steven Cohen, Vice President of Post Production, Ascent Media
- Steve Rifkin, Editor (Avatar, Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy, Stealth, Ali, My Cousin Vinny, Robin Hood)
- Todd Robinson, Writer (Lonely Hearts)
