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Academy Board of Governors 2023-2024 Officers Elected LOS ANGELES, CA – WEBWIRE – Thursday, August 3, 2023 Producer Janet Yang was re-elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences by the organizations Board of Governors. Also elected to officer positions by the Board: Bonnie Arnold, Vice President (chair, Membership Committee) Howard Berger, Vice President (chair, Museum Committee) Brooke Breton, Vice President (chair, Education and Outreach Committee) Tom Duffield, Vice President/Treasurer (chair, Finance Committee) DeVon Franklin, Vice President (chair, Equity and Inclusion Committee) Lynette Howell Taylor, Vice President (chair, Awards Committee) Howard A. Rodman, Vice President/Secretary (chair, Governance ... Read more

Academy Board of Governors 2022-2023 Officers Elected WEBWIRE – Thursday, August 4, 2022 Producer Janet Yang was elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences by the organization’s Board of Governors. “Janet is a tremendously dedicated and strategic leader who has an incredible record of service at the Academy.  She has been instrumental in launching and elevating several Academy initiatives on membership recruitment, governance, and equity, diversity, and inclusion,” noted Academy CEO Bill Kramer.  “I am thrilled that she is taking on the esteemed role of Academy President and look forward to working ... Read more

WEBWIRE – Thursday, June 23, 2022 Janet Hasselbring wears a slew of accolades around her neck, acknowledging her talent as a writer and putting a price on her work. She finds solace in writing poetry, essays, and short tales to express herself. Her essays and tales have received several local and national prizes. The most recent “If I Had a Bucket List,” a 2020 NAMPA winner, is about her trip to the Yucatan with her son and his family. She shoves off a 60-foot-high zip line, nearly drowns while snorkeling at a shipwreck, and swims with Greta, the ... Read more

Book Genre: Self-help, Memoir About the Author: Janet V. Grillo was born on June 17, 1949, and lived in Wilmington, DE, until March 2014. On December 13, 2001, Janet’s husband died tragically. To this day, she does not know whether his death was a suicide, assisted suicide, suggested suicide, or murder. After his death, Janet discovered that her husband was living a double life, had numerous affairs, and was allegedly part of the Philadelphia Mafia. For 50 years, Janet worked in the jewelry industry. She owned a business for twenty-three years. As a Fine Jewelry and Diamond Broker, Janet built ... Read more