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
Working primarily with the nonprofit arm of the Center for Scholars & Storytellers at UCLA, aimed at enhancing adolescent (ages 10-25) well-being through the power of media
Founder & CEO
Director of Marketing & Communications
Director of Talent & Operations
Development & Marketing Manager
Chief Financial Officer
Attorney
Graphic Designer
Executive Assistant
Research Manager
Youth Engagement Manager
Director of Research
Project Manager
Client Team
Our client team works primarily with our for-profit, mission aligned organization CSS Insights. These team members run our DEIA Media Impact workshops and consult for brands on content that is for audiences under 10 years.
Workshops Director
Senior Researcher
Research Associate
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
Attorney & Consultant
Professor, UCLA School of Theater, Film & Television
President, A Very Good Production
Writer, Producer - Kids & Family
Founder & CEO, The Gotham Group
Impact Producer & Founder, Joy Coalition
Lynnette Ramirez
Advisor for Strategic Initiatives; Systems Design Expert for Gov., Investors, & Philanthropy
CEO, MAD COOL COMPANY
Director, Center on Media & Human Development, Northwestern
Non-Profit Administration, Legal
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.