ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

A program like A.M.P. can’t exist if you don’t have a community that believes changing our industry to be more equitable and inclusive is important work. We have to thank our Apostrophe artists that not only hold space for the program but celebrate the work that we do to make our industry more inclusive. Additionally, we want to acknowledge our industry friends who helped to make this program a reality:

Thank you to our internal A-Team members who teach the classes and also act as mentors - Kate Davis, Kelly Montez, Ashley Mungo, Darnell Scott, Mia Penaloza, Jennifer Perlmutter, Lauren Wax, Julia Heckler-MacGuire, Michele Hung and Stacey Fair. Despite the demands of your busy schedules, your commitment to executing the AMP program has been pivotal in making it a success.

Additional thanks to Apostrophe photographer, Andre L. Perry, who taught a special session of A.M.P., generously sharing his wisdom and secrets to success as a creative in an always shifting industry. You've enlightened and inspired the mentees in every way imaginable.

Special thanks to Jen Jenkins (Founder/ Company Director at Giant Artists), Heather Elder (Owner, Heather Elder Represents) and Tracey Quigley (Senior Photo Rep at DSReps) for sharing their journeys as reps and invaluable insight about working within this industry.

Thank you to Weena De Vera (Senior Art Producer at RPA), Emma Bracy (Associate Creative Director at Bose), and Sharon Mendelow (Freelance Executive Producer) for generously giving your time and hosting a virtual roundtable to share an art producer’s perspective with our mentees.

Special thanks to BlinkBid for generously giving our mentees a 2-year subscription to their bidding software to help them master the art of estimating and invoicing clients.

Additional thanks to the following clients who joined us for portfolio reviews and gave their critique and perspective on the mentees work:

Sari Rowe
Emily Green
Kate Queen
Rosey Lakos
Weena De Vera
LeMai Le
Michael Baca
Hannah Arrigoni
Samantha Jaffoni
Camille Westerberg
Alexander Payson
Lindsey Wilson
Lia Hanson
Mariel Osborn
Jen Lamping
Art Kaligos
Noah Stanick
Sarah Barkley-Porter
Amanda Villalobos

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