Mary Cunningham

Direct talent: Beau Willimon (Creator, House of Cards); David Hudgins (Showrunner: Parenthood, Friday Night Lights); Kyle Killen (Creator: Awake, Lone Star); KaDee Strickland (Actor: Shut Eye). Manage details and deliverables between all parties: client, production company, talent and venue.

Pre-production: Coordinate all rehearsal details on multiple dates and main point of contact for cast and crew. Create call sheet. Engage vendors for equipment rentals and COI. Track costs against budget. Production: Oversee facilities and technical details of shoot (equipment, cast and crew, craft services, locations). Post-production: Budget/expense reconciliation. Cast and crew payments, vendor payments. Tax docs (W9). Execute next steps for editing and project marketing.

- Production design and planning for ABC TV (national) presence at City of Houston’s 4th of July celebration. - All logistics, sourcing and timelines: vendors, city, brand ambassadors and 1,900 guests. - Create engaging branded environment for almost 2,000 visitors/consumers in promotion of ABC's new fall primetime shows.

Research and write informative and entertaining content for corporate client.

- Co-produce R3, Prevention’s annual, national 2-day wellness summit for 1,000 attendees on January 15-16, 2016. - Talent: Personally responsible for sourcing talent for cooking stage, including Top Chef Master Monica Pope, Chad Sarno. - Produce Live cooking stage: all aspects of cooking demos: schedule, sponsors, A/V, food ingredients, recipes for tasting, sourcing kitchen tools and appliances. - Sponsorship: Manage Sprouts Farmer’s Markets sponsorship, plus detailed planning and execution for overall summit.

- Oversee multiple events within the 2,500-person festival. - Act in real time to address changing needs from sponsors, celebrity talent, and festival guests. - Responsibilities include: venue and vendor coordination; managing sponsor deliverables, signage and décor, overall event supervision, celebrity liaison and crowd management for Opening Night Reception, Closing Night Party, Industry Reception, Community Screenings, and Press and Sponsor Lounges.

Relationship Creator/Manager: - Created relationships for Nokia with music trade organizations at high profile events. Sponsored Content Business Development: - Made deals with major record labels and top artists to put popular music and videos from on Nokia devices.

- Created partnerships with national, multi-year GRAMMY Awards telecast sponsors. - Designed year-round Academy initiatives based on partner assets. - Produced relevant, sustainable and beneficial programs for all parties. - Responsible for successful on-site brand activation and executive hospitality. - Accounts managed (with great success): Hard Rock International, Nokia, Evite/ TV Guide Network, Yahoo! Music.