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HOME > About > Board of Directors ASIFA-Hollywood Board of Directors PRESIDENT — Frank Gladstone VICE PRESIDENT —Jerry Beck TREASURER — Jeff Wike SECRETARY — William C. Turner Bill used the networking opportunities of ASIFA-Hollywood to land a job in animation in 1993, first as a runner, but soon moving into production as a coordinator, technical director and production manager. He has been happily and steadily employed by Walt Disney Television Animation since 1998. David Derks
Tom became a member of the ASIFA/Hollwood board of directors in 1989, and was elected it's vice president in 1992. He began by creating the ASIFA Evenings With series, where he interviewed past masters like Joe Grant. Dave Tendlar, Bill Melendez, and Maurice Noble. In 1990 he headed the creation of a 100th Birthday Banquet for Betty Boop creator Grim Natwick. This became a gathering of the legendary animation artists from Hollywood's Golden Era. Tom Sito also started the Afternoon of Remembrance for the community to say goodbye to their departed colleagues, which has become an annual ToonTown tradition. He is a member of the SIGGRAPH Historical Committee, WIA, The National Cartoonist Society, and a founding member of ASIFA/Hollywood's Animation Educators Forum. In 2010 Tom was awarded the June Foray Award for a lifetime of service to the animation community. Danny Young Jamie Kezlarian Bolio In her transition to computer animation, she has also provided work for commercial, television and visual effects in feature film. Additionally, Jamie has worked on several features abroad, most recently, Sylvain Chomet's Oscar-nominated film, THE ILLUSIONIST. Jamie has found herself accessible to extraordinary independent films, filmmakers and international talent. She strives to unearth and introduce more great projects and artists to the animation community at large. Jamie is currently employed as a CG Character Animator at a Los Angeles-based studio. Dori Littell-Herrick B. Paul Husband — General Counsel |
Frank Gladstone has been working as a professional animator, producer, director, writer
and teacher for nearly 40 years. From 1973 to 1989, he managed his own Emmy awardwinning
studio, Persistence of Vision, producing commercials and educational films, and
has since held management positions for Disney, Warner Brothers and DreamWorks,
among others. He is currently the CEO of his own company, Gladstone Film, consulting
on animation, filmmaking skills and story structure at major studios world-wide.
Additionally, Frank continues to teach about animation, film history, production
techniques and cinematic fundamentals at studios, secondary schools, colleges and
professional guilds around North America, in Europe, Asia and the Caribbean. Frank has
served on the board of directors of ASIFA Hollywood and the Visual Effects Society.
Jerry Beck is a well known animation historian and cartoon producer. His twelve books
on the subject include The Animated Movie Guide, Looney Tunes: The Ultimate Visual
Guide and The 50 Greatest Cartoons. He is a former studio exec with Nickelodeon and
Disney, and is currently a consulting producer to Warner Bros., Universal and Disney for
their classic animation dvd compilations. Beck has programmed retrospectives for the
Annecy and Ottawa Animation Festivals, The Museum of Modern Art and the Academy
of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. He has taught animation history at NYU, SVA, the
AFI and UCLA. He is also the co-writer of the animation blog, Cartoon Brew.
Jeff is currently serving as Director of Research and
Development for Dreamworks Animation in charge of the
technology in support of previz, layout, character setup and
animation. Jeff joined DreamWorks in 1996 and has been
credited on Shrek Goes Fourth, How to Train Your Dragon,
Monsters vs. Aliens, Madagascar 2: The Crate Escape, Kung Fu
Panda, Shrek the Third, Flushed Away, Over The Hedge,
Madagascar, Shark Tale, Sinbad, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron,
The Road to El Dorado and The Prince of Egypt. Prior to
DreamWorks, he had an extensive career in technology developing software for the
department of defense, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, developing the first expert
system to fly on the Space Shuttle, and leading many R&D projects for TRW in the area
of 2D and 3D image processing, robotics and artificial intelligence. Wike received his
Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and
his Masters in Computer Engineering from the University of Southern California. He is
an active member of the VES and has been on the board of ASIFA-Hollywood for the
Bill Turner joined ASIFA-Hollywood as a student and a fan in 1978. Almost
immediately he began volunteering, helping at Annie Awards, cel sales and anywhere he
was needed. In the early 1990's Bill was asked to join the Board of Directors as Secretary
and to take control of the memberships. Since that time membership has grown from
about 800 to over 4500.
David Derks joined ASIFA-Hollywood in 2003 due to his love for animation. After seeing opportunities within the organization he volunteered wherever he could and due to his efforts, he was elected in as a member of the board and was presented with a Certificate of Merit. Currently, David is working at ABC Studios and has been involved with shows like Desperate Housewives, LOST, Alias, Grey's Anatomy, According to Jim and Jimmy Kimmel Live, as well as television miniseries like Muppets' Wizard of Oz and Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital. Additionally, David is also producing animation for an independent film that's currently in post production.
Tom Sito joined ASIFA*East in 1974, and moved over to ASIFA/Hollywood in 1982.
Tom has been an animator at most of the major studios, and his credits include classics
like WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT?, THE LITTLE MERMAID, BEAUTY AND
THE BEAST, ALADDIN, THE LION KING, SHREK and many more. Tom co-directed
OSMOSIS JONES, he is president-emeritus of The Animation Guild Local 839. He
teaches animation at USC, and as such he is a sought-after lecturer around the world. He
is the author of three books: DRAWING THE LINE: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE
ANIMATION UNIONS FROM BOSKO TO BART SIMPSONS, TIMING FOR
ANIMATION Version 2, and the animation chapter to the anthology JEWS IN
AMERICAN POPULAR CULTURE.
Danny Young joined ASIFA-Hollywood immediately after moving to Los Angeles in
2008 to pursue a career in animation. After volunteering in various capacities and
demonstrating a sincere appreciation for the organization and its intentions, Danny was
brought on to help fill a role in outreaching to the video game community. He has also
co-established and continues to co-produce the ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive
Podcast. Professionally, he has had the great opportunity to work on three feature films
at Rhythm & Hues since 2008 and is currently realizing his dreams in commercial work
at Blur Studios. ASIFA-Hollywood and projects like the Animation Archive have been
instrumental in developing and encouraging his potential and have ceaselessly offered the
inspiration and motivation to do so. He is more than happy to give back what he can.
Jamie Kezlarian Bolio has an extensive background in traditional feature animation, having spent the bulk of her career at Walt Disney Feature Animation, DreamWorks/SKG and Universal Studios Ltd (Amblimation). 
Dori Littell-Herrick is the Chair of the Department of Animation in the School of Media, Culture & Design at Woodbury University. She returned to academia in 2005 after 28 years in the animation industry as an artist, production manager and creative executive. As an animation artist, her credits include Ferngully the Last Rainforest (Kroyer Films), National Lampoon Christmas Vacation title animation (Kroyer Films), The Little Mermaid (Disney Studios) and various commercials including iconic characters such as Trix Rabbit, Keebler Elves, Tony the Tiger, Dig'm the Frog, Raid Bugs and Snap, Crackle and Pop. As a production manager, Dori worked on Eight Crazy Nights (Sony), Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (Marina Motion), Osmosis Jones (WB), Quest for Camelot (WB), Aladdin Video Game (Metrolight Studios), Beavis and Butthead (Metrolight Studios), Ren and Stimpy (Metrolight Studios). As a producer in development at Warner Bros Feature Animation, Dori managed the creative development of feature films and short projects. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Telecommunications from Indiana University and a Master of Fine Arts in Theater, Film and Television from UCLA with a concentration in animation. Currently she teaches the Junior Studio, guiding students through the collaborative process of creating a short film and taking it through production. She also co-chairs the ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Educator's Forum.
Attorney Paul Husband joined ASIFA-Hollywood as an animation fan in 1990. He
participated in presenting programs at ASIFA-Hollywood meetings and functions such as
the Animation Opportunities Expo and in the ASIFA-Hollywood portions of the World
Animation Celebrations. Inspired in his participation in the world of animation by his
association with ASIFA-Hollywood, in 1995 he co-founded AniManagement LLC, a
talent agency devoted to serving artists and writers involved in animation. He worked in
the animation field as a licensed talent agent until 2000. He continues to represent
producers, directors, artists and writers as an entertainment lawyer. He has also been
involved with the ANNIE Awards in multiple functions, including as a judge in several
categories over the years. In the early 1990s he began attending to the legal needs of
ASIFA-Hollywood as a volunteer. In 1997, he formed ASIFA-Hollywood's sister
organization, the ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Aid Foundation. He also served as a
Director of ASIFA-Hollywood from 1995 until 2000. In 1998, Mr. Husband was
honored by receiving the ASIFA-Hollywood Certificate of Merit. Paul has served
ASIFA-Hollywood as General Counsel since 2000.
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