Creative Board

The WGBH Lab Creative Board consists of:

Simon Kilmurry (POV)
Cathy R. Fischer (ITVS)
Cathy R. Fischer, senior producer for ITVS Interactive, has over 20 years of communications experience in independent film and television. She began her career as a publicity intern for maverick film director Robert Altman and ever since has been dedicated to independent storytelling in all media. She worked at HBO and on independent feature films, documentaries and shorts. Cathy currently oversees ITVS.org as well as series and companion sites for Independent Lens on PBS.org, its Inside Indies online magazine, the Independent Lens Online Shorts Festival, Global Voices and ITVS’s Electric Shadows Web-original projects.
Jacquie Jones (NBPC)
Ron Bachman (PBS World)
Denise Diianni (WGBH)
Denise DiIanni is the founding director of the WGBH Lab. She's also the Executive in Charge of Boston Media Productions, a 'GBH production unit devoted to the creation of local, regional and new media content. Denise spent many years as a documentary producer for NOVA and before that was as an independent filmmaker working in Central America and Europe.
Chris Hastings (WGBH)
In addition to his leadership in the WGBH Lab, Christopher is also the Post Production Supervisor for Boston Media Productions. Chris' background in public media includes a stint on the children's television show ZOOM and various projects with WGBH's Educational Productions. His roots in media began in Washington, DC where he was the Associate Producer for Black Entertainment Television's BET Tonight with Tavis Smiley. Chris is a graduate of Kutztown State University in Pennsylvania and holds a master's degree in Film from American University in Washington DC.