Laura Greenlee

Experience

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  Film Production Services

  Jan 1994 - Jan 2016

  Line Producer

  • Served as an effective liaison and communicator between the Directing/Producing team, Department Heads, the Studio and Crew.• Negotiated contracts with unions, municipalities and business entities that addressed the distinct requirements for each film.• Developed, implemented and managed the financial and production realities on primarily independent films, with limited fiscal resources and time schedules.• Acted as key oversight manager for up to 150 new employees on each film.• Served as key supporter for the creative vision of the Director and Producers while balancing the fiscal and legal parameters put forth by the studio.• Facilitator for the day-to-day operations in the fast paced field of film production. Show less

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  Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA)

  Jan 2012 - Apr 2018

  College Counselor

  • Developed an organized method of curriculum delivery to best serve students and families focused on the complex college prep, application, admissions, financial aid, and college readiness process. • Communicated in a diverse team structure with high school staff, college success team and higher management.• Provided a support system to over 400 students attending Universities in California and around the country to facilitate success and maintain a college retention rate of 87%.• Served as key Trainer to volunteers and mentors, essential to guiding HOLA’s college bound seniors, staying on task and meeting capacity during the busy application season.• Fostered and maintained good working relationships with a wide range of College and University Admissions Offices through on going communication with college admission representatives. Show less

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  Bard College

  Sept 2013 - Apr 2018

  Program Administrator - Master of Arts in Teaching Program

  • Administered and streamlined day-to-day office operations of Bard MAT in Los Angeles.• Provided academic advisement to prospective and current students, including student orientation and advice on policies and procedures; coordinate communication about coursework, faculty, and student. • Tracked and analysed number of workshops, learning outcomes and satisfaction survey results to evaluate quality and effectiveness of the programming outcomes.• Acted as liaison for educational placement sites assure clinical compliance and maintain partnerships. Show less

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  Art Division

  Aug 2015 - Mar 2018

  College and Career Counselor

  Forged academic and professional pipelines to higher education opportunities, jobs, job training, and internships. Provided advice to students on a range of issues, including, but not limited to, academic progress, academic program policies, career plans, accessibility, and community standards

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  Circulos - Santa Ana Unified School District

  Oct 2018 - Dec 2018

  Community Partner Artist - Filmmaker

  Worked with 9th grade HS students and teachers at Century HS to develop filmmaking and narrative storytelling curriculum in a PBL model.

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  Loyola Marymount University

  Nov 2019 - Feb 2023

  - The Head of Production coordinates all aspects of vendor relations and is responsible for maintaining the school’s facilities and equipment in peak operating condition. This position also coordinates with Film LA, the city’s filming permits office. The Head of Production works closely with the Dean, the faculty and the students to help them accomplish the curricular goals of SFTV.-Identify industry resources for students to facilitate professional engagement and pipelines to enhance individual projects while enrolled and after graduation.-Oversees the scheduling of projects, exercises comprehensive oversight of all SFTV production facilities and equipment in the Westchester and the Playa Vista campuses.-Responsible for assessing the each student production plan for feasibility, professional standard and safety and while allowing vision and story realization.-Collaboration with Faculty for better training of LMU production approval process and training-Represent LMU within motion picture and television community and at professional organizations, serve on committees as required. •Model for students, faculty and various committees industry best practices and professional application. -Work with Equity chair to continue training modules - that focus on departmental cultural shifts Show less Representative Job Duties:• Collaborated closely with leadership, faculty, industry professionals and students to accomplish the curricular goals set forth by SFTV.• Organized and provided training to ensure safe and professional use of equipment and facilities by students both on site and virtually. Reviewed scripts, monitored productions, and managed all aspects of liability exposure. • Responsible for preparing well-researched annual equipment and facilities budget requests. Constructed annual and longer-term capital plans to help inform senior leadership’s resource management decisions. Reviewed and approved expense reports and other staff operating and capital expenditures.• Modeled for students, faculty and various committees industry best practices and professional application. • Organized and maintained all documentation related to personnel records and conduct annual performance evaluations. Provided managerial oversight, hold periodic one-on-one and departmental meetings, and provided performance feedback to staff on a timely basis. Provided staff with required training, development, and performance improvement plans as needed. • Worked with Equity chair to continue training modules that focus on departmental cultural shifts. Show less

  • Head of Physical Production Student Support

    Jun 2020 - Feb 2023

  • Head of Physical Production and Student Support - School of Film and TV

    Nov 2019 - Feb 2023
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  Pomona College

  Dec 2023 - Jan 2024

  Admissions Assistant

  Outside Application Reader --- Awesome seasonal position working with the incredible team at Pomona College's Admissions team. Reading over 1,000 college applications in tandem with seasoned Admissions Officer - assessing applicants academic ability/rigor, and other skills/talents//qualities/traits that best measure success at the institution.

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  Freelance

  Apr 2024 - now

  Payroll Accountant

  Getting the good people of the film industry paid!