What Can I Do? Campaign Team

RACHEL FLEISCHER

What Can I Do? Campaign Founder

Rachel Fleischer is a Los Angeles based filmmaker, screenwriter and actress. Fleischer earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Film at the USC School of Cinema.

Shortly after graduating, she bought a camera and began documenting the lives of the homeless in her native city. Her four-year emotional and extraordinary journey became the award winning film, her first feature, Without A Home. Today, Fleischer is actively writing and developing a slate of film and television projects for herself to direct.

Still very active in the homeless community, Fleischer’s grass roots campaign What Can I Do? will raise awareness and compassion about homelessness through art. Fleischer blogs for The Huffington Post where she writes and posts videos about homelessness.

View more of WITHOUT A HOME at www.withoutahomefilm.com

You can also follow Rachel @RachelFleischr on Facebook and check out her blog Raw Sugar Tales.

SAMANTHA SHADA

What Can I Do? Campaign Outreach Coordinator

Originally from Loveland, Colorado, Sam graduated from Emerson College with a BA in Visual Media Arts, emphasis in Film. Sam moved to Los Angeles to finish her education at the Emerson Los Angeles Campus. Just before graduating, Sam took a position at The William Morris Agency. When WMA merged with Endeavor, she was fortunate enough to join the United Talent Agency.

Since leaving the agency world, Sam has worked as a temp and freelancer at a number of companies, both in and out of the entertainment industry. She recently joined the LA theatre scene, producing a show for the Hollywood Fringe Festival 2011, and became a part of What Can I Do?, a campaign to raise awareness surrounding homelessness in LA. www.samanthashada.com

 

 

ASHLEY RUSSELL

Webmaster and WordPress Consultant

Ashley is a Los Angeles based artist, photographer and web developer. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from USC where she studied Fine Arts. After graduation she worked in the worlds of fine art and photography, gaining experience in everything from producing celebrity photo shoots to opening a Picasso show. For the past four years she has been focused on her own company, team A design, which specializes in web design and development.

When she’s not working with clients to build unique, simple to use websites (like this one) she maintains an active art practice. You can check out her photo blog Invisible Moment.

 

 

 

MARK MATSUNO

Graphic Designer

Matsuno Design Group is a graphic design boutique specializing in print advertising for the entertainment industry. Matsuno Design Group has won several Key Art Awards for their work over the years. I am honored to be a part of the What Can I Do campaign in creating awareness for this city’s homeless and thankful to Rachel Fleischer for her uncompromised effort and passion in making a difference.

Visit the Matuso Design Group website to see more.

 

 

 

MAX GOLDBLATT

Design Associate

Max Goldblatt is a Los Angeles native whose many areas of expertise are ever growing. In college, Max was a projectionist in Wesleyan’s cinema. There his senior thesis film won three prizes. Since then he has edited two feature length documentary films and made numerous music videos. He has worked on tour with musical acts such as Spoon, MGMT and Pete Yorn. Let’s not forget the brief stint as a food writer and the new gig as a DJ. He blogs at http://tothemaxxx.tumblr.com

ANAT HOVAV

Business Affairs Consultant

Anat is a Los Angeles based entertainment and media attorney.  Growing up in LA, Anat has always been keenly aware of the homelessness problem and has been involved with numerous local and international non-profits.  Anat is proud to be on the What Can I Do? Campaign as the Business Affairs Consultant.

Read more About the Campaign and discover how you can get involved.