The United States of Autism: The Crew

Rich Everts

Richard Everts: Director and Executive Producer

Richard Everts is the Co-Founder and Vice President of Technology and Communications for the Tommy Foundation, an award winning non-profit that works with families affected by autism in the Northeast. Certified in hypnosis, METT FACE recognition, video editing and FX, a MENSA member, and father of a child on the spectrum, he brings a broad range of experiences and insights to the movie. Rich received his B.A. in Philosophy at Franklin & Marshall College.

Dan Sokola

Dan Sokola: Executive Producer

Dan Sokola has been Publicist/Manager for a nationally known Autism Advocate for the past 3 years.  He has also worked on many major motion pictures and independent feature film projects.

Rene Duran: Director of Cinematography

Rene S. Duran is a documentary filmmaker who works in television post production in Los Angeles. He was co-producer, cinematographer and writer on STREET DOGS OF SOUTH CENTRAL, a documentary picked up for distribution by Lionsgate and scheduled to air on Animal Planet and the Oprah Winfrey network in 2011. Rene has also worked on television shows such as NANNY 911, HELL’S KITCHEN, THE BACHELOR and BIG IDEAS FOR A SMALL PLANET. Rene majored in the Studies of Images & Narratives at Franklin & Marshall College.

Sugey Cruz-Everts: Autism Advisor

Sugey Cruz-Everts is the Co-Founder and President of the Tommy Foundation, an award winning non-profit that works with families affected by autism in the Northeast. She also serves as the Hispanic Coordinator for the Pennsylvania Chapter of the Parent Education Network. She has advised hundreds of families, professionals, students, and individuals in the autism community towards reaching their goals as well as being a mother to a child on the spectrum. She graduated from Franklin & Marshall College in three years before earning her JD from Temple Law in 2004.

Cassie Lees: Camera Operator

Cassie Lees is a winner of the John B. Ovrutsky ’74 Media Studies Award and Magna Cum Laude graduate of Franklin & Marshall College. Her short “The Edge” won the grand jury prize for best film at the recent 2010 F&M student film festival and her other entry “Mistaken” won best cinematography. She is also a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society.

Rosleny Ubinus: Camera Production Assistant

Rosleny Ubinus is a volunteer for the Tommy Foundation, an award winning non-profit that works with families affected by autism in the Northeast. She received the Collegiate Leadership Summit Scholarship to attend Franklin & Marshall College on a full scholarship.

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