Industry Pros

Lauren Herrel is a hands-on, detailed casting director and producer living and working in Los Angeles. She began her career on the casting team for Marvel properties like Iron Man 2 and Captain America: The First Avenger, and worked on to various TV productions, like The Ellen DeGeneres Show and the CBS drama Code Black. Lauren is a champion for actors. She focuses on diverse casting and is always looking to discover new talent. She has worked on films and TV shows for Walt Disney Studios, Sony, Screen Gems, ABC, CBS, and Voltage Pictures, among many others. She also works on casting and producing for indie films and casts for Microsoft, Starbucks, and TV show in-house commercials. She most recently cast and produced Helen Mirren in an upcoming project.

Derek Hersey is a casting associate at Kromer Casting. Previously, he worked at Rob Decina Casting, where his projects included seasons 2 and 3 of the police drama SHADES OF BLUE (NBC) starring Jennifer Lopez and Ray Liotta, an upcoming streaming comedy series, as well as the New York casting for 7 pilots and a high-profile upcoming feature film. Prior to that, Derek worked with Mackey/Sandrich Casting on the feature film THE COMEDIAN, directed by Taylor Hackford and starring Robert De Niro and Leslie Mann.

Angela is the Managing Director of Casting for Liz Lewis Casting Partners and has been at this powerhouse office for 19 years casting on-camera commercials, V/O's, TV, Film, and theater. Recent commercial projects include Gillette, Hertz, Glade, Juicy Juice, Ally Bank and Samsung. Recent film/tv projects include Simi Valley, The Clearing, DOE, ReRUN, King Of Knives and A Year In Change.

Ann Goulder’s current casting credits include the independent thriller DEAD OF NIGHT, which recently filmed in New Mexico, in addition to the indie film GIVE OR TAKE, which will shoot on Cape Cod in the spring.  She also cast the Todd Solondz play EMMA AND MAX, which was at the Flea Theater this fall.  Other recent credits include the independent feature WE THE ANIMALS (winner of the NEXT Innovator award at Sundance 2018), and American casting for the films PAPER YEAR and STORY OF A GIRL (directed by Kyra Sedgwick).  Other film casting credits:  NERVE, 10,000 SAINTS, CHINESE PUZZLE, GIRL MOST LIKELY, ADVENTURELAND,  AMERICAN SPLENDOR, THE NANNY DIARIES, THE DOOR IN THE FLOOR, the HBO films TAKING CHANCE and THE LARAMIE PROJECT (Emmy nomination for casting), New York casting on REQUIEM FOR A DREAM, and the five Todd Solondz films WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE, HAPPINESS, STORYTELLING, PALINDROMES and DARK HORSE. Television credits include New York casting for HEMLOCK GROVE as well as co-casting for the HBO series BORED TO DEATH and the first three seasons of the FX series LOUIE.

Aaron is a manager at Bohemia Group talent and represents children, young adults, and adult actors and actresses for TV and Film. Bohemia Group is an international Management and Production company with the main office based in Los Angels and satellite offices in New York, NY - New Orleans, LA - London, England - and Auckland, New Zealand. Bohemia Group has the ability to sponsor 01-Visa’s for our out of country actors that move to the US. Aaron has clients on shows such as THE AMERICANS, CASTLE, HOUSE OF LIES, GAMERS GUIDE, AGENTS of SHIELD, INSTANT MOM, NCIS, CRIMINAL MINDS, MAD MEN, ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK, JANE THE VIRGIN, RAY DONOVAN, DOG WITH A BLOG, AUSTIN & ALLY and many more.Aaron grew up in San Diego, CA. He attended college at California State Northridge (CSUN) and graduated with a degree in Cinema and Television Arts. Right out of school Aaron worked at the Artistry Agency which is a below the line agency. He then worked at ICM Partners for a year in the literary department. Aaron then made the move into talent management and worked at Omnipop Talent Group for 7 years.

CHUCK McCOLLUM is a Casting Associate who has worked extensively with Casting Directors such as Ronnie Yeskell, Jeanie Bacharach and—most recently—April Webster, with whom he cast the first two seasons of “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan” for Amazon Studios. Comfortable on both sides of the camera, Chuck can also occasionally be found cleverly disguised as a day player on such television shows as Lethal Weapon, Hawaii Five-O, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Lain is a Casting Associate with Julie Schubert Casting where she has worked on Marvel's Luke Cage, Iron Fist, The Defenders, The Punisher and numerous other upcoming Netflix series. Prior to that, she was at Mackey/Sandrich Casting where she worked on Season 1 of NBC's Shades of Blue and at the Roundabout Theatre Company/Jim Carnahan Casting where she worked on a variety of Broadway, film, and television projects including the Oscar nominated film, Brooklyn and television series, Glee.

Abby Johnson is a talent manager of a bi-coastal talent management firm in Los Angeles, California. She specializes in building the careers of young adult actors, placing them on jobs in TV, film, commercial and voiceover. With over 8 years of experience in the entertainment industry combined with her passion for the arts, Johnson has had the privilege of building the careers of several successful young artists.