Green Living TV's Team
The Team
The team brings a wide spectrum of experience and talent to producing and promoting Green Living.
The team brings a wide spectrum of experience and talent to producing and promoting Green Living.
Diane Spencer Hume: Executive Producer and Writer
A professor at the University of San Francisco, Diane has been an environmental activist for over thirty years, receiving two Congressional Commendations while acting as president and board member of Bay Area Friends of Tibet. She is an award-winning graphic artist with a specialty in book design.
Kimberly Anne Hoffman: Producer/Director/Writer
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Since 1990 Kimberly Anne has produced, written and directed hundreds of television shows and segments; locally, nationally and internationally. Distributors include ABC/KGO, Sky TV (U.K.) and Tech TV. Her shows include: Video Game Slams, US Techno Slams, Internet Tonight International and log on-tv. Kimberly has produced segments for Tech TV shows including Internet Tonight, The Money Machine, Extended Play, Fresh Gear and Tech TV News.
Cynthia Zeiden, Zeiden Media, Distribution/Marketing/Outreach
Cynthia served as National Trustee and President of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the San Francisco/Northern California Chapter.
She is currently Activities/Programs Chair and head of the new Advanced Media Awards Task Force.
Cynthia manages marketing and distribution for public television programs including, MoneyTrack, Grow Your Money with Jonathan Pond, The Remarkable Red Hat Society, Chevalier-Maurice & Me, What’s Up in the Universe?,
Tommy Tang’s Let’s Get Cooking, IPO: Investing Pays Off, High Tech Home, Digital Journey and many others.
She was Program Manager at KCSM-TV and Director of Broadcast Operations at WYCC-TV, a PBS station in Chicago.
She is currently Activities/Programs Chair and head of the new Advanced Media Awards Task Force.
Cynthia manages marketing and distribution for public television programs including, MoneyTrack, Grow Your Money with Jonathan Pond, The Remarkable Red Hat Society, Chevalier-Maurice & Me, What’s Up in the Universe?,
Tommy Tang’s Let’s Get Cooking, IPO: Investing Pays Off, High Tech Home, Digital Journey and many others.
She was Program Manager at KCSM-TV and Director of Broadcast Operations at WYCC-TV, a PBS station in Chicago.
Kiran Jethwa: Sponsorship Director
Kiran Jethwa is a serial entrepreneur and a veteran marketing professional with extensive experience in the high-tech industry. For the past 4 years he has shifted his focus to green technology. He is an executive management consultant to green/clean tech startups. He helps startups with their marketing strategy, business/sales strategy and funding strategy. He has expertise in Energy Generation, Renewable Energy, Energy Storage, Energy Efficiency, Energy Management, Alternative Fuels, Green Buildings, Transportation, Carbon Management / Accounting Carbon Offsets and Corporate Sustainability sectors of Green/Clean Tech.
He has held executive management, director, product management and engineering positions at companies ranging from large fortune 500 companies to small two-people startups. He has brought successful, leading edge products to market. Having worked for 10 startups, he understands what it takes to build a product from concept and market it for mass adoption. Kiran brings a strong combination of strategy and tactics for both Inbound and Outbound Marketing. He volunteers his time as a mentor for entrepreneurs at Clean Tech Open - a clean tech business plan competition. He also volunteers his time as a home energy auditor with Acterra and helps residents save on their energy bills, reduce their carbon footprint and save the planet.
He has held executive management, director, product management and engineering positions at companies ranging from large fortune 500 companies to small two-people startups. He has brought successful, leading edge products to market. Having worked for 10 startups, he understands what it takes to build a product from concept and market it for mass adoption. Kiran brings a strong combination of strategy and tactics for both Inbound and Outbound Marketing. He volunteers his time as a mentor for entrepreneurs at Clean Tech Open - a clean tech business plan competition. He also volunteers his time as a home energy auditor with Acterra and helps residents save on their energy bills, reduce their carbon footprint and save the planet.
Eric Rasmussen: Director of Business Development
Eric comes to Green Living TV with diverse stops along the way. He has worked in production in PBS-aired programs with producers Geoff Haines-Stiles (NOVA) and Timothy Ferris (Creation of the Universe), also a Los Angeles stint in theatrical features i.e; The Terminator (the original) and in cable with the LifeTime Network. He has owned and operated a tour company, worked for Japan’s largest publishing company and the world’s second largest analyst research firm. Eric is passionate about being a part of the solution to creating a better greener planet.
Manuel Tsingaris: Editor
Manuel is an award-winning editor who has worked on long-form documentaries and broadcast television for over sixteen years.
Documentaries include Test of Courage: The Making of a Firefighter (ITVS/PBS), Girls in Trouble (MSNBC), Ties that Bind (Discovery Channel), Long Gone (won “Best Documentary”at Slamdance 2003) and multiple segments for the highly acclaimed PBS program Life 360.
One of his projects, China Blue, received the Amnesty International-DOEN Award 2005 at the Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival, Europe’s premier documentary film festival. His films have received funding from the Sundance Film Fund, NAATA and ITVS.
Documentaries include Test of Courage: The Making of a Firefighter (ITVS/PBS), Girls in Trouble (MSNBC), Ties that Bind (Discovery Channel), Long Gone (won “Best Documentary”at Slamdance 2003) and multiple segments for the highly acclaimed PBS program Life 360.
One of his projects, China Blue, received the Amnesty International-DOEN Award 2005 at the Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival, Europe’s premier documentary film festival. His films have received funding from the Sundance Film Fund, NAATA and ITVS.
Liisa Cohen: Broadcast Program Host
Liisa’s world-view, international and academic background make her a perfect host for Green Living. She is a veteran of stage and television. Her nine year broadcasting experience includes; host of Video Game Slams and US Techno SLAMS, a UK based show. Both were weekly programs honored by rave reviews and a loyal fan base.
Liisa’s diverse TV credits include; Nash Bridges, Heroes , and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Major motion pictures include; Freedom Writers , RENT, and Across The Universe.
Liisa’s diverse TV credits include; Nash Bridges, Heroes , and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Major motion pictures include; Freedom Writers , RENT, and Across The Universe.
