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Patrick Macmanus

Under his overall deal with UCP (Universal Content Productions), a division of Universal Studio Group, Patrick Macmanus serves as writer, executive producer and showrunner of the upcoming ongoing series, 'Vanderbilt', limited series 'A Devil in Disguise' and limited series 'Vigilante' for Peacock, as well as executive producer of Season 2 of 'Dr. Death: Miracle Man', the upcoming limited series 'Hatching Twitter' and the upcoming limited series ‘Slenderman’. Macmanus recently served as writer, executive producer and showrunner on the Critics Choice Awards-nominated 'Dr. Death,’ for Peacock and as writer, executive producer and co-showrunner, alongside Liz Hannah, on the Critics Choice Awards-nominated ‘The Girl From Plainville’ for Hulu. Macmanus has developed series at AMC, Starz, ABC, Sony Pictures Television, Fox Television Studios, NBC, Tribeca, CBS, and more. He previously worked on SYFY’s ‘Happy!,’ starring Chris Meloni and Netflix's 'Marco Polo'. In 2021, Macmanus expanded his production company, Littleton Road Productions, and formed Littleton Road Philanthropy with the goal of extracting cultural, social and economic themes embedded in the scripted shows and reimagining those themes as opportunities to educate and empower viewers as individuals who engage in the world around them.

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Kelly Macmanus Funke

Before returning for her third tour of duty in Hollywood, Kelly spent a decade at sportswear brand FILA, most recently as Senior Vice President, Marketing for North America. She was part of the global leadership team who returned the company to a $5 billion enterprise that won the footwear industry’s highest award in 2018. Prior to FILA, Kelly had senior operations roles in a U.S. Senate campaign, at nationally renowned political ad agency Jamestown Associates, and at Furniture Co, a high-end retail store and interior design firm. But Kelly’s career is rooted in entertainment; she got her start working for Cary Woods as he produced the first projects of writer/directors Jon Favreau, James Mangold, Alexander Payne, Scott Rosenberg and M. Night Shyamalan, among many others. Under her own company, Film Generator, she was associate producer on Jonas Pate's SHRINK and championed the early works of author Gregg Hurwitz, Broadway dramatist and screenwriter Jon Hartmere, and television writer Patrick Macmanus.

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Sophie Blumberg

Sophie Blumberg (she/her/hers) is a creative producer and dramaturg whose producing work spans multiple sectors of the entertainment industry, including live performance, themed entertainment, and television. Prior to joining the Littleton Road team, Sophie served as Associate Producer at Octopus Theatricals, and Associate Producer at the CalArts Center for New Performance, where she produced artist residencies, national tours, and international world premiere productions. Her theatrical work has been seen with TeatrStudio (Warsaw, Poland), Edinburgh Fringe Festival, REDCAT, The Civilians, BAM Next Wave Festival, Goodman Theatre, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Cherry Lane Theatre, The Orchard Project, Chicago Dramatists, and Cold Basement Dramatics. In addition to her work with Littleton Road, Sophie is a producer with Producer Hub, a virtual connective space for creative and independent producers of live performance. Sophie holds an MFA in Creative Producing from the California Institute of the Arts.

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Celeste Vanderhoof

Celeste is an established Executive Assistant with more than 20 years of experience supporting President, Vice President and C-level executives as a trusted partner to Senior Executives.  After earning her bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Montana, Celeste entered the world of technology management to explore her passion for technology and travel by accepting a position with CCI in California. Celeste continued to expand her career by accepting a core position with the company in The Netherlands for several years. Celeste joined Littleton Road Productions as an EA in 2022. Prior to LRP, Celeste was a District Manager for the Department of Agriculture. During her tenure, she conducted the daily operations of the district office by overseeing 6 counties while providing directional support to The Conservation District Board of Elected Supervisors and local cooperators. As a native Montanan, Celeste grew up an avid animal lover and outdoors-woman and now spends her personal time skiing, fishing, and horseback riding. Alongside her as always, is her dog, Squirrel.

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Ioli Filmeridis

Currently, Ioli Filmeridis is the Research and Policy Manager, Violence Inequality and Power Lab at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice at the University of San Diego. Prior to Kroc, she was a foreign service officer at USAID, covering programs on economic and community development, food security and conflict mitigation. Ioli has also worked with foundations, and nonprofits in the areas of women's rights, literacy, education, immigrant small business and entrepreneurship development. Her advisory role for Littleton Road Productions focuses on their social action and philanthropic objectives, including developing educational and awareness campaigns for Dr. Death Seasons One and Two and The Girl from Plainville. Ioli holds a Masters in Nonprofit Management and International Development from NYU and a Masters in Urban Planning/Governance of the Large Metropolis from UCLA and Sciences Po, Paris.