Avid gleek and Chicago sports enthusiast, Matt is a second year law student at California Western School of Law in San Diego.  Raised in Colorado, he moved to the Aloha State to study Political Science and Religion at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.  After completing his B.A., Matt worked at the Hawaii State House of Representatives on the Education and Hawaiian Affairs committees.  His passions for public service and the film industry brought him to New Media Rights.  He believes that the protection of intellectual property is a cornerstone of a thriving artistic community.

Gemma is mastering the fine art of media know-how and tech savviness.  She spent the last five years working to improve health care for individuals and families, and is excited to return to legal advocacy.  She obtained her J.D. from Pepperdine University in 2003, and received her certificate in Entrepreneurship and Technology.  She loves doodling and social networking, not to mention solving problems for cutting edge issues in the field.  

Katrina is happy to be back in her hometown of San Diego as a second year law student at California Western School of Law. She is interested in IP and communications/media law. Katrina has a Media Studies degree with a minor in Journalism from the University of San Francisco. Prior to law school, she worked for ABC7 in SF and LA but was more passionate being a freelance print and broadcast reporter for ethnic news outlets such as The Filipino Channel (TFC). Katrina loves seeing her friends and family start their own creative enterprises in fashion, makeup artistry, photography, and videography with the help of Internet and social media. She’s excited to help further other people's creative and entrepreneurial efforts through new media. Outside school and work, Katrina enjoys watching movies, keeping up with celebrity gossip, and playing with her 5-lb chihuahua Pacman (named after boxing champ Manny Pacquiao).

Aleymar Santana is a video production volunteer born and raised in San Diego, CA. She grew up being her mother's photography subject, and when she got her own camcorder, she learned that she had a passion for filmmaking herself.  Besides video she loves to sing, dance, watch movies and workout. The Disney princess movies, action-adventures like Pirates of the Carribean, and classics like Ben Hur are all in her DVD collection.