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Peter Van Wolvelaerd

Principal

Peter VanWolvelaerd is the president and chief shareholder of VanDahl Engineering, a muti-facted engineering and construction concern he found in 1986. Peter holds disabled Veteran status, having proudly served as a 1st Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers. He holds degrees from the University of Southern Connecticut and McGill University in Canada and studied Systems Management on the graduate level att the University of Southern California. VanWolvelaerd has grown VanDahl into a thriving international concern. Since 1986, VanDahl Engineering & Construction Company has provided general construction, construction management, and design/build services to leading companies. VanDahl's company's motto is "Can do." For further information: vandahl.com Peter sponsored and created an ASU internship program on the Peter Berg film “The Kingdom” starring Chris Cooper, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner and Jeremy Piven.

E-Mail
peter @ sundevilproductions.com

F. Miguel Valenti

Founding Principal/Consultant

F. Miguel Valenti has been an independent producer, director and entertainment attorney for 25 years. A Yale-trained scholar, Valenti has maintained an interest in academia, and now serves as Lincoln Professor of Ethics and the Arts at Arizona State University as well as the head of ASU’s exciting new Film and Media Production Program.


A member of the ASU Herberger College of the Arts faculty since 2004, Valenti founded the Film & Media Production Program in 2006 and is Assistant Director of the School of Theatre and Film. The ASU Film Production Program is the first in the nation to incorporate principles of ethical decision-making into a hands-on production program while preserving First Amendment values. The program is based in the latest cutting edge digital technologies and focuses on narrative storytelling. Much of the theoretical underpinning of the program is based on Valenti’s book, More Than a Movie, which outlines ethical issues surrounding film and television production.

E-Mail
miguel @ sundevilproductions.com

Laurie Trotta

Consultant, Marketing and Public Relations

Laurie Trotta is a writer, media analyst, producer and public relations professional specializing in social issues in entertainment. An established national voice for promoting awareness about such subjects as children's programming, artists’ rights & responsibilities, professional ethics in the entertainment industry, violence in the media, media ratings, and diversity onscreen, Trotta has served as a commentator on CNN News, Fox National News, National Public Radio, the BBC, and other outlets of the world press.


Trotta is currently organizing film festivals around social issues. She created the Moving Pictures Magazine Short Film Contest series, which awards entertainment industry prizes to filmmakers working on material with a social message; and in 2005, she co-founded the E2 Ethics of Entertainment Conference and Film Festival at Arizona State University.


E-Mail
laurie @ sundevilproductions.com

Janaki Cedanna

Director/Cinematographer

AJanaki Cedanna has been in the entertainment industry for over ten years and has served as a writer, director, cinematographer and editor. With extensive experience in all aspects of filmmaking, Cedanna is currently the Film Studio Manager for Arizona State University. Cedanna is proficient with a wide array of camera systems which include 16 and 35mm film, High-Definition, DVC-Pro as well as the new Red One camera. In addition to directing and filming numerous projects for Sun Devil Productions, Cedanna is owner of his own production company, Symmetry Pictures.


In June of 2009, Cedanna accompanied a group of world-renowned archeologists for a scientific expedition in Mossel Bay, South Africa. Cedanna captured footage that provides comprehensive and up-to-date information on the human condition and the behaviors of humans during the Stone Age.



Megan Van Wolvelaerd

Head of Development

Megan Van Wolvelaerd is a recent graduate of Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Film and Media Production. A prolific filmmaker since her teens, Megan has directed several short films as well as served as producer, director of photography and editor for numerous professional pieces. She was one of three film students selected to intern on NBC Universal Studio's feature film The Kingdom. In addition to filmmaking, Megan has been acting in films  and commercials since childhood.

E-Mail
megan @ sundevilproductions.com