FOUNDER & OWNER

Eric M Wasserman was born and raised in Portland, Oregon and is an award-winning author of a short story collection, The Temporary Life, and a novel of old Hollywood, Celluloid Strangers. After over two decades in education, including having been a tenured professor of English and advancing a Popular Literature & Film program, he now writes full-time. He is the founder and owner of MEW/EMW Productions, a new type of publishing and visual media company advocating for a different type of literary and cinematic approach and appeal for modern entertainment that champions the creativity of others and the creativity others believe in.

CREATIVE CONSULTANT

Eric Vaughan is an award-winning commercial and independent director/producer with extensive experience in leading-edge media production from narrative films to VR/immersive work. He is currently developing several cutting-edge narrative projects of social relevance. Eric is the founder of red point and is a creative consultant to MEW/EMW Productions. His company has produced festival award-winning shorts, including for stop-motion animation projects. He now lives with his loving family in Akron, Ohio after decades of working in the Southern California visual media community.

CREATIVE CONSULTANT

Alexander Tennent has been a film producer and serves as a creative consultant for MEW/EMW Productions. He got his start working on a variety of roles for movies, client videos, and sports in the Pacific Northwest. He loves developing original content of integrity and sustaining relevance. Living in Northeast Ohio after getting his visual media professional career launched with passion in Los Angeles allows him to continue exploring his loves for cooking, soccer, and discussing the issues of our times that he is a committed lifetime champion for. He enjoys spending time with his committed partner and rambunctious but adorable dogs in his free time.

OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT SPECIALIST

Kaylie Yaceczko is MEW/EMW Productions’ outreach and engagement specialist. She has quickly professionally progressed in social media expertise and development, website design, on-set visual media script supervising, freelance photography, and cultivating potential clients for work in her fields. A digital marketing manager by trade, Kaylie utilizes her background in language studies and human resources to advance discussions in our culture she finds most important in today’s transformative world. She is currently developing her first novel and is committed to bringing stories to life that personally address her generation’s changing views. A lifelong Midwesterner, she makes no apologies for pampering her cats when not being immersed in creativity.