Join us for a special meetup supporting the Ronald McDonald House! Come assemble a Halloween goodie bag for kids battling cancer and network with fellow members over light bites. Please RSVP on the website for entry. Members are FREE.

American Whiskey

247 W 30th St (loft)

New York, NY 10001

In celebration of National Book Month, a time to focus on the importance of reading, writing and literature, we’re chatting with award-winning Children’s Author, Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich.

Just a few of Olugbemisola’s published books include Operation Sisterhood (Crown/Random House), an IndieNext Top Ten pick and BCALA Best of the Best selection, Makeda Makes A Birthday Treat (HarperCollins), It Doesn’t Take a Genius, a Kirkus Best Book of the Year, 8th Grade Superzero (Scholastic), a Notable Book for A Global Society, Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People, and Amazon Editors’ Pick, Two Naomis (HarperCollins), co-authored with Audrey Vernick, which was nominated for an NAACP Image Award and SAVING EARTH: Climate Change and the Fight for Our Future (FSG/Macmillan)

Olugbemisola has also written for various outlets, including PBS Parents, Read Brightly, American Baby.

Are you part of the CMA Bay Area community or interested in joining? Or are you curious about the unique career paths of the Bay Area leadership team? Join us for this virtual event to meet CMA Bay Are leaders! Members will introduce themselves, share their journey into the children’s media field and CMA, and discuss the chapter’s goals and upcoming events for the year. We’ll also have time for a Q&A. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect and get involved!

This Fall, YouTube Youth is continuing their support of the Children’s Media Association to present a Back to School series for content creators. This exciting program will feature three virtual panels covering essential topics for content creators and educators.

Learn more about the YouTube Youth team and hear about their ongoing projects and goals for crafting kids culture on YouTube.

Panelists: Alexis Rice, Global Youth Partnerships Lead and Mac Malik, Global Head of Programming, YouTube Kids 

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ALEXIS RICE

Alexis Rice oversees the Global Partnerships team for YouTube Youth, where she leads management of partners and strategic initiatives focused on kid, teen and family content. She joined Google in 2016 as a Business Development manager for Google Play Movies & TV. Before joining Google, she served as Vice President of Media Research & Business Analysis for Warner Bros Television. Alexis started her career in entertainment at Lucasfilm Ltd, traveling the country with Darth Vader and Chewbacca for film, tv and live appearances. She earned her MBA from UCLA Anderson and B.A. in economics from Harvard University.

MAC MALIK

With degrees in Mechanical Engineering from UC Berkeley and an MBA from UCLA Anderson, Mac has extensive experience in strategy consulting (Deloitte) and media entertainment (Disney and Warner Bros.). Over the past five years, Mac has led the global content efforts for both the YouTube Kids app and Learning on YouTube Main, helping deliver high-quality content experiences through data driven analysis and programming partnerships. Efforts include the launch of Kids & Family quality principles (WSJ), a guide for parents on Teen Content Creation, launching Courses homepage, and several DEIA+ intiatives including AAPI History Month with the Conscious Kid.

Join us on October 28th for an unforgettable evening, as we journey to Broadway to see the sensational Tony Award-winning production of Hell’s Kitchen! The curtain rises at 7:00 PM. Be sure to reserve your spot by October 10th to secure your place. 

After the performance, you’ll enjoy an exclusive opportunity to meet and chat with members of the cast onstage. Don’t miss out on this chance for an extraordinary night. Reserve your spot today and get ready for a truly memorable experience!

Synopsis from Website:
Ali is a 17-year-old girl full of fire – searching for freedom, passion and her place in the world.How she finds them is a New York City coming-of-age story you’ve never felt before – HELL’S KITCHEN, a new musical from 16-time Grammy® Award winner Alicia Keys, whose songs and experiences growing up in NY inspire a story made for Broadway.Rebellious and stifled by an overprotective single mother, Ali is lost until she meets her mentor: a neighbor who opens her heart and mind to the power of the piano. Set to the rhythm of the 90s, HELL’S KITCHEN is a love story between a mother and daughter. It’s about finding yourself, your purpose, and the community that lifts you. Come remember where dreams begin

We all know that a lot of behind the scenes work contributes to a successful development process of new content. One crucial function for creating relevant and impactful content is research. Join us for a discussion about the role of research in the development of new content and products. We will be joined by special guests Kim Foulds, Vice President, Content Research & Evaluation at Sesame Workshop, and Lewis Freeman, Senior Lecturer in Fordham University’s Department of Communication and Media Studies, and CMA Board of Directors.

Kim Foulds is the Vice President, Content Research & Evaluation at Sesame Workshop, the media and education nonprofit organization behind Sesame Street. She oversees research and evaluation on Sesame Workshop’s co-productions and community engagement interventions around the world. Embedding research activities throughout the lifecycle of Sesame’s projects and working with research institutions to evaluate efficacy, Kim uses learning science to translate data andprovide guidance to maximize the impact of Sesame’s global programming.

In addition to overseeing the research that informs Sesame Streetand Sesame Street in Communities’ resources for parents and providers in the United States, Kim has led in developing and managing the research agenda for Sesame’s initiatives to support children affected by the Syrian refugee crisis in the Middle East and the Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh. Kim holds a Ph.D. in Education and M.A. in African Studies from UCLA and a B.A. in Diplomacy and World Affairs from Occidental College. Lewis Freeman (Ph.D., Columbia), Senior Lecturer in Fordham University’s Department of Communication and Media Studies, is on the Board of Directors of the Children’s Media Association. He also serves on the Executive Council of the New York State Communication Association and previously served on the Task Force on Discipline Advancement for the National Communication Association, the Executive Council of the Eastern Communication Association and as head of the Speech Program at Columbia University. Lewis has also consulted for numerous entrepreneurs, journalists, lawyers, actors, union officials, universities, and NGOs. Lewis’s achievements include: a Neil Postman Mentor Award (New York State Communication Association); an Urban Communication Foundation prize; two Telly awards;a Time Warner Cable grant to study The Future of Children’s Television Programming (2010); and a book, Sitcom Society: Social Stratification and Social Mobility in Situation Comedy (2008).