ABBY RUSSELL
abby@nuformsmedia.com
President & Producer/Director
Abby Russell is a writer and television producer.   At Nuforms Media, Abby is responsible for development and production and has directed television and video projects with budgets of up to $.5 million and teams of up to fifteen. Abby has produced a television series with the New York Times , a restaurant series with the Zagat Company and a nationally-aired PBS Democracy Project documentary about youth and politics, called 'creative and edgy' by The News Hour with Jim Lehrer .   She's a seasoned interviewer of countless personalities, among them, Jewel, Beck, Yoko Ono, Gwyneth Paltrow, Michael Bolton, Sheryl Crow, LL Cool J, Milton Berle, Sarah, Duchess of York, The Rock, Sen. Bob Dole and Dan Rather.

Prior to Nuforms Media, Abby was a journalist at NY1 News, and founder of Comedy Fights Cancer(TM), the non-profit organization that produces the annual HBO-sponsored Hamptons Comedy Festival, which celebrates comedy arts and raises funds for cancer research. Before her career in television, Abby worked in politics as a Press Secretary for a U.S. Congressmember and as an Advance Aide in The Clinton White House.   She received her B.A. in history and political science at the University of Pennsylvania, and her M.S. at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, where she wrote her Master's thesis on stand-up comedy.  

Abby Russell is requested as a speaker and mentor-educator about television, documentary and media matters.   She has served as a Guest Lecturer at Barnard College, a Judge for the New York Regional EMMYs, a Moderator for panels at NBC and the Penn Club of New York, an Instructor at The Learning Annex and a Mentor for young journalists of Children's PressLine. She is also a member of the International Radio & Television Society, the Association for Independent Video & Filmmakers and the Friars Club.


ANDREW RUSSELL
andy@nuformsmedia.com
Principal/Communications Advisor
After more than two decades as a top, award-winning media strategist for IBM, managing press relations, marketing and communications practices, Andrew brings his strategic communications and marketing expertise to Nuforms Media. He has managed IBM's product press relations; directed press conferences for IBM chairmen; advised IBM senior vice presidents about internal communications; served as on-loan executive to the NYC Partnership to direct the city's most successful year-long publicity campaign to provide summer jobs to city youth; developed and executed award-winning events — working with the White House, Federal Trade Commission and Commerce Department — that led to IBM establishing an internet privacy consulting practice; and led message management workshops with a repeatable methodology that helped IBM groups grow their businesses. He combines the skill of cogent advice on communications strategy with the ability to distill the very technical into simple terms and communicate it to a mass audience.


STEVEN KENT McFARLIN
steven@nuformsmedia.com
Creative Director
Steven Kent McFarlin is an award-winning performer, published author, magazine columnist, recording artist, and television writer & producer. Steven brings his creative and comedic sensibility to Nuforms Media projects. As a stand-up comic he has performed in all 50 states and in 24 countries, resulting in his twice being voted "Comedian Of The Year," once "Campus Performer Of The Year," and the recipient of a "Cable Ace Award." Internationally he is recognized as one of the most popular comedians in Holland.   In addition to his award-winning comedy tours, he has 43 television appearances, including: The Late Show, Evening at the Improv, Star Search, MTV's Half Hour Comedy Hour, Comic Strip Live, as well as ER and The Profiler, and several feature films.   Steven's writing experience involves everything from Joan Rivers stage act, to VH-1's Rotten TV (featuring Johnny Rotten), to a monthly magazine column for Campus Activities (distributed to 4,000 colleges nationwide), and has developed comedy for Spike-TV and Infinity Broadcasting.   He is a member of SAG, AFTRA, NATAS, IFP, and sits on the Talent Development Committee of The Friars Club.


ELIZABETH EASTMAN WINHELD
Website & Graphic Designer
Elizabeth E. Winheld is the Creative Director of Spark & Flourish Creative in Boulder, CO. Spark & Flourish works with arts and media organizations all over the country. Elizabeth began her career in magazines and has since expanded to video and the web. She creates animation, publications, websites, logos, company identities and marketing materials as well as wedding invitations. To learn more, visit http://sparkandflourish.com