BIOS

Constance Bruce
Executive Producer of "The Lord God Bird" directed by George Butler, is presently Director, Special Media Projects, Communications & Marketing at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Bruce joined the Cornell Lab of Ornithology (the Lab) to direct communications and marketing for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker Research Project. Prior to working with the Lab Bruce, produced and edited fiction and factual productions with independent production companies. She began her media career with CBS News 60 Minutes and moved to ABC News 20/20. She worked with National Geographic TV as a researcher and later directed the acquisition of programming for the international launch of National Geographic Channels in 1998. Program distribution credits include directing the distribution and promotion of "Witnesss to Hope", the award-winning documentary on Pope John Paul II, with broadcast and DVD sales worldwide. Bruce is Vice Chairman of Sasha Bruce Youthwork in Washington,DC and a board member of the 7th Art in Ithaca NY. Contact: constancebruce@aol.com

Diana Riesman
Diana Riesman spent twelve years in the film industry in New York and Los Angeles. Most recently, she worked for five years at KCRW, one of the nation’s most successful National Public Radio affiliates, producing the award-winning news and public affairs shows "To the Point" (nationally-syndicated) and "Which Way, L.A.?". She was also a co-producer of KCRW's "Good Food" and producer of the now defunct "Hollywood Wrap". Riesman graduated from Yale in 1982 where she studied history and languages. She currently resides in Ithaca with her husband and two children. She served for five years on the board of Community Nursery School, including two years as President, and founded the Nest@CNS, a toddler program now in its fifth year. In March of 2008, Riesman was elected as a Trustee in the Village of Cayuga Heights. Contact: driesman@earthlink.net