The Team

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Katy Dierks

Director

Emmy Award-winning showrunner, producer, and development executive with 20+ years of creating and leading unscripted television and documentary projects across broadcast, cable, and streaming.

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James Agiesta

Executive Producer

Showrunner and Executive in Charge of Production with 15+ years of leading large-scale unscripted series from development through production and delivery.

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Jennifer Contreras

Executive Producer

Jennifer Contreras is a Los Angeles-based producer with 22 years of television production experience. A Los Angeles native, Jennifer has gained experience across many different genres of storytelling - docu-follows, competition, dating, and more. Studying journalism and photography laid the groundwork for her storytelling mantra: always find the human angle in a story, which often leads to the heart of it. In addition to television, Jennifer has spent years involved with Model United Nations - both as a student participant as well as a volunteer practitioner for the conference itself. Having experienced firsthand the impact Model UN can have on a young person's life, she has helped foster that same experience in others and is passionate about its relevance in the world.