Laverne Berry

Laverne Berry, President, New York Women in Film and Television, spoke on Mediation and the Entertainment Industry. Ms. Berry is an entertainment and media business affairs attorney, a mediator, and an arbitrator. She represents on-air talent, independent producers, television and film production companies, and cable networks. She has been a Director of Legal and Business Affairs for A&E Television Networks and an executive at Thirteen/WNET, New York's premier public television station, RKO General Television, and Avon Books. For her own media work she has received two Cine Golden Eagle Awards, two Emmy nominations, and two grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities.