Elizabeth "Chichi" Pierce Board and Committee Application MIAMI BEACH BARD Adedb.Y COMMITTEE IME APPLICATION FORM
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MEMBERS.THESE LAWS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
• Prohibition from directly or indirectly lobbying City personnel(Miami Beach City Code section 2-459).
• Prohibition from contracting with the City(Miami-Dade County Code section 2-11.1).
• Prohibition from lobbying before the board/committee you have served on for period of one year after leaving office(Miami Beach
City Code section 2-26).
• Requirement to disclose certain financial interests and gifts(Miami-Dade County Code section 2-11.1).
• CMB Community Development Advisory Committee: prohibition, during tenure and for one year after leaving office, from having
any interest in or receiving any benefit from Community Development Block Grant funds for either yourself, or those with whom
you have business or immediate family ties(CFR 570.611).
• Sunshine Law - Florida's Government-in-the-Sunshine Law was enacted in 1967. Today, the Sunshine Law regarding open
government can be found in Chapter 286 of the Florida Statutes. These statutes establish a basic right of access to most
meetings of boards,commissions and other governing bodies of state and local governmental agencies or authorities.
• Voting conflict—Form 8B is for use by any person serving at the county, city or other local level of government on an appointed or
elected board, council, commission, authority or committee. It applies equally to members of advisory and non-advisory bodies
who are presented with a voting conflict of interest under Section 112.3143, Florida Statutes.
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I HEREBY ATTEST TO THE ACCURACY AND TRUTHFULNESS OF THE APPLICATION; AND I HAVE RECEIVED, READ AND
WILL ABIDE BY CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE VII, OF THE MIAMI BEACH CITY CODE, ENTITLED "STANDARDS OF CONDUCT FOR
CITY OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENCY MEMBERS AND ALL OTHER APPLICABLE COUNTY AND/OR STATE LAWS AND
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CHICHI PIERCE
4719 NE Miami Court
Miami, FI 33137
(h)305-759-9770 (c)917-723-0104
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2012 to present Television/Film Production Teacher
Miami Beach Senior High School
Produce a weekly newscast.Teach 9-12 grades the art of Filmmaking by creating an invigorating
program whereby students are creating films that involve real life issues. Working with the
community: Miami Beach TV, Sotheby's International, Cleveland Orchestra, WLRN,ART BASEL,
Debbie Wasserman and more. Creating a program for students to learn on a hands-on basis.
Their learning experience is brought to them by a teacher that is an accomplished Producer in the
industry. Created a successful Film Club and a yearly Film Festival open to the school and
community.
2011 to 2012 Television/Film Production Teacher
South Miami Senior High School/Magnet Program
Produce two live newscast daily.Teach 9-12 grades. Students produce news related segments as
well as documentaries and other genres. Work with outside entities(ie: Switchboard Miami,The
Whistle,WLRN,The Cleveland Orchestra, University of Miami)to enhance students production
value of the real world. Students very involved in film festivals locally and nationally.
2006-2011t: Television/Film Production Teacher
Turner Tech Senior High School, Miami, Florida
A 2 for 1 vocational/academic high school in Miami, Florida. Television teacher for 10, 11, 12
grades. Hands on approach, having kids do stories about world issues, school issues and
personal stories while teaching them production/technical skills. For the past two years I have
been working with Switchboard, Miami creating teenage issue films for Miami Dade School
Sytem. My students have been creating the films with my assistance and guidance. Winner of
many student film festivals. SkillsUSA advisor—have gone to State Competition two years.
Nominated two times for"Rookie Teacher of the Year." Created Industry Advisory Board for the
Academy. Produced senior yearly mock interviews.
-Vocational Certified
-Photoshop Certified(ACA)
-Adobe Premiere Certified(ACA)
-Producer in the Industry for 30 plus years.
-Award winning Producer—Emmy, DuPont, Children's Choice
Award, Webby, Peabody,Cable Ace Award.
College Summit Advisor—2009-11 raised the level of college
entrance for my students to 89%. College Going Culture became a
"movement"due to the films my program was producing.
EESAC member 2010-2011(Turner Tech)
SkillsUSA Advisor
Drama Instructor 2010-11 Wm. H.Turner Technical High School
Created a creative/inspiring curriculum for the Drama 1 Elective
Summer 2013 -ASNE Journalism Workshop -University of Missouri, Columbia
Accepted to the yearly 2 week workshop at University of Missouri Journalism workshop.
Lectures,workshops and participation in new social media in the journalism world.
Summer of 2007 and 2008
Film teacher at Women's Park — Miami, Fl.
Summer program for teenage girls to learn the process of interviewing and
filming "prominent"women of Miami. Program closed down due to budget cuts.
2004—Present Freelance Producer/Line Producer
Producer/Director—"Aleph"A short documentary about musical group Aleph. Interview
based with clips of their lives. (9-2008)
Producer/Creator Partner for www.CHEEKSURcom(3-2005 thru 6-2006)
For future television release!
Lonely Planet Six Degrees/Miami(12-2005 thru 3-2006)
Unit Producer—Managed budget. Researched locations and characters. Created and managed a
tight shooting schedule. Created and shot on locations throughout the Miami area for 6 weeks.
Blanco Lorenz, Miami, Florida(9-2005 thru 12-2005)
Post Production Supervisor for 5 NBC commercial spots: Digital World
Burger King Studios, Miami, Florida(7-2004 thru 9-2004)
Production Manager for in-house studio—oversaw in-house corporate videos.
The Melodies(in development), Miami, Florida(8-2004 thru 4-2005)
Line Producer for 26 Y2 hours mixed media project. Created budget and worked on development
of characters and story. Have been pitching project to Nickelodeon, PBS, Cartoon Network,
Discovery Kids.
Location Resources, Miami, Florida (9-2004 thru 11-2004)
Miami based Locations company for Miami,The Keys and Carribean: Location Manager/
Production Coordinator.
2001 —2004 3d&I
Creator/Executive Producer
Created and Produced a children's educational website with a grant from Corporation for Public
Broadcasting. The website has won numerous awards including the 2003 Webby award for the
top youth site.The website teaches kids about visual literacy, design and new technologies. Have
been working closely with Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum and The Children's Museum
in New York implementing workshops and after school activities. Working with teachers and
students and presenting educational tools at such places as Apple store in Soho, New York City.
1998 -2004 THE DOC TANK, INC., New York, NY
Producer/Partner
Production company based in NYC - Projects for A&E Television, Court TV, PBS, Nickelodeon,
Bravo &National Geographic Television. Develop ideas, pitch ideas, produce projects—these
include: The Killer's Mind on A&E's Investigative Reports, Wade Davis:A Charmed Life on NGT
and most recently created &produced an educational/interactive WEBBY AWARD winner(2003)
website with a grant from Corporation for Public Broadcasting www.3d-i.org. For more info:
www.TheDocTank.com.
1997-1998 PICTURE THIS TELEVISION, New York, NY
Supervising Producer/Line Producer
• Prime mover in the creation of a"viable"production company.
•Supervise productions from start to finish.
• Developed and oversaw all operational and production budgets.
• Developed all internal systems for ultimate production value.
• Recruited and hired professional staff, selected appropriate facilities and recommended the
purchase/lease of state-of-the-art equipment.
• Creative decision making on productions,talent, stories, scripting &editing.
• Supervised all deliverables and client satisfaction.
Projects include:TV411 —Educational PBS Series/Adult Literacy and Travel Series for the
Romance Channel.
1991 -1998 LUCKY DUCK PRODUCTIONS, New York, NY
Producer/Supervising Producer/Line Producer
• Principal player in the creation of Linda Ellerbee's production company.
• Responsibility for all Lucky Duck Productions representing volume in the eight figure range.
Oversaw projects from start to finish—creatively&logistically. Created and managed all
production budgets. Managed crews worldwide, hired out staffing for all productions.
• Expanded the company's facilities to meet its increasing volume of business; managed the
purchase of state-of-the-art equipment; consolidated all operations within one facility. Developed
a"quick response,"highly profitable organization.
• Resourced, developed and contracted with the industry's top level production, directorial and
artistic professionals.
• Generated a standard of excellence culminating in Emmy nominations and awards, Cable Ace
nominations and awards, the Columbia Dupont Award, Parents Choice Gold Award and others.
• Created and administered the corporate budget as well as individual production budgets.
Representative productions: Nick News Series, Nick News Special Editions, The Other
Epidemic: What Every Woman Needs to Know About Breast Cancer,The MTV Interview,All Star
Moms,Addicted, Uncommon Americans, Intimate Portraits and more.
•Supervised creative and organizational meetings, client meetings, planning sessions, budget
discussions and meetings.
• Developed and generated new strategies for production value and production income.
*Assessed editorial quality,technical viability and financial requirements of proposed and
incoming projects.
.Clients include Nickeldeon, HBO, CBS, NBC, PBS, CNBC and more.
1983-1991 COLOSSAL PICTURES, New York, NY
Line Producer/Producer
Joined a small production company at its inception. Became familiar with all facets of the
television and film production process including commercials, long form production &graphics/
animation. Served as Line Producer and Producer for a broad range of cable shows and major
consumer product advertising. Managed overhead budget as well as production budgets.
Other Interests
I am a Skanda Yoga Certified teacher and created an after school teacher yoga class 2009-10, all
on a volunteer basis.
I am an avid traveler.
I am a DEDICATED Teacher!
Education
M.A., Communications/Computer Graphics, NY Institute of Technology, New York, NY 1989
B.A., University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA 1980
Languages Fluent Spanish, working knowledge of Italian and French
References available upon request
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