Laura Leigh Hughes

Laura Leigh Hughes is an accomplished actress, known for the film Virtuosity, The X-Files, and others. She is also the founder of The Unusual Suspects Theatre Company and sits on the Advisory Council. Naturally, Laura Leigh has been one of our biggest champions for 26 years!

Malcolm M. Mays

Malcolm M. Mays is an actor, Grammy-nominated musician and filmmaker who co-directed his first short film at age 15. Malcolm recently starred in two seasons of the John Singleton series Snowfall on FX, and he is currently working with Warner Bros. and Overbrook Entertainment to write, produce, and direct upcoming films. A system-engaged youth and theatre arts education alumni, Malcolm has been a supporter of The Unusual Suspects since 2017, and has even performed as one of our Page Play readers at Camp Gonzalez and Dorothy Kirby Center (LA County Probation Camps).

Nina Tassler & Jerry Levine

Nina Tassler was named Chairman, CBS Entertainment, in February 2014. Serving as President since 2004, she led CBS Entertainment to be named America’s #1 Network during 12 of the 13 years of her tenure before announcing she would step down at the end of 2015. Currently a Producer, Nina is a partner/co-founder in PatMa Productions alongside acclaimed director/producer Denise Di Novi. Under PatMa, the team is developing a variety of film, television and theatre projects with an emphasis on inclusion. Additionally, in 2017, Tassler successfully published her first book, “What I Told My Daughter: Lessons from Leaders on Raising the Next Generation of Empowered Women” through Simon & Schuster. Jerry Levine is an actor, director, and producer. As an actor, Jerry played the iconic character, “Stiles,” opposite Michael J Fox in Teen Wolf, and then went on to star in Oliver Stone’s Born on the Fourth of July opposite Tom Cruise. Jerry has appeared in over one hundred episodes of television, and in addition to his acting work, Jerry has helmed over one hundred episodes of TV. Most recently he served as the Co‐EP and directed all episodes of Hit the Road (DirecTV’s Audience Network), starring Jason Alexander. Jerry was the longtime Producer/Director on the hit series Everybody Hates Chris and has directed episodes of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Raising Hope, and Monk among many others. Jerry also created ACT ONE, a production company sponsored by Showtime, Paramount, and Viacom. Together, Nina and Jerry have supported our programs for almost a decade.