Team

John Mallen

President, JMC Marketing Communications & PR. Mallen is a go-to thinker, communications strategist, and PR expert for clients needing
innovative solutions and creative strategies as well as a personal brand strategic coach for individuals. For over four decades he has led teams in branding strategies, message development, communications, and marketing for a wide range of multinational industries as
well as national and regional clients. He has been a newsman, staff member with several policy groups, senior executive with global public relations firms, and served with the U.S. Army. He has an MPA from Syracuse University and is a graduate of Providence College. He is the
founder of John Mallen Communications, Inc. that operates under the brand JMC Marketing Communications & PR. He lives in Kingston, NY with his wife Alexandra and their three dogs, providing occasional inspiration to their two granddaughters who live with their parents in Bearsville, NY.

Ric Dragon

Ric Dragon is a painter, musician, and writer. He serves as the executive director of Fundacion ArteSumapaz.

Andres H. Valdez, M.A.

Traditional psychoanalyst from Buenos Aires (Argentina), certified therapist in Colombia, Mindvalley life coach, case worker and asylum seekers' program coordinator at the Association to Benefit Children, contributor to the Word of the Day program, translator of Shadows & Echoes and collaborator of the Marilyn's Initiative.

Marilyn Horowitz

Executive Director and Founder

Marilyn Horowitz is an award-winning author who has taught her trademarked storytelling method at New York University for twenty-five years. Her students have been nominated for Emmy Awards, won a Peabody Award and been produced by the major Hollywood studios.

Beth Price

Beth Price, a former classroom and online teacher with 20+ years experience with students of all ages, Beth now works as Marilyn's assistant, and pursues her writing passions. She is in the process of completing her first full-length novel, and a reading and writing curriculum for emergent/pre-literacy learners.

Adam Nadler

Adam Nadler is an award-winning screenwriter and independent filmmaker. His short films have been distributed by Tapestry International, aired on multiple overseas broadcasts, and screened at Lincoln Center’s first “Movies for Kids” series. His graduate thesis film, “Five Card Stud,” was supervised by Martin Scorsese, and his feature film, “Shoot George,” was an official selection of the Woodstock Film Festival; it also won the Best Narrative Feature Award at the Arlene’s Grocery Picture Show and was distributed by Cinemanow.com and Bside.com. Adam has taught filmmaking at the City College of New York and NYU’s School of Professional Studies, and is now a screenwriting mentor at the David Lynch MFA in Screenwritng program in Fairfield, Iowa. He is currently developing his comedy series about cancer, "Totally Sick."

Elizabeth Wiseman

Elizabeth Wiseman is a writer/producer, certified life coach, a finalist in the Academy of Motion Pictures’ prestigious Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting, and Senior Curator and Judge for The Marilyn Horowitz / PANO Screenwriting Award and is working on a comedy pilot for network television. Elizabeth worked in education tutoring students and currently is a mentor in Girls Write Now, working one on one with young women in underserved communities to make their writing goals a reality. Elizabeth is Marilyn’s co-writer on “Word of the Day, Transform Your Writing in 15 Minutes a Day” and lead the 30 WOTD Facebook challenge.

Peppa Herrera

Peppa Herrera is the general manager at Fundación Artesumapaz, in Colombia. Passionate about writing, art, nature, culture, and social equity, Peppa is dedicated to advancing initiatives that promote life improvement and community development, with a deep commitment to fostering creativity and positive social change.