CO-FOUNDER / PRESIDENT

With her primary background in administration and management of early childhood educational programs, Aleasha has always been a huge fan of young people! She has worked in both public and private sectors of early childhood education, specializing in program expansion, contract management and ensuring compliance with licensing agencies and funding sources. Aleasha’s career path also afforded her the opportunity to provide case management for at-risk youth and their families. In addition, she owned and operated a freelance photography business for 10 years.

CO-FOUNDER / DIRECTOR

As a Partner in Bento Box Entertainment, LLC and COO, Brett is responsible for all areas of the day-to-day corporate operations of Bento Box and its subsidiaries. He oversees all facets of operations including strategic planning, finance, human resources, technology, infrastructure and works closely with the CEO related to corporate business development. Prior to starting Bento in 2009, Brett played pivotal roles in a number of prominent animation and entertainment companies. He served as the EVP of Operations for Starz Entertainment, overseeing the operations of Film Roman and Starz Productions, the animation studio credited with such hits as The Simpsons and King of the Hill. He also served as Executive Vice President of Rehab Entertainment, an entertainment consulting company. Clients included The Jim Henson Company, Cannon Pictures, Orion Pictures, Grove Television, Reeves Entertainment, Avenue Entertainment, Regent Films and Awesome Comics.

DIRECTOR

Head of Animation Talent Development at Bento Box Entertainment. She has worked in the animation and VFX industry for decades as a filmmaker, in recruiting & development, and in education. Prior to joining Bento Box, Brooke recruited animation talent for Cartoon Network, Disney, and Warner Bros. Keesling earned her MFA at CalArts where she produced the stop-motion film, Meatclown and the Student Academy Award winning film Boobie Girl. Upon graduation, she worked in practical and miniature VFX on many films such as Inception, The Dark Knight, Hugo, and The Aviator. Brooke is a Motion Picture Academy member, a Television Academy member, a member of Women in Animation, the Vice President of ASIFA Hollywood, plus she's on the advisory board of the GLAS Animation Festival, and she teaches in the Character Animation department at CalArts.

TREASURER

Cindy is a CPA licensed in the State of California with over 30 years experience as a financial analyst, Manager and Controller in various public and private industries. Cindy currently works on the Financial Reporting team at Blue Cross of Idaho Health Services, Inc. responsible for reporting the financial results of the Federal Employee Program and assisting with the Statutory filings and regulations with the NAIC.

Prior to Blue Cross, Cindy worked over fifteen years at Amgen Inc., a bio-pharmaceutical company located in Thousand Oaks, California holding various positions and responsibilities in International Accounting, Clinical Trials Accounting and Contracts Pricing and Reporting.

Cindy is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

DIRECTOR

Director of the Character Animation Program, and Assistant Dean of the School of Film/Video, at CalArts in Valencia, California.

SECRETARY

Adrianna Robakowski is a corporate associate in the Orange County office of Latham & Watkins LLP, where she represents clients in real estate, mergers and acquisitions, and capital markets matters.

Adrianna graduated Order of the Coif from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law and is a proud Double Trojan, also having graduated from the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism with her bachelor’s in Journalism.

DIRECTOR

Devin "DVO" Roth is a 20-year animation veteran and a graduate of CalArts who has worked on a variety of different projects throughout his career, ranging from children's and adult animated television, commercials, and films.

He is currently working as an Art Director at Bentobox Animation, developing new adult animated television for different networks across streaming and nationwide stations. Other notable works can be seen on Bob's Burgers, Final Space, DuckTales, and The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack.

Besides animation, DVO has also worked in publication and has illustrated for the comics Amerikarate and Bob's Burgers.

His art is inspired by sci-fi and action adventure illustrations, and films such as Jurassic Park, Aliens, and True Romance.

DIRECTOR / MARKETING

Danny has over a decade of experience in graphic design, photography, and video. He has worked with a wide range of companies, helping establish their lasting brands.

Currently, he is working as the Brand/Social Media Coordinator at Bento Box Entertainment, where he develops and maintains their brand identity across various mediums, including print and social media.

Although his aesthetic love is centered around vintage sci-fi and horror, he is comfortable adapting to any design style to creatively solve the problems at hand.