NAKA PRODUCTIONS - Key Persons

Alyson Young is a visionary who seeks and brings to life meaningful interactions between people, places and things. The words "Fun" and "Focused" come to mind. With over 30 years of professional work and broadcast experience ranging coast to coast, Alyson brings an enlightening perspective to her work, a perspective that is rich and rewarding. Her areas of expertise are sales, marketing, fundraising, client and event services, broadcast production, education, training and career placement. Alyson brings a magnetic level of energy, creativity, and humor to her work. She keeps a team focused while working in a positive environment and is able to orchestrate goals that lead to results. Much of Alyson's professional time is spent in Charlotte, NC as an owner/operator of the Carolina School of Broadcasting (CSB), an accredited broadcast communications technology school, celebrating over 50 years of continuing broadcast education. She serves as president of the CBT- Board of Directors and as a CSB co-director. Under her leadership, CSB achieved ACCSC National Accreditation and DOE approval for federal financial aid programs. In 2007, CSB received a School of Distinction Award. CSB is a member of the NCAB & SCAB and Alyson serves on the NCCCS Advisory Board.

Job Titles:

• Writer / Producer and President

Beverly Penninger is a writer/producer and president of Naka Productions, Inc. She works with a broad range of clients, including corporations, non-profits, cable networks and PBS. Whether she's working with Dr. Maya Angelou for The Hallmark Channel, spending a year on the road with Richard Petty, chasing stories for The Food Network or exploring the inner workings of the NBA and NASCAR, Beverly has a passion for knowledge and for finding the heart of a story. She has enjoyed a long-term relationship as a contributing producer for PBS and has written and produced several independent documentaries and video projects. For the Junior League of Charlotte (JLC), she wrote and produced In Our Words and From The Heart, their latest project about bullying. She also completed a national PBS special about the Auction Rate Securities scandal. In 2001 she was named one of the Top 100 producers in the country by Audio Video Multimedia Producer Magazine and, since that time, she has gone on to numerous Emmy nominations, plus two Gracie Awards, one for The Spirit of Sacajawea and a second in May 2011 for videos she produced as part of an interactive website for Wells Fargo, www.planforwhatsnext.com. Personal and professional growth remain essential to Beverly's career and she is pleased to have been selected for Wildacres Writers Residency, a Creative Capital Professional Development Workshop and the 2010 CPB/PBS Producers Academy. In 2007, at the Reel Screen Summit, her pitch won top honors at Pitch It: The X Factor and, in 2016, she was recognized by the Arts & Science Council ASC Honors with a liftetme achievement award.