417. Lisa deSousa's creative passions has led her to many successful ventures, while helping others, including creating the Santa Clarita International Film Festival. An inspiring and fascinating life she is creating.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 8.0pt;"><span style= "font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> Lisa deSouza</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 8.0pt;"><span style= "font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> After attending the prestigious boarding school, Deerfield Academy, Lisa deSouza chose Columbia University to pursue her higher education. While living in New York City, Lisa also attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and The School for Film and Television. During the time she worked in the fashion industry, she also started her career as an actor in the off-Broadway theater scene. However, she soon learned that her passion (and strength) was in writing and directing.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 8.0pt;"><span style= "font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> After 25 productions, some of which won local awards Lisa soon found herself drawn to a new medium, the web. She moved to Los Angeles where she started producing and creating web content. Her work with many San Francisco Bay Area companies led her to take a seven-year hiatus from the “industry” while she pursued a successful career in the tech space. During that time Lisa established herself as a creative executive and digital media producer who made a career pushing the boundaries of content creation and interactive marketing.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 8.0pt;"><span style= "font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-fami