Kathy Gonzales worked in the entertainment industry for HBO for over 20+ years. Some of her accomplishments while at HBO were supporting productions such as Band of Brother in Paris France, on the beaches of Normandy, to the US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen Colorado, plus many more. After HBO, Kathy started her own company “Urban Artist Designs” because of her love for art and design. She has created websites for many small companies and organization such as Good Shepherd Homes Inc., ARTree, and most recently still under construction SCV Card Connection. Kathy is also the current president of the Santa Clarita Art Association, one of the oldest established art organizations in the Santa Clarita valley. She stepped up to the plate to help lead an organization that has many award-winning artists in Santa Clarita many who have worked for the entertainment industry as well. Kathy’s main goal is to support and lift organizations, businesses by helping them move forward in the formation of the creative side of their business, artistic- self or cause. Therefore, when Kathy was approached by Santa Clarita International Film Festival (SCIFF) to serve on the advisory committee with SCIFF she said yes. She saw an opportunity to partner two organizations to bring creativity to the Santa Clarita community.