Katie Elmore Mota

Katie Elmore Mota is founder, co-president, and executive producer of Wise Entertainment, a Los Angeles-based production company focused on edgy and entertaining content that is socially relevant. With her husband Maurício, she serves as executive producer of East Los High a drama series which has earned five Emmy nominations for its realistic portrayal of inner-city Latino high school students since its debut on Hulu in 2013.^[1]

Early career

Prior to Wise Entertainment, Katie produced a 70 episode telenovela entitled “Último Año” with MTV Latin America that aired in the U.S. and in 18 Latin America countries. While working at the Vermont-based nonprofit Population Media Center (PMC), Elmore Mota developed both “East Los High” and “Último Año”. As vice president of communications and programs at PMC she worked closely with the UN, governments, other non- profits, and media partners to oversee the development and production of numerous programs using media for social change around the world in countries including Mexico, Jamaica, Ethiopia, Egypt, Turkey, Papua New Guinea, Thailand and Vietnam.^[2]

Katie received a Masters in Media Studies from The New School for Social Research in New York and degrees in History and Sociology from the University of Vermont, as well as a strong focus in photography. While an undergraduate she launched a concert production business, producing nearly two dozen national touring acts each year and several benefit concerts. She later counseled Vermont Governor Howard Dean’s presidential campaign on how to reach young voters using music and entertainment, before interning with the music department of “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”

References

External links

• Wise Entertainment
• Katie Elmore Mota at the Internet Movie Database
• East Los High
• East Los High at the Internet Movie Database