Global Service Institute
HONORARY ADVISORY BOARD
HEADLINERS OF SERVICE
100 SMALL IDEAS TO CHANGE THE WORLD
Honorary Advisory Board Member
Jillian Crane
President of First Responders Children's Foundation, Actress, Writer, Producer
Jillian Crane is an actress, writer, and non-profit leader. Currently, Ms. Crane is President of The First Responders Children's Foundation (www.1stRCF.org), a national organization that started in 2001 to help the children of first responders who lost a parent on 9/11. The foundation provides financial support to both children who have lost a parent in the line of duty as well as families enduring significant financial hardships due to tragic circumstances. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, The First Responders Children's Foundation has provided thousands of emergency support grants and PPE to first responder families in need all over the country, all while fulfilling their usual college scholarship program and first responder agency grant program.
As an actress, Ms. Crane has had leading roles in regional theater, television, and film. Some credits include the Netflix series Spinning Out and Election (starring Matthew Broderick and directed by Alexander Payne). She recently adapted the novel, About Yvonne into a screenplay which was optioned by New Regency. Ms. Crane is Vice Chairman of Kidtagious, a kids entertainment and toy licensing company run by the team who licensed Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, among others. Ms. Crane uses her expansive artistic background and knowledge when acquiring intellectual properties at Kidtagious and developing them into children's entertainment and licensing successes. She holds a BFA in theater and BA in political science from Boston University and attended RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art). Ms. Crane is a member of SAG and Actor's Equity Association.
Global Service Institute at Long Island University