Alumni Panel Discussion: Technology and Creativity
2:00pm-4:00pm – William M. Lowman Concert Hall
Angelina Burnett '96, Theatre
Angelina Burnett is a television writer/producer and a community organizer. Currently, she is writing a film about the friendship between Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn for Lifetime, shooting this winter. Formerly, she was a Co-Executive Producer on AMC's Halt and Catch Fire, having also written for NatGeo's Genius, NBC's Hannibal, FX's The Americans, and Starz's Boss, among others. She was on staff of the 2008 Obama campaign as the Nevada Border State Coordinator and has been organizing ever since. Angelina is a co-founder of Western Organizing Workshop, a founding board member of Dorrance Dance, and a board member of both the Writers Guild of America West, and the WGAW PAC. She lives in Venice with two of the all-time best dogs. (Well, one best dog. The other one can be a real jerk sometimes.)
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Hawkeye Glenn '87, Visual Arts
I was raised in the pristine oak forest of the Texas savannah until the age of 9 • 1979 moved to Austin • Attended public school through 9th grade with inclusion in art enrichment classes- sponsored by UT Austin • Attended summer classes 1986 at the Camden Arts institute in London England • Attended ISOMATA 10th and 11th grade • Pursued informal education and received GED • Attended Austin Community College and studied: Latin American History, Math and English • Kayaked down the Grand Canyon • 1989 State certified EMT • Sponsored by 3M to race Luge sleds in Calgary Canada and Lake placid NY • Injured in 1991, picking pine cones for reforestation in Eastern Oregon • Attended large group workshop of choreographer/ dancer Deborah Hay • Selected to premier a dance work commissioned from Ms Hay by Michael Baryshnikov • Filed for DBA as Blacksmith 1995-2006
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Clay Alexander '94, Theatre
Clay Alexander is an inventor and serial entrepreneur who holds over a hundred patents worldwide and is the inventor of General Electric's LED light bulb, the GE Infusion™.
He started his first company, Radiance Lightworks, in 1999 at the age of twenty-three. Radiance has become one of the top lighting design agencies in the country, boasting an extensive client list which includes Universal Studios, Mattel, and 20th Century Fox.
Alexander formed his second company, Journée Lighting, in 2005, and created the world's first LED track light. He scaled Journée to be one of the most respected brands in LED lighting, selling the company in 2015 to EcoSense Lighting.
In 2010, Alexander founded Ember®, a design-led temperature control brand which is creating a new category of consumer products. Since launch, Ember has been extremely well received in the market, with strong sales that have consistently outperformed forecasts, as well as extensive media coverage. Ember is blazing a path to become the next global household brand.