2014 Past Honorees
LOCATION PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR – STUDIO FEATURE FILM
WINNER
Patrick Mignano
“American Sniper” – Warner Bros.
Mandi Dillin
“Interstellar” – Warner Bros.
Steve Woroniecki
“Tomorrowland” – Disney
LOCATION TEAM OF THE YEAR – STUDIO FEATURE FILM
WINNER
“The Gambler” Paramount Pictures
Chris Baugh, Location Manager
Key Assistant Location Managers
Mike Betz
Justin Harrold
David Park
Michael Soleau
Keomanee Vilaythong
Assistant Location Manager
Sophia Ochoa
“American Sniper” – 22 & Indiana/Malpaso Pictures
Patrick Mignano, Location Manager
Key Assistant Location Manager
Sam Gomez
Mike Masumoto
Eddie Merino
Guy Morrison
Kyle “Snappy” Oliver
“Scouts vs Zombies” – Paramount Pictures
Stephenson Crossley – Location Manager
Key Assistant Location Managers
Will Ruvalcaba
Assistant Location Managers
Jeanie Farnam
Chris Kusiak
Sophia Ochoa
LOCATION PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR – INDEPENDENT FEATURE FILM
WINNER
Gregory Alpert – “Burying the Ex” – Burying the Ex Partnership, LLC
Robin Citrin – “Taken 3” – Taken 3 Inc.
Scott Trimble – “Maps to the Stars” – Prospero Pictures/Entertainment One
LOCATION TEAM OF THE YEAR – INDEPENDENT FEATURE FILM
WINNER
“Taken 3” – Taken 3 Inc.
Robin Citrin, Location Manager
Key Assistant Location Managers
Lori Russell
Robert Paulsen
Ron Haynes
Michael Glaser
Justin Harrold
Assistant Location Managers
Shelly Armstrong
Sophia Ochoa
“Night Crawler” – Nightcrawler, LLC
Curtis Collins, Location Manager
Key Assistant Location Managers
Steve Beimler
Mike Brewer
Javier Robles
Assistant Location Manager
Christopher Rojas
“Visions” – Vision Productions LLC
Deven Chierighino, Location Manager
Jared Parsons, Key Assistant Location Manager
Kevan Tucker, Assistant Location Manager
LOCATION PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR – TV EPISODIC, SEASON
WINNER
Scott Poole – “Mad Men” – UROK Productions, Inc.
Dan Cooley – “Sons of Anarchy” – Pacific 2.1 Entertainment Group, Inc.
Jordana Kronen – “Modern Family” – 20th. Century Fox Television
LOCATION TEAM OF THE YEAR – TV EPISODIC, SEASON
WINNER
“Criminal Minds” – ABC Studios
Jeffrey T. Spellman, Location Manager
Walter Roshetski, Location Manager
Key Assistant Location Managers
Tada Chae
Phill Kane
Jodi Leininger
Leslie Morrow
Kristina Santoro
Gary Watt, Scout
David van Dam, Set Assistant Manager
“The Newsroom” – Farnsworth Entertainment Productions
Eric Fierstein, Location Manager
Key Assistant Location Managers
Derek Avarado
Brett Williams
Assistant Location Manager
Phillip Barnes
“The Mindy Project” – Open 4 Business LLC (NBC/Fox)
Michelle Latham, Location Manager
Key Assistant Location Managers
Anna Coats
Marc Meeks
Stevie Nelson
LOCATION PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR – TV EPISODIC, SINGLE EPISODE
WINNER
Peter Martorano – “Beverly Hills Cop” – Sony Television
Wes Hagan – “The Mason Twins” (TV pilot) – Disney/ABC Studios/FTP Productions
Peter Martorano – “Bosch” (TV pilot) Hold Fast Prod./Amazon Studios
LOCATION TEAM OF THE YEAR – TV EPISODIC, SINGLE EPISODE
WINNER
“Criminal Minds”
Jeffrey T. Spellman, Location Manager
Walter Roshetski, Location Manager
Key Assistant Location Managers
Phill Kane
Jodi Leininger
Leslie Morrow
Gary Watt – Location Scout
David Van Dam – Set Assistant Manager
“Perception”
Greg Lazzaro, Location Manager
Key Assistant Location Manager
Roland Arenz
Jesse Lorber
Michael Soleau
Jordan Schmidt
Anthony “Tony” Lipin, Assistant Location Manager
“CSI”
Paul Wilson, Location Manager
Key Assistant Location Manager
Rich Streeter
Mike Parisi
Ivan Siebel
LOCATION MANAGER OF THE YEAR – REALITY TELEVISION
WINNER
Andrew Harrison – “American Dream Builders” – NBC
Alexandra Gibson – “The Voice” – Finnmax, Inc.
Michael Smith – “Last Comic Standing” – NBC Universal
LOCATION PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR – STILL PHOTOGRAPHY
WINNER
Peter McClafferty – “Hitchcock” – Americana Manhasset
Denise Collins – “Tommy Hilfiger” – Northsix
Christie Every – “Vanity Fair” – Christie Every Productions
LOCATION PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR – MUSIC VIDEO
WINNER
Jason Wisch – “Happy” – Iconoclast
Fred Jove – “Coppertone” – Prettybird
Matthew Polinger – “1st. Love” – Blackhand Cinema
LOCATION PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR – COMMERCIALS
WINNER
Patrick Riley – “Mercedes Benz” – RSA Films
Louis de Fontanes – “Range Rover Sport”- MJZ
Douglas Dresser – “Lamborghini Huracan” – BRW USA
Heather Haase – “KIA” – Duo Films
LOCATION TEAM OF THE YEAR – COMMERCIALS
WINNER
“Maserati” – Chelsea Pictures
Jonathan Gordon, Location Manager
Justin Besemer, Location Manager
Greg Lazzaro, Location Scout
“Honda” – Rabbit Content
Jof Hanwright, Location Manager
Jesse Rivard, Location Manager
Chris Friedman, Location Scout
“Budweiser Always There” – HSI
JJ Levine, Location Manager
Byll Williams, Location Manager
Location Scout
Chris Allen
Dennis Morley
Carrie L.A.
ASSISTANT LOCATION MANAGER OF THE YEAR, FEATURES
WINNER
Justin Harrold for “Interstellar” – Warner Bros.
Kathy McCurdy for “Kitchen Sink” – Columbia Pictures
Lisa Patton for “Last Day in the Desert” – Rodrigo Garcia/Mockingbird Pictures
ASSISTANT LOCATION MANAGER OF THE YEAR, TELEVISION
WINNER
Marc Meeks for “The Mindy Project” – Open for Business Productions NBC/on Fox
J. Hanna for “Scandal” – FTP Productions/ABC Productions
Alex Chen for “Rake” – Twentieth Century Fox Television Productions
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE, FEDERAL
WINNER
Charlie Whitman – National Park Service
Linda Steinberg – USFS
Tim Hough – BLM (Barstow)
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE, STATE
WINNER
Rhonda Weber – Caltrans
Miguel Luevano – CHP
Roger San Juan – Caltrans
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE, COUNTY
WINNER
Curtis Markloff – San Bernardino County Fire
Marsha Townsend – L.A. Sheriffs Department
Hector Carlos – San Mateo County Public Works
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE, CITY
WINNER
Cindy Shamban – City of San Francisco
Captain Devon Farfan & Sgt. Freddie Nuno – LA City
Christy Lowe, Craig Jones, Debra Elliott, Kathy Orrin – City of Taft