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2015 COLA Winners

2015 Past Honorees

LOCATION PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR – STUDIO FEATURE FILM
WINNER

Chris Baugh
“Steve Jobs” – Universal Pictures

LOCATION TEAM OF THE YEAR – STUDIO FEATURE FILM
WINNER

“Straight Outta Compton” – Universal Pictures
Alison Taylor – Supervising Location Manager
Craig Van Gundy – Co-Location Manager
Kokayi Ampah – Additional Location Manager
Elisa Ann Conant – Key Assistant Location Manager
Scott Fitzgerald – Key Assistant Location Manager
Karen Gilbert – Key Assistant Location Manager
Tisha Jefferson – Key Assistant Location Manager
Pedro Mata – Key Assistant Location Manager
Larry Ring – Key Assistant Location Manager
Kirk Worley – Key Assistant Location Manager
George Carrera – Assistant Location Manager
Hektor Larios – Assistant Location Manager
Sam Gomez – Location Scout
Jeff Shepherd – Location Scout
Dorion Thomas – Location Scout

LOCATION MANAGER – INDEPENDENT FEATURE FILM
WINNER

Dan Cooley
“Sweet Life” – Mockingbird Pictures

LOCATION TEAM OF THE YEAR – INDEPENDENT FEATURE FILMS
WINNER

“Neon Demon” – Space Rocket Nation
Fermin Davalos – Location Manager
Will Ruvalcaba – Key Assistant Location Manager
Nathan Polatin – Assistant Location Manager
Mike Brewer – Location Scout
Ellen Gessert – Location Scout
Marie Healy – Location Scout

LOCATION MANAGER OF THE YEAR – ONE HOUR TELEVISION
WINNER

Duffy Taylor
“State of Affairs” – Universal Television

LOCATION TEAM OF THE YEAR – ONE HOUR TELEVISION
WINNER

“True Detective” – Season 2 – Neon Black Productions
Michael Chickey – Location Manager
Caleb Duffy – Location Manager
Chris Baugh, Additional Location Manager
for pre-production scouting and development
Allison Cox – Key Assistant Location Manager
Darrin Cummings – Key Assistant Location Manager
Martin J. Cummins – Key Assistant Location Manager
Justin Duncan – Key Assistant Location Manager
Taylor Erickson – Key Assistant Location Manager
S. Dylan Kirkland – Key Assistant Location Manager
Jordan Schmidt – Key Assistant Location Manager
Clay Valenti – Key Assistant Location Manager
Sophia Ochoa – Assistant Location Manager
Jenn Kennedy – Assistant Location Manager
Aurora Quinones – Assistant Location Manager
Leeann Emmert – Location Scout
Nancy Wong – Location Scout
Kendra Liedle – Locations Office Coordinator

LOCATION MANAGER OF THE YEAR – HALF HOUR TELEVISION
WINNER

Jason Kaplon
“The Brink” – Muffin Magic/HBO

LOCATION TEAM OF THE YEAR – HALF HOUR TELEVISION
WINNER

“Fresh Off The Boat” – 20th Century Fox Television & ABC-TV
Kim Crabb – Location Manager
Stevie Nelson – Key Assistant Location Manager
Carole Segal – Key Assistant Location Manager

LOCATION MANAGER OF THE YEAR – COMMERCIALS
WINNER

Justin Bessemer
Gymkhana 7 “Wild In The Streets of Los Angeles” – Logan Media

LOCATION TEAM OF THE YEAR – COMMERCIALS
WINNER

“Ford F-150”
Donna Gross – Location Manager
Ross Day – Location Manager
Wendy Donovan – Location Manager
Alex Hamilton – Location Manager
Matt Prisk – Location Manager

LOCATION MANAGER OF THE YEAR – PRINT ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS
WINNER

Brenda Ferrell
Details Magazine (Brad Pitt)

LOCATION MANAGER OF THE YEAR – MUSIC VIDEO
WINNER

Chris Gutierrez
Run the Jewels “Close Your Eyes”

LOCATION MANAGER OF THE YEAR – REALITY TELEVISION
WINNER

Robin Kincade
“Gold Mountain” – Partisan Pictures

ASSISTANT LOCATION MANAGER OF THE YEAR – FEATURE FILMS
WINNER

Hektor Larios
“Straight Outta Compton” – Universal Pictures

ASSISTANT LOCATION MANAGER OF THE YEAR – TELEVISION
WINNER

Dorion Thomas
“NCIS LA” – CBS Television Studio

PUBLIC EMPLOYEE – FEDERAL
WINNER

Melinda Moses – National Parks Service

PUBLIC EMPLOYEE – STATE
WINNER

Miguel Luevano – California Highway Patrol

PUBLIC EMPLOYEE – COUNTY
WINNER

Robert Malek – Imperial County Fire Department

PUBLIC EMPLOYEE – CITY
WINNER

Eva Bitar – City of Los Angeles