DIANE LADD
President

       Film, television, and stage star, Diane Ladd is an award-winning actress, writer, director, and producer. She's a three time Oscar® nominee, a winner of twenty three international awards, including the British Academy Award and the Eleanor Duse Award. TIME Magazine's Richard Corliss wrote “Diane Ladd is one of the top ten actresses not only in this country, but the whole world.”
         Diane has written numerous screenplays and her book, Spiraling Through the School of Life, is published by and available through Hay House, Inc.  Her next book, Interrupted Destiny, is in the edit process and should be in bookstores by year end. In it, she depicts the parallel struggles of Martha Mitchell and Diane Ladd as they fought for the rights of others in their plight to make America a better place.
          As the writer and director of MRS. MUNCK, Diane won three Best Director awards and co-opened the Edinburgh Film Festival in Scotland. An astute business person, her creative and fiscal success as a director is a strongpoint in Exxcell Films leadership. As a successful director, producer, and actor, her lobbying efforts were instrumental in keeping US productions in America as she persuaded key members of Congress to pass tax legislation favorable to investors, the film industry, and its workforce.
          Her continuous efforts to improve the quality of culture in the US are evident in her work as well as her avocations. She is a Screen Actors Guild national board member, holding a number of noteworthy positions through the years and is active in seeking gainful work for her constituents. She is the Founder and President of the Art & Culture Taskforce, a charitable organization dedicated to strengthening Education and the Arts in America. She's recognized as a leader in actively pursuing improvement in all facets of the creative arts.