CAA Promotes 15 To Agent Or Executive
Creative Artists Agency on Monday morning announced its promotion of 15 to Agent or Executive: Kelly Berger, Dillon Dailidonis, Peter Dakich, L Davis, Andrew Devian, Shayna Ehrlich, Julie Flanagan, Claire Garrison, Carson Goodwyn, Zach Grove, Tia Ikemoto, Michael Johnston, Rahny Longley, Ines Maza and Abby Rizzo.
Berger has been promoted to Motion Picture Literary Agent; Dailidonis, to Agent in the Digital Media department; Dakich, to Agent in the Media Finance department, led by Benjamin Kramer and Roeg Sutherland; Davis and Devian, to Agents in Baseball; Garrison, to Agent in Talent Business Ventures; Goodwyn, to Agent in Fashion; Grove and Longley, to Agent and Business Affairs Executive, respectively, within the agency’s Commercial Endorsements department; Flanagan, Ikemoto and Johnston, to Agents in the Books department; Maza, to Agent in the Podcast department; Rizzo, to Agent in the Speakers department; and Ehrlich, to Music Marketing Executive in the agency’s Music Touring department.
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With the exception of Ehrlich, Goodwyn, Flanagan, Ikemoto and Johnston, who are based in New York, CAA’s promotees are based in Los Angeles.
Beginning her career at CAA in 201 after graduating from UCLA with a degree in Political Science, Berger most recently assisted Motion Picture Literary Agent and CAA Board member John Garvey before being accepted into agency trainee program CAA Elevate in 2022.
Dailidonis began his career at CAA in 2020, after graduating from the University of Central Florida and earning his degree in Entertainment Management. Going forward, he will continue to work on behalf of the agency’s clients in gaming.
Dakich began his career at ICM, joined CAA in 2018, then moved to the independent film production, distribution, and sales agency 30West before returning to CAA. He was accepted into Elevate in 2023, and most recently worked for Sutherland. Graduating from Kenyon College with a degree in Economics, he in his new role will specialize in the packaging, sourcing financing for, and/or selling the distribution rights to independently financed films.
Davis began his career at Travis Mathew before joining CAA as a mailroom clerk in 2019. He then served as the assistant to veteran Television Agent Jeffrey Jacobs before being promoted to Coordinator at CAA affiliate Constellation Immersive. Joining CAA Sports in the Baseball department in 2022, he was accepted into Elevate in 2023. Davis graduated from The Ohio State University in 2016 with a degree in Sports Marketing & Industry, and was a member of the Men’s Baseball team from 2014 – 2016.
A graduate of Westmont College with a degree in Economics and Business, Devian began his career at his alma mater, serving as an Admissions Counselor and Athletics Recruiter. He joined CAA as an assistant in the Baseball department in Los Angeles in 2021 before being promoted to Professional in 2022. He was accepted into Elevate in 2023.
Ehrlich began her career as a Media Strategy & Planning Coordinator at iHeartMedia and joined CAA as an assistant to Jillian Doyle in 2019, before being elevated to professional in 2022. She graduated from the University of Maryland with a degree in Communication Studies with a cognate in Music.
Garrison began her career at CAA in 2018 as a recruiting coordinator in Human Resources before serving as an assistant to Global Client Strategy Head Toby Borg. She then worked for CAA Co-Chairman Kevin Huvane and was accepted into Elevate in 2023. Graduating from Loyola Marymount University in 2018 with a degree in Business Management, she in her new role will focus on building brands and businesses and creating entrepreneurial opportunities for CAA’s clients.
Joining CAA as an assistant in the Fashion department in 2021, Goodwyn was promoted to Coordinator in 2023 and accepted into Elevate the same year. Goodwyn graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a degree in Media and Journalism.
After graduating from UC Berkeley with degrees in Film and History, Grove began his career at Company 3 Animation. He joined CAA in 2021 as an assistant to Commercial Endorsements agents Jim Nicolay and Sara Leeb and was promoted to voiceover coordinator in 2022, being accepted into Elevate in 2023. In his new role, Grove will continue to work on behalf of the agency’s clients in voiceover across motion pictures, television, video games, podcasts, and audiobooks.
After graduating from Spelman College with a degree in Philosophy and earning her law degree from Howard University School of Law, Longley began her career at CAA in 2021. Going forward, she will continue to work on behalf of the agency’s clients in the areas of on-camera commercials, print, social media, and voice-over campaigns, both domestically and internationally.
Flanagan began her career at ICM Partners, serving as an assistant to the Co-Head of the Books department and CAA Board member, Sloan Harris, and Books Agent Anna Stein. She joined CAA in 2022 following the agency’s acquisition of ICM and was accepted into Elevate in September of the same year. Graduating from Hamilton College with degrees in History and English, she’ll in her new role continue to represent writers of literary fiction and nonfiction.
Graduating from the University of California, San Diego with a degree in Communication and a minor in Business, Ikemoto began her career at ICM Partners, assisting Books department co-head Jennifer Joel, in 2019. She joined CAA in 2022 following the company’s acquisition of ICM and was accepted into Elevate the same year. Ikemoto represents a diverse range of nonfiction and fiction across the commercial to literary spectrum.
Beginning his career on the Marketing and Promotions team at Radio Disney, Johnston joined CAA in 2021 and was accepted into Elevate in 2023. He graduated from Marymount Manhattan College with a degree in Public Relations and Strategic Communications and will work across the agency to identify and create publishing opportunities for clients, with a focus on platform-driven non-fiction, memoir, pop culture, wellness, and narrative non-fiction.
Graduating from the Savannah College of Art and Design with a degree in Dramatic Writing, Maza began her career at CAA in 2021, assisting Josh Lindgren, Head of the Podcast department. Promoted to Coordinator in 2023, she was accepted into the Elevate program this year. Going forward, Maza will collaborate with leading talent and production companies, specializing in the Latin American podcast market. She serves on the teams of such podcast properties and personalities as Se Regalan Dudas, Estas Morras, Radio Ambulante, Futuro Media, Adonde Media, plus Yara Shahidi, Ronald Young Jr., Carlos Erik Lopez, Jenny Mullen, and Paul Bae, among others.
Graduating from Fordham University with a degree in Communications and Media Studies, Rizzo began her career at CAA as an assistant to Speakers agents Christine Lancman and Alex Alton in 2021. She was accepted into Elevate in 2023.
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