For Nearly Six Decades, GDUSA Has Started Each Year By Choosing A Group of People to Watch Who Embody The Spirit of the Creative Community.

Individuals we have come to know and respect for a combination of talent, success, leadership, newsworthiness, influence and community service. In a field so deep in talent and broad in numbers, this is clearly a subjective process. And this year was a particular challenge ‒ as well as a particular honor ‒ since so many of you were able to navigate an unprecedented and uncertain environment with grace, dignity and intelligence. We hope you enjoy and appreciate our selections, heed their words about today’s challenges and tomorrow’s promise ‒ and let us know what you think.

• Jeff Brandi
• Carol Mauge-Lewis
• Mark Christou
• Kim Berlin
• Jean Ponsai
• Antonio Garcia
• Aaron Llavore
• Megan Junius
• Liz Krewson
• David Schwen
• Chris Garvey
• Rui Ma
• Joseph Schlosser
• Jay Miller
• Krystal Pratt
• Prakarn Nisarat
• Matt Dimmer
• Jenna Smith
• Renée Stevens
• Janmarie Wright
• Daniel Frumhoff
• Marty Gregg
• Jorge Andrade
• Rodney Crimes
• Chris Harmon
• Sarah Moran
• Karen R. Mazique
• Brent Almond
• Antonio Alcalá
• Sara Nelson
• Matías Delfino
• Marc Seligson
• Matt Sia
• Jill Tapia
• Jeff Piazza
• Christian & R. Steve Estrellado
• Hamish Smyth
• Scott Sorenson
• Kurt Kretten
• Damian Orellana
• Lotta Nieminen
• David T. Jones
• Annie Yang
• Nicole Joanna Pierzchalski
• Caley Adams
• Wendy White
• Safwat Saleem
• Jiayue Li
• Lauren Barnett
• Leslie Funke
• Bianca Borghi
• Courtney Bowditch
• Hugh McCormick
• Angela Devlin
• Reba Joy Billips
• Jan Miller
• George Lavender
• George Garrastegui, Jr.

MESSAGE FROM PUBLISHER GORDON KAYE

SIX DECADES OF PAST GDUSA PEOPLE TO WATCH