Board of Consultants

Robert Mechielsen

Director of Creative Housing Development

Robert Mechielsen, a native of Holland, is the founder of Studio RMA which he started in 1985. Studio RMA is a full service sustainable design studio that offers architectural, eco-enginnering and site development concepts in one comprehensive vision. Robert has a fast, powerful, well-managed visionary imagination. He can focus on a complex set of issues […]

Christopher A. Cole

Director, Young Professionals Network

Chris Cole is a producer at Breadwinner Productions, where he is currently co-producer of “Black Tulip”. Prior to joining the film industry, Mr. Cole was an investment banking analyst at Bear Stearns, JPMorgan, and other companies where he worked with securitized products, fixed income and distressed debt. In addition to his work in film, Mr. […]

Robert Shapiro

Legal Advisor

Robert Shapiro is a Los Angeles based attorney at Christensen, Miller, Fink, Jacobs, Glaser. Weil & Shapiro, LLC and has been legal advisor for AWF since 2003.