Annie Awards Program Book

writing in an Animated Television Production
daniel chun – The Simpsons “Treehouse of Horror XX” – gracie Films
Daniel Chun was a writer for The Simpsons for 6 years. He is currently writing for The Office. He
grew up in the Poconos.
kevin deters, stevie wermers-skelton – Prep and Landing – walt disney Animation
studios
kevin deters joined Disney in 1996, working in Clean-Up Animation on Mulan, Tarzan,
and Lilo & Stitch before transitioning into the Story Department for Brother Bear.
stevie wermers-skelton joined Disney in 1994 as a Clean-up Inbetweener on Pocahontas.
She worked as a Story Artist on many feature films including Fantasia 2000, Tarzan and
Brother Bear. The two made their directorial debut with 2007’s acclaimed 2-D short,
How to Hook Up Your Home Theater.
valentina l. garza – the simpsons “Four great women and a Manicure” –
gracie Films
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Valentina had her first peek into the world of television
during middle school field trips to live sit-com tapings. After graduating from U.C. Berkeley
with a degree in Comparative Literature, Valentina returned to her Hollywood roots. She
has written for George Lopez and The Simpsons where she is currently an Executive Story
Editor. She resides in West Los Angeles with her husband and two children.
billy kimball and ian Maxtone-graham – The Simpsons “Gone Maggie Gone” –
gracie Films
Billy Kimball and Ian Maxtone-Graham have been friends and frequent writing partners since
they met at Trinity High School in New York. Along with The Simpsons, they have both worked
at Saturday Night Live and The National Lampoon. This is the third of four Simpsons scripts they
have written together; their first, “24 Minutes,” won an Annie in 2007, and their latest, “The
Color Yellow,” will air February 21st.
billy lopez – The Wonder Pets ‘Save the Honey Bears” – nickelodeon Productions/
little Airplane Productions
Billy Lopez is a writer, lyricist and musician. He is currently the head writer on Nickelodeon’s The
Wonder Pets and BBC’s 3rd & Bird. He has also composed music for both shows, collaborating
with his brother Bobby on two episodes of The Wonder Pets for which they shared a 2008
Daytime Emmy award. Billy also writes and performs music with his three-piece rock band,
Desk, and is half of the offbeat comedy band “The Headliners.”
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