meet our team
The team at Emergent Order Foundation brings together over a century of collective experience in entertainment development and production, educational content, marketing and distribution. We’ve come together from some of the biggest networks and platforms including Nickelodeon, MTV, Paramount and Webtoon on a mission to tell heroic stories that inspire a culture of independence, civil discourse, and innovation.
john papola
As CEO and chief creative officer, John leads the organization and oversees all content strategy and development.
joshua meyers
As CTO and head of post production, Josh leads our tech-driven approach to telling stories on digital platforms.
lisa versaci
As a creative executive and producer, Lisa brings her prolific ideation and unstoppable energy to our projects.
sonia mccarter
As operations manager and chief of staff, Sonia keeps our creative crew rowing in the same direction.
mac foster
As CMO and strategist, Mac ensures that we are meeting audiences where they are, when and how they want to engage.
justin bergeron
As head of production, Justin ensures that we continue to raise the bar on the quality of every piece of content we produce.
sean schiavolin
As a producer and director, Sean leads media projects with a passionate focus for telling heroic stories that make a difference.
jessi bennett
As an associate producer, Jessi supports our production team and produces original stories for our channels in her own right.
stephanie offord
As grants officer and partner relations, Stephanie connects people with the projects they’re passionate about.
meet our board of advisors
Meet the Avengers of American freedom. The Justice League of human potential. We are blessed to have these world-changing leaders walking side-by-side with us in our hero's journey, sharing their experience, supercharging our storytelling, and guiding our path along the way.
john mackey
Co-founder and CEO of Whole Foods Market, Philanthropist, Author of Conscious Capitalism and Conscious Leadership.
john allison
Former chairman and CEO of BB&T Corporation, Philanthropist, Author of The Leadership Crisis and the Free Market Cure.
jeff sandefer
Co-founder of Acton MBA and Acton Academy, Philanthropist, Entrepreneur, and educational innovator.
dr. warren farrell
Author of multiple NY best-sellers including The Boy Crisis, former board member of the National Organization for Women.
“The team is so thoughtful and knowledgeable about storytelling, but also brought a cinematic production quality on a manageable budget to the project.”
- Terry Minogue, SVP, Creative Marketing, ViacomCBS Streaming