Nella Citino

Nella Citino is a highly accomplished strategic leader and Emmy award-winning media producer with over three decades of comprehensive experience at the intersection of film production, creative industry advocacy, and higher education administration. She possesses a unique and powerful blend of academic rigor, hands-on production expertise, and policy development skill, making her an expert in building, directing, and sustaining mission-driven programs.

Her professional accolades include multiple national awards for her media productions and recognition for her community service and educational leadership, including the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll.

Her background is defined by a commitment to fostering collaborative environments, advancing workforce development through creative pathways, and strategically leveraging film and media to promote communities.

Her professional credits include the national children’s programs “Get Real!” and “Zoom” and nationally distributed documentaries covering a variety of social issues. She has received seven regional Emmys, five Gabriel Awards, Special Recognition from the National Association of Broadcasters, several Telly Awards and several Parents’ Choice Awards.

She has developed several Boot Camps  for Film Wisconsin, a nonprofit promoting industry work.  In addition she has developed curriculum for Associate Degree programs as well as Bachelors Degree programs.

Nella earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Kent State University and a Master of Arts degree from Bowling Green State University.