Brian Simonelli III is currently a rising junior at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He is pursuing a bachelor's degree in visual media arts and production. Brian has experience hosting two college media programs, College Kitchen and a segment on Common Agenda called The Emerson Buzz. He is also this past year's main editor, and the newly promoted Executive Producer of College Kitchen. Brian had the privilege of being the assistant editor for a short film under his professor, Sandra Lee, and collaborated directly with the editor to achieve the final product. During this year's Academy, he looks forward to working closely with like-minded students who want to explore the media's role in social and global change.