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Wilmer Valderrama

Founder/CEO

As an actor, producer and activist Wilmer Valderrama has been making audiences laugh, listen and think for nearly two decades. Perhaps most recognized for his role on the Emmy-nominated series That 70s Show and currently in the #1 TV drama NCIS on CBS. On the animation front, Valderrama has voiced numerous roles in films such as Academy Award winning Disney’s Encanto & Pixar’s Onward, as well as starring in and executive producing Netflix’s animated films Trouble and Charming.

In 2006, Valderrama established WV Entertainment where he created and produced the MTV series Yo Momma, also serving as the host for all three seasons. Since then, WVE has developed and produced a wide range of programming.

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Kaitlin Saltzman

VP, Head of Scripted

Kaitlin Saltzman is the Vice President, Head of Scripted at WV Entertainment, where she develops dynamic television with a focus on underrepresented voices and stories. Previously, she was the Vice President, Head of Television for Ashley Tisdale’s Blondie Girl Productions. Prior jobs include roles in Comedy and Drama Development at CBS, where she also worked extensively with the writers of the CBS Diversity Showcase; and in NBC’s Current Programming department and Page Program. Kaitlin grew up in New Canaan, Connecticut and earned her BA in Film, Theater, and Government from Connecticut College and her MFA in Film and Television Producing from Chapman University.

Kaitlin Saltzman

VP, Head of Scripted

Kaitlin Saltzman is the Vice President, Head of Scripted at WV Entertainment, where she develops dynamic television with a focus on underrepresented voices and stories. Previously, she was the Vice President, Head of Television for Ashley Tisdale’s Blondie Girl Productions. Prior jobs include roles in Comedy and Drama Development at CBS, where she also worked extensively with the writers of the CBS Diversity Showcase; and in NBC’s Current Programming department and Page Program. Kaitlin grew up in New Canaan, Connecticut and earned her BA in Film, Theater, and Government from Connecticut College and her MFA in Film and Television Producing from Chapman University.

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Jessica Acevedo

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VP of Production & Unscripted Development

Jessica Acevedo began her career in entertainment production in 2007 when she joined commercial production company, Backyard and Seed as an associate producer. In 2009, she began working with Wilmer Valderrama at WV Enterprises, overseeing his production calendar and managing the production office. In 2012, Acevedo transitioned from production management to the original content development department. Within her first year in this role, she set up The Ricardo Laguna Project at MTV Tr3s, alongside Mr. Valderrama and Relativity Real. Since then, she has helped set up a number of projects that have gone straight to series including, The Hollywood Puppet Show for Fuse, Douglas Family Gold for Oxygen and King of the Floor for Youtube’s, Nuevon. Ms. Acevedo is has overseen the development and production for various projects at networks like CBS, A&E, TNT, Sundance, Disney & Nickelodeon. In 2016, Acevedo was promoted to VP of Production & Development and currently oversee a slate of over a dozen unscripted and animated projects.

Jessica Acevedo

VP of Production & Unscripted Development

Jessica Acevedo began her career in entertainment production in 2007 when she joined commercial production company, Backyard and Seed as an associate producer. In 2009, she began working with Wilmer Valderrama at WV Enterprises, overseeing his production calendar and managing the production office. In 2012, Acevedo transitioned from production management to the original content development department. Within her first year in this role, she set up The Ricardo Laguna Project at MTV Tr3s, alongside Mr. Valderrama and Relativity Real. Since then, she has helped set up a number of projects that have gone straight to series including, The Hollywood Puppet Show for Fuse, Douglas Family Gold for Oxygen and King of the Floor for Youtube’s, Nuevon. Ms. Acevedo is has overseen the development and production for various projects at networks like CBS, A&E, TNT, Sundance, Disney & Nickelodeon. In 2016, Acevedo was promoted to VP of Production & Development and currently oversee a slate of over a dozen unscripted and animated projects.

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Leo Klemm

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Head of Podcasts, WV Sound

Leo Klemm is the Head of Podcasts at WV Sound, focusing on the development and production of WV Entertainment’s podcast and narrative media arm, in partnership with iHeart Media’s My Cultura Network. In addition, Leo manages and oversees the companies performance across all production and philanthropic efforts.

Leo Klemm

Head of Podcasts, WV Sound

Leo Klemm is the Head of Podcasts at WV Sound, focusing on the development and production of WV Entertainment’s podcast and narrative media arm, in partnership with iHeart Media’s My Cultura Network. In addition, Leo manages and oversees the companies performance across all production and philanthropic efforts.

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Nico Raquel

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Senior Managing Producer, WV Sound

Nico Raquel [they/elle] is a bilingual audio producer, writer, oral history facilitator, musician, and multi-media storyteller committed to justice-based storytelling. Nico loves recording stories with, by, and for queer and trans communities and Latine/x/a/o communites. Previously, they traveled the U.S. recording and archiving oral histories with NPR’s StoryCorps. Nico’s interview process is centered on making space for participants to feel safe not only in sharing stories together but in creating intimate moments of connection while doing so. Nico volunteers with This Way Out, the longest-running international LGBTQIA2S+ radio program, as well as with GEMS Oral Histories in Oakland. When the tape stops rolling, Nico shares pupusas slathered in curtido with loved ones, listens to death-metal cassettes on their glitchy boombox, takes beach trips in their ‘70s truck, and records stories in community with T4T Oral Histories.

Nico Raquel

Senior Managing Producer, WV Sound

Nico Raquel [they/elle] is a bilingual audio producer, writer, oral history facilitator, musician, and multi-media storyteller committed to justice-based storytelling. Nico loves recording stories with, by, and for queer and trans communities and Latine/x/a/o communites. Previously, they traveled the U.S. recording and archiving oral histories with NPR’s StoryCorps. Nico’s interview process is centered on making space for participants to feel safe not only in sharing stories together but in creating intimate moments of connection while doing so. Nico volunteers with This Way Out, the longest-running international LGBTQIA2S+ radio program, as well as with GEMS Oral Histories in Oakland. When the tape stops rolling, Nico shares pupusas slathered in curtido with loved ones, listens to death-metal cassettes on their glitchy boombox, takes beach trips in their ‘70s truck, and records stories in community with T4T Oral Histories.

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Sydney Botko

Development Coordinator

Sydney Botko joined the company in 2021 as an Executive Assistant supporting both the VP of Scripted and VP of Unscripted Development. In 2023, she was promoted to Coordinator and continues to work in the scripted and unscripted departments in a larger capacity. Sydney is anLA native and a recent graduate of Boston University with a degree in Film and Television.

Sydney Botko

Development Coordinator

Sydney Botko joined the company in 2021 as an Executive Assistant supporting both the VP of Scripted and VP of Unscripted Development. In 2023, she was promoted to Coordinator and continues to work in the scripted and unscripted departments in a larger capacity. Sydney is anLA native and a recent graduate of Boston University with a degree in Film and Television.

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