Dan Stoller
Dan Stoller has spent the past 10 years teaching public speaking and writing courses as a full-time faculty member at the Art Institute of California, Los Angeles. In that time, Dan has worked with thousands of students to help strengthen both their written and oral communication skills.
As a seasoned writer with 15 years of experience in the entertainment industry, Dan has worked with numerous studio executives, producers, directors and production companies to bring both original and commissioned projects through all stages of development to the marketplace.
- Curriculum building
- Public Speaking
- Language Arts for all levels
- Mentoring young adults
- Writing for the screen and stage
- Successfully designed learner-centered curricula with a focus on assessment, student production, and performance
- Collaborated with department chairs and colleagues in establishing department-wide standards, lesson plans and rubrics
- Mentored new faculty to help tailor pedagogical approaches to best serve an academically and culturally diverse student population
- Received the Outstanding Instructor Award, Art Institute of California, Los Angeles
- Wrote the original screenplay, The Chaperone, for Mandeville Films
- Sold the original screenplays: Killer Pad distributed by Lion's Gate Films and The Freeloader to Winchester Films
- Wrote and directed the original stage play, The Last Hand for the LA Repertory Theatre Company
- Articles and Reviews:
- Shapiro, Marc. "Hanging Out at Killer Pad." Fangoria. February 2008. pp. 60-63
- Crogan, Jim. "The Last Hand." LA Weekly. September 22nd-28th, 2000. p. C-26
- Bachelor of Arts, English and Philosophy, John Carroll University
- Master of Fine Arts, Communication Arts, Loyola Marymount University