Nerissa Williams Scott
Mrs. Williams Scott – CEO/Lead Producer of That Child Got Talent Entertainment, Boston, Ma (tcgtentertainment.com) is an affiliated faculty member at Emerson College in the Business of Creative Economy & Visual and Media Art departments, where she teaches on the undergraduate and graduate level. She is an adjunct faculty member at Massachusetts College of Art & Design, where she teaches undergraduate and graduate level courses. She is currently working on four feature film projects and a docu-series. She is a graduate of Hampton University, where she received a Bachelor of Art degree in Fine and Performing Arts. She is also a graduate of Emerson College where she received her Master of Fine Art degree in Film Production ’15. She has worked her way up to the position of Producer, Creative Producer, Director, UPM and Line Producer. Over the past fifteen years she has produced 2 Narrative feature films and served as production manager for a variety of Documentaries/series, Narrative shorts, Live Media Installation events, Theatre productions, Fashion films, TV series, and Music videos. Her world travels have set her apart in the Creative Producer role. She was awarded the LEF Foundation Fellowship to attend the Flaherty Seminar in upstate New York in 2018 as well as the LEF Development grant for the experimental feature documentary, “Paradise” with director Gabby Sumney. She has made it to the final rounds of the Creative Capital granting process. She currently sits on the Board of Directors at the Coolidge Corner Theater. She is also the Treasurer for the Board of Directors of the Secret Society of Black Creatives, inc. She has served as the Vice President on the Board of Directors for Women in Film and Video New England. Her most prized position is serving as the Chair of the Board of Directors of Sarah’s Hope Charitable and Educational Foundation in Lufkin, Texas USA. As CEO of That Child Got Talent Entertainment, Nerissa has created a company that serves as a bridge for women of color who are recent college grads to gain employment while serving the greater community through teaching youth as well as elders. Her favorite quote, “The ongoing forward momentum of TCGT has provided the avenue that lays poise for the women we provide the opportunity to wow the world with brilliance!”