Mia Therese Jamili is a journalist, promoter, and documentarian specializing in entertainment and causes. She has lived & worked in New York, Los Angeles, and Geneva. Mia holds a Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies with Advanced Media training from the University of California, Berkeley. She completed further professional studies in Strategic Communications, Marketing, and Media Management at New York University and in Photography at the School of Visual Arts. She also received an executive graduate scholarship at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, where she pursued a specialization in Tech, Media, and Communications. Mia has additionally had a passion for the arts for as long as she can remember. She began honing her talents at a performing arts magnet school in Los Angeles - serving as President of the school’s Vocal Ensemble (classical, jazz, and musical theater) and graduating with highest honors and the Choral Director’s Award after presenting with her classmates in productions and vocal music competitions all over California complete with annual trips to Disneyland. Upon graduation, Mia has further studied scriptwriting, acting, voice & speech, and music industry essentials (including stage management, production, performance, journalism, marketing and brand management) with NYU Tisch School of the Arts, the Juilliard School Extension, the Stella Adler Conservatory, the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, the Interlochen School of the Arts, and the 92nd Street Y School of Music. Musical community groups she has performed with in “the city that never sleeps” include the NYU Choral Arts Society, the 92nd Street Y Broadway Chorus, and the Carnegie Hall Masterworks Chorus. She has been a Young Partner for the Public Theater and a Friend of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Simultaneously building a career at the intersection of media & communications and public service, Mia has also worked with the U.S. Fund for UNICEF, the United Nations Global Compact, the United Nations Secretariat, the City of New York, and the City of Los Angeles. She has served as an advocate for the Global Campaign for Education, former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon’s Education First Initiative, and former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s A World at School Initiative. She has been awarded a Young Leader in Foreign and Security Policy Fellowship with a Certificate in Media and Arts for Peace from the Geneva Centre for Security Policy, a Certificate in Public Diplomacy from the United Nations Institute for Training and Research, a Mayor’s Excellence Award from the City of New York, and a Certificate of Appreciation from the City of Los Angeles.