Marissa Flaxbart

Marissa Flaxbart is a seasoned producer and writer with extensive experience in various media roles. Currently serving as a Producer at Maximum Fun since January 2022, Marissa also creates and produces the Sweet Valley Diaries Podcast, a role held since December 2017. Marissa's contributions extend to multiple projects as a Contributing Writer/Producer at Tappity and Twenty Thousand Hertz, and as a Writing Instructor at Hugo House since July 2021. Prior experience includes a Writers Assistant position at Netflix, Operations Manager at MediaU, and Development Director/Office Manager at Lighthouse Productions. Marissa holds an MFA in Screenwriting from Chapman University and has educational qualifications from the Second City Training Center and the University of Chicago in Cinema and Media Studies and Psychology.