ROSLYN E. DOTSON

Of Cherokee Eastern Band decent, Roz was born in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands and has lived in the NY/NJ area since the '60's. She was a founding partner and Senior Vice President of Red Road Productions, the first all Native American full service production company in NY state. Her many years of production expertise was obtained through employment with Screen Actors Guild, HBO, NBC and as a studio/freelance recording/re-mix engineer.

While at Red Road, some of her work as a producer included the "Skywoman Festival", a five week schedule of stage programs celebrating Native and Aboriginal Women in theater, also a first in New York State; a commercial for the Henry Street Settlement, Abrons Art Center; Red Road's first music video, "Rez Mobb"; and a short documentary on the Native Vision Life Skills program (a mentoring program sponsored by the National Football Players Association, Johns Hopkins Hospital and the Nick Lowery Charitable Foundation) "The Faces of Native Vision."

During eight years as a Business Representative for Screen Actors Guild, Roz, a specialist on  the Commercials Contracts, became proficient in the contract interpretation of all SAG. contracts (feature films, television ,documentaries and industrials.).  As the first full time Commercials Field Rep. for SAG, her presence was known and well regarded on the sets of, quite literally, hundreds of commercials, television productions and major feature films. This also afforded

her the opportunity to work with and form business relationships with exceptionally professional technical crews, artists, actors and performers.

After 6 years at the American Indian Community House, Roz resigned her full time position in December, 2006, as a Computer Skills Instructor to handle being the President and producer/director of Tâpwê Production Projects. She does however remain at AICH as the Computer Skills Instructor…for two days a week.

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