Carissa joined Lightbox after a tenure at Warner Brothers. Born and raised in the suburbs of Chicago, she graduated from Columbia College Chicago’s film program and moved out to LA in pursuit of her Hollywood dreams. At WB, she worked her way up from Tour Guide to Senior Manager in Studio Operations where she coordinated and stage-managed for productions such as “Lucifer”, “The Rookie”, “You”, “Conan”, “Friends: The Reunion” and much more. On top of working a demanding full time job, she makes time for her creative passions including, playing the ukulele and producing her own content. In 2018, she premiered a short thriller titled “In Flames”, which she wrote and directed. In 2021, she released a five episode comedic web series titled “(un)sociable” which she wrote, produced and starred in.
