Rev. David L. Guffey, C.S.C., serves as National Director and Head of Production at Family Theater Productions in Hollywood, California, which was founded in 1947 and creates faith-based and family-friendly programs for film, television, and the internet. Family Theater Productions has recently been part of the producing teams that created and distributed the films PRAY: THE STORY OF PATRICK PEYTON, The House That Rob Built, The Dating Project, and Next Level. Family Theater Productions also produces Catholic Central and Lente Católico, two web series for young people on the Catholic faith, in English and Spanish. David Guffey earned a Bachelor of Arts in American Studies from the University of Notre Dame, a Master of Divinity from Notre Dame, and a Master of Fine Arts in Film and Television Production from Loyola Marymount University. He has written and directed award-winning short films. He currently serves on the boards of The University of Portland and Catholics in Media Associates of Los Angeles. Since 2005, he has lived in residence and assisted at St. Monica Parish in Santa Monica, California.

Megan Harrington is a Senior Producer at Family Theater Productions, overseeing the management of production on various films. She serves as producer, co-director, and co-writer for the Emmy® and Christopher Award-winning The House That Rob Built and the award-winning Native Ball: Legacy of a Trailblazer. She is a producer and co-writer for the Gabriel and Christopher Award-winning PRAY: THE STORY OF PATRICK PEYTON and The Dating Project. Other credits include executive producer on Unplanned. Before joining Family Theater Productions, she worked as a contractor for Mpower Pictures and Paulist Productions. Harrington received an MBA and a Bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies at the University of Montana.

Don Burt has more than 40 years of experience in the entertainment industry and experience with nearly every professional format that exists, from film to digital files. He has worked on many television programs and major films, including A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies, which was produced and narrated by Martin Scorsese; No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos, a film about two of the pioneering cinematographers of the late 1960s; and Grizzly Man, a documentary by Werner Herzog. Previously, Don was an editor for CCI Digital, a post-production facility that worked primarily in reality television. He majored in Film and Television at Norwalk Community College/Western Connecticut State University and has an Associate’s degree in Communications. Don is a Catholic Deacon in Southern California, assisting with RCIA, LGBT outreach, prison ministry, confirmation, adult confirmation, Baptism preparation, and other areas. He is married with two grown children.

Chris Sariego is the award-winning PR & Marketing Director at Family Theater Productions. Over a 30-year career, Chris developed deep experience in documentaries, feature films, and TV production, as well as in positions as a PR, communications, and marketing director. Previously, Chris was PR & Marketing Director for St. Vincent de Paul of Los Angeles, a Catholic charity serving the poor and homeless of Southern California, where he won a Gabriel Award for a documentary on the Society. Chris was also co-chair of the National St. Vincent de Paul Communications Task Force, implementing best practices at the charity nationwide. At Family Theater Productions, Chris is part of a team winning Gabriel and Christopher Awards for PRAY: THE STORY OF PATRICK PEYTON and an Emmy® for The House That Rob Built. At Vermont PBS, he won two Emmys and was nominated for a third for his documentary work as a producer, writer, and director. Chris has a B.A. in Journalism from St. Michael’s College in Vermont and early in his career worked as a journalist. He is married with several children.

Kate O’Hare is the Social Media Content Manager and Editor for the Faith & Family Media Blog at Family Theater Productions. She previously worked for the Tribune syndicate, where she wrote and edited feature stories, columns, and blog posts on all types of television shows for newspapers, magazines, and websites. Along with contributing to our blog, she covers pop culture from a faith perspective at her Pax Culturati blog at the multifaith site Patheos.com. O’Hare also wrote the screenplay for the movie Negotiating Christmas, which has been optioned by Family Theater Productions. A native of the Adirondack foothills of northern New York State and a graduate of SUNY Adirondack, O’Hare is a member of the Catholic Media Association and the International Catholic Film Critics Association.

Jay Cooney is the Digital Content Creator at Family Theater Productions and worked formerly as an editor on Catholic Central. Jay has worked in the film and TV industry in Los Angeles since 2005. He was the editor of the Tavis Smiley Show and Medal Quest on PBS, as well as The Down Round and Auto-Blog for AOL. Jay has written, produced, and directed short films, web videos, and documentaries. He graduated with a BFA from the University of North Carolina, School of the Arts, School of Filmmaking where he majored in picture editing and sound design.  He is an Eagle Scout and a recipient of the Los Angeles Archbishop’s Recognition of Ministry Award.  

Philip LaSalle oversees and manages the Family Theater Productions facilities as Business Manager. His previous experience in construction helps him with ongoing renovations to the offices and the various production areas. Previously, he worked as a Project Manager for DMG Talent Management, where he oversaw home renovations for high-end clientele. LaSalle earned his Master of Fine Arts in Acting from Carnegie Mellon University and a Bachelor’s degree from Fordham University.

Father Vince Kuna, C.S.C., is Producer-at-Large at Family Theater Productions, primarily working in development and on Hollywood outreach for the media company. Father Kuna also consults as a Catholic priest on one or two mainstream Hollywood films and/or TV shows per year. Kuna received a Master’s degree in Divinity and Bachelor’s in Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame and a Master’s of Fine Arts in Film and Television from the University of Southern California. He is also a Priest-in-Residence at St. Monica’s Catholic Church in Santa Monica, Calif.

María Storrs Rojas is an Associate Producer at Family Theater Productions and an independent screenwriter. She started her career in Colombia, producing and writing her first short film, Ciro Guerra, which was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Foreign Film category. María wrote and directed the short film Our Rose Garden, distributed by BMG. She was a Semifinalist at the ScreenCraft TV Pilot Script Competition and BlueCat Screenplay Competition. Her TV pilot supernatural thriller Grain of Salt was a Second Rounder at the 2022 Austin Film Festival and was considered for Semifinalist status, and her TV pilot action-thriller Seeking Refuge was selected for the Filmarket Hub Excellent Scripts List. She earned a Master’s degree in Film and Television Writing and Production from the Catholic University of Milan and trained at the recognized Italian production company Lux Vide. María Storrs has extensive experience in family and faith media for international audiences, working professionally in this field in Italy, the United States, and Colombia since 2011, and is fluent in English, Spanish, and Italian.

Anne Yancey is Assistant Producer at Family Theater Productions. Her work includes Emmy®, Gabriel, and Christopher Award-winning films such as PRAY: THE STORY OF PATRICK PEYTON, The House That Rob Built, and Native Ball: Legacy of a Trailblazer. Anne has an MBA in Producing from John Paul the Great Catholic University, an MA in Theatre from the University of Houston, BA in Theater Arts and Philosophy from Texas A&M University, and a teaching certificate in Secondary Theater Arts from Prairie View A&M University. 

Luz Fernandez acts as an Assistant to the production team at Family Theater Productions. Over her many years with the media company, you will have found her on the sets of dozens of film, television, radio, and internet projects. Most recently, she has served as the Production Manager for Catholic Central and Lente Católico—fun, factual digital series on the Catholic faith.

Miley Reyna works as a Digital Content Specialist for the post-production team at Family Theater Productions, as well as the on-set Assistant Director for Catholic Central and Lente Católico.

Margaret Orsinger is the Executive Assistant to the National Director and Director of PR and Marketing at Family Theater Productions. She also does research, helps with events, and manages content licensing for the company.