Patrice O’Neill is an award-winning producer dedicated to creating inspiring stories which spark audience members to become change agents in their own communities. As  CEO and Executive Producer of the non-profit media company The Working Group (TWG), she has produced successful national series on PBS for fifteen years and led a multi-platform approach utilizing documentary film, grassroots engagement, educational outreach and social media to ignite dialogue and action. TWG’s 1995 special about a town responding to hate, Not In Our Town, set a standard for television impact and launched a movement that continues to thrive on the ground and at NIOT.org. Her team recently launched Not In Our School which includes anti bullying campaign resources for teachers and students. O’Neill directed TWG’s  PBS film, “Not In Our Town: Light in the Darkness”  which profiles a town working to heal divisions after the anti immigrant hate crime killing of Marcelo Lucero in Patchogue, NY. The film premiered in September 2011, and so far over 200 community screenings have been scheduled across the country.