Erika Johnson:  Executive Producer

Erika is the founder and president of South Shore Productions, a video production, communication and project management company. Her documentaries and video productions have been adapted for multiple uses from broadcast (e.g. National Geographic’s Wild Chronicles’ program and public television) to international educational outreach tools for government agencies, non-profit organizations and corporations.  (e.g. USAID, The World Bank, The Nature Conservancy, Royal Caribbean Cruises, etc.) Passionately dedicated to broadening awareness on environmental and social issues, Erika is well connected with key sustainable and environmental stakeholders (individuals and organizations) and media channels internationally. She is known for her ability to form strong collaborations, raise funds, secure distribution and manage teams, taking projects from concept to completion both on time and on budget.

Our Team:

South Shore Productions draws upon a diverse set of highly professional, skilled and award-winning communication and media specialists both nationally and internationally as projects require. Meet a few of our team members:

Greg Stiever-Video Production:

Greg has shot for National Geographic and has directed and produced award winning feature length documentaries for PBS. He has directed over four hundred corporate pieces and training films, television commercials, television series, music videos and short films.  Greg has been honored with over sixty local, national and international awards for his work.

Andrew Bill-Marketing:

Specializing in the travel industry, Andrew creates strategic marketing plans and tools (e.g. website design, branding, brochures, newsletters, posters, magazines, promotional pieces) and manages marketing campaigns on behalf of U.S. and international clients including tourist boards, hotel chains, media companies, tour operators, individual resort properties and non-profits.

Gretchen Gaede and Dawn Duncan- Public Relations, Strategic Communications, Social Media:

Gretchen and Dawn specialize in creating advocacy and communication strategic and implementation plans that are designed to create and raise awareness on cause-related issues.  They are also our social media experts.

Denise Stromme-Assesssment, Outreach and Education:

As an environmental education specialist, Denise oversees the design and development of outreach strategies, including capacity building, education, creation and collection of resource tools, and citizen engagement and behavior change methods.  For the past thirty years Denise has been involved in international, national, and local, project specific education efforts.  She has created conservation education programs for the World Wildlife Fund and has trained international environmental professionals on developing and delivering effective communication and education programs in their countries.