As Director of Production, Marissa provides leadership and oversight for all projects by facilitating communication, managing teams, and maintaining positive client relations to ensure client satisfaction and quality. A native of Tennessee, Marissa graduated Magna Cum Laude from Belmont University with her B.A. in French and Classical Voice before teaching English full time in Provins, France at the Lycée Les Pannevelles where she developed her strengths for group collaboration, training, and leadership. Since coming to Spirit Juice in 2018, Marissa has earned a Gabriel Award for producing St. Junípero Serra — A Man of God, A Mission of Love for the Knights of Columbus, a Catholic Press Award for Santa María de Guadalupe: Mujer Eucarística (also for the Knights of Columbus), and has been nominated for multiple Emmy Awards. With her husband Kent, Marissa enjoys spending her free time baking, singing, reading, and playing with their two adorable cats, Couscous and Sylvie.