HPA Names Kari Grubin Its First Woman President (EXCLUSIVE)

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Carolyn Giardina The Hollywood Professional Association has named industry vet Kari Grubin–who currently serves as member services director for the Motion Picture Association’s Trusted Partner Network–as its first woman president.

She assumes the role on Jan. 1, succeeding outgoing president Seth Hallen. HPA was founded in 2002 as the Hollywood Post Alliance and later renamed the Hollywood Professional Association in an effort to expand membership beyond it core base in postproduction.

Grubin will be its third president, following Hallen and founding president Leon Silverman. Also in 2025, Renard Jenkins will assume the role of vice president of the board, and its executive committee will be rounded out by Craig German and Graylind Wherry.

Grubin has served on the HPA Board since 2020 and during this time she co-founded the HPA Women in Post committee. Additionally, under the leadership of Grubin and fellow board member Loren Nielsen, Women in Post created the Young Entertainment Professionals mentoring program, which has mentored nearly 200 “YEPS” since its inception.