Tess Cacciatore a.k.a. Tessa May, (President/CEO of CarLou Interactive Media and Publishing and Founder of World Trust Foundation) is a long-time entertainment industry veteran and an award winning, multi-media writer and producer. A native of Des Moines, Iowa, Tess devotes much of her time to educating and empowering children. To date, her World Trust Foundation www.worldtrust.org has made a positive impact to thousands of children from many countries.

Tess has been a multi-media producer, specializing in convergence media and international events, such as a 2 hour live broadcast, streamed live to the internet, to connect indigenous leaders from North and South America to prepare for the World Conference Against Racism 2001, at the United Nations in Geneva and the Summit Peoples of America in Ottawa Canada. Her love and devotion for the health of our planet and future generations is clearly seen in all the work that she creates.

Tess has traveled the world capturing footage and photographs of children and indigenous peoples, with the theme of building cross-cultural tolerance and understanding. Her content is being made into an interactive, educational series to bridge the youth of the world.

She now adds children’s book author to her growing list of life achievements. Her first book, Bella Wishes™ instills a strong self-image for young girls, to have fun exercising with music and dance, and to feel confident about their bodies from an early age.

Tess began dancing at the age of seven. She danced professionally, nationally and internationally, while living in New York City and Los Angeles, CA. After the loss of her parents in 2003, she decided to get back into dance, to help her through the healing process. She began belly dancing classes, which had been her goal for many years. Inspired by her classes and the vision that came forth, it became apparent that a message needed to be given to girls of all ages to begin dance and to feel confident with their bodies, while also instilling self-respect for themselves as well.

Bella Wishes™ and all products sold through CarLou Media will donate a portion of the proceeds to the Young Scholarship Fund under the World Trust Foundation. Bella Wishes™ product lines to date consist of the PINK LOTUS: Belly Dance for Girls of All Ages, exercise clothing line, plush doll, other ancillary merchandise, as well as a television and cookbook in production.

Tess currently resides in Los Angeles, CA. tess@carloumedia.com.  818-843-1339

Tess Cacciatore - Creative Director- Producer- Writer – Public Speaker

Has over twenty years experience as a producer and creative director in the entertainment industry. Since 1994 Tess has been involved on the ground floor of many technology and Internet companies - as Producer, Project Manager, and Marketing Director. Her vast experience in all areas of multi-media brings years of knowledge to management and production teams of television and websites, including marketing and advertising on the Internet.

Tess brings her media and technology skills to the nonprofit world, as she is the Founder and Executive Director of the World Trust Foundation. - a nonprofit organization, since 1994, dedicated to igniting, empowering and uniting the children of the world.

Tess has the innate ability to connect companies and individuals together. She has brought incredible visionaries and ground-breaking technology companies together to create alliances and partnerships worldwide for the World Trust Foundation.

Tess launched the World Trust Foundation's "Youth Ambassador Program" on Earth Day 2000. This program allows youth from across the world to be empowered and to follow their dreams as a youth ambassador. The categories range from Youth Ambassador for the Environment, Animal Preservation, Social Change, Science and Technology, Education, Music and Arts.

Tess has done extensive work on the local and international level, as a producer/filmmaker and humanitarian. Her dedication to produce content enables people from all cultures to connect through the internet, Tess has worked on the following: "World Summit for Sustainable Development" 2002 (Johannesburg, South Africa) "World Conference Against Racism" 2001 (Durban South Africa) FETE d' EXCELLANCE in 2000 to speak on behalf of "Humanization of Globalization" at the Palais d' Nations' at the United Nations in Geneva Switzerland. United Nations, Geneva Switzerland, Assembly of First Nations to produce a 2-hour live broadcast connecting Indigenous leaders attending the Commission for Human Rights (U.N. Geneva Switzerland); to those attending the "Indigenous Peoples Summit of the Americas" (Ottawa Canada). This timely broadcast allowed leaders from North and South America to begin the dialog of working together with regard to topics such as: human rights, intellectual properties protection, genocide, xenophobia, etc. Valhalla Tree Farm, working with Macadamia Tree farmers to help sustain their work with the Indigenous Peoples of Guatemala. Earth Day LA, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Co-Producer for environmental education day, which has garnered the attention of local and national press.

Tess has done extensive work on the local and international level, as a producer/filmmaker and humanitarian. Her dedication to produce content enables people from all cultures to connect through the internet, Tess has worked on the following: "World Summit for Sustainable Development" 2002 (Johannesburg, South Africa) "World Conference Against Racism" 2001 (Durban South Africa) FETE d' EXCELLANCE in 2000 to speak on behalf of "Humanization of Globalization" at the Palais d' Nations' at the United Nations in Geneva Switzerland. United Nations, Geneva Switzerland, Assembly of First Nations to produce a 2-hour live broadcast connecting Indigenous leaders attending the Commission for Human Rights (U.N. Geneva Switzerland); to those attending the "Indigenous Peoples Summit of the Americas" (Ottawa Canada). This timely broadcast allowed leaders from North and South America to begin the dialog of working together with regard to topics such as: human rights, intellectual properties protection, genocide, xenophobia, etc. Valhalla Tree Farm, working with Macadamia Tree farmers to help sustain their work with the Indigenous Peoples of Guatemala. Earth Day LA, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Co-Producer for environmental education day, which has garnered the attention of local and national press.

Some of her key clients to date include:

Marie Calendars                                             www.MarieCallendars.com
Lotus                                                                 www.lotusuk.com
World Trust Foundation                                 www.worldtrust.org
Sun Microsystems                                          www.sunmicrosystems.com
Nexgenix                                                           www.nexgenix.com
Military Community Site                                 www.military.com
Hello Brain                                                       www.hellobrain.com
Enson                                                               www.enson.com
Humanicom                                                     www.humanicom.com
Litton Industries                                              www.litton.com
I-Ville Distance Learning                               www.i-ville.com
American Society of Clinical Oncology       www.asco.com

Generation RX and PeaceQuests

1994- Present Day – Founder/Executive Director – World Trust Foundation:

Highlighted projects include: World Jam 1 – 4 CD Box Set of interactive music 1994 – Youth Ambassador Program – launched 2000 to empower and unite the youth of the world – Earth Day LA Education and Public Outreach 2000-2003 – Annual Earth Hero Awards Luncheon 2001-2003

International Work – traveled as a media-accredited producer/photographer/videographer - owns and operates Canon XL1 broadcast camera. Still photographer: Canon Rebel 2000, Sony Cybershot – digital.

Tess Cacciatore

818-843-1339

Technology and Internet:  Producer/Project Manager/Content Development – 1994 – 2000

Tess managed multi-million dollar projects and "virtually" facilitated teams of workers from various continents, bringing projects in on time and within budget. This experience showed Tess that the convergence of media, could allow a connection to many remote areas of the world, therefore decreasing the gap of societal divide.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION:

NATURAL WORLD MUSEUM – San Francisco – Anima Mundo – “Soul of the World” exhibit. Tess has been a world-traveling photographer for the past 5 years. Her photographs from an African Safari is highlighted in this exhibit. October 2004

MEDAL d’ EXCELLENCE for the category of Edu-Tainment – Summer 2003 – held in Geneva, Switzerland at Victoria Hall.

Young Women of America—Achievement in Community Service; Music City Song Festival—Song-writing Award, Country division; Michael Masser Song Writing Scholarship; and Billboard Magazine Song-writing Award for Achievement—Pop division. Dramatist Guild as a Published Playwright; B.M.I., as a Music Publisher; the Screen Actors Guild (SAG); and the American Film, Television & Radio Association (AFTRA).

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

College and University Lecture Series for Body Image in the Media and Women in Philanthropy Waterloo, IA 2006

YWCA – Keynote Speaker for “Young Women on the Move” Conference for tween girls on empowerment and community spirit. 2006

Book Signings and dance workshops for published Children’s Book – BELLA WISHES – Los Angeles CA, Pasadena, CA, Newport Beach, CA, Beverly Hills, CA, Des Moines IA

FETE d’ EXCELLENCE during Sub-Commission for Human Rights, United Nations – Geneva, Switzerland – International Telecommunications Union (ITU) speaker on panel, “Media Matters – 2003

International Global Affairs – Keynote speaker. Also produced the event, along with edited content of footage that was filmed in South Africa, 2002 – Las Vegas, Nevada, December 2002

Sub-Commission for Human Rights – Palais d’ Nations, United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland – speaker on panel, “Globalization of Humanization.” 2000

Entrepreneurial Youth Academy, Universal City Walk – At Risk Teens 1997-1999

TV/Radio: Guests appearances on: Waking Up in America, Treasures in LA (Cable TV), Terry Garr Show, KGNU (local Denver Station) -

EDUCATION

Stephens College, Columbia, MO – Bachelor of Fine Arts – Deans List

Yale Summer Conservatory, New Haven, CT – Honorary Participant in Summer Program.