<p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><br></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><span style="font-weight: 800;" class="Apple-style-span"><br></span></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;"><b>Melinda Janko (Producer, Director, and Writer)</b></span><span style="color: black;"> is founder and President of Fire in the Belly Productions, Inc.<br></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;">Fire in the Belly’s mission is to develop, finance, and produce entertaining, high quality, commercial films that will appeal to mainstream audiences. Adding to that commitment, the Company’s long-range goal is to “<i>pay it forward</i></span><span style="color: black;">,” by contributing a portion of the Company’s net profits to an organization identified in each film’s story.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;">Ms. Janko is the past President of Turning Point Productions a Massachusetts based company that produced promotional videos and public service announcements for the non-profit sector. She is a former model/actress/ for JF Images, and marketing executive for the Bose Corporation. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;">She currently resides in the San Diego area with her husband, Gordon.<o:p></o:p></span></p><!--EndFragment-->