Julianna Rees (she/her – Tam High Partner and CTE Co-Program Director) is a professional director, coach, mentor, and Equity actor. She coaches social media influencers and runway models who have millions of followers. Actors she has coached have been in Tony Award-winning musicals, on network and Netflix series, and in major-release motion pictures such as Bumblebee and Openheimer. Each year, she coaches actors, directors, designers, and stage managers into the world’s top training programs. She also serves as a thesis advisor for Interviews, Presentations, and Branding for Fashion, and Architecture and Interior Design students at California College of Art. Julianna studied and performed under Paul Sills, the founder of Second City. She graduated from UC Berkeley, and studied semiology and film at the University of Paris IV. An Equity actor, she has appeared at the California Shakespeare Theatre, Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles, Sacramento Theater Company, CentralWorks, and Marin Theatre Company, where she has also directed. Julianna is Co-Program Director of Tam High’s award-winning Conservatory Theatre Ensemble, where she produces plays, manages visiting professional artists, and oversees design and production. Each year, she produces the Lovejoy Project, a devised play celebrating the creativity of Tam's Special Day students, who perform alongside drama students in the Caldwell theater.