GILL
TALENT GROUP

April Maria is a native Chicagoan and mother of two.  With over 32 years in the entertainment industry she has enjoyed life as a model and actress, both on stage and in film.  She retired from the stage to curate and manage the careers of her two children:  Kristiana Rae Coloń and Damon Williams.  Kristiana is an actress, playwrite and poet.  Damon is an actor and rapper.  Together the dynamic siblings form the rap tandem: April Fools.  When not curating the careers and dreams of Chicago's hottest talent and rising stars, April loves to workout and run.  She has run in four marathons and completed two Chicago Marathons.  April's bucket list dream is to run one last marathon in her favorite city in the world:  Florence, Italy!

With over 20 years of experience in the entertainment world, Todd is an accomplished actor (stage and television), singer, songwriter, vocal coach and exceptional worship leader with a natural knack for people.  His industry insight and professionalism is a great value to Chicago's acting community.  In addition to being a great resource for actors and performers, he spends his time as a single dad to his adorable toddler son, Taylen.

Born in Colorado Springfield, Colorado, on September 13, Cassandra began her career in the entertainment industry as a choreographer and dancer graduating to set decorating, wardrobe supervisor to writing and directing plays, music videos, documentaries and films. Cassandra Bell is a woman who lives life dancing to the beat of her heart coined “The Directress”. She has worked professionally with an array of industry professionals. She is a devoted mother, mentor, friend and servant of God. Her love of the arts was cultivated by the late Jimmy (Car Wash) Spinks while attending “Lafollette Park” on the Westside of Chicago. Cassandra has worked for such notable high profile companies and clients and has a passion for the youth and a heart for at-risk youth in the arts.