Josette Hammerstone is the Production Manager at the Philadelphia Science Festival, a 10-day city-wide celebration of science coordinated by The Franklin Institute. The Science Festival produces over 100 hands-on and engaging events for people of all ages. Josette recently began managing a new year-round pilot program at the Franklin Institute aimed exclusively at attracting an adult audience, due largely to the success of the Science Festival. Prior to her years of producing live science events, Josette was a freelance producer/coordinator in the film and television industry, where her experience ranged from webisodes to feature films. She was recently awarded two Mid-Atlantic Emmy awards for video content that she produced. She holds a BA in Broadcasting, Telecommunications and Mass Media from Temple University.