About Us

Brett Galley

Director of Special Events
*Pisces*

Raised in New York City and around the world by her journalist / artist mother and explorer father, Brett’s life has never been dull. Following art school Brett opened her first art gallery with her mother, acclaimed artist Joyce Galley in Greenwich, CT. As the space became a hot spot for events, Brett satisfied the demand for full event planning and concert production by creating Hollywood Pop Gallery & Le Pop Nouveau.

Brett’s appreciative clients include American Express, Diana Ross, Robert DeNiro, Bette Midler, Whoopi Goldberg, Bon Jovi, the Robin Hood Foundation, the New York Yankees, and the Museum of Modern Art.

Christine Gavin

Creative Director
*Sagittarius*

Starting out as a performer for events at Hollywood Pop Gallery, Christine found a world full of inspiration and fantasy where she could live happily ever after. Since 1997 she has run the children’s department creating memorable and magical events. In addition, she plays a vital role as creative director helping design some of our most spectacular soirées.

Christine has created amazing events for a diverse clientele including Tudor Investments, Party City, Trump International, Kathy Gifford, and Tommy Hilfiger.

A talented singer and actress, she performs regularly in musical theatre and brings her theatrical flair to each and every party.

Breanne Elias

Senior Event Producer
*Gemini*

Breanne got her first taste of producing events while earning a degree in Communications and Business at Arizona State University. This Oregon native followed her passion for the fast pace of event planning to the east coast and teamed up with Hollywood Pop Gallery in late 2007.

Her energetic, creative, and adventuresome spirit has been key to creating extraordinary events with clients such as Tony Bennett, Party City, John Mellencamp, Dartmouth University, and Katy Perry. The innovative and unique opportunities with Hollywood Pop keep this former ballerina interested and “on pointe”!

Jordan Fiellin

Booking Agent
*Aquarius*

Jordan is no stranger to the fierce entertainment industry so taking it on professionally with Hollywood Pop Gallery in 2011 was a bold and logical choice. Music, art, and theater are life constants and working as a booking agent has been an exciting opportunity. Her additional capabilities within Hollywood Pop range from business development to event planning.

A degree in Spanish and Sociology from Ithaca College and many worldly travels have given Jordan multi-dimensional perspectives that she brings to life with every project.

Bookings with John Mellencamp, NBC Universal , the New York Jets, Elliot Yamin, Caroline Jones , and Sugar and Plumm, amongst others, are just the start to her promising career.

Tamara Schrader

Artistic Director of Choreography
*Capricorn*

Tamara Schrader has been performing and choreographing with Hollywood Pop Gallery since the company’s beginning in 1993. Born in Ohio she started dancing professionally on cruise ships in the Caribbean and since then her career has set sail.

As Hollywood Pop Gallery’s resident choreographer her productions range from NYC premiere openings of Cirque Du Soleil to arrangements featuring the wildly popular competition series, “So You Think You Can Dance.”

A member of Actors Equity Association and Screen Actors Guild, Tamara has worked extensively in off -Broadway productions and on “Sex and the City”, “Law and Order” and many other NYC film location shoots.
Tamara lives in New York City and works all over the world from Budapest to Bangkok dancing and choreographing special events and industrials.

Alexandria Stroud

Director of Finance
*Libra*

Born and raised in NY, Alex worked for a number of CPA firms in the area before arriving at Hollywood Pop in 1997.

She enjoys the creative theme behind the numbers and is always in awe of the fantastic events the company imagines, dreams and produces.

Amy Bilden

Executive Assistant to Director of Special Events
*Libra*

Montana native Amy Bilden joined Brett and Hollywood Pop Gallery in 2007. Amy received her BFA in painting and drawing from the University of Montana. After college Amy set off to explore India as an artist-in-residence. Upon returning to the United States she knew she needed to be part of a bustling artistic community.

Bilden loves to add order and organization to all that she creates. Her active and creative spirit is kept happy by being a part of the Hollywood Pop team!

Christopher Dente

Director of Marketing & Business Development
*Sagittarius*

Christopher Dente started his own public relations, marketing communications and branding firm in 1991 and for more than a decade represented a diverse range of clients, from technology firms, fashion companies and retailers to outside public relations, branding and marketing companies. He went on to join The Chisholm-Mingo Group as vice president/managing director of the Group’s public relations and marketing communications division. In addition to being responsible for the Group’s own communications and marketing, he represented companies such as Pfizer, Amtrak, Starwood Hotels, US Postal, Royal Caribbean Cruises, General Motors and Raynal Brandy.

Most recently he was the Director of Public Relations and Chief Blogger for Citi Habitats, a large residential real estate brokerage. During his tenure, Citi Habitats received unprecedented media coverage, completed a corporate rebranding, and launched several marketing initiatives helping to position the firm as one of Manhattan’s leading real estate brokerages.

Christopher has a Bachelor’s degree from Mercy College and a Master’s Degree from Pace University.

Jessica Seal

Senior Event Manager/Producer-London Office
*Gemini*

Growing up in London this bossy Brit enjoyed performing Arts school but found her niche with the organizational side of life.

After 10 years of owning and running restaurants in London and N.Y she made a move into the events world and never looked back. From celebrity weddings, store openings and private events around the globe she had found the perfect career.

After 5 years of freelance event planning in New York and London she decided to look for a more permanent home in events – joining Le Pop Nouveau in early 2006, was a perfect fit. With a wide range of events to produce throughout the year it is an innovative and interesting job and she has found a great team to be part of.