About

Jack Baric is an Emmy Award winning producer and marketer and founder of Baric Media Entertainment and Gopher Crow Entertainment production and marketing company. His diverse professional endeavors include a passion for telling stories through the medium of film and video, marketing, economic development, and charitable good works.

He spent over 15 years in magazine publishing, during which time he was the partner in a college media and marketing company, created a magazine division for the Long Beach Press-Telegram, and launched a magazine for his hometown, San Pedro Magazine, that continues as San Pedro Today Magazine.

In 2005 he created a production company that has produced several documentary films, numerous corporate videos, commercials and PSAs. His films have played on PBS, Fox Sports, and on screens all across North America and Europe garnering him numerous awards and accolades. Two of his acclaimed documentary feature films screened at the LA Harbor International Film Festival as closing programs of DocSunday: Port Town in 2006 to “standing room” attendance, and Searching For A Storm in 2009. Another successful endeavor is Bloody Thursday produced for the ILWU.

Not satisfied with just producing the content, Baric has utilized his productions to serve as the foundation for marketing campaigns, which he created. These campaigns were used to spur economic development, create social awareness, or raise money for charity. For example, his film A City Divided, about the history of the USC vs. UCLA football rivalry, was at the center of a campaign he created called Rivals United for a Kure, which raised $600,000 for the cancer research centers at UCLA and USC.

Born and raised in San Pedro, California, Stephanie attended local public and private schools graduating with honors from San Pedro High School where she was active in student government and service clubs. The tradition of service was instilled in her from early childhood as a Brownie, Girl Scout,  charter member of the Assisteens, Jobs Daughters (majority member), and progeny of a historic  family of Croatian and European  descent acknowledged for involvement in the cultural life of the community.

She continued her higher education at Pine Manor College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts  (A.A. Liberal Arts; now part of Boston College); University of Southern California (USC) (B.A. English Literature/Humanities; graduate studies USC School of Cinematic Arts M.A. thesis stage film history, criticism, aesthetics). Further studies include cours de vacance at University of Dijon, France, and Stanford Junior  University. She resided in London, England in 1986-88, where she was a journalist and PR consultant. She maintains close ties with the United Kingdom frequently traveling there.

Known for her eclectic style, her penchant for film began as a child when she preferred viewing “old movies” on television rather than cartoons (except for Betty Boop & Popeye)). In the 1980s she produced several acclaimed equity waiver theatre productions in Los Angeles, including the world premiere of Trilogy Blue by J. Paul Porter at Los Angeles Actors Theatre, and west coast premiere of  Curse Of The Starving Class by Sam Shepard at the Met Theatre. She  made many forays to produce docu-dramas for  television or motion picture screen and became a public access television producer  with “Talk About Food and Film.” She was corporate communications director for Digital Productions known for “state of the art” computer graphics and special effects  utilizing the Cray Supercomputer (e.g. The Last Starfighter; screen credit) prior to her move to the U.K.

Upon her return from abroad she focused her PR consulting in arts and entertainment, and non-profit sector representing clients such as the International Documentary Association (IDA) and numerous documentary filmmakers; YMCA, and other non-profit organizations.

In 2016 she was named one of the “Extraordinary Citizens” of California Senate District 35 by Senator Isadore Hall, III. Other commendations include the 2008 Pioneer Woman Award by the City of Los Angeles Commission on the Status of Women and (former)Councilwoman Janice Hahn, representing Council District 15. In 2010 she was a recipient of the Star Award from the San Pedro Chamber of Commerce.