Powerful Womxn Who Are Changing The World: Hillary Cohen and Sam Luu

An Interview with Natalie Ruiz

As part of my series about “Powerful Womxn Who Are Changing The World”, I had the pleasure of interviewing Hillary Cohen and Sam Luu, who both currently work in television as Assistant Directors on NCIS LA while running Every day Action, which is a non-profit organization committed to re-allocating food waste on film sets directly to those living on the streets of Los Angeles, Long Beach, and the San Fernando Valley.

I am thrilled to highlight Hillary Cohen and Sam Luu and the amazing work they’re doing with their organization!

Hillary graduated college in 2007 with a Bachelor’s degree in both theater and film from Clark University. Upon graduation, she relocated back to her roots in Southern California to pursue a career in the entertainment business. After working for a year and a half as a talent scout and booking assistant at Nous Model Management, she was accepted into the 2009 Assistant Director’s Training Program.

In the program she worked on shows such as The Office, Men of a Certain Age, Criminal Minds, Private Practice, and Mad Men; where she graduated and began working as an add’l 2nd Assistant Director.