is a multi-disciplinary entertainment producer, artistic consultant, script developer and dramaturg; she is honored to be returning to NBTF after being directed on the main stage by Woodie King Jr. in "Love and Marriage and New York City", for which she received an AUDELCO Award nomination. A few of her distinctive projects include: executive producing the award winning film “In Time” which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was acquired by HBO Network; internationally producing and starring in the thought-provoking stage play “Single Black Female”; as well as masterminding the anniversary special of the iconic hit show CLUB MTV. This past fall Broadway reopening, she was invested in the history making Thoughts of a Colored Man; in the spring she contributed to capitalizing the Tony nominated revival of for colored girls... Janel currently serves on the board of directors of Theater Resources Unlimited.