Writer Melissa Kajpust is the newest member of the National Screen Institute, where she’ll be taking over the position of NSI Drama Prize program manager.

It’s not the first time Kajpust has worked with the NSI, having previously co-developed and co-managed NSI New Voices from 2005 to 2008. She brings a wealth of experience to her new role from her time working and developing programs for  CTV, APTN, Treehouse and Movie Central, to name a few, along with serving as a development exec for Super Channel and Frantic Films. She is also a published children’s author.