Operations, Digital Outreach & Communications

Paola Tapia-Limón is a bilingual producer, writer, and communications strategist whose work spans television, digital media, and social impact storytelling. Raised on the Tijuana/San Diego border, she grew up immersed in diverse cultures, languages, and worldviews, shaping her lifelong mission to tell human stories that foster connection, amplify underrepresented experiences, and inspire meaningful change.

 Paola holds a degree in Visual Media Arts from American University’s School of Communications, where she wrote and directed award-winning films. She launched her career in New York City television, rising through unscripted and documentary production as a Story Producer and Supervising Story Producer on acclaimed shows including What Not to Wear, Ink Master, Breaking Amish, and the Emmy-winning The Singles Project. She also wrote, produced, and directed web series and short-form digital content, including a project featuring SNL’s Keenan Thompson that premiered at the New York Comedy Festival.

Transitioning into scripted television, Paola worked as a Writers’ Assistant, Script Coordinator, and Showrunner’s Assistant on projects for Netflix (Inventing Anna, Away), Apple TV+ (Acapulco), and Universal Television (Master of None, The Path). She most recently served as a Staff Writer on ABC’s Home Economics and developed an hour-long medical drama with a major studio.

Her honors include the National Hispanic Media Coalition Writing Fellowship (2020), Disney Television Writing Program (2021), and Rideback Rise’s Circle for BIPOC creators (2023 and 2024).