Our Team.
Centinel Media is led by a team of senior entertainment executives with over a century of combined experience across production, distribution, business affairs, and brand development. Founder and CEO Craig Cegielski brings 30 years of leadership at the highest levels of the industry, including Fremantle Media, GK-TV, and Lionsgate International Television. COO Susan Oman Gross has held senior Business and Legal Affairs roles at some of the industry's most respected companies, while Executive Producer Stefanie Berk has led television divisions at both FilmNation and Fremantle Media, and Senior Creative Executive Dandi Dewey brings 25 years as a produced screenwriter, published author, and EP on over 40 original movies. Together they bring the relationships, the experience, and the creative judgment to build content that lasts.
Craig Cegielski is the Founder and CEO of Centinel Media, bringing three decades of senior leadership across some of the most respected companies in the global entertainment business. He served as Co-CEO of Fremantle Media, where he produced American Gods, The Returned, and The Tomorrow People, and as President of GK-TV, where he produced Camelot for Starz and Continuum. He created Lionsgate International Television, establishing the studio's global television distribution business, and earlier held senior roles at Paramount in international sales strategy. Cegielski founded Centinel Media to build franchise-forward content rooted in iconic IP — combining his production expertise, international distribution experience, and deep industry relationships to develop television and film with lasting global reach
Susan Oman Gross serves as Chief Operating Officer and Head of Business Affairs at Centinel Media, bringing 30 years of senior legal and business affairs experience across the full spectrum of the entertainment industry. A graduate of USC Gould School of Law, she has held executive roles at some of the industry's most prominent companies, including EVP of Business and Legal Affairs at FMNA, Head of TV Business Affairs at Endeavor Agency, EVP of Business Affairs and Distribution at Turner, and Business Operations lead at GK-TV. Her expertise spans deal structuring, content licensing, distribution strategy, and the operational infrastructure required to scale an independent studio. At Centinel, Gross ensures that every creative ambition is matched by the business and legal foundation to execute it.
Stefanie Berk serves as Executive Producer at Centinel Media, overseeing series development and production with a track record that spans the top of the independent television landscape. She served as President of Television at FilmNation Entertainment and as EVP of Scripted Television at Fremantle Media, where her credits include American Gods, House of the Spirits, The Returned, and Small Town — Big Story for Sky UK. Her experience spans the full arc of series production — from development and packaging through to delivery — across premium cable, broadcast, and global streaming platforms. At Centinel, Berk leads the studio's series slate with the creative authority and industry relationships to attract talent and close deals at the highest level.
Dandi Dewey has been with Centinel Media working as the chief brand strategist on the Harlequin IP as well as producing Centinel's MOW's for Lifetime, The CW and Bell Media. Dandi has a firm background of creative writing and graduate of the acclaimed Interlochen Arts Academy’s writing program, Dandi joined forces with Centinel Media as a client where they worked together developing several of her pilots for market. Her extensive background in production with over 40 titles under her belt, a decade of experience in sales and her creative sensibility has proven to continue solidifying her ever growing mark in media.