Meet The Board
SARAH E. FAHEY
Sarah E. Fahey's notable work includes her significant contributions to Vh1's Hit The Floor (featuring Teyana Taylor, Logan Browning, Taylour Paige, and Kimberly Elise) from 2012 to 2019. Her role spanned across various aspects of the show, including producing over forty episodes, writing five episodes, and guest-starring in two episodes. She also demonstrated her creative prowess by writing, creating, and directing the Emmy-qualifying, supplementary series "Dancers' Diaries," which aired on Vh1 and Vh1 digital.
Prior to her tenure on the staff of Hit The Floor, Sarah showcased her versatility by creating digital content for esteemed companies such as Universal, Disney, ABC, and Viacom. Her writing skills are also evident in her work for ABC primetime hits No Ordinary Family, Brothers & Sisters, Eli Stone, and Dirty, Sexy, Money.
In the summer of 2009, Sarah returned to her hometown of Lowell, Massachusetts, to work on the Academy Award-nominated film The Fighter.
Sarah holds an M.F.A. from Emerson College, a B.F.A. from the University of Massachusetts and attended the Southampton Writers' Conference in New York as a workshop apprentice to Playwright Joe Pintaro, Poet Laureate Billy Collins, and Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Frank McCourt. Her screenwriting has placed her on the short list for several coveted competitions such as Sundance Episodic Lab, Warner Brothers Writers Workshop and the ABC/Disney Writing Fellowship.
Outside of writing and producing, Sarah has also worked on the agency and development side of the industry. She worked as a TV Lit Assistant at CAA and then supported Jon Harmon Feldman at his ABC banner "Oh that Gus," during which time he sold three pilots. Sarah also worked as Manager of Development for Craig Ferguson and Tracey Pakosta's Green Mountain West. Projects penned by Fahey have been developed with Westbrook, MarVista, FX, Kerner Entertainment, Wildline Entertainment, Warner Horizon, Echo Lake and ABC Studios. Sarah E. Fahey is a Writers' Guild of America, Television Academy and Women in Film member. She also utlizes her talents to advocate for the OneLegacy Foundation, The Sandy Hook Promise, Everytown, and PEN America. Learn more at www.sarahfahey.com.
Danny Trejo
Danny Trejo was born Dan Trejo in Echo Park, Los Angeles, to Alice (Rivera) and Dan Trejo, a construction worker. A child drug addict and criminal, Trejo was in and out of jail for 11 years. While serving time in San Quentin, he won the lightweight and welterweight boxing titles. Imprisoned for armed robbery and drug offenses, he successfully completed a 12-step rehabilitation program that changed his life. While speaking at a Cocaine Anonymous meeting in 1985, Trejo met a young man who later called him for support. Trejo went to meet him at what turned out to be the set of Runaway Train (1985). Trejo was immediately offered the role as a convict extra, probably because of his tough tattooed appearance. Also on the set was a screenwriter who did time with Trejo in San Quentin. Remembering Trejo's boxing skills, the screenwriter offered him $320 per day to train the actors for a boxing match. Director Andrey Konchalovskiy saw Trejo training Eric Roberts and immediately offered him a featured role as Roberts' opponent in the film. Trejo has subsequently appeared in many other films, usually as a tough criminal or villain.
Danny Trejo has parlayed his entertainment career into many other industries and as an entrepreneur owns Trejo Donuts, Trejo Tacos and Trejo Music Label, among many other companies. He’s a cancer survivor, and an advocate for many causes, including organ donation and transplantation.
Carol Barbee
“Carol Barbee is an Emmy-winning television writer, actress and producer. Barbee got her first role on L.A. Law, and has appeared in other TV shows such as JAG, Northern Exposure and Ellen, as well as movies such as Die Hard 2 and Out to Sea.
In 2001, Barbee wrote her first credited script for NBC's Providence, and has since written for Judging Amy (where she also served as executive producer and head writer), Close to Home, and was the executive producer for the CBS series Jericho, Swingtown, and Three Rivers and the Fox one hour drama, Touch. She served as a consulting producer and writer for TNT's Falling Skies, Hawaii Five-O for CBS and USA Networks' limited series, DIG. She served as the Executive Producer/Showrunner of UnREAL Season 2 and Girlfriends Guide to Divorce. She is the Series Creator, Executive Producer and Showrunner of Netflix's series, Raising Dion and served as writer and Consulting Producer on Netflix' Emmy winning series, Dash & Lily.
On Three Rivers, Barbee advocated for accurate portrayals of organ donation by working closely with OneLegacy Foundation. Her efforts established a pattern of authentic storytelling about organ donors and recipients. With years of experience under her belt, she brings to the OneLegacy Inspires Board an expert perspective on the film and television industry.”
Leslie Pridgen - Freeway
Leslie Edward Pridgen, better known by his stage name Freeway, is an American rapper from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He first gained recognition after appearing on Jay-Z's fifth album, The Dynasty: Roc La Familia, in 2000. The following year, he became a Philadelphia-based hip-hop collective State Property member and signed to Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records, an imprint of Def Jam Recordings. After releasing their debut album, Pridgen signed to Roc-A-Fella as a solo artist and began work on his solo debut, Philadelphia Freeway. Upon release, the album peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 and saw positive critical response.
Freeway had finished performing at the 2015 Philadelphia Made in America Music Festival and felt tired and unwell. He went to the doctors and, at age 37, was diagnosed with kidney failure. The next day, he started dialysis and continued going three times a week for four hours a day. He learned that he had three risk factors: hypertension, and diabetes and was surprised to learn that by simply being African American he was at higher risk for kidney failure. He waited four years for a new kidney and ultimately accepted a kidney with hepatitis-c, trusting that the medical community would heal the kidney from Hepatitis. The procedure worked.
In October of 2020, Freeway's son Jihad Pridgen died suddenly. Jihad Pridgen, aka Snowhadd, was a talented and passionate rapper with a bright future ahead of him. He was also a loving son, brother, cousin, and friend who touched many lives with his music and personality. Raised in a musical household, Jihad followed his father's footsteps and was a rising star in the Philadelphia music scene. The loss of his life was tragic, but even in their darkest times, Jihad's family honored others with the gift of donation.
A year later, Freeway's daughter Harmony passed and lost her battle with cancer. Freeway's perseverance inspires others to endure, love, and choose the gift of life. He is not only a hip-hop icon but also a hero and champion in the donation and transplantation community. Freeway and Jihad are both honored on the 2024 OneLegacy Donate Life Float.