Debra Gonsher Vinik

Dr. Debra Gonsher Vinik, a Producer, Writer and Director, founded Diva Communications in 1985. She has always had a proclivity towards stories about women: from their acceptance into the rabbinate to the need for girls' education worldwide. She has produced 22 broadcast documentaries, 12 of which have been nominated for and 6 have won Emmys: And The Gates Opened (2007), The Eternal Light (2008), Yearning To Belong (2009), Divine Prescription (2013), Beauty of Their Dreams (2016) and Brightness of Noon, Part II (2020). Her most recent film, Attention Must Be Paid: Women Lost in the Opioid Crisis is set to air on ABC in 2023. Dr. Gonsher Vinik's films have aired on ABC, PBS and have screened at film festivals around the world. In addition, Dr. Gonsher Vinik is the secretary/treasurer of the Interfaith Broadcasting Commission, a 501(c)(3).