User:Andrea Holmes Thompkins

Andrea Holmes Thompkins, founded ACE Media Corp. (Andrea's Communications Empire)in 2004. ACE is a broadcast media sales and marketing rep firm, with primary emphasis on ethnically diverse product. ACE is a Certified, Minority Women Business Enterprise, based in New York. Clients include Turner Entertainment Networks, TBS, TNT and truTV; the home of Tyler Perry's House of Payne, and Meet the Browns, Jada Pinkett Smith's, HawthoRNe, and NBA on TNT: other properties represented are, Star Media, VMIX-TV, Connection III Entertainment,Brockstarr Entertainment, Brownstone Digital and TUV Media. Previously, ACE launched and represented the UPTOWN Media Network and the Genesis Movie Network. Before founding ACE, Andrea had a 22 year career in media sales and marketing with UPN (WWOR-TV) / FOX (WNYW-TV ) in NY.

Andrea served as producer for the independent film BLACKOUT, written and directed by Jerry Lamothe, starring Jeffrey Wright and Zoe Saldana. It premiered at the TRIBECA Film Festival in 2007

Andrea was a member of the Tri State Finance Committee to elect then Senator Barack Obama for President, and served as co chair for the WOMEN for Obama breakfast, where Hillary Clinton announced her endorsement for President Obama.

Andrea is a graduate of Howard University, she is married to Julian Thompkins and has two teenage sons.