Leslie Kratz -

Leslie is Digital Watershed’s Content Development and Marketing Partner. Leslie’s 20-year career in the interactive communications field includes leadership positions at three Interactive Communications Solutions firms: ICONOS, Juntunen Media Group and SixtyFootSpider, an interactive agency that was part of the InterPublicGroup (IPG). She has lead creative teams that have developed strategic corporate branding and marketing pieces, interactive Websites, interactive training, educational software products and marketing materials.

Target, 3M, Aveda, United Airlines and Boston Scientific are just a few of the corporate clients she has worked with to develop award-winning interactive content and interactive educational products. In addition, she has worked as an integral member of creative design teams that have developed interactive media exhibit modules for 12 national museum exhibits.

As a Producer and Senior Producer she was an key member of the production staff that created, developed and produced two national, Emmy-Award winning national, PBS series: Alive From Off Center and Newton’s Apple. Two of the national specials she produced for Newton’s Apple included documentaries on the excavation, restoration and assembly of a Diplodocus Dinosaur and Will Steger’s Arctic Explorations.

She also produced the national documentary "Thinking Out Loud" which documented cutting edge education initiatives that promote the development of critical thinking skills in elementary schools across the country. She was also a member of the creative team that developed award-winning Teacher’s Guides and hands-on teaching workshops for teachers throughout the United States. During the 12 years she worked on Newton’s Apple she was part of the core creative producing team that won over 150 awards.

She was the Senior Producer in charge of creative development for the Interactive CDROM Science Series, What’s the Secret for 3M Learning Software and the Connectricity CD-ROM developed by Xcel Energy.

Leslie also is a member of the Catalhoyuk Project which is a 25 year archaeological project documenting the excavation of an ancient culture that existed in 13,000 BC in southwestern Turkey.