Alum Spencer Averick is Lead Editor of Film Adaptation of 'A Wrinkle in Time'

WASHINGTON POST/EDWARDSVILLE INTELLINGENCER (ILLINOIS) -- Her ability to find, elevate and keep talent can be seen across her staff. Averick, 39, studied film at San Francisco State University, but he had almost no experience when he took a job editing on DuVernay's first film in 2008. Now he's the lead editor on a potential Disney blockbuster.