Natalia Ippolito

Natalia Ippolito is a screenwriter and co-wrote the award-winning screenplay Little Napali Warriors. In addition, she co-wrote the award-winning documentary Bay Area Ghosts. 
  
Like many writers supplementing their incomes in a non-writing occupation, she was part of an elite team with the Transportation Security Administration as an Airport Dual Function Security Screener. 
  
As a meticulously trained TSA dual-function screener, Natalia’s standout abilities to identify and locate potentially life-threatening devices and devices intended on creating massive destruction were quickly recognized by her supervisors. She effectively devoted thousands of hours in front of x-ray monitors and screening passengers and luggage. Her remarkable gift to interact positively with a mostly disgruntled public contributed to her acknowledged superior effectiveness in both crisis and routine situations in a highly stressful environment.