Culture House, a film and television production business, is expanding its Los Angeles operations and bringing on two major new personnel.

Carri Twigg, a founding partner, will manage the West Coast office for the growing project portfolio. Jaimie Woo, a new hire who will report to Twigg as a senior development producer, will be joining her. Woo will be in charge of the company's premium documentary and unscripted slate development. She will also serve as the Culture House consultancy's lead consultant.

Twigg and Woo previously worked together at the White House for then-Vice President Joe Biden during the Obama administration. Woo had worked for Emmy-nominated writer/director Sam Esmail before joining Culture House.

Kristie Lutz has been promoted to executive in charge of production, where she will be in charge of managing production across the premium documentary, unscripted, and branded content slates. She will be based in New York and report to Nicole Galovski, the firm's founding partner. Lutz worked on original programming for TV, streaming, and the online at HBO, Adult Swim, and Univision before joining Culture House.

As the firm prepares to open podcast and narrative divisions in 2022, Culture House's West Coast expansion currently has a total of 25 people between the two coasts. The Black, Brown, and Women-owned production company, founded in 2019 by executive producer Raeshem Nijhon and Founding Partners Carri Twigg, head of development, and Nicole Galovski, head of production, has quickly established itself as a go-to company for A-list talent looking to make TV and film with a message. Twigg will take over as CEO of Culture House in Los Angeles, while Nijhon and Galovski will continue to lead the company's headquarters in New York.

“I’m beyond thrilled to once again be colleagues with Jaimie, particularly in a new iteration: storytelling at the intersection of pop culture and politics.  Jaimie’s rare combination of creativity and depth of understanding of contemporary America make her a perfect fit for Culture House as we continue to expand our premium doc and unscripted slate and build the cultural consultancy,”said Twigg. 

“We’re delighted to work with Kristie – her creative approach to operations coupled with her production expertise in both unscripted and scripted content is an invaluable asset to shepherding our growing roster of projects,” said Galovski.

Culture House is now working on numerous projects for Netflix, Disney+, and Hulu, including The Hair Tales, an intimate look at Black women, beauty, and identity through the prism of Black hair, which will premiere this summer. Executive producers Tracee Ellis Ross and Michaela Angela Davis created the series in collaboration with Onyx Collective and OWN. Joy Mill Entertainment, Culture House, Tetravision, and Harpo Films produced the film. Executive producers include Raeshem Nijhon, Carri Twigg, and Oprah Winfrey.

WME and Fox Rothschild LLP attorney Daniel Benge represent Culture House.