BRIAN CUNNINGHAM

MANAGING PARTNER + SCREENWRITER

Brian Cunningham is a Houston, TX native and a Nikki Pederson Talent alumni. After completing his training at NPT, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in screenwriting. Brian has worked as a writer and production manager for multiple production companies, including Echobend Pictures and Supply&Demand. Having worked on large scale productions and pitched to Studios and Streamers such as Tubi and Netflix, Brian’s knowledge of the industry has been an asset in writing our comedic scenes each year for our annual invitational showcase in Los Angeles. He has proven to be a talented coach and director for our team.

Kellie Montoya

OFFICE MANAGER

Kellie Montoya has been a familiar face around the NPT offices for the last thirty years. Having worked as a property manager for Premiere Properties, with which NPT shares its offices, Kellie is no stranger to the NPT family. Kellie has traded in her property manager title and come to work for NPT Network as our Office Manager. Kellie's expertise with client interaction and her desire to contribute to the success of both our students and our parents have become invaluable assets to the NPT Network team.

RAINI RODRIGUEZ 

ACTING COACH - HOLLYWOOD TV + FILM ACTOR

Raini is a Bryan, Texas Native is also a Nikki Pederson Talent Alumni and an award winning Hollywood actress. She is best known for her roles as Trish in the Disney Channel original series Austin & Ally and Maya Blart in the films Paul Blart: Mall Cop and Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2. She has also appeared in an episode of The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and on the Disney XD show I'm in the Band. She played Tess in the 2011 film Prom and won Best Young Television Actress at the 2013 Imagen Awards.



Her vast knowledge within the television and film industry makes her a perfect fit for our LA Invitational Coaching team.

DANI DAVIS

STYLIST + TALENT SCOUT

Dani Davis is a former model with over 20 years experience in the modeling and talent industry. Out of her passion for helping educated and develop models, Davis is also an award winning Makeup Artist and has worked alongside some of the world's leading photographers.  We are proud to have Dani’s styling and image consulting as part of our program each year at NPT.  She travels with our team to Los Angeles each year during Showcase season to style and consult with our LA Invitational Team.  Her positive attitude along with her extensive knowledge as a stylist has been such an asset to our team. 

Meet our Founder

NIKKI PEDERSON

FOUNDER OF NIKKI PEDERSON TALENT

Nikki Pederson is the CEO of Nikki Pederson Talent and serves as the Networks Executive Director. With over 20 years of experience discovering some of the industries leading actors and models, Pederson has managed to establish tremendous relationships within both the entertainment and fashion industry.