Jeff Mitchell - President

After many years as a successful youth actor in theatre, soap operas, film and over 200 television commercials, Jeff went on to earn a bachelor's degree in acting from New York University's Tish School of the Arts and Circle in the Square theatre conservatory. After graduating from college, he immediately transitioned over to the representation side of the business, first working as a casting assistant at Deborah Brown Casting, and later establishing and running the voice-over department at Kronick & Kelly, one of NYC's largest talent agencies for young people (now a division of Abrams Artists). Jeff established J. Mitchell Management in March 1986. JMM is a personal management company representing actors in film, television, theater and commercials. Since that time, he and Elise Koseff established and developed the careers of dozens of film and TV personalities, including James Gandolfini (“The Soprano’s); Robert Iler (“The Soprano’s); Bryan Greenberg (“How to Make It In America”), Molly Shannon (“Saturday Night Live”) and many others. In March of 2011 Jeff partnered with Cosmo DeNicola and the two established MKS&D.

Elise Koseff - Senior Vice President

As Senior Vice President of MKS&D, Elise is responsible for the management of a selective list of the firm's key clients, along with collaborating with the executive committee on the long term strategic goals of the firm and it's clients. Elise joined J. Mitchell Management in 1987, with a BFA degree in Theater Arts Management from Ithaca College. Since that time, she and Jeff Mitchell established and developed the careers of dozens of film and TV personalities, including James Gandolfini (“The Soprano’s); Robert Iler (“The Soprano’s); Bryan Greenberg (“How to Make It In America”), Molly Shannon (“Saturday Night Live”) and many others.

Maggie Schuster - Vice President

As Vice President, Maggie manages MKS&D clients for Film, TV and Theater. She sits on the firm's executive committee. Maggie initially joined JMM after working as an agent at Abrams Artists Agency in the children & young adult division. Maggie has a degree in communications, with a minor in Theatre from the University of Hartford.

Ruth Esponda - Manager

Ruth is a New York based Manager who organizes and manages projects and clients. She is a graduate of Washington and Lee University where she studied Theater and Economics.

Caitlin Monahan - Assistant Manager

Caitlin manages the business and communications of the firm and assists the manager in all aspects of the clients representation. She is a graduate of Lehigh University where she studied Theater and Business.