Cory Parella

3-time Pulitzer nominee Biographer & Academic Adviser

2026 Metro State University College of Education post-baccalaureate Teaching Licensure

2026 US Congress CD6 GOP Communications Director

2026 Colorado Secretary of State candidate 2026

2024 Jennifer Carlson-Barrera for School Board (ME), campaign adviser, 75 votes short of a seat

2024 US House of Representatives candidate Colorado District 5, 7% vote as a Write In, a District record,

runner up to Jeff Crank

2023-25 Colorado State House Chair District 42

2022 Colorado State House of Representatives Republican candidate, HD42, 4800 votes

2022 MA Psychology, Arizona State

2020 Adult Education & Online Teaching License, Arizona

2019 Arizona State University Mary Fulton College of Education (ECE)

2019 Movie Stars Anonymous, student club, UNLV

2019 Dramatic Screenwriting, Theater UNLV

Studied under Sean Clark (Who's The Boss, Amazing Stories, Northern Exposure, Evening Shade, Early Edition, Coach, Sliders), Prof. Jeff Keop (Casting, Batman 1988-97). George Lucas and Steven Spielberg trained those who trained me.

2019 Masters of Business Management, UNLV Lee College of Business

2017 Masters, Film Editing, Academy of Art U, San Francisco

2011 Bachelors of Liberal Arts, Arizona State University

2010 Colorado State University College of Business

Certificate of Technology Education licensed by the State of Colorado & NV

Father of three

2003 Emmys (attended)

2002 People's Choice Awards (attended)

Married 2002 - 2015

2000 - Ice House - Rodney Dangerfield Public Speaking School, Pasadena CA

1992 Pima Community College Film Awards

1991 - Santa Rita High School Shakespeare Team dba Shakespeare Touring Company Tucson AZ

1989-91 AIPA Journalism Society

Screenplays and books have been read by Charlton Heston, Spike Lee, Denzel Washington, Will Smith, James Lassiter, Kevin & Sam Sorbo, Don Johnson, Mickey Rourke, Martin Sheen, Sean Clark, Jim Ferguson, Brad Stine, Joe Donofrio, Wayman Tisdale, Steve Kerr, Beverlee Dean, Frank Rossi...