Carol-Lynn Parente

Carol-Lynn Parente is executive producer of "Sesame Street", having been promoted to the position in June 2005, and has spent 18 years with the Workshop (through the 2007-08 season), rising from Post Production Assistant. She has won multiple Emmy Awards for her work on the show.Rohan, Virginia. [http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3JmZnYmVsN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3MTgwMTU5 "Former fan now in charge of 'Sesame Street'"] , "The Record (Bergen County)", August 13, 2007. Accessed August 13, 2007.] As senior producer, Parent shared the Emmy Award in 2006 for "Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series", the seventh award she has earned. [http://www.sesameworkshop.org/aboutus/pressroom/presskits/season37/production_bios.php#bios_2 Carol-Lynn Parente: Executive Producer] , "Sesame Street" Season 37 Press Kit. Accessed August 13, 2007.]

Parente managed the animation and post production of the show's "Elmo's World", introduced to the show in 1998. She has also done similar work on "Elmo's World: Happy Holidays" and "Kids Favorite Songs 2", both of which were winners of Telly Awards.

Parente was born in Queens, and grew up in West Milford, New Jersey. She majored in marketing and economics at Rutgers University. She currently resides in Union City, New Jersey.

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