Our Team

Spencer Slovic - founder and lead strategist

After a string of jobs writing and producing top-performing videos at digital advertising companies, Spencer asked the question, "why aren't I seeing these types of ads in politics?" He's answering that question by pursuing the path himself and building out his team here at Mycorrhiza. After some glimmers of success in the 2020 campaign cycle, Mycorrhiza is in full force for 2022 and Spencer spends his full time working to support these campaigns. In his spare time he's an award-winning filmmaker and screenwriter, and has a feature film screenplay in development with a certain well-known production company. He has a degree in Film and Media Studies from Stanford University and is the Creative Director for Angélica Dueñas for Congress (CA-29).

Marjorie Hunt - creative strategist

Marjorie Hunt has over five years’ experience in digital marketing and is thrilled to bring these skills to Mycorrhiza Digital to fight for candidates and issues she believes in. Her varied experience also includes serving food at a migrant soup kitchen in northern Mexico, investigating housing discrimination in Los Angeles, working on digital projects at the Japanese American National Museum. She holds a bachelor’s degree in American Studies and Hispanic Literatures and Cultures from Wesleyan University and a master’s degree in History from Cal State LA. Marjorie has volunteered as a Court-Appointed Special Advocate for foster youth for over four years. She is also a trained death doula, and is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese. She enjoys biking, writing poetry, playing piano, and knitting.

Garrett Gile - video editor and graphic designer

Garrett Gile is a Los Angeles-based filmmaker. 

Hailing from the suburbs of Orlando, Florida, Garrett attended Yale University, where he earned a degree in Economics and History. While there, he also studied screenwriting and began his path into filmmaking. He then spent several years in management consulting before he left to work in film full-time. Garrett has since made documentaries, music videos, freelance digital advertisements, and a short film where he served as writer, director, producer, editor, and actor. He was also the assistant to the late Roger Corman. He writes every day. 

At Mycorrhiza, Garrett is a full-time editor. Each day, social media-savvy marketing becomes more important in communicating with the public, so Garrett has diligently spent several hours a day on his phone for over a decade. He brings his generation’s internet-native sensibilities to support campaigns and maximize their reach. 

Jean Balest - video director and editor

Jean Balest is a cum laude graduate of USC School of Cinematic Arts, writer, director and activist. Her work has been featured on Independent Film Channel (IFC), Apple Newsroom and has played at the Directed by Women Festival in Brooklyn, NY and Independent Filmmakers Showcase in Los Angeles, CA.

Jean's film, the documentary short LA BUENA MUERTE, was a mentorship project through Apple and Red Digital Cinema to highlight the democratization of film through technology. The

film premiered on Apple Newsroom January 18, 2018. La Buena Muerte is also currently streaming on Amazon Prime as part of the Fun Size Horror Shocktale Party, Epsiode 3.

Jean's past mentors have included Filmmakers Aaron Kaufman, Sam Martin and Phillipe Mora. Her biopic project about Leni Riefenstahl was announced on the Hollywood Bitchlist 2019, a tracking board of the top female centric content yet to be produced in Hollywood. Jean is an advocate for gender parity in the film industry. She has also taught film to at-risk youth through the non-profit organization Mobile Film Classroom as an advocate for media literacy.

During the 2020 election cycle, Jean supported Angelica Duenas for Congress, a Democratic candidate in California's Congressional District 29. Her work with Duenas was cut into a number

of political ads, namely California is Burning which was introduced by Joaquin Phoenix following his endorsement of Duenas during a Sunrise Movement Fundraiser.

Jean is currently working on a documentary about the history of displacement and genocide in The Caucasus.