Katherine Sarafian

Katherine Sarafian, the middle of three children, was raised in San Leandro, California, by her Armenian mother Alice, Izmirian, who as active in San Leandro civic affairs, and Armenian father Richard Sarafian Jr., a pastor of the Saint Vartan Armenian Church of Oakland who died in 2009. Sarafian's Armenian heritage and religious upbringing, because her father is a pastor, have been a central influence. Sarafian interned with the Armenian Assembly of America in 1991, which led to an internship at a video production company in Washington, D.C. == Career ==

Sarafian produced Pixar's 2006 short film Lifted and its 2012 theatrical release Brave, for which she was nominated for the Producer's Guild Award for Outstanding Producer of an Animated Theatrical Motion Picture. == Personal life ==

Katherine Marianne Sarafian lives in nearby Oakland with her husband, visual effects specialist Meher Gourjian, whose production credits include work in Harry Potter == Producer filmography ==

• The Incredibles (2004) (assistant producer) • Lifted (2006) (producer) • Brave (2012) (producer) • Toy Story 4 (2019) (development producer) • Cars on the Road (2022) (executive producer) • Self (2024) (executive producer) == Accolades ==

In 2013, for her work on Brave, she was nominated for "Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures" at the 24th Producers Guild of America Awards and for "Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature" at the 11th Visual Effects Society Awards, which she won. == References ==