Beverly Copen the original founder of AM&T started the agency in her dining room over 50 years ago. At the same time, Edith Ivey and Jerre Enberg were hard at work with the successful Ivey-Enberg Talent Services in Atlanta. In the mid 60’s, Edith and Jerre decided to pursue their artistic careers and turned over their roster of 655 clients to Beverly.
In July 1970, Kathy Hardegree began work at AM&T as the receptionist. In 1976, she purchased the agency from Beverly Copen and was the sole owner until the sale of the company to Sarah Carpenter and Susan Fronsoe in January 2011. Kathy served to establish the Atlanta chapter of The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and served as Chair of the Atlanta Emmy Awards for five years. She was a founding member of the Atlanta chapter of Women in Film from which she was honored to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004. In September 2010, Kathy was voted the SAG agent of the month, the only agent in Georgia to date to receive this honor.
Owner, Sarah Carpenter was born and raised in upstate New York and moved to Atlanta in 1983. She attended college in New York and Georgia graduating from The Art Institute with a degree in Music & Video Production. She has worked in the TV & Film industry for over 25 years as an agent, (five years at AMT), a casting director and talent consultant as well as working a variety of positions in commercial production.
With over 20 years experience as a professional actor and over three years as a Talent Manager in Los Angeles, co-owner Susan Fronsoe, moved to Atlanta in 2010 to live near family and continue her acting career. With a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Communications from the University of Florida, Susan began her career in advertising. She later transitioned to film production where she worked in various positions behind the camera before becoming an actor.
In June of 2011, Keela Starr joined AMT as the new print agent. Keela has more than 15 years in the fashion and entertainment industries, working as a talent scout, agent, manager, and writer. She began her career as a talent where she appeared in television and print. After developing an interest for the business side of the industry, she became a booking agent with Click Models. She moved on to Race Models Management in New York City, a partner agency with Karin Models in Paris, France. There Keela scouted, developed, and booked the many new faces of the agency.