Howy Parkins

Annie Award-nominated Howy Parkins is co-executive producer and supervising director of Disney Branded Television’s original animated comedy-adventure “Hailey’s On It!”

A 25-year Disney veteran, Parkins most recently served as co-executive producer and supervising director of Disney Junior’s Emmy® Award-nominated “The Lion Guard.” His additional credits include “Jake and the Never Land Pirates,” “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse,” “Recess,” “The Simpsons,” “Rocko’s Modern Life,” “Dave the Barbarian,” “Lilo & Stitch: The Series” and “The Emperor’s New School.”

Parkins graduated from Sheridan College, where he studied classical animation and design. He is an avid runner who has competed in 10K races, half and full marathons across the country, as well as Ironman competitions in Hawaii and Cozumel, Mexico. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California.