Education
She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts from University of California, Riverside.
She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts from University of California, Riverside.
Fugate is the creator and executive producer of the television series, Army Wives. She also wrote the screenplays for the 2010 film Valentine"s Day, which broke several box office records, and the 2011 follow-up, New Year"s Eve. Both films were directed by Garry Marshall and featured all-star ensemble casts.
Fugate has been an active leader in the Writers Guild of America (WGA) for a number of years.
Fugate was re-elected to the WGAw Board of Directors in 2010 and 2012 and 2014. In 2008, she created The Writers Fund, an anonymous group of WGA writers who financially help other WGA writers in times of need.
In 2011, Fugate was invited to the White House to participate in the "Joining Forces" military family awareness campaign of First Lady Michelle Obama and Second Lady Jill Biden. She hosted an event starring Mistress
Obama at the Writers Guild Theatre to further shine a light on military issues to the entertainment community.
She has appeared on Microsoft and National Broadcasting Company, Cable News Network and numerous radio shows and talks shows concerning Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and other struggles of the military. She wrote a pro bono script for a Public Service Announcement starring Steven Spielberg and directed by Joanna Kerns. In 2012, she was elected to the Western Council of the Actors Fund, a non-profit industry-wide charity.
As a Board Member, Fugate created a series of philosophical discussions on the impact the images created on screen in Film and television have on real life events.
The topics have included Violence In The Media, the Treatment of Women: On and Office Screen and Race In America: On and Office Screen. What Alice Forgot.
She was a member of the 2011 WGA Negotiating Committee. She is a member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.