With her personal motto, “I make things happen,” Kimberly Hale Pudgil, director of community relations at the San Diego Film Commission, ensures that filming in San Diego will be efficient and successful.

“Filming is impactive, but there’s a way of making everybody happy,” says Pudgil. “You will find me on the set at all hours working with the community.”

Pudgil, 28, is working with the crew of the television series “Veronica Mars,” being filmed in San Diego. She has overseen such films as “Antwone Fisher” and “Lords of Dogtown.”

After the 9/11 attacks, the film commission had a difficult time getting access to government buildings. Denzel Washington was allowed into the County Administration Center for filming “Antwone Fisher” with the help of Supervisor Ron Roberts and county staff, Pudgil made that possible. “Lords of Dogtown,” filmed in Imperial Beach, raised another problem. “I had to make sure that the least tern nesting sites weren’t disrupted by the construction on the beach.”

A member of a staff of eight, Pudgil started with the Film Commission as a receptionist before being promoted to her current position. “As director of community relations it’s really important for me to make sure that our work and what we’re doing is getting out to the community at large,” says Pudgil. She includes this as one of her main accomplishments. “My work with the community would be my second biggest accomplishment here.”

“I love that there is no monotony in my job,” says Pudgil. “I always wanted something that had a little bit of politics and entertainment in it and I definitely found that.”