Washington, DC Pre-Proposal Briefing Attendees
Dan Abrams
President
MassLight, Inc.
dabrams@masslight.com
www.masslight.com
John Allen
Signature Communications
signature@signacom.tv
Rhonda Allen
Signature Communications
signature@signacom.tv
Andrew Aurbach
Producer
ASAA Multimedia
apaurbach@asaa.net
www.asaa.net
Sue Baldwin-Way
Director of Communications and Education
WITF, Inc.
sue_baldwin-way@witf.org
www.witf.org
Susan Bellows
Series Editor
American Experience
WGBH
susan_bellows@wgbh.org
www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex
Julie Benyo
Director
Education Initiatives
WGBH
julie_benyo@wgbh.org
www.wgbh.org
Sheila Bernard
Independent Filmmaker/Writer
sbernard@harborproductions.com
Brian Chase
VP, Washington Operations
Space Foundation
brian@spacefoundation.org
www.spacefoundation.org/
Leah Clapman
Managing Editor
Online NewsHour
lclapman@newshour.org
www.pbs.org/newshour
Kevin Clark
Assistant Professor
George Mason University
kclark6@gmu.edu
Cameron Clarke
President & CEO
VODIUM (Software/Communications)
cclarke@vodium.com
www.vodium.com
Skip Coblyn
Producer
National Visionary Leadership Project
skip@visionaryproject.com
www.visionaryproject.com/
Carl Colby
President
Colby Films, Inc.
Carlcolby@aol.com
Ruth Collins
Education Coordinator
Achieve3000, Inc.
Ruth.collins@achieve3000.com
www.achieve3000.com
Jim Cortina
Business Manager
Cortina Productions
jim@cortinaproductions.com
www.cortinaproductions.com
Maryanne Culpepper
Senior Vice President, Editorial Development
National Geographic Television and Film
mculpepp@NGS.ORG
www.nationalgeographic.com/channel/
Keith Deaven
CEO
Media Barn, Inc.
keith@mediabarninc.com
www.mediabarninteractive.com
Media Barn specializes in designing customer experiences for broadband-enabled Web and desktop applications. We provide expertise in user interface design, visual design, product conceptualization and prototyping of a wide variety of software applications.
Ali DeGerome
Senior Producer
State of the Art, Inc.
adegerome@stateart.com
www.stateart.com
Joan Desmond
Associate Producer
Fifth Avenue Productions
JFDesmond@aol.com
Eric Eggleton
Senior Vice President and Chief Content Officer
Maryland Public Television
eeggleton@mpt.org
www.mpt.org
Amy Fadida
Senior Vice President
VIACK Corporation
afadida@viack.com
www.viack.com
Bill Ferster
Director, Primary Access Project
Digital SchoolBook Project
University of Virginia
Curry School of Education
bferster@virginia.edu
Mary Frost
Vice President
Frank Frost Productions
frankfrost@att.net
Tex Fuller
Producer
Tex Fuller Productions
filmsouth@hotmail.com
Barbara Garvin-Kester
President
Core Knowledge Foundation
barbara@coreknowledge.org
www.coreknowledge.org
Joe Geraghty
Director, Television and Video Department
Close Up Foundation
geraghty@closeup.org
www.closeup.org/dept_director.htm
Christopher Gergen
Vice President, New Market Development
K12, Inc.
cgergen@k12.com
www.k12.com
Karen Goodwin
President
Fifth Avenue Productions
FAPKWG@aol.com
Claire Griffin
Vice President of Education Programs
Bill of Rights Institute
cgriffin@billofrightsinstitute.org
www.billofrightsinstitute.org
The Bill of Rights Institute is an educational non-profit whose mission is to help teachers and students better understand the ideals, values, documents, and individuals of the Founding era. We conduct our educational outreach through our website, curriculum supplements, and constitutional seminars for teachers.
Noel Gunther
Vice President, Learning Media
WETA
ngunther@weta.com
www.weta.com
John Hale
Associate Director
Center for Civic Education
JOHNCCE@aol.com
www.civiced.org
Barbara Halpern
President
Marketing Momentum
bizguru@marketingmomentum.net
www.marketingmomentum.net
Carmen Hamilton
Graduate Student
The Pennsylvania State University
Cmh331@psu.edu
Jody Hasset
Pointy Shoe Productions
jkh@pointyshoeproductions.net
Richard Hezel
President
Hezel Associates, LLC
richard@hezel.com
www.hezel.com
Glen Hoptman
Publisher/Executive Producer
The Lightbeam Group and Studio
ghoptman@cox.net
Jack Hurley
Vice President for Broadcasting
The Newseum
jhurley@freedomforum.org
www.freedomforum.org
Craig Impink
Vice President
Foundation & Government Development
WETA
cimpink@weta.com
www.weta.com
Sonny Izon
PBS Producer/Director
ICT, Inc.
sonnyizon@aol.com
Karen Jaffe
Manager, Education Projects
MacNeil/Lehrer Productions
kjaffe@newshour.org
www.pbs.org/newshour
Mary Kadera
Director, Digital Education
PBS
mkadera@pbs.org
Eugenia Kemble
Executive Director
The Albert Shanker Institute
ekemble@ashankerinst.org
www.shankerinstitute.org
Karen Kenton
National Programming
WETA TV
kkenton@weta.org
www.weta.com
Ira Klugerman
Executive Producer/VP
Educational Film Center
ruthpollak@verizon.net
Rachel Kramer
Director of Curriculum and Instruction
Higher Achievement Program
rkramer@higherachievement.org
www.higherachievement.org
Joe Krushinsky
Vice President, Development
Maryland Public Television
jkrushinsky@mpt.org
www.mpt.org
Ron LaRussa
WGBH
Director, WGBH Interactive
ron_larussa@wgbh.org
interactive.wgbh.org
Kenneth Lee
Secondary Schools Department
National Catholic Educational Association
klee@ncea.org
www.ncea.org
Sharon Leon
Research Assistant Professor
Center for History and New Media, George Mason University
sleon@gmu.edu
chnm.gmu.edu
Sharron Love
Senior Instructional Designer
PerformTech, Inc.
slove@performtech.com
www.performtech.com
Malkia Lydia
Producer/Director
Kuyamba, Inc.
KuyambaCreations@aol.com
Tor Manders
VP
MassLight, Inc.
tmanders@masslight.com
www.masslight.com
Layla Masri
President
Bean Creative: Funktional Web Design
lmasri@beancreative.com
www.beancreative.com
Mark McLindon
Chairman
Swerve, Inc.
mmclindon@swerveinc.net
Susan Mills
Director of Program Development
MacNeil/Lehrer Productions
smills@newshour.org
www.pbs.org/newshour
Brian Moore
Producer/Director
Rolling Stock Pictures
bmoore@rollingstockpictures.com
www.rollingstockpictures.com
Katie Moran
President
PerformTech, Inc.
kgmoran@performtech.com
Karen Morison
Senior Vice President
Civic Enterprises
karen@civicenterprises.net
www.civicenterprises.net
Sanjay Patel
Principal
WebFirst
spatel@webfirst.com
Paul Peck
Paul Peck Institute for American Culture and Civic Engagement, Montgomery College
Thomas Phelps
Division of Public Programs
National Endowment for the Humanities
tphelps@neh.gov
www.neh.gov
Maura Daly Phinney
Producer
Blue Vista Productions
maura@bluevistaproductions.com
www.bluevistaproductions.com
Ana Post
Director of Partnerships and Program Initiatives
National Council for the Social Studies
apost@ncss.org
www.socialstudies.org
Robert Rupp
Professor, History & Political Science
West Virginia Wesleyan College
rupp_r@wvwc.edu
Richard Russo
Campaign for the Civic Mission of Schools
Council for Excellence in Government
rrusso@excelgov.org
www.civicmissionofschools.org, www.excelgov.org
Steven Schupak
Vice President, Content Enterprise
Maryland Public Television
sschupak@mpt.org
www.mpt.org
Phyllis Slade Martin
Director of Education
National Visionary Leadership Project
phyllis@visionaryproject.com
www.visionaryproject.com
Paul Sparrow
Executive Producer
Newseum Productions
psparrow@freedomforum.org
www.freedomforum.org
Naomi Spinrad
Writer/Producer
nspinrad@starpower.net
Barry Stoner
Sr. VP/Content Development
WITF, Inc.
barry_stoner@witf.org
www.witf.org
Melanie Tacoma
Major Grants Coordinator
Bill of Rights Institute
mtacoma@billofrightsinstitute.org
www.billofrightsinstitute.org
Tam Taylor
Director of Public Relations
Center for Civic Education
taylor@civiced.org
www.civiced.org/index.php
Holly Taylor
Development Coordinator
Tiger/Tigress Productions
Htaylor@ttpro.net
Mila Thomas
Director of Strategic Initiatives
International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
mthomas@iste.org
www.iste.org
Rachel Ward
Member Services Associate
Association of Public Television Stations, Grants Center
rward@apts.org
www.apts.org
David Witzel
Managing Director, Business Growth
Forum One Communications
dave@ForumOne.com
www.forumone.com
Ben Wood
Director of Development
National History Day
ben@nhd.org
www.nationalhistoryday.org
Jennifer Woods
VP, Development
JA of the National Capital Area, Inc.
jwoods@janca.org
www.MyJA.org
Gerardine Wurzburg
President
State of the Art, Inc.
gwurzburg@stateart.com
www.stateart.com