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Gene Carr, founder and CEO of Patron Technology, has been an innovator in the area of e-marketing for arts
& cultural organizations since 1996, when he founded CultureFinder.com. Initially funded by AOL.com and
Comcast, it became an award-winning nationwide arts calendar and online ticketing service. Gene earned
a BA in history from Oberlin College, and a music degree from Oberlin Conservatory, earning Phi Kappa
Lambda honors, and then earned an MBA from Columbia Business School. Gene worked in arts management
serving as the executive director of the American Symphony Orchestra from 1991 to 1996. Gene is the author
of Breaking the Fifth Wall: Rethinking Arts Marketing for the 21st Century (2011) as well as three previous books
on e-marketing: Wired for Culture: How E-mail is Revolutionizing Arts Marketing (Third Edition) (2007), Sign-Up for
Culture: The Arts Marketer's Guide to Building an Effective E-mail List (Second Edition) (2007), and Web Sites for
Culture: Essential Principles for Great Arts Web Sites (2005). He also writes a blog: Wired for Culture.

David Cocke is a registered structural engineer in who founded Structural Focus in 2001. He is a recognized
expert in structural design and seismic evaluation especially in historic preservation, adaptive reuse and retrofit
projects. Projects include the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts which included a new building and
adaptive reuse, the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre and Wilshire Boulevard Temple (with EverGreene and
MATT). David is on the Board of Directors of the Los Angeles Conservancy and a former Trustee of the California
Preservation Foundation.

Jesse Cole is a Location Manager, the member of the film crew responsible for finding and securing locations
to be used, obtaining all fire, police and other governmental permits, and coordinating the logistics for the
production to complete its work. His credits include: The Grinder, The Prestige, Speechless, New Girl.

Russ Collins leads the Michigan Theater Foundation which operates Ann Arbor's Michigan Theater (1920s Movie
Palace) and State Theatre (1940s Cinema Style). Professional recognition: IndieWire "Influencers;" Knighted
Republic of Italy; AHC Founder Award. Russ taught film studies and arts management and holds Bachelor's and
Master's degrees in Arts Administration from the University of Michigan.

Deb Dale, CFRE, is a founding partner of Smith & Dale, LLC, a consulting firm providing services that result in
increased revenue for nonprofits of all sizes. Deb has helped numerous nonprofits raise over $35 million in funds,
and provided board facilitation, strategic planning, educational trainings and performance audits for countless
more. She is an Association of Fundraising Professionals Master Trainer , has earned her CFRE credential
®
(Certified Fund Raising Executive) and was named the Association of Fundraising Professionals’ Fundraising
Executive of the Year. She has been honored by the University of Arizona’s Eller College and was named one of
Tucson’s ’40 Under 40’ Business Leaders.

Michael DiBlasi, ASTC, IALD is a partner and principal designer of Schuler Shook and has been an integral part
of the firm since its inception 30 years ago. Michael began his career in technical theatre design, which is the
basis for his theatre consulting work. His hands-on understanding of performance venue requirements, including
technical, functional and aesthetic issues, provides an invaluable resource to the design of theatre facilities. His
theatre consulting experience includes renovated and new performance spaces for professional, community
and educational facilities. Michael's involvement in the project begins with pre-design and programming
studies that help shape the immediate and long range requirements for the facility. His involvement continues
throughout the project as Michael collaborates with all members of the design team to develop the project's
original vision into its successful completion.

Andrew J. Douglas, Ph.D., became the first director of education at Bryn Mawr Film Institute (BMFI), a non-
profit cinema arts center near Philadelphia, in July 2005. Since then, he has developed the organization's
educational offerings, which now include programs for school groups and various community organizations,
a summer filmmaking workshop for high school students, and a film studies curriculum offered at BMFI and the
Philadelphia Museum of Art that has presented roughly 200 distinct courses, series, and seminars on a range of
topics, reaching nearly 1200 students of all ages annually. In all, BMFI educates well over 3000 people about
film each year.

Pam Elyea is VP and co-owner of History For Hire Prop house. Pam and her husband Jim have run History For
Hire, located in North Hollywood, for over thirty years. Occupying over 30,000+ sq ft their inventory of out of
date technology can be seen in everything from iPhone commercials to historical films such as Hidden Figures.
History For Hire’s credits include: The Majestic, The Goldbergs, Titanic, Platoon and LA LA Land.

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