WORLDBIZWATCH - Key Persons
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- Assistant / Field Producer for NY1 News
Alicia Vitarelli is currently a news assistant/field producer for NY1 News in Manhattan. Her previous experience includes work with CNN International, MTV, and the NBC TV affiliate in Philadelphia. Vitarelli has a master's degree from Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism.
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- Producer for CNN International
Amy Lee has extensive experience as a producer for CNN International. Additionally, she has production experience with CBC, NBC, and the Discovery Channel.
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- Freelance Producer in Los Angeles
Amy Scarlet is a freelance producer in Los Angeles. Previously, she worked at WGN-TV in Chicago, where she won a number of awards for her writing and producing skills - including an Emmy Award for a 10-part series she produced. An accomplished journalist, Scarlet has also anchored and reported for ABC and CBS affiliates in Las Vegas and Montana.
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- Member of the Management Team
- Director of Web Development
Author of more than a dozen books about working with the internet, Anthony has been instrumental in the construction and maintenance of the World Biz Watch website. He received the Ph.D. degree in the Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering from National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan. Currently, he also teaches computer and data processing courses in Taipei, and had developed programming techniques concerning internet environments while at the Institute for Information Industry in Taiwan.
Arthur Lord is a 41-year veteran of broadcast news, including 31 years with NBC. From his early days as NBC's foreign correspondent reporting on the Vietnam War, he has covered many of the world's biggest news events: national political conventions and elections; the Space Shuttle; the Olympics; trips by Presidents Carter, Reagan, Bush and Clinton; travels of Pope John Paul II; wars in Middle East, Central and South America; and the OJ Simpson case - which he managed for NBC. An industry legend, Lord has also worked with many of the brightest stars in broadcasting, including Tom Brokaw, David Brinkley and David Frost.
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- Managing Director for South Korea
As the former Director of Communications of Boeing Korea, Arthur has a long experience in public relations and marketing communications. He currently runs a public relations firm in Seoul. Prior to his responsibility at Boeing, he worked in Hong Kong as the regional PR manager for BASF for years. He started his career as a PR professional in 1989 as he joined Burson-Marsteller Seoul. He studied English at the Kon-Kuk University, Seoul and attended MBA (e-commerce) class at the City University of Hong Kong. He has a very creative and energetic soul which made him what he is today.
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- Senior International Correspondent
Bill is one of the most distinguished business journalists in print and electronic media. His assignments around the world have given him wide-ranging global experience and an understanding of developing trends in business, along with a wide knowledge of world political trends. From 1995 to 1998, he served as Senior Business News Anchor for CNBC Asia from Hong Kong. From 1985 to 1995, he launched World Business Today in London and Business Day in New York for CNN. Earlier, from 1978 to 1983, he acted as the Bureau Chief and International Correspondent for U.S. News & World Report. And from 1963 to 1978, he held the same titles for The Wall Street Journal, working out of Singapore, Tokyo, London and New York. Bill is a graduate of Dartmouth College.
Bob Monek is the producer for WPVI-TV's evening news in Philadelphia - one of the highest rated news programs in the country. He was previously an executive producer at WLFL-TV in Raleigh and a producer at WXTF-TV in Philadelphia. Monek has an MBA degree from Temple University
Bob Nixon has more than 20 years of journalism experience as an anchor, reporter, producer and director in radio, television and Internet video. He began his career with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in Toronto, then worked as a broadcast consultant to Central China Television in Beijing during the late 1980¡¦s. More recently Nixon was the co-creator and host of CNBC Asia¡¦s business technology program Tech2000, as well as the creator and host of On24.com¡¦s TalkOnStocks ¡V the first daily streaming video business program on the Internet.
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- Vice President of Finance for Payton Technology Corporation
Calvin Leong is currently the Vice President of Finance for Payton Technology Corporation in Fountain Valley, CA. He has provided financial planning, analysis and fundraising for numerous companies for nearly fifteen years since getting his MBA degree in Finance from Columbia University.
Cedric Moon is a storyteller and jack of all trades. He has served as editor, videographer, writer, producer and reporter. He has been telling stories from east to west, from Honolulu, Hawaii to Charlotte, North Carolina, and Oregon and California in between. Cedrick graduated from UCLA in 2001 with Bachelor's Degree in English.
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- Project Leader for an Israeli
As a project leader for an Israeli innovative technology marketing firm in Houston, TX, Chris Williams has established corporate contacts in the areas of the Internet, optical security and 3-D technology. He has an economics degree from the University of Texas at San Antonio and is also an experienced freelance writer, sports marketing professional and publicist.
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- Director of PostProduction
With more than 25 years of experience as producer, photographer, editor and engineer, Clark oversees technical issues and postproduction editing work. As a vital part of our team, Clark helps our clients capture their story through a collaborative process involving writers, producers, graphic artists, camera operators and sound/light technicians. And as a team, we serve our clients from concept to completion.
Based in Los Angeles, Craig Santy produces programs for numerous television networks, including CNN, The Discovery Channel, The Learning Channel, PBS, MTV and The Oxygen Network. He began his career as a foreign correspondent in Asia after graduating with honors from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. Santy has demonstrated ability to cover business, entertainment, political and other news stories - and has done ground-breaking reports on the World Trade Center bombing, the Michael Jackson child molestation saga, and the militia movement.
David Wisniewski is a creative talent with more than 20 years of experience in television and video.
He spent most of his career in the Philadelphia market working for the FOX and ABC affiliates where he held positions as a Promotions Producer, News Shooter/Editor and Segment Producer. During that time he earned several Emmy nominations and won two Emmys for editing. Wisniewski has recently been producing videos for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania where his work has won several Tellys and an Emmy.
With a master's degree from Columbia University (specializing in international media communications), Dean Adams has varied journalistic experience as a writer, editor, reporter, producer, and camera operator. His employers to date include CNN, Associated Press, Voice of America, British Sky Broadcasting and E! TV.
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- Member of the Management Team
- Vice President, USA / Europe
Dick has a 20-year career in broadcast journalism. As a recent correspondent for CNN, he traveled worldwide to report breaking news and feature stories for Science & Technology Week, Future Watch, and The CNN Computer Connection. He was also a correspondent/producer for Network Earth, an Emmy-award winning program about the environment, as well as a reporter, producer and writer for the award-winning business show Week in Review. Dick owned and operated JPD Productions - a TV consulting firm in Los Angeles - and earlier worked for CBS News and Paramount Pictures as head writer for Entertainment Tonight. He has a master's degree in broadcasting from Syracuse University and a bachelor's degree in radio/TV broadcasting from Ithaca College. Dick is also an independent media consultant with clients worldwide, as well as International Editor of Executive Class magazine - a world leader in upscale business travel publications.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Management Team
- Country Manager Malaysia and Singapore
- Director of Training Programs
- Managing Director of the Writers' Publishing House Sdn Bhd
Faridah , Country Manager Malaysia and Singapore. Faridah is the Managing Director of The Writers' Publishing House Sdn Bhd. She is the founder of Malaysia's first magazine for men, Men's Review, a magazine that some have credited with opening up a whole new genre of publishing in Malaysia and which had a reputation of high quality and risqu?attitude. [As an idea: Perceptions of MR in its early days were in the `Skating On Thin Ice' (Far Eastern Economic Review, August 1994) and `Not Just Selling Sex' (Newsweek, October 1994) vein.] However, Faridah says the magazine's early high profile "Wasn't my doing so much as that of the incredible talent Malaysia has to offer". MR was sold last year and, since then, the company has diversified to provide a wide array of related media and communications services including editorial (in various languages), contract publishing, graphic design, printing and production, marketing, event management, communications, distribution and circulation management. Based in Malaysia, Faridah has a BA in Politics from Monash University in Australia, and a Law degree from the University of London. (For more information, go to www.writers.com.my)
Job Titles:
- CEO
- Executive Producer
- Member of the Management Team
Farland is an Emmy Award winning international journalist, Executive Producer and Founder of World Biz Watch. In a journalism career spanning more than 20 years, Farland has covered top stories across Asia and North America. And he launched CNN's Asia Business Morning. On his show, he conducted live interviews with market strategists, industry analysts, entrepreneurs, and movers and shakers. Farland also produced and reported the popular weekly segments Asia Rising and Entrepreneurs Only, which focused on the best success stories in Asia. Before CNN, the award-winning journalist served as a network correspondent for NBC News. Farland reported from more than 35 states around the country. And earlier, he reported for television and radio news organizations in Seattle, Philadelphia, New York, Washington, DC, Hawaii and Guam. Farland also served as the international trade coordinator and press secretary for the former Lieutenant Governor of Delaware, S.B. Woo. A Cornell University undergraduate, he has a master's degree from the Columbia University School of Journalism, as well as a post-graduate certificate from England's University of Bristol in radio, film and television.
Gene Lenore is an award-winning creative talent with more than 25 years of experience in television, video, film and print. In his years of television work at stations in Texas and Arizona, his duties included news director, anchor, reporter, producer, assignments editor and public affairs producer and host. A former news writer for National Public Radio and the Voice of America, Lenore has recently been creating turnkey video productions for Pat Summerall Productions and his own company, Red River Productions.
Job Titles:
- Creative Director
- Member of the Management Team
- Vice President, China
George is one of the most distinguished video & film photographers and directors in Asia. He served as Director at CNBC Asia, directing the historic Hong Kong Handover from the UK to China. And he headed large teams as Event Producer for the APEC Media Summit 2001 in Shanghai, and as News Director for the live broadcast of the Space Shuttle in which the first two Asians flew into Space. With studios in Shanghai and Hong Kong, George has shot productions all over China for broadcasters such as CNN, Reuters, RTHK and Shanghai Oriental TV. He has also directed projects for corporate clients such as Kodak, Hutchison Whampoa, Agricultural Bank of China and Standard Chartered Bank.
Gloria Chang is a key member of the team opening the Taiwan and Hong Kong market. She has also been working on the team designing and constructing the WorldBizWatch website. Chang has a master's degree in communication arts from the New York Institute of Technology, and has done editing, writing and producing for Yang Pei Pei Production House in Taiwan and television stations in New York.
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- Reporter at San Francisco Television Station KGO 's South Bay Bureau
Greg Gurule is a reporter at San Francisco Television Station KGO's South Bay Bureau in San Jose, California. Previously, he worked as a reporter and anchor for NBC affiliates in Albuquerque and Denver. Greg also served as a media consultant on a number of award-winning independent film and video productions in the San Francisco Bay Area during production and distribution. His work in the Silicon Valley has brought him close to the people and the companies on top of the rush of developments in high tech and their affect on the world's economy.
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- Creative Director and Executive Producer of Tribe Digital Entertainment
Gregory Lemkin is the Creative Director and Executive Producer of Tribe Digital Entertainment, a commercial film company that produces TV and radio spots, as well as commercial videos. Previously, he produced television commercials of some of the world's best-known companies for Tyo Productions (Japan's leading creative boutique), as well as for a joint venture of Madison Avenue firm BBDO and Asatsu, Inc. - Japan's third largest advertising agency, Founder of the interactive and video game development company Sai Sortworks, Gregory attended Brown University and did graduate study at the University of Tokyo.
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- CFO
- Member of the Management Team
Ignatius is an operations, finance and administration management professional with over twelve years of experience at major international insurance and financial services companies. After graduated from University of Western Ontario, Canada, Blue Cross/Blue Shield Group in Hong Kong - now known as Pacific Insurance Group employed him as Accounting Manager. Afterwards, he was invited to join the Quamnet.com, which is the FIRST financial portal in Hong Kong and is now listed on the Hong Kong Stock Market as the Head of Business Development. He setup the insurance centre online and also accelerated the progress of acquisition and merger for company projects. Ignatius is energetic and studious, though he works over ten hours a day, he received two M.B.As form University of Manchester, England and University of Ballarat, Australia among his leisure time.
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- Member of the Management Team
- Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Jay is a nationally-known, highly-acclaimed speaker and writer on health and sexuality issues. A former radio broadcaster, he has also been a columnist for a health and wellness website and authored numerous journal articles and curricula. With a master's degree from the University of Vermont and a bachelor's degree from Cornell University, Jay has extensive experience in business development, marketing and media relations.
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- CNBC Asia As Philippines Producer
Jem Armovit joined CNBC Asia as Philippines producer in 1997, producing reports from the financial crisis to the political controversies surrounding the Estrada presidency. He has also been a freelance producer for CNN and Star TV. Armovit is completing his Ph.D. from the University of the Philippines School of Economics.
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- Member of the Management Team
- Vice President of Strategy and New Media Development
John is a communications industry professional with eight years of experience in telecommunications and broadband technologies. He held managerial roles in finance, marketing, and operations at MCI, WinStar, and Rhythms - all leaders in their industry sectors - where he drove initiatives for business growth and operational scaling. A Cornell University undergraduate, John received his MBA in finance and marketing from The University of Chicago, where he also earned a master's degree in public policy and political economy.
John Wasley is the former Vice President of broadcast and broadband at APBnews.com. Previously, he was a consumer investigative producer for ABCNews' 20/20. Wasley has 17 years experience in the news and information industry including eight years with KingWorld Productions as Supervising Producer for American Journal and Managing Editor for Inside Edition.
Jon Wu - Chief Legal Officer
Job Titles:
- General Counsel
- Member of the Management Team
A private attorney for 27 years, Jon is a former Oregon administrative law judge. He is a graduate of Boston University's School of Law, and has professional memberships in the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Jonathan is a multi-talented jack-of-all trades with a variety of experience. He has worked in sales, marketing, communications and media production. And he has handled a diverse range of responsibilities, serving as Special Assistant to the CFO of a Japanese holding company; Entertainment Ambassador at a Family Fun Center; and Customer Relations Support for an interior design store. Earning his Bachelor's in Marketing at the University of Arizona, Jon has applied his skills for WorldBizWatch as a Producer in brand building, media production, and viral marketing through social media. Jon is active at his church, serving as a youth group leader and Sunday School teacher.
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- Member of the Management Team
- Director of Web Design
As the original designer of the WorldBizWatch website, Joyce is an accomplished, award-winning graphic designer. Previously, she garnered extensive experience as a designer for Safeway, Chevron Corporation, Square Moon Productions, and Addison Wesley Publishing.
Karl Idsvoog is an accomplished investigative reporter and producer, having worked for numerous TV stations, as well as Inside Edition and A Current Affair. Most recently the vice president of project development for APBnews.com, he is now vice president of business development for AllCharge.com - an online micro-payment platform for digital content. With a master's degree in journalism and mass communications from the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Idsvoog has earned numerous awards and honors during his 25 years of journalism work.
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- Member of the Management Team
- Content & Business Development Manager, North America
Kristina is one of our proud advisors and the founder of SI with KTY thats Smart Initiatives with Kristina Tomaz-Young. Her business e-zine featuring entrepreneurs, biz gurus and venture capitalists from Asia, North & South America, Europe and Australia to date reveals the naked truth behind what it takes for entrepreneurs to start-up, keep up and rise up. And, with an extensive network of business contacts, a results focus and her innovation oriented approach, she has consulted extensively in start-up and multinational corporate environments throughout Europe and North America in strategic planning, project management and venture capital partnership activities. Kristina has a joint MBA in Finance & Strategy, a Master of Asian Studies degree, an undergraduate degree in International Business and Marketing, as well as training from the Promedia Journalism and Broadcasting School in Montreal, Canada.
A graduate of the University of Bristol in Theatre, Film & Television, Krsna Harilela currently works in marketing and production for Linmark International.
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- Writer for the Associated Press
Mat Morrison was most recently a writer for the Associated Press, based in Providence, Rhode Island. Prior to that, he was a researcher, writer, and producer for CNN in Hong Kong.
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- Vice President - Director of Development and Executive Producer
Mel Henderson runs Gabrielle Productions, a media consulting company based in Los Angeles. She provides direction for development, production, and execution of television and film projects such as the l997 PBS prime time series entitled, ANCESTORS. The co-founder of the Sundance Film Festival says "Mel thrives on the challenge of turning ideas into reality." For two years, she served as the Director of Corporate Relations at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Among her accomplishments: the wildly popular exhibition entitled, VAN GOGH'S VAN GOGHS. At the Ethos Institute in Utah, Mel advises and assists corporate executives in becoming media savvy. Mel is an active member of the American Women in Radio and Television (AWRT) and the National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE).
Mel further engages in activism, as a member of the Western Regional Board of CARE. She recently produced a national award winning video, entitled, Women's Voices documenting CARE's relief projects in Central America. Mel also served on the National Advisory Board of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, and the Adam Walsh Children's Fund. She has produced public service announcements with its founder, John Walsh, host of America's Most Wanted. She is currently serving as Vice Chairman of the United Nations Ambassadors' Ball 2003. The Co-Founder of NuSkin Int'l says "Be it a business, philanthropic, or personal endeavor, if Mel comes into contact with it, it is sure to be a success."
For five years, Melanie Arroyo was the Manila correspondent/producer for CNBC Asia and Asia Business News. In this role, she reported and produced segments on business, technology and politics for such shows as Asian Wall Street Journal On Air, Asia Market Wrap, Trading Day, Asian Working Woman, Storyboard and Dot.Com (now E). Arroyo has also been a producer for CNN's Asia Business Morning and Star TV's Focus Asia. She traveled to France, Italy and Greece writing, producing, directing and editing high-rating documentaries for GMA-7 in the Philippines, where she was also the desk editor for their News Live program. Arroyo received dual bachelor's degrees from the University of the Philippines in Diliman.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Member of the Management Team
- Associate General Counsel, Asia
Paul is an associate at a corporate/securities law firm in California. He did his undergraduate work at the University of California at Berkeley and went to the McGeorge School of Law for his JD. A member of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, Paul is also on the board of directors of the Taiwanese American Lawyer Association in California.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director for Greater China
As the former CNBC Taipei bureau chief, Peggy was responsible for helping to set up the Taipei bureau. While there, she reported breaking news stories, produced features and anchored special shows. Prior to CNBC, Peggy was a producer for Associated Press Television, a correspondent for CNN International, and an anchor for China Television. She has also been a management consultant for Coopers & Lybrand and a management information consultant for Accenture. Peggy received her master's degree in journalism from Columbia University, where she also did her undergraduate study.
Philip Travis has twenty years of experience writing, directing, and producing for a variety of media, such as print, radio, video, broadcast TV, and the Internet. He is credited with over a hundred broadcast television projects, including an award-winning children's series. Travis' most recent work is as producer/director of worldwide video promotions for Save the Children, in partnership with UNICEF.
Job Titles:
- Correspondent, North America
Rich served for more than a decade as the main anchor for the FOX Philadelphia team since 1990. During his career at FOX, he won six Emmy Awards, two RTNDA Awards for Investigative Journalism, and 19 Associated Press Awards. With a bachelor's degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Rich launched his journalism career at KRIS-TV, an NBC affiliate in Corpus Christi, Texas, and then worked at a number of stations throughout Pennsylvania.
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- Producer for the Network News at ABC
Rob Sweren has been a producer for the network news at ABC and CBS. His 15-year career includes writing and producing documentaries for cable networks like A&E and Lifetime. Sweren, who has a master's degree from the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University, has also produced television shows and marketing videos for a variety of clients including Time Warner, the New York Lottery, the Smithsonian Institute, and the National Urban League.
Stephanie Stanton is the former senior editor/host and founding member of CareerTV, a career enhancement business show on television and the internet. While there, she was responsible for creating, writing, producing and overseeing all content for the program. An accomplished journalist, Stanton has also worked as an anchor for the ABC and NBC affiliates in Palm Springs, as well as a reporter for the NBC and FOX networks in Hartford and an independent station in Phoenix. She is an early convert to the internet and a true leader in the convergence of television, computers, communication, and information. Stanton has a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism from Columbia College.
A senior at UC Irvine, Steve is a primary visionary and co-host of "Good Evening UCI," the campus's main news and entertainment media outlet. Steve learned how to create exciting and informative television content as an intern for CBS in Sacramento. As a production assistant during the California budget crisis of Summer 2009, unfolding just down the street from the CBS station, Steve's first experience with TV journalism was filled with breakthrough developments and decisions. Inspired to continue growing in his field, Steve became a Reporter for Garden Grove's Channel 3 News the following Summer, representing over 20 surrounding cities in the Garden Grove area. Steve now applies what he learned at CBS and Garden Grove's Channel 3 to the production of "Must See in OC TV," engaging and informing the community he proudly calls home.
Job Titles:
- Senior Partner With Constellation Resources
Suberna Shringla is currently Senior Partner with Constellation Resources, a media and communications corporate finance advisory. Earlier, he served as Director and Head of SG Cowen Asia's Technology and Media Corporate Finance Division, Director and Head of Turner Broadcasting International Asia Pacific Business Development and Manager of Business Development, Walt Disney Studios Asia Pacific. He earned his MBA in Finance at ENPC France.
A ten-year veteran of CNN and CNN International, Susan Mittleman has written and produced for a variety of news and feature programs. Most recently, she worked as a segment producer for the award-winning magazine programs CNNdotCom and CNN NewsStand. A graduate of UCLA¡¦s mass media communications program, Mittleman was also a 1999 Jefferson Fellow from the East West Center and traveled to Seoul, Jakarta, and Singapore to study the effects of the Asian economic crisis.
Job Titles:
- Director of Distribution, Business Television, North America
Taylor has spent most of her life as an entrepreneur, owning, investing, managing, and operating successful ventures in numerous industries for over 13 years. As a veteran of the TV industry, Taylor recognized a void for a savvy, nationally broadcast business program in North America. With her drive, and genuine interest in the entrepreneurial spirit, in 1997, Taylor launched BTV - Business Television (b-tv.com), a program profiling "The Companies that Count." The show now reaches more than 55 million households in the US and Canada. Taylor was awarded by Business Vancouver as one of B.C.'s top business achievers under the age of forty.
Job Titles:
- Vice President - Talent & Training
Todd is a veteran television meteorologist, spending more than a decade broadcasting the weather at the ABC affiliate in Seattle. He was part of the broadcast team that won the distinguished national Edward R. Murrow award for television excellence. Todd holds the American Meteorological Society's Seal of Approval for television meteorologists. He has a degree in broadcast journalism from the University of Missouri School of Journalism and a degree in geosciences from Mississippi State University. Todd has also worked at television stations across the Midwest. He is the founder of Todd Johnson Point Across, a company that teaches business presentation skills and media training.
Job Titles:
- Senior Producer at Electronic Media Communications
William Park Gross is a senior producer at Electronic Media Communications in Irvine, California. He has also been a reporter for NBC TV affiliates in Spokane, Washington and Medford, Oregon.