Guest Speakers and Panelists

The Connections NYC Expo will feature guest speakers from the following fields:

• Photography

DANIELE FORSYTHE
Daniele Forsythe Reps.
Photographers, Stylists, Hair and Make-up Artists


JADE ALBERT-photographer

Jade is best known for her whimsical work photographing children. As a freelance artist based in New York, her graphic design background enables her to inhabit, in her own way. Her work has been published in major articles for Conde’ Nast and Hearst publications. Jade broadened her horizons by living in Milan and establishing herself as a successful photographer. The New York Times and Advertising Age have recognized Jade for “gaining a reputation as one of the nations leading commercial photographers.” Clients include Bergdorf Goodman, Bloomingdales, Dillards, DKNY, Kraft Foods, FAO Schwartz, American Girl Tylenol and Sony….. just to name a few.
www.jadealbert.com


MELISSA SCHEETZ- Photographer

After studying in London, Scheetz settled in NYC to specialize in beauty, cosmetics, and accessories. Scheetz regularly shoots for a variety of magazines, advertising agencies, and cosmetic companies. Her work has appeared in international advertising campaigns, magazines, book and CD covers.


• Model/Talent Representative

Eddie Winkler Hines and Hunt Management LA- Agent/Manager

Eddie has been involved in the entertainment industry for over 15 years. Eddie’s keen eye for discovering and developing talent has taken him scouting all over the US and Canada. Some of his discoveries:
Chad Michael Murray “One Tree Hill”
Moises Arias “Hannah Montana”
Ashley Tisdale “High School Musical”
James Franco “Spider-Man and James Dean”
Maxwell Cotton “Brothers & Sisters”

PAUL BLASCAK

Print Model Agent

Click Model Management was born to the corn fields of Ohio when hemp was chic. He came to New York City to party at STUDIO 54 and never went home. Job offers came from VANITY FAIR and SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, but this buckeye chose fashion. Paul has been an agent and model scout for the past three decades. He has spent the last TEN HAPPY YEARS at the CLICK MODEL AGENCY IN NEW YORK CITY.

JACKIE CIOFFA
Celebrity Make-up Artist
Clients List: Anne Hathaway, Alan Cumming, Mariah Carey, Annabella Sciorra, Connie Britton, Hoda Kobt,

• Television Production

ANGELA BOWERS
VH1 Talent Development

ANGELA BOWERS is currently a casting director for Vh1 in New York City. She has previously worked for the East Coast talent department at Nickelodeon; casting kids and teens for Nick at Nite and Nick Jr. original programming. Ms. Bowers also spent 2 years as a comedy scout for the HBO Comedy Arts festival in Aspen, Colorado. She casts voice-over, reality programming, Hosts, and books celebrities for on air clip shows on Vh1.

ERNIE SHULTZ
President
ESA Entertainment
Clients include ESPN, GoodTimes Entertainment, M-TV, Koch Entertainment, Conde Nast Publications, Elle Magazine, Celebrities Plus, Disney Home Video, Anchor Bay Entertainment

PAM FRAZIER
Classic Entertainment
Production and Casting Film and Television

THALIA CORTEZ PATILLO-is an Emmy award winning reporter

Born and raised in New York, Thalia graduated from New York University with a B.S. in Communications.Most recently Thalia worked for channel 7 Eyewitness News. Thalia was on the air every weekend for the last year as the station's early morning show reporter covering a wide variety of stories from breaking news to feature pieces. Since Thalia's departure she has worked on a number of projects including hosting the PBS Transit News show, as well as the En la Escena bilingual english/spanish television show.

• Music/Music Production

WALTER JONES 

Sony Music

Publishing began his career as a DJ graduating from Clark Atlanta University in 2003 with a B.A
in Mass Media Arts/ Public Relations. Upon graduating from CAU Walter began an internship with
ASCAP while working side gigs as the Road Manager and DJ for platinum selling recording artist
Montell Jordan, he also worked as DJ for Gospel Recording Artist Deitrick Haddon, R&B recording
artist Algebra Blessett and also the assistant to Singer & Songwriter Eric Roberson. Jones was later
hired by ASCAP as a Membership Representative for ASCAP's R&S team in NY.
While at ASCAP Walter assisted many writers in writer development, building relationships, song placement, & publishing deals.

JULIUS GARCIA

Jive Records

SAM TAYLOR

Roun' Table Entertainment/CMR/Universal Music Group, New York.

One of the industries most successful independent companies. Roun’Table is distributed through Universal Music Group

JAY SLOAN
ASCAP
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers

JAY SLOAN is the Senior Director of Creative Affairs for ASCAP's (American Society of Composers and Producers) Rhythm & Soul Creative Team, he has established himself as a talented, well-rounded music industry professional. He began honing his skills in the Urban A&R Department at Warner/Chappell. After a successful four-year term at Warner/Chappell, he developed a vast knowledge of music publishing and gained working relationships with musical talents such as Dr. Dre and Timbaland.

In his current position as Senior Director of Creative Affairs, Jay oversees ASCAP's Rhythm & Soul Creative Team and handles affiliate ASCAP members, coordinates several events, showcases, local and national educational panels and conferences. In conjunction with these duties, Jay is also known for creating strategic alliances between ASCAP members and A&R and publishing executives, many of which have resulted in profitable collaborations to date. Not only has he worked with chart toppers such as Ne-Yo, Usher, and Outkast, but he continually boosts ASCAP's roster by signing fresh, new songwriters and producers.


DON YOUNG -Audio Engineer/Recordist

is a versatile and accomplished professional audio engineer/mixer/recordist with many years experience in television, radio, sport, live events and music production. Has worked with:

M.S.N.B.C.— Daytime News,Paramount,Biography A&E Stage, MTV, and many more

• Fashion

NINA DORNHEIM- fashion designer

Nina Dornheim is a fashion designer with five years of international work experience in Germany, Italy and Spain working with one of the biggest fashion distributors in the world as well with high end fashion brands: Jill Stuart and Proenza Schouler. Her inside/insight of the ZARA-group where she worked for several years will help new/hopeful designers understand the role of their role in such a huge company. Nina’s specialty is lingerie and swimwear; her insight will be valuable for new-designers interested in this very special field in fashion.

SIMONE de BEAUPRE

Design director (NYC)

Contemporary line: Woven and knits developing collection orientations. Supervising a team of 7 designer and fabric coordinator. He was the Senior Designer for ESCADA SPORT (Munich) Responsible for active sport section (swim, yoga, tennis, golf) Creative Director (PARIS) for PENHALIGONS, Associate creative director (PARIS) PACO RABANNE, Associate creative director (PARIS) THIERRY MUGLER, Junior designer (PARIS) JOHN GALLIANO,

ADAM REGAN

Art Direction/Creative Direction/Design
Countries: Hong Kong, Johannesburg, New York, Chicago and Paris.
Agencies: The Ball Partnership, TBWA, JWT, Ammirati and D'Arcy.
Awards: Cannes, Clio, Communication Arts, D&AD, IBA and The One Show.

• Film/Film Studies

JAN LEGNITTO
Film producer/director/writer
60 MINUTES and THE CBS EVENING NEWS


JEREMIAH KIPP
Independent Films
producer, assistant director, and journalist


PAUL DEL VECCHIO-DIRECTOR
Triple E Productions
feature films, short films, television commercials, video productions and web videos


KELLEY J. BROWER-Director/Writer/Producer


“It’s A Go Productions” Is a grass roots film and television production company built from the ground up. Partners Kelly Brower, Lawrence Patti and Summer Hyde joined creative forces to form their own company. They are committed to produce supreme quality, innovative, and recession-friendly productions.

• Magazine Publishing

COREY WILSON- Associate Director of Publicity

GQ Magazine

Corey manages the national media relations surrounding the magazine’s editorial content.Prior to joining GQ, Corey worked in the consumer brands division at Edelman Public Relations in Chicago, handling a variety of high-profile clients including Burger King and Captain Morgan rum. He began his career as a reporter at the Chicago Tribune City News Bureau. Corey graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2003. He lives in New York City.

DANIELLE NUSSBAUM

Entertainment Director

Teen VOGUE

REBECCA SINN

Entertainment Editor

REBECCA SINN is the Entertainment Editor at INTERVIEW. In this position she's responsible for securing talent for the cover and inside features as well as keeping her pulse on Hollywood. Previously, she worked at Vanity Fair where she began in the special projects department organizing and staging events including the famous Oscar party.

KEENAN MAYO

Editorial Associate

Vanity Fair

SHARON R. ELCOCK

Magazine Editor

PARENTS Magazine

Sharon first worked with Fairchild Publications as an assistant fashion editor. It was there that Sharon first got her exposure into the world of booking models. She then moved on to Essence Magazine and then Redbook Magazine and she has been with Parents magazine for the last five years. Sharon graduated from Norfolk State University with a degree in Mass Communications and Public Affairs.

• Marketing & Advertising

A. FORREST KING
Juice Pharma Advt.
Partner/Creative Director

ANT DEMBY

Das Communications

JOANNE FERNANDEZ

Implementation Director,

The National Kidney Foundation