THE HONORARY BOARD

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HONORARY BOARD MEMBERS

Linda Bearman

Linda Bearman has spent most of her life working in the world of the performing arts beginning as a child actress on the stage while living in Italy. Excelling in theatre arts, film production and arts management in Washington D.C., Santa Fe NM, Los Angeles, CA and Salt Lake City, UT, Linda has been provided with a vast background, knowledge and experience in nearly all aspects of the Entertainment Industry. Linda obtained a BA in Acting from the College of Santa Fe where she was also gifted the Greer Garson Scholarship. During this time she studied with members of the Actors Studio, NY, members of The National Theatre of Great Britain and The Arena Stage in Washington DC (while attending Catholic University). Read More about Linda.

Nick Omana
Voice-over talent Nicholas Omana has been making his living doing voice-overs for over 25 years in Los Angeles. His talents have been heard on commercials for Dole, Bank of America, Burger King, Butterball, Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Citibank, Clorox, Excedrin, GMC Truck, L.L. Bean, nTelos Wireless, Nestles Crunch, National Association of Realtors, SBC, Oregon Lottery, Southwest Airlines, and TransAmerica, as well as voicing numerous PSA’s for Armed Forces Radio, the U.S. Forest Service, and California Water Conservation Board. Read more about Nick here.

Marshall Moore
Marshall D. Moore was appointed Director of the Utah Film Commission (UFC) by former Governor Jon Huntsman on May 1st 2007, after serving four years as a producer services executive. Marshall’s credits include work for Warner Brothers, CBS Television, Leucadia Film Corp., ABC Television, Hollywood Pictures, HBO, M.G.M., Universal Television, Showtime, New World Pictures and Cannon Films.

Marshall first came to Utah 15 years ago as a location manager for the ABC mini series “The Stand,” and then on to an 8 year run on the hit CBS television series “Touched By An Angel.” Read more about Marshall here.

Dr. Ray Timothy
Dr. Ray Timothy is the excecutive Director of UEN.He was the former superintendent of Park City School District. He received his B.A. from the University of Utah, his M.Ed. from Brigham Young University, and his Ph.D. in Educational Administration from Utah State University, with an emphasis in Curriculum and Instructional Supervision. Prior to his appointment as superintendent, Dr. Timothy served as Deputy Superintendent at the Utah State Office of Education. He also served previously as a local district superintendent, as an administrator in the high school, middle school, and elementary school ranks, as well as an elementary classroom teacher. Read more about Ray here.

Michelle Jackman
Ms. Michelle grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma where she began her ballet studies at the age of 10 with Miss Jane Reid of June Runyon School of Ballet. She performed with Tulsa Ballet Theatre’s The Nutcracker for 4 years and Tulsa Dance Theatre for 7 years. She continued her studies with The School of Ballet West and The Christensen Centre (now The Ballet Centre in Murray) studying with the late Willam Christensen (founder of Ballet West) and also Michelle Armstrong. Read more about Michelle here.

Bruce Newbold

Actor/Writer Bruce Newbold has guest- or co-starred in television programs such as Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law, Touched by an Angel, Highway to Heaven, Tour of Duty, Major Dad, Everwood, and Father Dowling Mysteries. He has also appeared in such films as Bonneville, The Executioner’s Song, A More Perfect Union, Silk Hope, and the Disney TV movies Pixel Perfect and The Poof Point. Read more about Bruce here.

Catrine Mcgregor

A French major, Catrine’s work was often done more quickly than that of her classmates due to her being a fluent speaker, so she befriended the students and professors of the film department. Receiving her BA in French at the age of 19, Catrine continued her studies at Loyola-Marymount University, while teaching school full time at Beverly Hills Catholic School, where she taught Laura Dern and Bridget Kelly, whose famous father, Gene, encouraged her heavily to pursue her passion for the entertainment industry. Two days after graduating with her dual Master’s Degrees in Film/TV and Education, Catrine was hired by Disney to produce the first training tapes made for the walking characters at Disneyland. From there, she worked on an array of projects as a freelance Producer, including two fascinating projects which sealed her yearning to work in the regional market. One film was a docu-drama - a look at the future called ‘Jupiter Menace,’ the other was a whimsical 3D project produced for a Six Flags Theme Park called ‘The Power Plant’ in the Baltimore Harbor, which filmed all over the country. Read more about Catrine here.

Ian Johnston, Partner/Animation Director
Ian Johnston is a Southern Utah University graduate that has worked as an Animation / Illustration Director, lead character animator, motion picture and commercial storyboard artist, character designer, illustrator, caricature artist, and as a father of three. Clients he has animated for include Warner Bros.,
Cartoon Network, MTV, Universal, Sierra, 8fish, and DC, among others. He has also directed and animated for over a dozen TV spots, which include Blissium, PPL Energy Plus, Utah Power, Mazda, Stronger Marriages.org, and Verizon. Read more about Ian here.

Alex Mustelier
Alex Mustelier is a New York City resident and the Facilities Manager at Lincoln Center Theater. Alex began his career at the Theater Development Fund where he contributed to the development of an interactive performing arts information system which has since developed into the online ticket distribution system in use by the organization today. Read more about Alex here.

Mia Prazen

Mia Prazen gained a deep appreciation for the arts as a powerful means of cultural expression through experiences she had while living in New York, the South Pacific and the Middle East. These and other experiences had a transformative effect on her view of the arts, particularly regarding their integration into elementary education. Read more about Mia here.

Keith Morse

Keith Morse is a graduate of the University of Utah with a BA in Film Studies. He is a 25 year veteran of the film and television industry. He has worked for the TV Guide Network for the last 7 years and is currently the Supervising Post Producer for Acquired Media. He specifically deals with the re-editing of both acquired Series and Films for content and time. Read more about Keith here.

Elizabeth Hansen

Ms. Hansen is a screenwriter and consultant who has had a varied writing, directing, and acting career, that has taken her from the lights of Broadway, to the newsrooms of the Los Angeles Times, to the classrooms of Brigham Young University. Read more about Elizabeth here.