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Investing in Media
that Matters --
A
Gathering at Sundance Village
Key Players'
Biographies
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Woody Tasch
is Chairman and CEO of Investors' Circle.
For over a decade, Woody Tasch has been a leader in the movement to use venture
capital as a tool for promoting sustainability.
He was Treasurer of the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation, an environmental
grant maker that pioneered strategies for integrating philanthropic mission
with asset management. He currently manages over $12 million of mission-related
venture capital and private equity for the Foundation. He was founding Chair of
the Community Development Venture Capital Alliance and the Nantucket
Sustainable Development Corporation.
Woody has served on the Boards of CERES (the Coalition for Environmentally
Responsible Economics), National Mentor, Greenway, and the Nantucket Education
Trust. He is currently Chairman of Chelsea Green Publishing, one of the
country's leading publishers dedicated to sustainable living.
·
Carol Atwood is the President and CEO of Spartacus
Media Enterprises (SME) and Executive Producer of "Investing in Media that
Matters-A Gathering at Sundance Village".
In 2000,
Carol Atwood founded Spartacus Media Enterprises (SME), a social mission media company committed to incubating new projects and
ventures, as well as facilitating a link between
investors and the media industry. Prior to this, she was President and CEO of TMG, a premiere New York-headquartered sales and marketing outsourcing company that represented the Fortune 500. During her 17-year tenure with the firm, she employed over 5,000 employees in six offices.
Carol is the recipient of many highly regarded awards,
including "NYC Entrepreneur of the Year" sponsored by
·
Debbie Levin
is the Executive Director of the Environmental Media Association
(EMA).
With
a Board of Directors that include some of the most influential names in the
entertainment business, EMA has unique access to content of both feature films
and television. Taking over the reins
three years ago, Debbie has moved EMA in new directions, with a strong emphasis
on "Young Hollywood". Under
her leadership, EMA has emerged as the leading environmental organization able
to use the industry as a role model and to influence the world about essential
social issues. Debbie holds a degree in
film from the University of Southern California and has a background in the
television business.
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