Mary Lou Quinlan, CEO and Founder of Just Ask a Woman, Best-selling Author, and Correspondent of the CBS Early Show.
Lynn Wilford Scarborough, founder of EmPowerCom & a national television news consultant & media coach.
Mike Sinclair is an accomplished writer and producers whose credits include the award winning movie, First Landing and numerous documentaries broadcast on the Discovery Channel.
2007
Geoffrey Alm, fight director with the Society of American Fight Directors and instructor, 2007.
Mark Atteberry, actor, photographer, director & teacher whose credits include Hulk and Chasing Contentment. 2007.
Alumnus Chris Auer, screenwriter, executive producer & Chair of the Department of Film & Television at Savannah College of Art & Design, 2007.
Dr. Ted Baehr is the founder and Publisher of Movieguide® and Chairman of the Christian Film & Television Commission, as well as a noted critic, educator, lecturer, and media pundit. He is also an award-winning producer, writer, director, radio & TV personality, and scholar, 2007.
Dean Batali, former executive producer and writer of FOX's That 70's Show and faculty member of the LA based Act One. 2007.
Dr. Sybril Bennett, Executive Director of the New Century Journalism Program and Associate Professor of Journalism at Belmont University, 2007.
Thom Black, co-founder & Director of Spiritainment™ at Plymouth Rock Studios, 2007
Cindy Bond, President & COO of Promenade Pictures whose credits include Extreme Days and The Ten Commandments, 2007
David Brimmer, Fight Master, SAFD, creator and current Instructor of The Stage Combat Program at NYU/Tisch School of the Arts, 2007.
Tim Conway, actor & comedian who featured on legendry TV shows The Carol Burnett Show and Dorf, 2007.
Anthony De Longis, actor, fight director and sword master, professional weapons trainer, horseman and writer, 2007.
Melissa Dogero, faculty member at the LA based Act One program and screenwriter, 2007
Dr. Gary Edgerton, Old Dominion University, Communication & Theatre Arts Department Chair, professor, and author, 2007.
Colleen Kelly, SAFD Fight Director and Certified Teacher, Director of Education and Research, American Shakespeare Center, 2007.
David Kirkpatrick, former president of Paramount Pictures & former president of production at Touchstone Pictures & Wald Disney Pictures. Presently, co-founder & Director of Traditional Media at Plymouth Rock Studios, 2007
Carol Jaudes, former member of Broadway’s Cats, Special Events and Arts Ministries Director for The Eastern Territory of The Salvation Army, 2007.
Jenny Jones (SAFD) is an actress, teacher, and fight director. 2007
Brian Kilmeade, feature reporter, sports anchor, director, co-host of Fox & Friends on Fox News Channel, 2007.
Michael Landon, Jr., producer, director, writer & actor whose credits include Love Comes Softly / Love's Abiding Joy and Little House on the Prairie. 2007.
Earl Lestz, former President of Paramount Pictures Studio Group, 2007.
Derek Leonidoff is an actor and improv specialist whose credits include First Kid and the critically acclaimed independent film Moving. 2007
Alum Cheryl McKay, writer, director, producer, known notably for her screenplay ‘The Ultimate Gift’ 2007.
Daniel McKenrick, Lighting Designer/Consultant whose client base include PBS and CBS. 2007
Alumnus Randy Pease is a Hollywood sound mixer and boom operator whose credits include The Apostle, Runaway Jury and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. 2007
Tim Robertson served as President and CEO of International Family Entertainment (IFE), which was best known for its flagship cable network, The Family Channel. 2007
Charlie Rose, Emmy award-winning journalist and host of Charlie Rose, 2007.
Scott Ross, award winning talk show host, radio disk jockey & interviewer for The 700 Club, 2007.
Joe Saitta, VP, Affiliate News, FOX Broadcasting Co., 2007.
Tim Scott & Will Decker, the team behind the hit reality TV show, Travel the Road. 2007.
Nedra Talley, former member of the Ronettes, inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, 2007.
Jason Upton, Internationally acclaimed Christian worship leader, 2007.
Ken Wales, executive producer of internationally acclaimed productions Christy and more recently, Amazing Grace. 2007.
2006
Jeff Blumenkrantz, Broadway and screen actor and composer. Highlights include Threepenny Opera (with Sting),Damn Yankees, Will and Grace, all three Law and Order series. 2006
Louise DuArt, comic actress and TV presenter who work includes Live The Life on ABC Family and the hit comedy, Family Guy. 2006.
Per Holmes, award winning music producer, film & music video director, composer, & developed courses for camera work, 2006.
Jeff A. R. Jones (SAFD) has staged fights for theatre, opera, and ballet companies including Asolo Conservatory Theatre, Virginia Shakespeare Festival and Florida State University. 2006, 2007
John McFarland (SAFD) has been a Fight Director, Teacher or Actor in cities such as Boston, New York, London, Las Vegas, Chicago and Detroit. 2006
Nic McLean, director whose credits include Noah’s Ark and Walking on Water. 2006
Coleman Luck, writer & producer best known for his work on The Equalizer and Gabriel's Fire 2006.
Alumnus Chris Mitchell, CBN Middle East Bureau Chief, 2006.
Rikki Ravitts is an accomplished actress, playwright and SAFD Fight Director who has fought, taught and performed in NYC, London, Toronto, Chicago, Philadelphia, Las Vegas & Washington DC. 2006
Squire Rushnell, former ABC Television executive, author & motivational speaker,
Ralph Singleton, award-winning producer whose work includes Clear and Present Danger, Cagney and Lacey and Leap of Faith. 2006.
Stephen Walker is an independent filmmaker whose credits include “Judges”. 2006
2007
Randall Wallace, writer, actor, producer & director. Highlights include Braveheart, Pearl Harbor and The Man Behind The Iron Mask. 2006.
Terry Weber is a professional actor and university professor. 2006
John Wynne is a certified pyrotechnics and firearms expert and has over 25 years of experience in the entertainment industry. 2006
2005
Micheal Flaherty, co-founder & president of Walden Media, the company that produced The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe and Charlotte’s Web. 2005.
Professor Michael Gaunt, former Principal for the Guildford School of Acting, the Royal Welsh School of Drama, and the Birmingham School of Acting, 2005, 2007.
Michael Johnson, fight director and actor. He has worked as a fight director on both sides of the Atlantic, notably with British Academy of Stage and Screen Combat and The Shakespeare Theatre. 2005, 2006, 2007.
Professor Jackie Matthews Snow, Head of Movement at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London, 2005, 2007.
Marvin Olasky, is a professor of journalism at The University of Texas at Austin and vice president for academic affairs at The King's College, a small Christian college in New York City. He is also editor-in-chief of World magazine and a leading conservative columnist.2005.
Jason Russell, director of documentary, Invisible Children. 2005
Richard Ryan, sword master and fight director for such films as Troy, The Last Legion, The Dark Knight (Batman), and the upcoming Solomon Kane, 2005 & 2006.
Forrest Sawyer, is an Emmy Award winning broadcast journalist best
known for his 11 years with ABC News, where he anchored ABC World News Tonight Saturday. 2005.
Chuck Schumer, Special Effects cinematographer who worked on the Trilogy of the Rings. 2005
2004
James Brown is a SAFD Certified Teacher; whose work includes teaching at Kutztown University, PA and on staff at the New York Shakespeare Festival. 2004
Anthony Carreiro, television and film actor. Productions include ER, Lethal Weapon 2 and Liar Liar. 2004, 2005.
Michael Chin, SAFD Fight Master and coordinator for the SAFD’s National Stage Combat Workshop, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Mel Gibson is an Academy Award winning director, actor and producer. Highlights include Braveheart, The Passion of the Christ and What Women Want. 2004.
Dale Girard (SAFD) is an award winning Fight Director and author of the stage combat manual Actors On Guard.2004, 2005, 2006
Scot Mann (SAFD) has choreographed, performed, and instructed Stage Combat across the globe and his credits include the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, The Alliance Theatre Company and The Atlanta Opera. 2004, 2005, 2006
2003
Stephen J. Cannell, award-winning writer/producer and Chairman of Cannell Studios. Productions include Renegade and A-Team. 2003.
Rev. Luis Cortés, Jr., President & CEO of Esperanza USA. Esperanza USA is a network of Hispanic Christians, churches, and ministries committed to raising awareness and identifying resources that strengthen the Hispanic community. 2003.
Catherine Crier, Acclaimed Author, Former Judge, Award-Winning Journalist and Host of Catherine Crier Live. 2003 & 2004.
Peter Engel, writer, television producer, actor. Work includes Saved by the Bell and The Next Best Thing: Who Is the Greatest Celebrity Impersonator? 2003.
C.J Hill is an actress and choreographer whose work includes Steel Magnolias; Guys and Dolls; How To Succeed and Music Man. 2003
Ronald F. Maxwell, the Emmy nominated writer and director, films include Gods and Generals and Gettysburg. 2003
