Doug Maxwell, President & CEO. Doug serves as the operational and visionary leader of VMC, provides personalized technical and industry training to our members, produces work by our members to bring in revenue, and provides direction and resources to support membership, client and partnership development.
Doug Maxwell has produced and composed music for Gladys Knight, Joan Osborne, Taylor Dayne, Judy Collins, Chaka Khan, Motown, Warner, EMI, Sony music, and CBS television. He has composed advertising campaigns for Oreos, Cheerios, Nabisco, and Sheraton Hotels and created music products for Pfizer, Johnson and Johnson, The New York Mets, Yankees, Hallmark, Basic Comfort, Playboy Enterprises and the Ellen DeGeneres Show. He is a graduate of Yale University. |
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Jeff Delerme, Director of Outreach & Recruitment. Jeff is responsible for identifying and recruiting talent.
Jeff has 3 years of experience building employment opportunities for inner city youth in the New York City area, and 7 years of audio engineering experience. |
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Diana Ring, Project Manager & Grantwriter. Diana oversees strategic planning and logistics for VMC projects, as well as grantwriting.
Diana has over 6 years of experience in the music industry, including music retail, record label and concert promotion and artist management. |
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Dennis Holston, Membership Outreach. Dennis recruits visually impaired music and audio professionals for VMC membership.
Dennis serves as the President of the Performing Arts Division of the National Federal of the Blind and hosts an internet radio show. |
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Jennifer Jones, Director of Development. Jennifer is responsible for VMC’s fundraising strategy, growth plan and major partnership development.
Jennifer has over 20 years of development experience working for both non-profit organizations and private sector clients. |