Our professional advisory board is mandated to ensure that the Entertainment Technology program serves the needs of our industry. It is made up of industry leaders from throughout the New York area, including:
Advisory Board Co-Chairs
Gary Fails
President, City Theatrical, Inc
Josh Weisberg
President, Scharff/Weisberg, Inc.
Advisory Board Members
Shaminda Amarakoon
Chair, Technical Design and Production, Yale School of Drama
Tom Arrigoni
Sound Engineer, Radio City Music Hall
Adam Braunstein
Trustee, IATSE, Local #1
Daniel Brodie
Brodie Graphics
Bob Campbell
Associate Principal, Fischer-Dachs Associates Theatre Planning and Design
Tom Clark
Director of Systems, Artec Consultants, Inc
David Ferdinand
President, One Dream Sound, Inc.
Josh Jacobstein
Director of Sales, Rose Brand
Karl Ruling
Technical Standards Manager, Entertainment Services and Technology Association
Bill Sapsis
President, Sapsis Riggging, Inc.
Chris Stapleton
President, President, Simiosys
Steve Terry
Vice President, Research & Development, Electronic Theatre Controls
Ronald Vodicka
Production Stage Manager, Disney/Lion King, Minskoff Stage Door
