Jennifer Jones
Partner, Event Manager
Jennifer’s career has included positions as G7 2018 Liaison Officer (to the President of the United States) for the Government of Canada, Head of Protocol, Visits and Relocation (6 yrs) and Head of Event Production and Official Visits (11 yrs) and for the Embassy of Canada (Washington DC).
As an event coordinator she has worked with CW2 Production GmbH (Expo 2000, Germany), Panther Management, Wynford Group, BC Event Management, and others.
Be sure to ask Jennifer if she has ever flown in a helicopter.
Scott Stevens
Director of Production
Scott brings a special combination of creative skills and management experience to the team. He was the first to receive the unique MFA in Dramatic Media from the Univ. of Georgia, combining theatrical design and directing artistry, with computer graphics and animation.
His resume highlights include: Head Carpenter for KA, Cirque du Soleil; Technical Director for many touring Broadway shows; Emmy Award winning director & animator; and Interactive Specialist for exhibitions including Avengers, Transformers, Jurassic World.
His game design work led to the Guinness World Record for the Largest Interactive Touch Screen, for the Hunger Games.
Jeremy Deaver
Technical Director
Jeremy brings over 20 years of professional experience from a wide range of shows and events. After earning his degree in Theatre Production and Design, he has spent the bulk of his career working special events, corporate meetings, trade shows, and live TV broadcasts. The past decade he has filled much of his time traveling throughout the country designing lights for large corporate conferences and meetings for many fortune 500 companies.
Jeremy is a strong believer in developing a robust, detailed plan in preproduction while also being quick to adapt to onsite changes in real time.
Emma Sloane
Associate Producer
When she is not working for Red Ladder Productions, Emma Sloane is a theatre practitioner and stage manager based out of Washington, D.C.
She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre with a minor in Rhetoric and Communication Studies from University of Richmond, graduating Summa Cum Laude.
When working on an event or theatre production alike, Emma considers her adaptability to obstacles and her communication skills to be her biggest assets.
Robert Wang
Executive Producer & Strategist
FirstInLine Media, LLC
Robert’s background includes senior positions on both sides of the vendor/client table. When partnering with clients who want innovative and tactical solutions, he is looking at not only objectives, but also obstacles.
After more than 15 years in corporate management, including leading an executive team executing events and experiences across 3 continents, Robert started his own venture, applying his accumulated knowledge and experience to help clients achieve their visions.
At the heart of our business is a deep desire to create incredible experiences – and Robert is the guy you want to make it happen.
Yehuda Goldman
Creative Director, Content Creator, Writer
Blue Shark Creative, LLC
Yehuda is a multidisciplinary creative leader and strategic thinker who is driven to make ideas better by tapping into the emotion surrounding the narrative.
His diverse career has taken him from producing underwater films with the legendary Jacques Cousteau to filming rocket launches at Cape Canaveral to creating notable television series to interviewing presidents, politicians, Fortune 500 executives, and military heroes.
Yehuda enthusiastically approaches each project with a fresh, curious, and open mind.
Patrick W. Lord
Projection and Media Designer
Patrick is a storyteller who thrives on the collaborative process in creating and cultivating exciting and meaningful work.
His video, motion graphics and projection designs credits span from Broadway tours to the NBA; from national conferences to concerts; from special events to themed exhibits. He also has a substantial background in creating world premiere theatrical productions across the country. Patrick holds an MFA in Integrated Media Design from the University of Texas at Austin.
Mike Matthews
Meetings and Event Planner
Production Manager, Event Producer
Event Alliez, LLC
Mike is a certified meeting planner (CMP). Mike has more than 20 years of experience as production manager and technical director for national and international events. Mike is a show caller. Mike is awesome.
Prior to starting Event Alliez he was the Director of Meetings and Event Planning for a high-profile event production company. Before that he served as a senior executive at United Communications Group leading a team of 13 meeting planners and executing 150 events annually.
Mike is relentlessly detail-oriented, passionate about quality and invested in the experience of every participant.
John Edkins
Production and Technical Supervisor
JE Scenic Technologies Inc.
John has decades of experience overseeing technical and event production, staffing and logistics for Broadway musical tours including “First Nationals” and international projects.
His day job is running a scenery construction shop he owns.
John has a “whatever-it-takes” work ethic, and yet everyone working with him enjoys his low-key manner and humor.
Zoya Kachadurian
Producer & Show Caller
Zoya is a multi-faceted director, production coordinator, stage manager, show caller and scriptwriter for live theater, television, and corporate events.
Her theatrical stage management credits for Broadway include: The Lion King, All My Sons, An Inspector Calls, 42nd Street, Annie, and Cats.
Her directing credits include critically acclaimed productions of Stones In His Pockets, The Miracle Worker, The 39 Steps, and the world premiere of The Ride (dramatic musical).
Ms. Kachadurian received her BFA in theatrical directing from Syracuse University. She is a member of the Lincoln Center Directors’ Lab, the EST Director Lab, and LaMama Umbria’s Directors Symposium.