Advertising and Marketing, Nashville, TN

As executive producer and director of broadcast production, Tom has topmost oversight of the agency's motion picture ideas across all formats. In this role, Tom and his team regularly interface between client and agency personnel, suppliers, content creators and numerous emerging and new media talents.

Over the last thirty years, Tom's colorful career has taken him in many varied directions, from Los Angeles-based freelance production assistant, to executive producer for Thom 2 Productions to owner/executive producer of Departure Point Productions. Tom's clients have included Coca Cola, KFC, Ace Hardware and Kraft Foods, for agencies such as Foote Cone & Belding, Ogilvy & Mather, McCann-Erikson and Bozell Worldwide. He has led film crews for projects all over the United States, in Canada and in Europe.

Tom is a past president of the Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP), Southeast Chapter. He has also served on the national board and executive committee of the organization.