Eugene F. Alejo

currently serves as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Dailey & Associates Advertising, an international advertising agency, headquartered in Los Angeles. He has worked as a volunteer in a number of community and church organizations. Eugene serves as treasurer of the board of directors of Pluma Pictures.Dr. Erlinda Grey

Dr. Erlinda Grey

is a physician who heads her own medical clinic. Dr. Grey and her husband, Dexter have served and continue to serve as fundraising organizers for the Hollywood Bowl. They have also supported the Film Advisory Board, which is dedicated to promoting quality family oriented and children entertainment Film, Video and TV. Dr. Grey has also served as a volunteer in a number of community organizations.

Dexter Grey

an internationally-renowned pianist - is dedicated to the welfare of humanity and the promotion of the arts. Consequently, he has traveled around the world promoting music and the arts. In recent years, Dexter has held concerts in the Great Wall of China and continues to make trips to that country to teach. He told the China Radio International, “I came to China because you’re the biggest, oldest, the beginning and the cradle of civilization. So if I want to go the future, I should start from the very beginning.

Terri Thrush

is an independent producer and graduate of the American Film Institute. She is producing a feature film, entitled “La Llorona,” written by fellow AFI alum, “V” Prasad. The feature grew out of her AFI thesis film, “La Llorona del Rio,” directed by AFI alum David Becerra, which is being shown in a number of international film festivals. Also, Terri serves on the boards of several community arts organizations, including “Centro de Imagen y Sonido (CIMAS)” a grassroots nonprofit of the Republic of Panama, her native country. Recently, she joined the team of "Kids Dance L.A." for a television reality show.

Dr. Thomas M. Hedberg

is a psychologist, community organizer and author of numerous books. He is founder of Y.E.S. International and co-director of the Center for Sacred Psychology. He is a registered poetry therapist (RPT), and a member of the board of directors of the National Association of Poetry Therapists. He served for a number of years as the senior psychotherapist at the Daniel Freeman Marina Hospital. Today, he is in private practice in Culver City. His most recent publication is “The Re-Enchantment of Poetry As Therapy”, published by the International Journal for the Creative Arts. He is married to Elizabeth Caprio. He serves as vice president of the board of directors of Pluma Pictures.

Jeannine Veraldi

is an author, journalist and producer. She is a co-founder of a multi-million dollar communications center in India, operated by the Jesuits, “Gurjarvani Xavier Center Culture and Communications” in Ahmedabad, India. This mass media center produces non-formal educational video / radio programs to help the “untouchables” rise above the most subhuman way of life. She also co-founded with the late internationally known Jesuit, Herbert A. de Souza, “The International Education Mission.” IEM is a non-profit corporation that is dedicated to bridging the First and Third Worlds. Jeannine also co-founded the Santa Fe Communications, credited for being the first Catholic television station in Los Angles. Today, Jeannine is currently writing a book about her experiences.

Dr. Zosa and his wife, Nena, have been dedicated community leaders in the Los Angeles area for many years. Mrs. Zosa served as chairman of the board for the Fisher Engineering Company, which dealt with the construction of airports, bridges and roads in parts of Asia. She is involved in a number of charitable and community projects. Dr. Zosa has been in medical practice since 1971. He serves as chairman of the Pediatric Department of Rio Hondo Memorial Hospital, chairman of Infection Control Committee and a member of the hospital’s Executive Committee. Dr. Zosa also serves as clinical instructor in pediatrics at Loma Linda University, White Memorial Medical Center, and College of Medicine of the Pacific. He also is a consultant for California’s Department of Health and Social Services. Dr. Zosa also serves a team physician for Southern California’s Acro Team (SCATS) and surveyor for the California Medical Association. Dr. Zosa is also a dedicated civic leader. He is the president of the Philippine Pediatrics Society of America and executive director of the Association of Philippine Physicians in America (APPA). Dr. Zosa is an active member and benefactor of the Center for Pacific Asian Family Shelter For Battered Wives and Rape victims. His awards include Most Outstanding Filipino-Americans of Southern California in the Field of Medicine, awarded by Fil-Am Jaycees, and recognition by the County of Los Angeles for Unselfish Dedication to Improving Health Care to all Citizens of LA County. Both Dr. Zosa and Nena strongly believe in the production of films with inherent universal values because movies have a great impact on our culture and society.

Rev. Bruce Barnabas Schultz, O.P

a Dominican friar - is a Roman Catholic priest, journalist, actor, baritone singer, and author of children's books and liturgical drama. He served as a reporter for the Associated Press, Newsweek, and The Cincinnati Enquirer. In addition, he served as a ghost speechwriter for a number of Southern governors, including Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, and Jay Rockefeller. He has organized poetry and play readings in Columbia, SC, the Delta of Mississsippi, and Kingston, Jamaica. Before joining the Dominicans in 1982, he was an actor in Atlanta, GA in plays by Tennessee Williams ("The Glass Menagerie" as Jim) Noel Coward ("Fumed Oak" as Henry Gow), Jean Anouilh ("Ring Round the Moon" as Joshua) and Samuel Beckett ("Waiting for Godot" as Pozzo). He also was a professional Santa Claus for Atlanta's Rent-an-Elf Company. In 1987, he toured the country with his two Dominican classmates in "A Peasant of El Salvador," in which he played 12 roles, including Msgr. Oscar Romero. Today, Father Schultz serves as pastor of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, an African American congregation in San Antonio, as prior of San Juan Macias Priory & Novitiate, and as a member of the Provincial Council, the governing board of the Southern Dominican Province.

Tim Gonzales

is a resident of Fullerton, California. He is a highly successful businessman and longtime supporter of the arts. Tim - who owns Christopher’s, one of Fullerton’s most highly regarded beauty salons - has organized numerous fund-raising events and socials for the benefit of numerous organizations in the community. One of these organizations is Pluma Productions. Tim’s support for Pluma continues to this day. His support has been so consistent for Pluma Productions that the Southern Dominican province awarded him the first Patron of the Arts Award in 2000.