JEFF HOWELL is currently Vice-President of Production at World Wide Wadio where he produces and directs radio spots for clients including CBS, Comedy Central, Showtime and Discovery.  Prior to this company, he was the voice-over casting director at Bert Berdis & Co, a voice-over talent agent at Abrams-Rubaloff & Lawrence, and an extras casting director for shows including: Moonlighting, Cagney and Lacy, and The Wonder Years.  

Jeff has directed and served as the post-production supervisor for a number of sci-fi audio novels starring Leonard Nimoy and John DeLancie.

GINNY MCSWAIN is simply the best director and casting person in the animation and interactive arena. She'll be guiding participants into putting their best auditioning foot forward. Ginny is a 30-year veteran with 2 Emmy awards for her work in Animation and interactive media production; directing and casting Hanna-Barbera, DIC Entertainment, Marvel Productions, Disney Television, HBO, Film-Roman, Jim Henson Productions, Sony Animation, Warner Brothers Television, Universal Cartoons, Nickelodeon.

Currently, Ginny is concentrating on casting and directing voice acting for video games incuding the BioWare’s Mass Effect game
franchise and their new game Dragon Age.

FRED TATASCIORE joins us to demonstrate his successful approach to auditioning for animated and interactive projects. Fred is one of the workingest voices in Hollywood with so many credits on IMDB, they need more server space. You've heard Fred's work in animated TV series "Family Guy," "Wolverine and the X-Men," and "Ben Ten" as well video games like "Mass Effect," "Metal Gear Solid 4," "Prince of Persia."

VANESSA MARSHALL will be on hand to share unique approach to auditioning for commercial jobs. Vanessa is a stunningly versatile talent with credits for national TV commercials for clients such as BMW, Washington Mutual, Sherwin Williams and Toys R Us. She also voices primetime televisions promos, and numerous animated TV series and video games.

PAT FRALEY brings 35 years' experience with auditioning and successfully garnering voice over work. His unique access to stellar colleagues, producers, and agents affords him the "inside story" on what they want and how to deliver the goods.

PAT BRADY will guide us through the critical differences among auditioning from home, in the booth, and at the producer's facility. Pat is the Co-Chair of the Animation Department at CESD Talent, L.A. and represents first-rate voice-over talent. Pat is one of the most knowledgeable people in the industry regarding Agency Representation, Auditioning, Animation, Interactive/Gaming, and Puppetry.