Jesse Ford
Founder/Executive Director has been producing projects for the last fifteen years. From working for some of the nations largest advertising agencies to producing corporate web sites for international companies, he has always focused on the quality of the project and keeping it on time and on budget. He studied film at New York University and holds a BS in Mass Communications from the University of Kansas. Jesse is a native of Kansas City and now resides in the San Francisco Bay area.
Laurie Barrows (Guest Artist)
Laurie has worked as a professional Art Director and Illustrator for over fifteen years. Her style is expressionistic realism which works perfectly for the project Everything Obsolete - the next project in development for the artists of GHP. In addition to being an artist herself, she has been teaching art for over ten years. Laurie has illustrated ten published books including: Simon’s Hook, Job Jungle and If the World Were Blind. She has won numerous awards including 2001 Best Children’s Book cover and the 2000 Parents choice award (Sacramento Publishers Association.)
Advisory Board
Michael Parks
Michael has a Bachelor of Arts degree in filmmaking, animation emphasis, from San Francisco State University. He graduated with a student film that won numerous awards, including CSU Summer Arts Film Festival “Best in Show” for 1992. He has seventeen years professional experience in features, television, freelance and games, including eight years at Pixar Animation Studios. Credits include Pixar features from Bug's Life through The Incredibles, the Eragon and Golden Axe console games, and several stop-motion films for the Disney Channel. Additional experience as an animation instructor and in video and animatic editing, videography, and compositing. Freelance work includes animation and a documentary for an independent cinema, and an animated teaser for a children’s show. Michael is currently on staff at ImageMovers Digital where he is working as an animator on "A Christmas Carol."
James Chen
Jim is a founding partner of Audio Images Corporation, a leading pro audio and graphics dealer located in San Francisco. Jim was instrumental in developing the Value Added Reseller program with Macromedia and NetObjects. He went on to develop course materials for the Authorized Training Program for NetObjects, Merant, and Equilibrium. He has traveled extensively and trained Fortune 500 companies on web technologies. He has also been a long time supporter of Wacom Technology and their Cintiq LCD Drawing tablets introducing the technology to numerous animation and video gaming companies. Lately, Jim has been exploiting the eBay platform for Audio Images and playing guitar with his 10 year old son. Jim has a BS in business from UC Berkeley and an MBA from UCLA.