International Advisory Board

National Spokesperson
David William Gibbons

• Michael Vezo (Publishing Consultancy)
• Dana Hursey (Professional Photographer

DANA HURSEY is a graduate of Art Center College of Design in Pasadena California, and comes with a wealth of knowledge and experience. Dana has been shooting professionally for over 18 years. As an award winning commercial photographer, Dana has shot for such major companies as; Walt Disney, Cigna HealthCare, United Airlines, Pfizer, Kohl’s, Yves Saint Laurent, Allstate, Wells Fargo Bank, Microsoft, Merrill Lynch, Mercedes Benz, and Google. He continues to shoot a wide array of assignment work and travels internationally shooting personal work and imagery for stock libraries.

Dana is also dedicated to giving back and guiding the next generation of professional photographers for nearly as long. he returned to Art Center as an instructor a mere two years after graduating, creating a photography program for high school students at the college. Although the college had seen programs for teens in other disciplines, up until that time there had been no avenue for them to explore the world of photography. This class was an all-encompassing general introduction to photography and served as a natural segue to the bachelors program at the college.

Since 1988 Dana has taught a variety of courses, workshops, and private seminars at Art Center as well as UCLA and other venues as well as being and invited guest speaker. The varying topics reflect his broad range of knowledge and experience, and include such courses as Basics of Photography, Fashion, Black & White Lab Techniques, Portraiture, Digital Photography, and “The Business” of Photography.

Dana has served on advisory councils, and was a member, vice-president and president of the Art Center Alumni Council, which created and fostered a variety of support programs both for Art Center alums as well as current students, most importantly generating mentorship programs between the two groups. And Dana also traveled to Asia as a representative of the College and Alumni.

ROCKY LANG, son of famous producer Jennings Lang, has produced Ridley Scott's film White Squall, the Emmy Award-winning CBS mini-series Titanic, and a host of other features, television series, and documentaries. Also a film and television writer who has worked with nearly every major studio and network in Hollywood, Rocky lives in Los Angeles. Recently credited with the successful launch of "How I broke into Hollywood", this book highlights the stories of great industry professional's whom dedication and commitment are illustrated through a clever timeline of events and personal stories. Now working on other titles Rocky takes a wealth of experience and connections in the industry to help raise the profile of professionals in the business. Rocky continues to write and produce, supporting features and projects from a diverse background of studio and independent organizations.

MICHAEL VEZO and his company, Westcom Associates, have been helping publishers get their books to market for nearly fifteen years. Specializing in books, multi-media, and unique packaging, Westcom works closely with various manufactures in North America, Europe, and Asia, and with Michigan-based book manufacturer, McNaughton & Gunn.

Through their associates Westcom has helped develop and manage the complete supply chain requirements for the popular reading system, Hooked On Phonics, and they have worked with the likes of The Walt Disney Company, and Major League Baseball Publishing.

Through his publishing company, Westcom Press, Michael has two books in print, each one authored by a prominent psychiatrist. He sits on the board of directors of PMA - The Independent Book Publishers Association, and is president of the Lifetime Literacy Foundation, an organization that has developed and is launching a “virtual warehouse” to distribute books to literacy organizations throughout North America.