KnowWonder Entertainment

ANGELA RUSSELL: Founder, President & Executive Director in charge of Creative Development

As CEO and Founder of KnowWonder Entertainment, Angela Russell has devoted her life to the creation of high-quality entertainment. For over twenty years, she has developed an independent body of work, which reflects a lifelong passion for the study, practice and creative application of metaphysics...currently referred to as the 'New Physics'. Encompassing all aspects of media, her projects are visionary; designed to entertain, educate and inspire.

In 2009, Angela hosted "The Know Wonder Show" radio, broadcast to 139 countries on the World Puja Network. Angela is also co-author and creative director for Know Wonder Publishing’s award-winning debut project, “The Land Of Smaerd”; an illustrated children’s book, released September 2008.

Angela was born in Hollywood, California...then grew up, primarily, in the Hawaiian Islands. After discovering her passion for the arts & sciences, she began developing skills in writing, art, music and filmmaking. At age 18, Angela taught guitar, Polynesian dance and Yoga.

After attending the University of Hawaii, she moved to Los Angeles in 1979, where she became Assitant Manager of Maidenspace, one of L.A.'s finest Commercial Stage/Film & Television Production facilities. From 1985 to 1986, while developing her own film and television projects, Angela worked in sales administration for Andreozzi/Toback, a national, commercial production company.

In 1991 she moved into Talent Management and Public Relations as a liaison between artists and promotors for a series of personal appearance tours & rock concerts in Rome, Finland and Egypt. From 2000 to 2002, Angela worked as an Assistant Producer under Lane Jensen for Digital Kitchen, one of the nation's top, design-driven production companies.

TED M. MATHER: Executive Producer & Entertainment Business Consultant

Theodore Mather served as President and a Director of V Entertainment, Ltd. from July 2002 through 2005 developing production and licensing methodology for the high resolution netcasts of live concert events direct to HD theaters, nationwide via dedicated fiber distribution. Mr. Mather has also served as President and a Director of On-line Entertainment Network, Inc. (OEN). In this capacity, he produced the first pay-per-view/listen netcast on the Internet, live from Douglas Corner in Nashville, TN, on October 27th, 1997. He also served as Executive Vice President and a Director of Global Net Systems, Ltd. (a public company), from April 1996 to July 2002. From 1986 to 1993 he served as the President of Platinum Productions, Ltd. In addition to his corporate duties listed above, he served as Writer Director Producer for OEN and Platinum, while overseeing the operation of Platinum's music publishing efforts.

Mr. Mather has written and directed three feature films since 1987, and directed numerous major national award winning television documentaries and music events, such as Farm Aid II for MTV's VH-1, and "Bring On The Summer" for Syndicast. As a feature film director, he has directed artists such as Adrian Paul (who now appears as the "Highlander"), Garret Morris. (of "Saturday Night Live"), Carlos Gomez, (now appearing in "Shark" with James Woods), Amy Dolenz, Patricia Berry, and segments of feature films starring Orson Welles.

Mr. Mather was selected by Orson Welles to direct and produce Mr. Welles' segments of "Magic of the Stars," for NBC starring Orson Welles and Lynn Redgrave. Over the next four years, until Mr. Welles' death, Mr. Mather produced and directed Mr. Welles in, "Great Movies with Orson Welles," and other film and television projects. Mr. Welles also recorded the opening for the film "Childbirth Naturally," distributed by Universal Pictures, which was produced by Mr. Mather and included performances by Peter Strauss, Lorenzo Lamas, Kenny Rogers, Jane Seymour, Cindy Williams and others.

In his documentary/television work, Mr. Mather has written, produced and directed award-winning performances by artists such as Christopher Reeve and he has produced and directed numerous award winning medical dramas. On the soundtracks of many of these feature films and television productions, Mr. Mather also worked as a music writer or co-writer and soundtrack record producer, or co-producer. He produced such artists as Randy Meisner, (the Eagles), Daryl Phinnessee, the artist and performer of the music theme from the hit show "Fraser," and Mike Love, of the Beachboys, amongst others. Mr. Mather also co-produced the last live album the Beachboys ever released with the original founding group. The album, now a major collector's item, contained performances by The Beachboys, The Oak Ridge Boys, America, The Bellamy Brothers, The Four Tops, Julio Iglesias, Ringo Starr and a solo performance by Mike Love on a song, "Happy Birthday America," that was co-written and co-produced by Mr. Mather.

Some of the artists who have appeared in major music specials and live soundtrack albums produced or directed by Mr. Mather include Jimmy Page, Christopher Cross, The Four Tops, Kris Kristofferson, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, The Fifth Dimension and Alabama. Mr. Mather has directed and produced more than 40 music videos and served as producer on many more. He produced and directed the widely distributed television special "Bring On The Summer" with the Beachboys and directed segments included in the home video release of "The Beachboys, An American Band."

From 1973 to 1980, Mr. Mather was signed as an exclusive music writer and recording artist for Acuff Rose Publishing and Hickory Records (now part of Opryland Music) in Nashville. As a songwriter, he has written over 250 songs, many of which are included in numerous film soundtracks and recordings worldwide. Mr. Mather, along with his co-writers and co-music producers, was awarded a double gold album for the soundtrack of the his feature film "Dance Academy" and a gold videos for his producing and directing of Shirley Ceasar's television special titled "Hold My Mule" and "Touch The Sky," starring Christopher Reeve. He was also nominated for a Dove Award for his production and Direction of "Hold My Mule." In 1971, Mr. Mather received a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from the University of Hartford.

KAINOA CRITTENDEN: Senior Executive Vice President

Mr. Crittenden is co-founder and Sr. Vice President of KnowWonder Entertainment LLC. His overall involvement has contributed to charting the course and vision of these projects from their inception. He is presently engaged in the development and production of film, television, music and literary projects.

As a multimedia major at the Art Institute of Seattle, Kainoa Crittenden began his career in the Entertainment and Media Industries, producing and directing live music events throughout Seattle. "Anamania" and "Xotika Presents" were the largest of these events, with attendance exceeded 2,000 people per show. Working in association with Audio Video Systems and West Sun North America (Canada's largest stage lighting company) he was able to establish ties to a broad network of professionals within Seattle's technology and entertainment communities. Kainoa then moved to Los Angeles in 1997 and was employed by some of the leading companies in their respective industries; Victory Web and Graphics (the largest producers of political direct mail on the West Coast) and GRB Entertainment, as a script coordinator on the television show Movie Magic, airing on the Discovery Channel. During that time he was also an independent club promoter, throwing both weekly and one-of music events throughout the Los Angeles club circuit.

Currently living in Washington, Kainoa is also a student of Taoists Arts; Chi gung and Kung fu. His involvement in martial arts and its related energy work follow suit with the vision of KnowWonder Entertainment.

NEVADA BROWN: Executive Producer

Melva 'Nevada' Brown is a humanitarian and entrepreneur who has spent most of her life investing in visionaries whose dreams have the potential of affecting global change.

Nevada first experienced the exhilarating feeling of seeing a dream come to life at the age of 12, when she started her first business, a dance studio which years later turned into a performing arts school. At 18, yet another first, she became a stock holder and a member of the Board for the family business, which her father started in the early 70's.

In college, Nevada studies were in Healthcare and business; and she continued to pursue her love for the performing arts as well as volunteer with The American Red Cross.

After earning a Bachelor's Degree then a Master's Degree of Science, Nevada's career path was to be a pioneer as a licensed Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner, trained to manage and operate family practice clinics under the protocols of a physician. She developed and operated clinics, often in rural areas that were underserved, first in Kansas City, Missouri, then Birmingham, Alabama...and later, in Naples, Florida. Nevada was responsible for the clinic's budget, staffing and operations.

In addition to her full time job, she volunteered as a Nurse at The Red Cross Chapter and at age 21, was designated the Director of Nursing for the ARC Chapter in Kansas City, MO. In 1978, she was selected by the National Red Cross to receive extensive training in managing and directing the nursing services of a National Red Cross Disaster and became part of the Red Cross (immediate-response) Team to National Disasters. Put in charge of millions of reimbursement dollars for victim's medical supplies, Nevada managed hundreds of health care volunteer workers for weeks at a time (floods, hurricanes, tornados, fires, ice storms, and nuclear plant shut-down's). In 1980, Nevada moved to Birmingham to teach Nursing at The University of Alabama and took the position as Director of Nursing for their ARC Chapter, stepping down from the Kansas City Chapter.

In her 30's, Nevada's interest in investing in new business development peaked so she created a volunteer mentoring position with a large accounting firm in the mid west to review start-up business concepts for possible venture capital fund raising. It was during that time that she learned about projections, financial statements, Private Placement Memorandum's, and Venture Capital. Some of her early investments were directly related to the opening of a metaphysical gift and bookstore, a mail order steak company, an individual's business consulting company, an author who published several books, and multiple bridge loans, mostly for real estate transactions.

In 2000, Real Estate caught Nevada's eye and she left the healthcare field and attained her Realtor's license. She built up her own portfolio by buying and selling residential properties in Naples, FL, Victoria, British Columbia and Las Vegas, where she resides today.

And today, for those of you reading this resume, my interest in KnowWonder Entertainment stems from my fortunate meeting of Angela Russell, 3 years ago, when we were both attending a most enlightening retreat in Washington. She had a powerful dream, to produce movies that would raise the consciousness of humanity. Two years later, I invested in Angela and her 20 year dream, and it is now my full time passion and commitment to help her create what I know will not only change my consciousness, but that of the world. Thank you.

MARK V. JORDAN: Corporate Counsel

Founder of the Invicta Law Group PLLC, Mark's practice is in the areas of commercial and corporate law with an emphasis on intellectual property, entertainment and international business transactions. Mr. Jordan 's commercial practice includes licensing, foreign and domestic distribution, joint ventures, sale of artistic rights, publishing, motion picture sales and multimedia transactions. He also has extensive experience in trademark registration, prosecution and litigation.

His corporate practice includes incorporation of new businesses, asset/stock purchases, reorganizations and financing. He has tried, arbitrated, and mediated many commercial cases representing both plaintiffs and defendants.

STEPHEN L. GOMES, PH.D.: Senior Executive Vice President in charge of Business Development

Stephen Gomes is a seasoned business executive with major postings at a Bechtel Corporation, Airways Engineering and AmTech Inc. in Silicon Valley, where he served for three years as its CEO. Having worked in over 75 countries, he is considered a leading practitioner of the art and science of creating high performance strategic alliances and has published and lectured widely on the subject. He has also founded his own successful consulting company specializing in global business strategies.

Currently, Dr. Gomes is Chief Operations Officer of Creative Motion Control Corporation of Bellevue, Washington. He is also donating his time to act as primary strategy and business consultant for Know Wonder Entertainment. Prior to his current position with Creative Motion Control, Dr. Gomes served as the Senior Partner in the San Francisco office of the Warren Company which is a small nationally recognized consulting firm specializing in the formation, implementation, integration and execution of joint ventures and strategic alliances. Dr. Gomes partner, Robert Lynch has written two of the most successful business books on strategic alliance best practices. One of these books, Strategic Alliances, the Hidden Competitive Weapon, is considered by many professionals and educators to be one of the highest rated sources of information on strategic alliances, joint venturing and partnering available in the U.S.

Dr. Gomes came to the Warren Company from Amtech, Inc. in Silicon Valley where he served from 1991-1994 as its Chief Executive Officer. AmTech specialized in creating technology co-development joint ventures, alliances and consortia between the large Federal Research labs such as NASA and Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Universities and the Private sector. Dr. Gomes took the deal flow at AmTech from a few hundred thousand dollars a year in 1991 to a total of $160 million by 1994.

From 1980 to 1990, Dr.Gomes was manager of business marketing and development for the Technology Development Group of Bechtel Civil and Minerals Division in San Francisco. This group included the technology development group, the theme park division, new town planning and aviation and transportation planning support Dr. Gomes developed an alliance between Bechtel and Dr. George Kozmetsky, founder of Teledyne, Dean of the University of Texas Business School, founder of IC2 Institute and author of many books and articles including, Technopolis. Dr. Kozmetsky also was awarded the National Medal of Honor for his work in developing the Austin Technopolis. As part of the alliance between Bechtel and IC2 Institute, Dr. Gomes suggested that a joint Technopolis conference be convened in San Francisco. Dr. Gomes was a key manager in helping develop the technopolis conference agenda, contacting and recruiting key experts from around the world and hosting the international experts after they arrived in San Francisco. The technopolis conference turned out to be very successful in establishing Bechtel as a key player in the planning and development of technopolis projects on a world wide basis. As a result of that success Dr. Gomes was invited to join the prestigious IC2 Fellows network of the University of Texas at Austin.

Other projects Dr. Gomes managed while at Bechtel included a new International Trade Center and commercial airport project in Southern California and several theme park development plan assignments and consultancies including: The New World Theme Park for George Lucas; MGM Studio Tours creative planning for Disney World (constructed cost $600 million; The confidential adult theme park project for Disney called "Disney Mountain"), and several others in Japan, France, Malaysia and China. Dr. Gomes also worked extensively in Saudi Arabia with ARAMCO and also in Russia, China and the Far East. All together to date, he has worked in over 75 different countries and 40 states. His clients have ranged from heads of State, princes in Saudi Arabia, the CIA , the Singapore Economic Development Board to small hi-tech start up firms.

He has been very active as a pilot and aviation specialist and has extensive experience with aviation consulting including a stint with Howard Hughes Aviation for two years and Ross Perot, Jr. and Sr. for the Alliance International Trade Center and Airport project in Texas. From 1970 to 1980, he was Vice President of Airways Engineering Corporation in Washington DC., an aviation engineering and consulting firm with world-wide operations.

Dr. Gomes academic background includes three years in engineering at Colorado School of Mines followed by a Bachelor's degree in organizational psychology from UNR. He earned a Ph.D. at the University of Pittsburgh in 1976 in Public and International Management with a specialization in the management of large-scale technical enterprises. His Ph.D. was fully funded under the auspices of a competitively awarded doctoral fellowship grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (under a NASA doctoral grant). He serves as an adjunct professor for the Master's of Business degree program in Europe for the Maastricht School of Management.

REV. CHARLES W. HALL: Executive Facilitator

Rev. Charles W. Hall is a highly esteemed speaker, teacher and facilitator, illuminating and making relevant spiritual principles that create a life of freedom.

Formally trained at Holmes Institute for Consciousness Studies in Seattle, Rev. Charles graduated as a minister in 2000, and was ordained in 2005 at AGAPE INTERNATIONAL SPIRITUAL CENTER in Los Angeles, California, and is now the minister and spiritual leader of GENESIS GLOBAL SPIRITUAL CENTER in Seattle, Washington.

He has spoken and facilitated workshops at churches and conferences across the country, and has extensive background working with youth and teens from all over the United States. He also appears as co-host on several segments of the KnowWonder Radio Show.

Embracing the teachings of New Thought and Ancient Wisdom as his platform from which to create a global community founded in unconditional love, Rev. Charles brings a lifetime of spiritual practice and community to KNOWWONDER ENTERTAINMENT.

LAUREN ARCHER: Executive Spokesperson

Lauren Archer has dedicated her life's work to helping facilitate the global shift in consciousness. With over 25 years of consulting, leadership, media production and event management experience in both the corporate and non-profit sectors, Lauren's consummate talent and expertise as spokesperson for KnowWonder Entertainment, and as co-host the Know Wonder Radio show, is deeply regarded.

As an author, speaker and hypnotherapist, Lauren teaches wellness classes at Evergreen Hospital Medical Center in Kirkland, Washington, inspiring corporate groups to achieve greater levels of balance and productivity. Her company, Positive Central, produces and publishes Lauren's line of inspirational media programs, and hosts a series of salons with recognized leaders in the consciousness community.

Lauren also contributes her skills as a Peak Performance Trainer, Mind-Body Coach, and Licensed HeartMath(R) Provider. She has served on the leadership board of several organizations including Eastside Women in Business, a professional organization that empowers women to success through collaboration; the Washington Hypnosis Association, the National Guild of Hypnotists, Washington State Chapter, and MPAC public access television in Palo Alto, California.

LEEANN HUGGINS: Executive Producer & Financial Consultant

LeeAnn Huggins brings over two decades of financial experience and expertise to KnowWonder Entertainment. Huggins began her investment career in 1987 at PaineWebber, Inc. Seattle, Washington. Earning the Pacesetter award as Financial Advisor. After six years at PaineWebber, Inc. she was recruited to Smith Barney in Bellevue, Washington, and promoted to Second Vice-President. After nearly fifteen years of service at Smith Barney, she was then recruited in 2008 by Morgan Stanley and promoted to Vice President.

Huggins provides clients with financial planning and investment management services focusing on comprehensive wealth management for business owners, their families and employees. Her clients and colleagues recognized her in SEATTLE MAGAZINE as a 'Five Star Wealth Manager' in 2008 and 2010. Huggins is a Registered Investment Advisor holding the Series 65 license, Series 7 securities license, Series 63 state license, and is insurance licensed. She has completed the coursework and passed the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER exam.

A native of Seattle, she attended the University of Washington. She is currently studying Sociology and Political Science at the University of Washington. Huggins' passion for her studies in human behavior and consciousness, led her to become a teacher of metaphysical studies and meditation. Her interests include the study of finance, outdoor sports and philanthropy.

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney is a new wealth management firm with over 130 years of experience. It joins the wisdom and global resources of Morgan Stanley with the heritage of Smith Barney.

JUN AKUTSU: Executive Manager - PR & Social Networking

Jun Akutsu grew up in Tokyo, Japan. His passion for music brought him to the U.S. in 1978, when he enrolled in the University of Washington in Seattle, majoring in ethnomusicology. While studying music and anthropology in graduate school, he also became interested in humanistic psychology, philosophy, phenomenology, quantum physics, and works of Joseph Campbell.

Using his bilingual and bicultural skills, Jun worked as a professional interpreter, translator, and consultant and was often regarded as one of the best in the state of Washington. He worked in the music business, in video production, and in various other fields. In the 1990's, he worked with a non-profit organization, Japan Agricultural Exchange Council, as an interpreter and coordinator for their programs. During that time, he became a passionate student of and advocate for organic/sustainable agriculture; participating in conferences and actual farming. He also worked as a writer on Sustainable Agriculture in the 90's, published on Internet in Japan.

In recent years, Jun's passion has turned to the Institute of Noetic Science (IONS), an organization founded by astronaut Edgar Mitchell, that explores the nature of consciousness, the intersection of science and spirit, as well as personal and collective transformation. He served on the board of IONS Northwest, and co-founded a Seattle area IONS community group 'Indra's Rainbow', in January, 2008. He is a part of the Regional Rep committee for Washington State IONS groups. He also coordinates the official Facebook group of The Institute of Noetic Sciences.