Chairman of the Board, Plus, Inc., www.useplus.com. PLUS is the Picture Licensing Universal System—a cooperative, multi-industry initiative—is a three part system that clearly defines and categorizes image usage around the world, from granting and acquiring licenses to tracking and managing them well into the future. Jeff served as Past-President and co-owner of Picture Arts in Pasadena California www.picturearts.com the foremost food photography studio on the west coast and the operator of the renowned food photography stock agency Food Pix www.foodpix.com. Jeff’s team at Picture Arts was responsible for some the highest quality commercial studio photography in Los Angeles. Picture Arts was acquired by Juniper Stock Images in 2006.

Bill brings over 30 years of professional experience to Brooks Institute. He has photographed for clients such as Federal Express, Hitachi and Guiness in a career that has seen him at the pinnacle of professional photography in Los Angeles. Bill is the former co-owner of Raw Talent Stock Agency www.rawtalentphoto.com in Santa Barbara California and the Department Chair of Advertising and Commercial concentrations with the Professional Photography program at Brooks Institute.

Terry Thibeau, New Orleans-based, award-winning, commercial/advertising photographer, has one of the most respected names on the Gulf Coast. His photographic images have appeared in national magazines such as; Southern Accents, Architectural Digest and Southern Living and in numerous catalogs, calendars, brochures, websites and billboards. Clients include: Delta Airlines, Isle of Capri Casino & Resort, Caesar's Entertainment, NFL, NASA, Neal Auction Company and Pellerin Milnor.

Terry graduated from Brooks Institute in 1987 receiving a B.A. with a major in Illustration/Advertising.

President of Threadgill Productions http://www.threadgillphotos.com/ located in Dallas Texas and Los Angeles California, Toby is a commercial photographer specializing in still and digital photography production for advertising and marketing. Toby’s client list includes some of the largest corporations in the United States.

Owner of Tim Mantoani Photography in San Diego California http://www.mantoani.com/ specializing in photography of sports personalities and author of a book on the same subject. Tim has photographed sports celebrities around the world. He is a master of innovative lighting solutions. Tim has published educational videos for photography education.

Past owner and operator of Color Services Custom Photo and Imaging Lab, Santa Barbara CA. Mr. Wright is a graduate of the photography program at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). Mr. Wright has served as a board member of the Digital Imaging Marketing Association International (DIMA), a subset of the major industry group the Photo Marketing Association (PMA).

Recognized as a photographic imaging industry leader, Dan Steinhardt has over two decades of business experience in photography. Steinhardt was first recognized for his photography when Scholastic Magazine awarded him the Grand Prize as the best high school photographer in North America. As Marketing Manager at Epson America of Long Beach, CA, Steinhardt’s responsibilities help position Epson as a key player in the photographic industry to high-end professional and amateur photo markets. He also works in the development of new products for photographic markets.

Before joining Epson, Steinhardt was a marketing director in the Professional Division at Eastman Kodak Company of Rochester, NY and held a variety of positions at Eastman Kodak including strategic marketing director, market segment manager and professional imaging specialist. He also operated his own commercial photography studio in Chicago, IL, from 1980 to 1988 specializing in advertising photography.

Steinhardt has a bachelor's degree with honors from Brooks Institute, Santa Barbara, CA. He has completed additional studies in the business schools of Harvard University, Cambridge MA, the University of Virginia, Charlottesville VA and the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI.