During her career, she also produced the station’s Family Film Festival along with producing and writing a number of Hollywood Christmas and Rose Parades. Before retiring, she put her love of history to use as an archivist for the Pasadena Tournament of Roses.

Most recently, after visiting the campus for her 50th reunion together with her husband, Chris, they were struck, in particular, by the direction of the School of Communication and Media and its state-of-the-art building. Together they decided to lend their generous support to the School and its students by naming the Center for Strategic Communication. The new Joetta Di Bella and Fred C. Sautter III Center for Strategic Communication is a state-of-the-art communication hub in the School of Communication and Media that brings industry-leading tools to a dynamic teaching and learning space. The Center will help to prepare the next generation of strategic communication professionals through hands-on instruction on social listening platforms, consumer insights analytics, content creation applications, and nimble media production tools.

For many, the Bar Mitzvah marks the coming of age, for Andrew it marked the start of a long path in marketing, public relations and concepts development. He grew up in New Jersey (exit 153A) and graduated from ��Ʒ���˸������� University with a Marketing Degree, paying his way through school by working at a travel agency and performing in just about every community theater musical in the area. Name a show and he will sing the score for you. Making people happy and bringing enjoyment into their lives is Andrew’s driving force.

Along the way he has worked with some of the finest restaurants, hotels, personalities and products in the world, and has loved every minute of it! He counts eating out every night and staying at wonderful hotels as part of his job duties and dedicates himself to doing a great job. (On a side note, Barry’s Bootcamp and yoga are his very close friends.)

Andrew learned the restaurant business by working through the ranks at several legendary New York venues. At Windows on the World, Andrew was Vice President of Public Relations and Marketing and responsible for the re-launch after the Trade Center bombing in 1992. At the Russian Tea Room, Andrew opened the Cabaret which became the toast of the town after only six months. He was also lucky enough to spend six years as the Vice President of Public Relations for the magnificent Rainbow Room working with restaurant legend Joe Baum.

Prior to opening af&co., Andrew was Vice President of Public Relations and Strategic Partnerships for Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants. In total, he spent ten years with Kimpton, launching over 40 hotels and restaurants as well as the global brand. During his tenure Andrew helped spearhead the LGBT travel program, which has garnered numerous awards and positioned Kimpton as one of the Top Companies for LGBT employment in the country. In 2002, Kimpton became the first hospitality company ever to receive a 100% score on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index and has continued to do so every year since.

In 2020, af&co. will celebrate its 15th anniversary and Carbonate was born! As the founder and spiritual visionary, Andrew has grown his two companies into highly respected lifestyle , restaurant and hospitality marketing, media relations and brand consulting firms headquartered in San Francisco and Cincinnati with clients across the country. With his amazing team of professionals, Andrew has developed and launched concepts for over 120 restaurants and
hotels and provided ongoing marketing, public relations, and operations consulting for over 200 others. The firm has also created unique culinary events of all sizes from intimate dinners to food and wine festivals drawing over 10,000 people. Andrew does whatever it takes to help the agency’s clients achieve their goals.

A dedicated philanthropist, Andrew sits on the boards of CUESA, Dress for Success San Francisco (Advisory Board for 15 years) and The Richmond Ermet AIDS Foundation. He is a former board member of Meals on Wheels San Francisco, the San Francisco Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Anti-Defamation League, and was an advisor for the American Airlines LGBT committee. From 2016 to 2019, af&co. Has been named by the San Francisco Business Times as one of the Top 50 LGBT-Owned Businesses in the Bay Area.

Andrew is a contributor to numerous industry magazines and blogs and guest speaker at industry conferences both in the USA and internationally. The af&co/Carbonate annual trend report is highly regarded and has garnered tremendous worldwide coverage. He resides in San Francisco with his gorgeous yorkie Tulip.

During his 41 years in the live entertainment industry, Scrofani has produced, co-produced or been associated with over 100 Broadway, national, and/or international productions including American Dance Machine directed by Wayne Cilento; Gone With The Wind directed by Trevor Nunn; Dirty Rotten Scoundrels directed by Jack O’Brien; Chita Rivera: The Dancer’s Life directed by Graciela Daniele; Lovemusik directed by Hal Prince; STOMP, Stomp Out Loud, Tap Dogs, Grand Hotel directed by Tommy Tune; City of Angels directed by Michael Blakemore; You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown directed by Michael Mayer; Gypsy directed by Author Laurents and starring Tyne Daly; Cat On A Hot Tin Roof with Kathleen Turner, Big River, Bring In ‘Da Noise, Bring In ‘Da Funk, Jelly’s Last Jam, Elaine Stritch At Liberty all directed by George Wolfe; Sunset Boulevard; The Royal National Theatre production of Carousel directed by Nicholas Hytner; The World Goes Round directed and choreographed by Scott Ellis and Susan Strohman; Master Class with Elizabeth Ashley; The Belle of Amherst with Julie Harris; M. Butterfly directed by John Dexter; Into the Woods directed by James Lapine; The Piano Lesson directed by Lloyd Richards; My One and Only with Tommy Tune; and Dracula with Frank Langella. Accolades and awards include multiple Tony® Nominations and Tony® Awards as well as Drama Desk, Obie, The Pioneer in the Theatre Award in 2011, and The Elliot Norton Award for outstanding production for Carousel.

Scrofani has been an active member within the theatrical industry both in North America and on an International basis. He has served on many industry committees regarding topics such as labor negotiations, marketing and touring, and as a panel member at many industry conferences and events. He is a lifetime member of The League of American Theatres and Producers (now The Broadway League) and has served on both the Executive Committee and the Board of Governors. He also served for 15 years on both the Tony® Management and Tony® Administration committees and continues to be a Tony voter. As the Instructor of SS4G,. Scrofani is actively involved with the NYC Department of Small Business Services to expand both the alumni program as well as assisting in the development of small business growth in NYC.

Denise recently completed two consecutive two-year terms as the President of the New York Chapter of The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.  In her 37 years as a member, she was elected to the Board of Governors of the New York Chapter for three terms.   She also served as Secretary and Treasurer of the organization.  Denise was elected as a Trustee of The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for two terms, and was Chair of the Moving Forward: Daytime Emmy ® Awards Committee.

Skating has been a passion for most of Denise’s life.  She remains active with U.S. Figure Skating, a governing body of the U.S. Olympic Committee.  She has attended 23 World Figure Skating Championships, and several Winter Olympics.  With her combined skating and media backgrounds, Denise often shares insights and ideas with skating officials on broadcasting and advertising matters.

Denise established the Rover Family Fund for Breast Cancer Research at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center as a tribute to her late parents.  She works closely with staff to fund it annually.

��Ʒ���˸������� University, and specifically its School of Communication and Media, is important to Denise.  She was appointed to the Board of Advisors of the College of the Arts.  Denise has been an active donor to her alma mater over the years, and has underwritten some College of the Arts scholarships recently.

Faith and philanthropy are important pillars to Denise.  She was recently reappointed to the Finance Council of the Archdiocese of Newark, NJ.  She also serves on the Budget Committee, and Insurance and Benefits Committee.  Denise was also appointed to the Board of Overseers at Seton Hall University/Immaculate Conception Seminary.  She was invested into the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, and has rank of a Lady Commander.

Her prolific career has spanned the entertainment world. She has been on the Broadway stage in productions of Hair, Timbuktu, Inacent Black, Les Misérables and Purlie, for which she earned a Tony Award. Her movie credits include roles in Cotton Comes to Harlem, Pigeons, Hair, Lost in the Stars, All Dogs Go to Heaven and The Fighting Temptations. In addition, she starred or appeared in many television programs including The Melba Moore-Clifton Davis Show, Ellis Island, The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, The Love Boat, Flamingo Road, Melba, Falcon Crest, The American Women and Portrayals of Courage.

As a vocalist, Moore has recorded albums and has enjoyed great success musically with such chart-topping songs as “Love’s Comin’ At Ya,” “Living for Your Love” and “Read My Lips,” for which she received a Grammy nomination for Best Female Rock Vocal. She also received a Grammy nomination for her album, Peach Melba.

Moore was the first female pop artist to perform a non-operatic solo concert at New York’s Metropolitan Opera House. Her most recent single, “Love Is” was released in 2001. In 2015 she headlined “Forever Moore” at Feinstein’s 54/Below and returned again last January.

Moore was instrumental in having “Lift Every Voice and Sing” inducted into the U.S. Library of Congress as the official Black National Anthem. She has served as national membership chairwoman of the National Council of Negro Women and has been active in the National Congress of Black Women through her involvement with C. Delores Tucker.

Moore is a 1970 graduate of ��Ʒ���˸������� College with a BA in Music.

Bio as of May 2016

In his current role as Vice President, Al oversees NewsOne, the ABC News feed service, which provides news content and services to more than 200 ABC affiliates as well as domestic and international partners.  Al also oversees the international distribution of ABC News content.

Al received a Bachelor of Arts degree from ��Ʒ���˸������� College.  He serves on the Board of the College of the Arts and the School of Communication and Media at ��Ʒ���˸�������.  In 2015, Al was honored with the Distinguished Alumni Award from the College of the Arts.  He is also a volunteer and member of the Advisory Board at Toni’s Kitchen, a soup kitchen and food ministry of St. Luke’s Church in Montclair.

Al lives in Montclair with his wife Kathie and son Will.

Waggoner earned a Bachelor of Arts in Music from ��Ʒ���˸������� and was an oboe student of Joseph Robinson, principal oboist of the New York Philharmonic. She took graduate courses at Seton Hall University and was a private instrumental music teacher for college-bound New Jersey students. Many of her former students successfully pursued degree programs at colleges and universities, including The Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University, the University of Pennsylvania and Boston University.

Committed to the arts and to arts education, Waggoner is a member of the advisory boards of both the College of the Arts and the John J. Cali School of Music, and also serves on fundraising committees for the Paper Mill Playhouse, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and the New Jersey Theatre Alliance. She was chosen for Leadership New Jersey’s 1999 Fellowship Program, which honors 50 men and women who combine a successful career with leadership in serving their communities.

Bio as of May 2014