Wade Lawrence
Museum Director
Wade Lawrence is the director of The Museum at Bethel Woods. He has over twenty years experience in history museums, historic sites, decorative arts, historic preservation, and heritage tourism.

Before accepting his current position as museum director at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Wade served as the director of Glensheen, a house museum in Duluth, Minnesota, owned by the University of Minnesota. He has also served as assistant director of Drayton Hall, a National Historic Landmark in Charleston, South Carolina, which is owned by the National Trust for Historic Preservation; the historic preservation officer for Orange County, Florida; and the curator of collections at the Historical Society of York County, Pennsylvania.

Wade studied architecture and studio art at the University of Tennessee and the University of Florida between 1972 and 1977 before suspending his college career to work as an architectural draftsman in Duluth, Minnesota. Wade returned to college in 1982, earning his B.A., summa cum laude, in art history from the University of Minnesota in 1984 and his M.A. in early American culture from the University of Delaware as a fellow in the prestigious Winterthur Program in Early American Culture in 1987.

Alan Gerry
Chairman, the Gerry Foundation
As chairman of the Gerry Foundation, Mr. Gerry originated and led the development of Bethel Woods Center for the Arts. A pioneer of in the cable television industry, Mr. Gerry was the founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Cablevision Industries Corporation, the nation's largest, privately-owned cable television company before its merger with Time Warner in 1996. Thereafter, Mr. Gerry created the Gerry Foundation, an organization established to stimulate economic activity and revitalize Sullivan County, NY. He is a major benefactor of schools, colleges and medical institutions including the Catskill Regional Medical Center in Sullivan County, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Mr. Gerry is a recipient of numerous awards, including cable television most prestigious, the Vanguard Award for Leadership, and a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps.

Michael Egan
CEO, Museum Development Group for the Gerry Foundation
Senior Director, The Museum at Bethel Woods
Michael Egan has served as CEO of the Museum Development Group for the Gerry Foundation since January 2006 and, as such, has been responsible for all aspects of the development of The Museum at Bethel Woods. In addition, Mr. Egan also serves as senior director of The Museum at Bethel Woods. Mr. Egan has been successfully involved in the television industry for close to 30 years, beginning in the production community and eventually moving into cable programming and operations. He owns Renaissance Media Partners, LLC, which provides strategic consulting services to the multi-channel television industry. Mr. Egan spent 15 years at Cablevision Industries, Inc. (CVI) in Liberty, NY where he was a member of the senior management team as the company grew to become the 8th largest cable television company in the United States.

Gerry Foundation
The Gerry Foundation Museum Development Group planned and executed all phases of the project with its partners, including concept development, building construction, exhibit fabrication and museum curation.

Gallagher & Associates
Based in Bethesda, MD with an office in San Francisco, G & A practices internationally, specializing in museum master planning and exhibition design, environmental graphics and brand development. The award-winning firm's expertise includes a wide spectrum of visitor experiences such as public- and private-sector museums, visitor centers, hall of fame exhibits, science and learning centers, traveling exhibitions, and corporate experiences. Current projects total more than 50, including the new museum for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the National Museum of American Jewish History, the B.B. King Museum, the National Sports Museum, and the Gettysburg National Military Park and Visitor Center.

Westlake Reed Leskosky
Westlake Reed Leskosky ("WRL"), founded in 1905, specializes in innovative designs for Performing and Other Cultural Arts, Workplace Environments, Healthcare, Research and Technology, and Historic Preservation and Adaptive Reuse. WRL has been honored with more than 200 significant design awards in the last twenty-five years, including a state level AIA Gold Medal Firm Award, a National Endowment for the Arts Federal Design Achievement Award, several honors from the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and a GSA Design Award. The firm's work has been featured nationally and internationally in professional and popular publications, including Architecture, Architectural Record, Progressive Architecture, Building Design & Construction, Contract, Interiors and Wallpaper.

Zubatkin Owner Representation, LLC
Zubatkin Owner Representation LLC (ZOR) is a project management/owner representation firm focusing on the development of museum, performing arts and institutional projects. ZOR's clients include the American Museum of Natural History, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Westport Country Playhouse and New Museum of Contemporary Art, among other prestigious institutions throughout the Northeast.

Cortina Productions
Cortina Productions designs and produces award-winning films and interactive experiences for museums that entertain, inform, and inspire.  Some of its more recent projects include the Newseum's 4D Theater, Muhammad Ali Center, Monterey Bay Aquarium, UNC Basketball Hall of Fame, and the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian.

Cortina produced two of the feature films for TMBW: The Festival Experience and Woodstock: The Music

Northern Light Productions
Northern Light Productions is a full-service producing high-quality, nonfiction media. The firm seeks to create the kind of programs that start conversations - thought provoking, well researched, and visually powerful. Established in 1982, the Boston-based firm produces a wide variety of work for museums and broadcast worldwide.

NLP produced 17 films for TMBW ranging in length from approximately 3.5 minutes to 18 minutes.

Second Story Interactive Studios
Second Story Interactive Studios is a leading creator of informative and entertaining interactive media experiences. Since 1994, the studio has created hundreds of original interactive media experiences by incorporating an inventive mix of technology and storytelling. Some of its industry-leading partners and sponsors include The Getty Museum, Library of Congress, National Geographic, The Museum of Modern Art, Experience Music Project, Discovery, The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, and the Smithsonian Institution.

Second Story produced 6 interactives for TMBW.

History™
History™ is a leading cable television network featuring compelling original, non-fiction specials and series that bring history to life in a powerful and entertaining manner across multiple platforms.  History™ has earned four Peabody Awards, three Primetime Emmy® Awards, ten News & Documentary Emmy® Awards and received the prestigious Governor's Award from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for the network's Save Our History™ campaign dedicated to historic preservation and history education. History™ reaches more than 95 million Nielsen subscribers.

The History Channel produced the film, 1968: A Year That Shook America

Hadley Exhibits, Inc.
Hadley Exhibits, Inc., based in Buffalo, NY, has been producing high-quality exhibits for museums, trade shows, corporate facilities and visitor centers for over 50 years. The firm offers a complete range of exhibit-related services including detailing, engineering, fabrication, installation, and project management. Clients include the JFK Library and Museum, the New York State Museum, the National Museum of the American Indian, and the American Museum of Natural History.

McCann Systems
For over a decade, McCann Systems has created revolutionary audio-visual communication solutions for companies around the world. McCann Systems unique designs can be found in just about every major industry including museums, advertising, broadcast, education, entertainment, finance, government, hospitality venues, insurance and transportation.

RomeAntics
RomeAntics provides multimedia system design, consulting and production management services. It develops effective strategies for a wide range of unique multimedia installations, including corporate productions, museums, visitor centers and large-scale video projections.

PRG Integrated Systems
Production Resource Group, L.L.C. (PRG) is the world's leading supplier of entertainment technology solutions, including lighting, audio, projection, scenery, and automation systems. PRG serves a wide range of markets, including theatre, concert tours, and trade shows, corporate and special events, television and film, and themed environments. PRG provides its services worldwide through more than 17 offices in North America, Europe and Asia.

Available Light (formerly Ted Mather Lighting Design)
Available Light specializes in providing integrated theatrical and entertainment architectural lighting design services for museums, exhibit designers, architects, and producers. The firm has completed large-scale interactive and theatrically oriented museums and live attractions around the world. Available Light creates memorable and unique experiences for visitors and audience members by developing the artistic vision of the design team into an innovative, dynamic, and cohesive whole.

JaffeHolden Acoustics
JaffeHolden Acoustics has been enhancing the sound in museums for over twenty years. The firm offers services in room acoustics, building isolation, mechanical noise and vibration control and audio-visual and exhibit acoustic design. Current projects include NASCAR Museum, National Sports Museum, Museum of Moving Image and Gettysburg Battlefield Museum. 

S2N Media
S2N Media is a leader in developing interactive applications for education, entertainment and museum clients, including projects for the National Park Service, National Science Foundation, NASA, ABC, National Academy of Sciences Museum, and the Smithsonian Institution. S2N's work has been recognized for excellence by numerous organizations, including the Webby Awards, National Endowment for the Humanities, South by Southwest Awards and the Pirelli InterNETional Awards. S2N Media strives to provide quality creative projects that reflect the integrity of our clients and inspire their audiences.

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