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ABOUT JDMASON & ASSOCIATES, INC.
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John D. Mason
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John D. Mason
President /CEO
jdm@jdmason.com
John D. Mason has over 30 years of corporate experience in a variety of industries including:
non-profit organizations, the U.S. Government, transportation, consumer products, information services, arts and entertainment. Since 1998,
JDMason & Associates has consulted to
non-profits worldwide. Prior to devoting his efforts to management consulting, John directed international financial operations for the Motion Picture Association of America as Vice President,
Finance. As Manager of Corporate Planning for The Dun and Bradstreet Corporation, John directed the annual corporate planning process and supported acquisitions activities. He began his corporate career at Consolidated Rail Corporation as Manager of Corporate Planning. Before attending business school, John served as a program officer for the National Endowment for the Humanities.
John received an MBA from the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College, an MA in English and American Literature from Claremont Graduate University and a BA, cum laude, in English from Amherst
College. John has extensive experience as a board member for a number of
non-profit organizations. His current board memberships include SIECUS (Sexuality Information and Educational Council of the United States) and the Area Agency on Aging for Southwest
Florida.
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Scott George
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Scott George
Vice President
Sales,
Client Services and Planning
scottgeorge@jdmason.com
Scott George has over 25 years experience in international arts administration, public relations, marketing, fundraising and board service. As president and CEO of New Century Artists, Inc., he managed the careers and public relations for over 100 classical musicians. In 1987 he served on the board of "Music for Life" at Carnegie Hall raising $1.7 million for Gay Men's Health Crisis and in 1992 was artistic advisor for "Concert for Planet Earth" at the Earth Day Summit in Rio de
Janiero.
Scott has served on the Board of Directors of the Asolo State Theatre of Florida State University, the Artist Series of Sarasota, the Community Music School of Sarasota, the Sarasota Arts Council, Tuxedo Park Historical Society and the Watchung Arts Center,
Watchung, NJ.
As a fundraiser he chaired and produced the Florida State University/Asolo Theatre Galas in 2004 and 2005, the Sarasota Opera Grand Finale 1998 (single event netting $1.3 million), the Gala re-opening of the Historic Asolo Theatre at the Ringling Museum in 2006, the American Cancer Society's "Cattle Barons' Ball" to be held in 2010 and fundraising events for The Center for Great Apes, Wauchula, FL.
Scott was the founder of Michael Saunders and Company/Style and Marketing Division and has taught master classes and seminars at colleges and universities across the U.S. He holds a
BA from Rollins College and pursued graduate studies at the Curtis Institute of Music and
The Juilliard School.
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CONSULTANTS
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Peggy Calestro
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Peggy Calestro has
been an administrator in the nonprofit sector for more than 35
years. As Vice President of Development for a local community
college, she supervised a five-member team which increased
annual contributions from $182,197 to $2.5 million, raising $15
million over five years. As a consultant to the Ohio Board of
Regents and the Ohio Department of Human Services, she developed
and administered a $16 million program which provided tuition
and support services to enable 30,000 women on public assistance
to attend two-year colleges. Prior to that, she directed the
Higher Education Council of Columbus, a local college consortium
composed of nine diverse colleges and universities.
A long-term advocate of Appalachians, Peggy wrote the definitive
textbook, Appalachian Culture: A Guide for Students and
Teachers, in 1976 and has contributed to several
publications on Appalachians. Her other published works
include: Appalachian Migrants in Columbus, Ohio: A
Personal Reflection in Down Home: Downtown: Urban
Appalachians Today, ed. by Phillip J. Obermiller and
Columbus, Ohio in Encyclopedia of Appalachia, ed. by Rudy
Abramson.Peggy has developed a wide network of colleagues and associates by serving on the boards of seventeen nonprofit organizations and providing consultant services, primarily in the field of development and fund-raising, to more than seventy government and nonprofit organizations.
Peggy completed her undergraduate degree at Duke University and received her M.B.A. from Franklin University. She is currently Vice President of the Ohio Children’s Foundation.
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Joe McCormack
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Joe McCormack
is founder and managing partner of McCormack & Associates, Los Angeles. He is also a founding partner of McCormack & Farrow, the largest retained search practice in Orange County, California. As a partner in this practice, he specialized in financial services and healthcare recruiting. His over 30 years of search experience include positions in New York and Los Angeles as partner with Ward Howell International, vice president with Ray & Berndtson and with
Billington, Fox & Ellis, and manager with Ernst & Young.
He has served clients in nearly every sector of American business, filling senior management and board positions in higher education, health care, public policy, financial services, and not-for-profit organizations. Clients have included Southern Methodist University, Washington State University, the University of California at Los Angeles, the American College of Physician Executives, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, PacifiCare, Fluor Corporation, Sea-Land Corporation, U.S. Borax, The Walt Disney Company, Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital and Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound.
Earlier, Joe McCormack was a program director with the Young Presidents’ Organization, an 8,000 member international educational association of corporate chief executives. As a staff executive with the Young Presidents’ Organization in the 1970’s, Mr. McCormack recruited corporate CEO’s to the Boards of hospitals, colleges and museums.
A graduate of the University of California at Berkeley, Joe McCormack served for eight years as a Director of
Epilogics, Inc., a technology licensing company in northern California, and four years on the national Board of the Gay, Lesbian, & Straight Education Network
(GLSEN), which advocates for respect for all in our nation’s schools. He served on the Board of Regents for The Point Foundation, the first national LGBT scholarship fund, for six years and was the first Chairman of its Board of Trustees. Previously, he served as Vice Chairman of the Board of PHFE (Public Health Foundation Enterprises) in Los Angeles. Currently, Joe serves on the Board of Servicemembers Legal Defense Network
(SLDN).
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Deborah E. Tuck
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Deborah E. Tuck has over 35 years of experience leading and advocating for organizations dedicated to community development, philanthropy, education, environment, family planning, and civil liberties. Due to her vast knowledge and experience in these diverse arenas, Deborah is a valued spokesperson for their missions to media, corporations, unions, government entities, elected officials and special interest groups.
Deborah was President of the Grand Canyon National Park Foundation from 1999-2009. This was the first national organization committed to the preservation and enhancement of the Grand Canyon National Park. She recruited board and staff, designed a $100 million capital campaign, led development of strategic plans, and created permanent trails maintenance and wildlife endowments for the Park.
During her tenure as Executive Director of the Ruth Mott Fund (1987-1999) she directed the $2.5 million annual grant making process and created cutting-edge grant programs in the areas of environment, national/international security, health, and art including the first grant to the Landmines Campaign, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.
Her board service includes the Jeffrey Cook Trust, Friends’ Alliance, League of Conservation Voters, Libraries for the Future (founding member), Consultative Group on Biodiversity, Flint Institute of Arts, and the United Mine Workers Credit Union.
Deborah is currently President and CEO of the Care and Share Food Bank, located in Colorado Springs, CO. Care and Share is the largest food bank in the state of Colorado.
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Lee Velta
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Lee Velta has been an Executive Coach for the past seven years, and has been in the Corporate Training industry for 20 years. His design expertise encompasses all areas of Communication Skills: Sales, Negotiation, Management, Coaching, Presentation and Leadership skills. Lee’s many years of innovative instruction and design have resulted in acclaimed program effectiveness for very diverse business needs, having developed hundreds of training programs. His very diverse experience encompasses many industries, including most of the Fortune 500 companies as well as GE, Novartus, Bayer, Bristol Myers Squibb, Fidelity, Alliance Bernstein, Balckrock, Travelers Insurance, AETNA, Johnson & Johnson, Prudential, Met Life, Lockheed Martin, VA-DOD, Sherwin Williams, ESPN, NBC, MTV, Synapse Group and American Express.
He has contributed articles to several selling and management magazines, as well as co-authoring the book, “The Full Force of Your Ideas – the Science of Persuasion.” He coaches worldwide, has created Professional Development programs for major companies, sells, coaches and mentors designers.
Lee’s training expertise also encompasses such firms as Bain, Towers Perrin, and Profiles International. He also is involved with re-emerging skills building for people returning to civilian life after prison. The results have been nationally acclaimed
Lee worked in the real estate industry as a sales agent, property manager and investment advisor. He also created a company for multi level computer training and services in New York. He studied finance, biochemistry and classical vocal performance. He has sung with Opera companies and Symphonies internationally, has frequently appeared on television, radio and has made three recordings.
Currently, Lee is Managing Director of Design and Development at IMPAX COMMUNICATION, an international company specializing in turning ideas into action. He has consistently been on the cutting edge of learning, coaching and empowering business people to maximize their potential.
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Kevin Chase
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Kevin Chase joined McCormack & Associates in 2007. Previously, he was a Partner in the Los Angeles office of Battalia Winston International (BWI), and the Managing Director of Mahler Private Staffing, a boutique firm that recruits family office and private estate professionals. Prior to joining BWI, Kevin was a Vice President in the Business and Professional Services practices of A.T. Kearney Executive Search and, previously, a Partner at Paul Ray Berndtson, where he spearheaded the firm’s efforts in Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and conducted dozens of senior-level executive searches for firms in advertising, marketing and management consulting.
Earlier in his career, Kevin was an Assistant Vice President at Haas International, Inc., a New York and Tokyo-based executive search boutique. Kevin joined Haas International from NEC Corporation where he was a member of the international public relations office. In this capacity, he worked both in New York and in the company’s headquarters in Tokyo. Kevin received his B.A. in public relations from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, where he minored in Japanese language and literature and also studied Spanish. His community and volunteer involvement includes the Point Foundation, the Trevor Project, and Gods Love We Deliver.
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Rodger Skidmore
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Rodger Skidmore is a seasoned manager with over thirty years of experience in new products and the international marketplace. He possesses a strong background in all aspects of data processing, management, marketing, design, development and sales. Prior to joining JDMason & Associates, Rodger was Director of International Operations at ADAM Software, Inc. He also built and managed a successful international sales team and network of distributors and resellers.
At Management Science America (now Dun & Bradstreet Software), Rodger held senior management positions in New York, Atlanta and Brussels. He established MSA internationally, determined its first location in Europe, chose systems to market, hired and trained staff, and sold high-end accounting systems throughout Europe, Africa and the Middle East. He hired and trained staff to present MSA systems to prospective clients. In addition, Rodger designed MSA’s personnel management and reporting system and wrote its marketing literature.
Rodger is one of only 640 people world-wide to be a Certified Global Business Professional; he also completed the International Trade Certificate Program at the University of South Florida. Rodger holds a BA in Economics from the University of Nebraska and pursued graduate studies in business administration at New York University.
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