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Leadership Administrative Staff: | Marketing and Communications Director | ||||||||||||||||||
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Information/Dissemination |
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Project/Program/Clinic Contacts: | Principal Audio/Visual Media | ||||||||||||||||||
Discipline(s): |
Liberal Arts & Sciences Humanities & General Studies Marketing and business administration |
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AUCD Council Membership: |
No Council Membership |
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Research: | documentary film, media, disability history, self-advocacy, marketing, communications | ||||||||||||||||||
Education: | MBA from the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota.
Bachelor of Science in philosophy from Central Michigan University. |
Vita/Bio
Jerry Smith is a communications leader and filmmaker specializing in documentary and social issue media. In his role as Media Producer/Director with the Research and Training Center on Community Living at the University of Minnesota’s Institute on Community Integration, Jerry has directed dozens of award-winning films for broadcast, DVD, and web delivery that promote greater awareness and understanding of disability issues. As the principal of Verso Creative, a communications company in Minneapolis, he produces documentaries, PSAs, and promotional films for corporate, government, and nonprofit clients. His films have received over 75 awards at juried festivals. Jerry holds an MBA in Marketing from University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management.