Meet Our Leadership
"Officers" are The Valiant Few's Elected Officers for a minimal 6-month term & reelected or not accordingly by the Voting Membership.
Jason |
Communications & Marketing Officer
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Jason is one of two co-founders of The Valiant Few and he role plays Giovanni Salzano the Traveling Mercenary. A former Firefighter (2004 to 2009) and currently in education for the last 7 1/2 years (2011 to 2018), Jason has an additional 3 1/2 years in communications & marketing to support his functions as the Valiant Few's Communications & Marketing Officer. He is also an accomplished book author, writing & publishing Giovanni Salzano the Traveling Mercenary: A Story of the Beginning.
Jason's functions include recruiting, internal & external group communication, social media presence, website design & maintenance, and email communication with outside clients. Additional responsibilities include Story Design & Screenplay. He has also filled in roles as Film Director, Sound Director, Photography Director, Film Editor, and temporarily acted as the Administrative Officer from May, 2017 to August, 2018. |
Thomas |
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Thomas is a recent addition to The Valiant Few and he role plays Mercenary #2. A veteran of the United States Army, Thomas brings dedication, logistics, & leadership to the position of Administrative Officer. Thomas has additional academic background in cyber security.
He has big shoes to fill, as the position was last held by Christian (Aurick Ferrant), who formed the position (March 2016 to May 2017) & co-founded the group with Jason. Thomas' functions include planning meetings & movie production locations (and logistic needs for those activities), meeting notes, vote setting & recording, and assisting the Communications & Marketing Officer in internal group communications (including group moderator on discussion pages). An important duty of the Administrative Officer is to act as a "check & balance" to the Communications & Marketing Officer. |
Administrative Officer
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Joseph |
Acting & Voice Officer
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Joseph is a charter member of The Valiant Few since March 2016 and he role plays Copperfox Amadeus. A 20 year retired veteran of the United States Navy & Russian linguist, Joseph has extensive experience in stage acting & is an accomplished book author, writing and publishing Flying Girl and Iron Merchant.
Joseph's functions include acting & voice coach for the group, as well as language scholar. Other functions include Story Design and Logistics & Support. An important duty that Joseph holds is ensuring that our actors & actresses' language is clear of "modern stuff". He ensures our language on camera is as close to the original 16th century language as possible, while maintaining enough "modernism" to not alienate the audience. |
Matthew |
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Matthew has been with The Valiant Few since July 2016 and he role plays Sir Duncan McCleary. An accomplished short video & marketing video producer with film school background, Matthew operates Dimensional Cinema and has worked on cast at the Colorado Renaissance Festival and Festival of Faerie over the years; he's also been seen employed at various booths at the Colorado Renaissance Festival in that same time span. A former medical equipment technician, Matthew's recent adventures have included producing a video while on a mission's trip to Africa in 2018.
Matthew's functions include Film Director, Photography Director, Film Editor, Story Design, and Screenplay. An important duty that Matthew holds is partnering with the Communications & Marketing Officer for Story Design & Screenplay. |
Film & Editing Officer
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T'Christopher |
Film & Editing Officer
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T'Christopher is a recent addition to The Valiant Few and he role plays Sergay. A college professor & mathematician, T'Christopher brings years of professional experience as a stage & sound producer to support his role as Sound Director.
T'Christopher's functions include Sound Director, Assistant Photography Director, and Assistant Film Director. An important duty that T'Christopher holds is ensuring that Matthew has a second set of "eyes" on set for all shots; additionally, he acts as a "check & balance" to Matthew and an experienced advisory for technical shots on film day. |
William |
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William has been with The Valiant Few since July 2016 and he role plays Wesley the Huntsman. Having attended film school, William worked alongside Zach (Bastian O'Ruarc) extensively as Film Director, Photography Director, & Sound Director on both our 2016 Short Films and The Valiant Few and the Medallion of Secrets (Copperfox Edition), 2018.
William's functions include Assistant Film Director & Assistant Sound Director, as he continues to provide excellent workmanship as his schedule allows. An important duty that William holds is partnering with both Matthew & T'Christopher to provide technical assistance on film day. |
Film & Editing Officer
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