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 9 years (since 2011), 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. |
T'Christopher |
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T'Christopher has been a steady presence with 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 Film & Editing Officer.
T'Christopher's functions include Film Director, Photography Director, and Sound Director. His role has greatly expanded since the autumn months of 2019, after taking over Film & Photography Director full-time from Matthew (who plays Sir Duncan McCleary). |
Film & Editing Officer
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Cha (Maxine)
Treasurer
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Maxine took over the new role of treasurer for The Valiant Few and she role plays Clarissa Fairgrove. An accountant by trade, Maxine brings her extensive experience in the private financial sector to keep track of The Valiant's Few voluntarily yearly group dues, which the funds go to assisting other Voting Membership in times of crisis, fuel costs to various events & film shoots, meals at group events, and for purchasing various film equipment or film clothing.
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