Thanks To My Teacher is managed by co-founders Michael Sheehan and Jennifer Delaney.

Together, they bring significant management and creative skills to the project.

Michael Sheehan initiated this endeavor following a 35 year career in broadcast and corporate television.

His work as a video producer, director, and writer has been seen on regional and national broadcast/cable television, on the Internet, over corporate distribution networks, and in the home video market.

Michael Sheehan was educated at Phillips Exeter Academy, School Year Abroad (Spain), Defense Language Institute, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, from which he earned a Masters Degree in Communication Studies.

Sheehan cites as a principal inspiration for the project his communications studies mentor at The University of North Carolina, John Paul Nickell: "When I came home from a year serving in Vietnam, I returned to college with no real idea of where it would lead. When I stumbled into a course on live television production under Paul Nickell (a highly respected network director from the 'Golden Age of Television'), it changed my life. Under Paul's mentorship, I discovered a useful and creative way to channel the discipline, mission focus, and reliance on teamwork that had been an integral part of being a Marine Sergeant in a combat zone.  Long after I left school to start what would become a 35-year career in television production, I belatedly came to understand what an important contribution my teacher Paul Nickell had made to my life. Unfortunately, my realization came too late for me to be able to shake Paul's hand, to look him in the eye, and to thank him personally, and I regret that greatly."

Jennifer Delaney brings to the project years of experience in business administration, licensing, and contract negotiation.

Delaney was Director of Business Affairs at Sheffield Lab Recordings and at Sugar Hill Records.  She directed domestic and international master, publishing and distribution licensing and acquisition at both companies.  For the last twelve years, Delaney has been self-employed as a music consultant for records labels, artists and publishers. She is a member of the State Bar of California.

Jennifer Delaney was educated at Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School; Pepperdine University School of Law and Quinnipiac University.  She studied European Community law in London while at Pepperdine and was a member of the International and Comparative Law Annual and Board of Advocates at Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School.

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