Officers and Directors
Joey DiFrancesco, Chairman and CEO
Mr. DiFrancesco has served as a Director and the President of the Company since November 1999. Mr. DiFrancesco has been a producer and Director of children's television programs for more than 20 years. Prior to that, he was employed in the music publishing and record production business in New York City with Laurie Records, RCA, Columbia/Sony and MCA. From 1994 to November 1997, Mr. DiFrancesco served as the President and a Director of St. Anthony's Entertainment, Inc., an entertainment company he founded. From January 1997 to January 1999, Mr. DiFrancesco served as President and a Director of International Resorts and Entertainment, Inc., a Florida corporation in the vacation club business. This company was merged into Raven Moon Entertainment, Inc. in December 1998. Mr. DiFrancesco has been self-employed in the fields of television, audio, and video programming for more than ten years. From November 1999 to date, Mr. DiFrancesco has served as President of Raven Moon Entertainment, Inc., a Florida corporation in the entertainment industry. Mr DiFrancesco also serves as Director of this company.
Larry Oakley, Director
Mr. Oakley has been a featured speaker at numerous international investment conferences, created www.WallStreetCorner.com in 1998with his wife Rosanne as the new editorial venue for his Conservative Speculator newsletter. Investors in 65 countries now regularly read Conservative Speculator, his editorial columns, and the Special Situation profiles. From 1984 to 1998 Mr. Oakley served as CEO of Guidera Communication Corp., a broker relations firm. He is a member of Raven Moon's Board of Advisors and his knowledge in accounting qualifies him according to Sarbanes-Oxley as a candidate for the position of Chairman of the Finance Committee. Mr. Oakley holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from George Washington University and Management and Accounting degrees from the College of the City of New York.
Janice K. Battenberg , Director
Dr. Battenberg Ed .D. is an Educational Psychologist and Business and Educational Consultant. Dr. Battenberg has a full range of experiences within the public and private corporate and educational industries. A few of her activities include: Executive Director of a not-for-profit private school (Academy Plus), fifteen years as manager of the Learning Support Center for St. Vincent Hospital and Stress Center, private practice, past University Instructor, creator of touch sensitive and audible computer software for preschool through adults, and recipient of the Sagamore of the Wabash (Indiana's highest honor awarded by Indiana Governors). From 1968 to 1981, Dr. Battenberg held several teaching, administrative and consulting positions within the Indiana Public School System. From 1982 to present, Dr. Battenberg served in several Senior Management positions with a number of entities active in the field of education, learning, and development. She has been on the Board of Advisors of Raven Moon Entertainment, Inc. for the past three years and has published a report on how the "Gina D's Kids Club" television programs meet FCC requirements. At the request of the Executive Producers, she also has been instrumental this past year in reviewing and evaluating all new scripts prior to production so that they meet educational requirements and guidelines mandated by the FCC for children's programming. She has also broken ground with educators in China to have the "Gina D's Kids Club" videos and DVD's distributed to schools and other outlets and is planning a trip to meet with representatives in October 2004. Dr. Battenberg holds a Bachelor Degree in Psychology and a Masters Degree in Education from Butler University as well as a Doctorate in Special Education and Educational Psychology from Ball State University.
