Dancing Star Foundation - Principals of The Organization

Principals of The Organization

Michael Tobias, President

Tobias' academic resume includes a Ph.D. in History of Consciousness from UC Santa Cruz, an Assistant Professorship in Environmental Studies, and Adjunct Assistant Professor of English and the Humanities, Visiting Garrey Carruthers Chair of Honors at the University of New Mexico-Albuquerque, Distinguished Visiting Professor, and Regents Lecturer at the University of California-Santa Barbara, and an Associate Professorship at Cal State Northridge. "As the author of 37 books and writer/ director/producer of over 100 films pertaining to environmental, cultural, social or scientific issues, he has been called 'the Carl Sagan of the humanities'."

Jane Gray Morrison, Executive Vice President

An ecologist / filmmaker, Morrison produced 10-hour Turner Broadcasting series "Voice of the Planet," which chronicled the history of life on Earth; the project "involved filming for nearly two years in 25 countries." Morrison is also responsible for the production of a trilogy of documentary films titled "Mad Cowboy," "No Vacancy," and "Hotspots," as well as co-authoring books on environmental issues.

Don Cannon, Vice President, Finance and Operations

Cannon's background includes extensive tenures with both A&M records and Elektra records, as well as Hanna Barbera and other television production companies. Previous to joining Dancing Star Foundation, he was a Senior Vice President at ICM, a large talent management agency.