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George Folkes
President /Founder, GFASB
Location: Cape Coral, FL United States
Joined: Sep 23rd, 2013

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Morehouse College class of 1978

Undergrad Major: Mass Communication

Claim To Fame:

The master mind behind the film movement in the AUC... during the seventies and mentor to Spike Lee and many others in the great of Georgia. known to friends as Gentle George! from the Bronx.

Most Memorable Moment:

Marching at Morehouse College on a Sunday and then marching at Clark College on that Monday... and receiving a standing ovation from the audience... my mom was in attendance!

High School: Palfrey Street School in Watertown, MA class of 1974

Activities & Accomplishments:

A group cultural trip to Jamaica.

Best Memories:

Attending high school and living in the Harvard University Afro Center as a resident manager during my senior year and learning from 6 college scholars.

Experience

I currently work with GFASB as President /Founder
I have 35 years of experience working in the Arts, Entertainment, and Media industry.

American Independent Filmmaker | GFASB
From January 2009 to Current • 17 year(s)
Independent film production and creative work.

President & Founder | GFASB
From January 2005 to Current • 21 year(s)
Founded and leads American Speakers Bureau organization.

Media Arts & Artist-in-Resident | Quality Life Center
From January 2009 to January 2011 • 2 year(s)
Media arts instruction and artist residency program.

Government Vendor & Consultant | Fulton County Government
From January 2004 to January 2009 • 5 year(s)
Provided consulting services to county government.

Experience Supervisor & Trainer | Phillips Arena
From January 2001 to January 2005 • 4 year(s)
Supervised customer experience and trained staff at arena venue.

Producer & Founder | Bright Unknown Talent Management
From January 1986 to January 2005 • 19 year(s)
Founded and operated talent management company.

Spoken-Word CD Producer | Independent
From January 2002 to December 2002 • 0 year(s)
Produced spoken-word CD entitled 'The Harlem Pearls'.

Customer Service Supervisor & Trainer | Air Transportation
From January 1999 to January 2001 • 2 year(s)
Supervised customer service operations and trained personnel.

Substitute Teacher | Atlanta Public School
From January 1996 to January 2000 • 4 year(s)
Substitute teaching in public school system.

Professional Development Consultant | Atlanta Public School
From January 1998 to January 1999 • 1 year(s)
Provided professional development consulting services.

Housing Manager | Georgia TECH
From June 1996 to August 1996 • 0 year(s)
Managed housing for Summer Games of the XXXVI Olympiad.

Motion Picture Four-Wall Manager | The Samuel Goldwyn Company
From January 1986 to December 1987 • 1 year(s)
Managed motion picture distribution and exhibition.

Motion Picture Four-Wall Manager | Island Pictures
From January 1986 to December 1987 • 1 year(s)
Managed motion picture distribution and exhibition.

Trade Show & Display Advertising Consultant | Independent
From January 1984 to January 1986 • 2 year(s)
Provided trade show and advertising consulting services.

Producer | University of Southern California
From January 1984 to January 1986 • 2 year(s)
Produced 'Evening of Soul' events at USC.

Front Desk | USC
From June 1984 to August 1984 • 0 year(s)
Front desk operations for Summer Games of the XXIII Olympiad.

ESL Instructor | University of Southern California
From January 1983 to January 1984 • 1 year(s)
Taught English as Second Language courses.

College Media Instructor / Film Exhibitor | Clark College
From January 1981 to January 1982 • 1 year(s)
Taught media courses and exhibited films.

City Contractor & Executive Director | City of Atlanta
From January 1980 to January 1982 • 2 year(s)
Contract work and executive leadership for city projects.

Filmmaker-in-Resident | Georgia Council for Arts
From January 1978 to January 1981 • 3 year(s)
Artist residency program for filmmaking.

Summer Intern | WSB Radio 750 AM
From June 1976 to August 1976 • 0 year(s)
Summer internship at radio station.

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