CDA Honorary Board Members

Joel Bernstein
Joel Bernstein is a veteran producer at CBS News. He began his career as a writer for Walter Cronkite, served as a producer for Dan Rather at 60 Minutes, w as Bureau Chief in Tel Aviv and Paris, and producer of hour-long documentaries. His documentaries include "Schwartzkopf Return to Vietnam", with Dan Rather and "Heroes of the Century" with Ed Bradley, two time Emmy award winner.Today, he's a producer for 60 Minutes Two . Mr. Bernstein a resident of Marlboro Vermont, and New York City . Mr Bernstein was part of CDA'S Meet the Filmmakers Series in 2001.

Raymond McNulty
Raymond McNulty is the Comissioner of Education for the state of Vermont . He was Superintendent of Schools, for Windham Southeast Supervisory Union, Brattleboro, Vt from 1990-2002. He is President of the Vermont Superintendents Association and a Trustee. He is President of the Vermont Superintendents Association and a Trustee. He is on the Advisory Board of Brown University Education Alliance/NESLC, Vermont , State Board of Education Special Education Fiscal Review Panel and the Vermont State Board of Education Special Education Fiscal Review Panel. He was a Presenter at the 1998 Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education, Washington D.C. "Preparing Teacher Leaders for a World On-Line. He was a invited Participant, at the 9th Annual Claiborne Pell Policy Seminar in 1999. Recipient of the Frederick H. Tuttle Service Award, Vermont Superintendent of the year, May 2000. He has a BS from Bridegwater State College 1973, a M.Ed Administration Johnson State College 19777 and from the University of Vermont, C.A.S in Administration 1983. In 1996 he attended UCLA Anderson School of Business, Early Education.

Claude Moyse
Mr. Claude Moyse is a leading producer/videographer/editor with extensive experience is all aspects of video production and post-production. Currently President of Electronic Media Productions, in Albany, NY, Mr. Moyse has won numerous awards for his work in still photography, 16mm motion picture, and video. Mr. Moyse continues to operate a video production business, and offers both analog and digital production to his clients. Formerly founder and President of Moyse and Associates, Mr. Moyse is a graduate of Marlboro College, Marlboro, Vermont, and attended Lausanne Polytechnic University in Lausanne, Switzerland, as well as Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York.

Irwin H. Steinberg
Irwin H. Steinberg - Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Music Connection, McLean, VA, Mr. Steinberg currently serves the company on a part-time basis pursuant to a consulting agreement. From 1982 to the present, Mr. Steinberg has been President of IHS Corporation, a consulting firm specializing in the music business. From 1975 to 1982, Mr. Steinberg was Chairman and CEO of Polygram Records, a major, worldwide, music company. From 1946 to 1968, Mr. Steinberg was co-founder and President of Mercury Records, a major US music label. Mr. Steinberg currently serves as Adjunct Professor at Columbia College of the Arts, in Chicago, where he teaches Graduate courses in the music business. Mr Steinberg will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from Columbia College in the spring of 2002. Mr. Steinberg holds an BA degree from the University of Chicago Business School and a Masters degree from the University of California.

Fern Tavalin
Fern Tavalin directs the WEB Project, one of the first 19 US Dept of Education Technology Innovation Challenge Grants. The project focuses on multimedia telecommunications and consists of an extensive network of schools across Vermont who exchange samples of work. The Vermont Historical Society, the Vermont Arts Council, Center for the Book, and the Vermont Alliance for Arts Education play a key role in shaping WEB Project initiatives. Previously, Fern served as the director of the Vermont Arts Assessment Project and helped to develop the Vermont Framework of Standards and Learning Opportunities. She received her doctorate in education from UMASS, Amherst and her undergraduate degree in economics from Franklin and Marshall College.