All staff are highly qualified and have: - Sexual Offender Background Checks.
- Criminal Background Checks.
- Multiple Reference Checks.
- Identification Checks. -
About our President/Founder Email: jhenley@henleyworkshops.com
Jessica Henley is the Founder of Henley's Haven
Workshops for Kids.Henley's Haven Workshops for
Kids welcomes kids and homeschooled kids, of all ethnic
backgrounds, educational styles and ages. Jessica can also relate, and
shares personal experience with our homeschoolers, because as a child
she was homeschooled herself in her middle school years.
Jessica has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Media Arts and Animation
from the Art Institute of Atlanta, and an Associate of Applied Science
degree in Computer Science. She has worked as a Project Lead and
Animator Generalist on an 3D Animated DVD, target age 6 to 8, for
TyeCan, Inc. She has managed staff members in Atlanta Georgia, North
Carolina, Europe, and India, as well as mentored to interns at TyeCan,
Inc. She is currently an "Animation and Graphic Design Advisory Board
Member" at the High-Tech Institute, in Atlanta Georgia where she can
give advice and mentor to young students at the end of the school
quarter. Jessica also worked for 3DH Communication in Georgia as a
Production Rotoscoper turning movies, commercials, and other media
content from 2d to 3d content. She's also done logo animations for RSN,
a national broadcasting station.
Jessica Henley is known for her professionalism and trustworthiness, and can offer innovative ideas to our youth as well as adults
"Graduated cum laude from Art Institute of Atlanta with a
bachelors in
Medial Arts and Animation. Worked on an educational DVD for TyCan Marketing
as a Character Animator. Also worked on many
freelance illustration and animation jobs and am currently assisting in
the creation of the Ink Foundation production house and Henley's Haven
Workshops for kids.
Classes Alana
teaches is: 3D Animation, Video Game Design, Web Design, 2D Animation,
Drawing/ Manga Design, Entrepreneur classes, Story Development, and
more"
"My dad put the camera
in my hand. I've always taken pictures,
but did not realize my talent for capturing images until I was in
college. From
studying architecture, I learned to look beyond what was just seen and
to find
little details that made the everyday unique. I've been shooting digital
since
2005. I have been a member of the Cherokee Photography Club since 2006. I
don't
like to say I focus on one particular subject because there is too much
out
there to capture. I have found a passion for shooting weddings and also
shoot
portraits and fashion. I have done shoots with White House Black Market,
Atlanta Girl Magazine and clothing designer Vanessa Henderson."
Mr. Finley was born and raised in West Palm Beach ,
FL by parents,
Charles & Ruby Finley. At a young age Chad began to grow a passion
for the arts. He enjoyed collecting comic books, sketching and attending
trumpet lessons. In high school Chad established his confidence and
strengths by joining the Pre-Law Magnet Program, marching band, track
& field, student council, and Men of Tomorrow youth group.
When
it was time to pursue a higher education Mr. Finley chose to
major in Graphic Design and minor in Photography at the Florida A&M
University. At FAMU, Chad raised the bar for his self by getting
involved in numerous organizations such as the Marching "100" band and
the Graphic Arts Club. Chad realized he has a true gift and passion for
graphic design while attending Florida A&M. Before he knew it, Mr.
Finley was interning at a local magazine, InSpire Magazine. Soon after
Chad landed a major internship in New York City at VIBE Magazine. Upon
graduating Cum Laude in 2008, Mr. Finley relocated to Atlanta, GA. Since
graduation Chad has made major strides in his career of visual arts by
obtaining jobs with the United States government, various music
production companies and becoming a celebrating - fashion photographer.
"Goals have been met, but there's some much more to strive for" - Chad
N. Finley
Digital Film
Making Instructor - Wesley Shelby
Email:
wesley.shelby@henleyworkshops.com
Wesley Shelby Jr. is a Digital Filmmaker and
Graphic Designer. He is originally from Chattanooga, Tennessee and
began work in the film industry at age 17. Wesley
has been an Atlanta, GA resident for many years now and operates his
production skills in the Atlanta metropolitan area. Areas of Digital
Filmmaking he specializes in are video editing, visual effects, video
camera operations, and video producing. In Graphic Design he creates
logos, business cards, CD and DVD covers. With the production skills he
posses' he travels locally, nationally, and internationally in hopes of
satisfying his clienteles production needs.
Patrick S. Young is
excited
to be joining the team of Henley Workshops as the acting instructor
and club leader. During his studies at Piedmont College as a Theatre
Major, he was V.P. of Film Club and V.P. & Business Manager of Alpha
Psi Omega. He attended TVI for On-camera acting technique for cold
reading,
sitcom, soap opera, and film. He has taught Improv, Storytelling, Drama,
On-camera Acting, Language Arts, and History. Recently he has been
invited
back to Piedmont College as a guest lecturer for his workshops "Drama
in the Classroom: The How's of Teaching Drama and Using Drama in Other
Subjects of Learning".
Acting
Instructor - Emma Hargrave
"Emma Hargrave is in eleventh grade at Independent
Studies at Johnson Ferry. She is involved with the Curtain Call Youth
Players theater company and has recently been cast in Bye Bye Birdie and
The Big Bad Musical. Her theater experience also includes being
assistant stage manager for The Phantom Tollbooth. Emma plans to pursue a
career in film or theater direction.
Emma's interests also include FIRST LEGO League (FLL)
robotics. She was a team member on the Transformers robotics team for
four years and last year served as assistant coach on the same team. A
highlight of Emma's robotics career was going with her team to represent
Georgia in the FLL World Festival and U.S. Open championships.".
Garage Band
Instructor - Jon Maiocco
"Jonathan Maiocco will be a senior at
Independent Studies at Johnson Ferry and a joint-enrolled student at
Georgia State University.Jon is the winner of the Georgia
Federation of Music Clubs Composition Competition for 2009 and 2010.He has received recognition in 2008 and 2009 from the Pete
Carpenter Scholarship.In 2009, Jon attended New York
University's ASCAP Film Score Workshop and is a participant in May 2010.Jon has taught Garage Band 101 and Film Production 101 at
Timothy Ministry at Johnson Ferry.Jon plans to study
Music Composition and wants to pursue a career in Film Music
Composition."
Educational
Consultant - Ty Johnston
Email:
tyj.media@gmail.com
Professor, Media/Edu Consultant & Producer (305)
491- 6015
"Ty Johnston has
been in the entertainment business for more than twenty years. As a
child, she was featured in Toys R Us commercials, featured in Lego Toys
user manuals and graduated from Handover Acting School in East Hartford
Connecticut. Later as an adult, she became passionate
and interested in the Television and Film industry. She received a
Bachelor of Science in Social Work from Florida State University and
attended Nova Southeastern University for her Masters of Science in
Educational Media.
As she established her own entertainment company, T.Y. Entertainment,
she decided to take on a new role and lead others to meet to fulfill
their entertainment goals. She dedicated her time working as a media
consultant and TV & Film Producer. The company launched the career
of
comedian/actor Benji Brown who is a radio personality on The Rickey
Smiley Morning Show (syndicated) and WEDR Cox Radio. As Ty managed
Brown's career, with countless national standup engagements, she built a
solid network of industry contacts.
Her many works demonstrates
castings, working with national promoters & venues including talent
placement for Oscar Winner Jamie Foxx's Laffapalooza, Bad Boys of Comedy, Marin
Lawrence's Starz-1st Amendment and ESPN Cold Pizza to name a few. Ty
produced Brown's first feature release In Touch With Reality; that
showcases his infamous character KIKI, which has over 2 million hits on YouTube. The company is also in postproduction for Brown's second
comedic release One More Funny. Ty severed as Assistant to the Producer
to filmmaker Roderick Powell, the Producer of the Lions Gate film, A
Miami Tail. The feature was screened at the American Black Film Festival
in 2003. Ty produced and was one of the co-creators to a sitcom pilot
With Friends Like These starring Trina, Ki Toy and Luz Whitney, which aired in 14
million households for three seasons on the television network, The
Black Family Channel. Recently, Ty co-created, pitched and sold The
Baddest Chick, a reality show concept, to Viacom/VH1 in association with
Tracey Edmonds of Edmonds Entertainment starring Billboard's #1 Female
Hip Hop Artist, TRINA. In addition, Ty is in development as Executive
Producer to
the theatrical release, PeepHole, a film to be directed by the all time
Spirited Acting Coach, Tracey Moore. With several titles under her
industry belt, Ty is currently working with several production companies
such as StarStream Pictures, Coldfinger Studios, Peebles Productions
and J3 Productions; which is set to release their 1st 3D animation
theatrical in 2012.
Ty strongly believes in entrepreneurship, which explains why she is the
executive publisher for magazine prints and CEO to Media Life Group, an
interactive technology company; providing diverse intelligence tools to
brand companies. Additionally, Ty is the co-founder of Florida
Entertainment Summit hosted in metro-area of Miami, Florida, an annual
conference that focuses on the music and film industry. She is a
full-time Professor at The Art Institute of Atlanta as an instructor
with the Department of Digital Filmmaking, Video and Audio Production.
She serves on the curriculum committee for the department and has
written & published film/audio courses for the school and other AI
sister campuses. She is a Portfolio Advisor for graduate students and
serves as lead of the faculty mentorship program for new employees. Ty
serves as the GM/Program Director for AIA Radio Station, which is in
development with the student body,
preparing to launch for 2011. Also, she is a member of Women and Film in
Television of Florida (WIFT), Florida Association of Media in Education
(FAME), National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), board
member for Project Humana Life (PHL) and the Director of
Media Relations for Paul S. Morton Scholarship Foundation.
"
Story Behind the "Apple"
Henley's sponsoring of a child in the Philippines
nick name, that the child's family and friends call her, is "Apple",
thus comes the inspiration for the apple symbol, and also a special
thanks to Tamara, who pointed me in the right direction for this
organization.
If you would like more info in sponsoring a child, pleaseCLICK HERE
