WESTMONT REVISION 002

							       ************** REVISED 11/21/09 ************************


                      Outline for NCW/FOTW Business Plan
                                December 2, 2009


I. Executive Summary

Our Mission-

We are advocates who provide various support and financial assistance for the
restoration of the Westmont Theatre and its use as a venue for the performing and
film arts.

Friends of the Westmont Theatre -

As advocates and supporters, we use numerous forums and means to accomplish
our mission of re-establishing The Westmont Theatre as a venue for the
performing and film arts. We believe a restored Westmont Theatre will benefit
Haddon Township by: 1) Strengthening community image and sense of place
including how we are viewed by those outside our community; 2) Supporting
economic development by stimulating additional new businesses as well as
increasing revenue for our existing local businesses; 3) Increasing property values;
4) Promoting the township with a viable destination as a unique cultural arts
center; and 5) Fostering education, development, and appreciation of the arts to
people of all ages.

Recognizing that the Westmont Theatre, the last surviving vaudeville-era theatre
left in Camden County, is to be treasured, our group was formed. We believe it
should serve as an example of a progressive community fulfilling a duty tor restore
an important historical resource that can be a major asset to the Township. We
formed first as a body of people involved in the documentary “The Grand Old
Lady “ beginning in 2006. From this group, a core group of members, which
continues to grow,have, and will continue to meet. Our group is not now, nor was
ever "tied to,” "working for," or “in favor” of any specific developer's proposal,
organization, individual or government entity. Our group will meet with people or
groups that can assist or provide valuable input into how we can accomplish our
mission. However we have, and will continue to always advocate and demonstrate
our support to renovate and reuse the theatre only. As proposals are discussed or
presented in public forums, we will speak as advocates for the benefits and
necessity of restoration of the theatre only--our mission. When we speak or
otherwise advocate,it is solely in the interest of our mission, even if we speak at the
request of a developer, a government entity, or an individual. We area non-profit
withthe goal of becoming a 501 ( c ) 3 for any fund-raising or developer’s purpose.

II. Body of the Plan and Organizational Structure

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III. Products, Programs or Services

      a. Its 1200+ seat capacity, full-fly stage and huge screen are unique in the
region. (and the last in Camden County!) Its mission is to enrich Haddon
Township’s quality of life by offering first class performing arts and encouraging
the use of the venue for social, educational, and professional events.

       Broadway touring Theatre, Broadway Touring Musicals, Celebrity Name
Entertainers, Symphony performances, Guest artists with the Symphony,
Symphony lecture series, Chamber Music, Opera Productions (touring. Film, and
video), Touring Dance Productions, Classic Film, Talent Competitions, Comedy
Club, Cabaret Music, Opening Night Dinner parties with meet and greets plus
similar after show parties, along with other Fundraising Galas featuring live
entertainment.

       The venue will be one of the few concert halls in Camden County.In
addition to symphonic music and dance, the Westmont may host musicians who
now play other venues such as the Tower, Keswick, Sellersville, and Colonial
theatres in Pennsylvania, and Wilmington's Grand Opera House. The Westmont
anticipates a concert calendar that will appeal to a wide range of audiences with
possible performers including country performers, such as Roseanne Cash and
Emmylou Harris, folk/country performers such as Nanci Griffith,singer-
songwriters such as Joan Baez, and Bob Dylan, and folk-rock musicians such as
Mark Knopfler and Billy Bragg.

       b. The Westmont Theatre will be restored to its former glory and will be
reopened with the same purpose it had in 1927 – to serve as the hub of the
community. Programs and performances held at the theatre will not only cater to
an adult audience but to a young adult and a child audience, as well. More
traditional types of performances would include live-performance plays, band and
orchestral performances, ballet and dance recitals, and film screenings.

       There is a plethora of potential for less traditional events that can be hosted
at the theatre, such as…

   1. Holiday Movie Screenings –

   2. Trilogy Nights – Screen classic film trilogies back to back to back

    3. Film Club – Screen lesser known but great foreign/independent/studio films
that never received the attention they deserved. The screening will be followed by
conversation and discussion on the film.

   4. Guest Lecture

   5. Film Festival

   6. 24 Hour Film Fest

    7. Classic Films. Screenings of Hollywood and international masterpieces in the
kind of venue in which they were made to be seen. Free admission to senior
citizens.

   8. Museum – A museum area or gallery with vintage film equipment, pictures
and memorabilia from Hollywood

   9. Westmont Theatre tee shirts can be for sale, mugs, hats, a book that recounts
the amazing history of the theatre… standard gifts....a personalized brick program
where people pay $100 for a brick with their name on it and have it placed outside
the front doors.

   10. We also have the option of renting out the theatre for private parties and
corporate events and such.

IV. Marketing Plan

Our Market - Primary market is the Haddon Avenue Corridor, supplemented by the
balance of Camden County and nearby portions of Burlington County. The
proximity of the PATCO rail line and the Lindenwold interchange with the
Atlantic City Line certainly extends our sub-markets to include the area from
Atlantic City to and including Philadelphia. For ALL of these communities it will
be our goal to foster, teach, educate, self improve, and of course, entertain! While
meeting this mission, we must strive to be “all inclusive,” fulfilling the needs of
the youth, challenged, and elderly within all of our markets. Direct Mail
membership invitations describing various benefit levels.

V. Operational Plan

       The projection room will be equipped with two (2) variable speed 35mm
projectors to permit screenings of rare and classic film prints. The variable speed
units will permit silent films to be projected at their proper speed. Projection lenses
will be provided for anamorphic, wide screen, and academy format films. A four
channel stereo sound system will include a Dolby processor, 4 stereo power
amplifiers, 3 JBL or equal behind the screen speakers with HF/LF crossover, 8 JBL
or equal Surround speakers, and 2 JBL or equal Sub Woofers. The projection
screen willbe installed on an aluminum frame to permit flying, and shall have a
silver finish to allow for presentation of 3D entertainment. For digital/3-D
projection, the booth will be equipped with a BARCO P-2000 (single phase) digital
projector, required server and automation equipment.

      The projection room equipment will also include two(2) xenon follow spots.
Stage equipment shall include: borders, foots, audio/lighting mixing and control
board in the auditorium. Screen curtain, Stage curtain, and permanent cyclorama.
1300 seats, model "Alessandria Convention" will be provided and installed by
Preferred Seating. In the future, projection equipment will be updated to include
the capability of presenting widegauge 70mm films with six-track playback to
exhibit some of the growing list of vintage and newly-minted prints in their 70mm
format. The Westmont would be one of only three theatres in the New York to
Washington corridor with this capability.

VI. Management and Organizational Team

      The Friends of the Westmont Theatre has assembled a management team
including those that will serve as principals (officers of the board of directors), key
management employees and an expert advisory board (who will assist in both
arts/theatre-related operations and identification and cultivation of active financial
sponsors). The Friends of the Westmont Theatre will operate as a non-profit [501
(c)3] tenant-operator in conjunction with a for-profit owner/developer to optimize
advantages of benefits and requirements under Federal laws and tax regulations
effecting fundraising, tax credits and restoration.
In the interim and upon incorporation and recognition of 501 (c) 3 status,
The Friends of the Westmont Theatre will operate with the registered address:

Friends of the Westmont Theatre
     305 Briarwood Avenue
     Haddonfield, NJ 08033
     Registered Agent: Allen F. Hauss

Executive Board -- Officers for the fiscal year 2009:
President: Allen F. Hauss
Vice-President: William B. Brahms
Treasurer: Brent J. Donaway
Secretary: ______________

      The Friends of the Westmont Theatre recognize the importance of
maintaining a strong balance of local citizens, film and performing arts
professionals and civic leaders. The following Curricula Vitae outlined the
individuals who have agreed to assist and participate in The Friends of the
Westmont Theatre. These individuals will serve as the nucleus for the Friends
board, as contributing members and supporters and in advisory capacities to ensure
the success of the Friends of the Westmont Theatre and the Westmont Theatre.

       The team represents a strong group of professionals with extraordinary depth
of experience in Architecture and Renovation/Restoration, Non-Profits and Arts
Groups, and Arts and Performance Venue Management and Operations (inc.
Ownership, General Management, Advertising/Promotions and Marketing,
Booking, Artists Representation, Finance, Fundraising/Grant-Writing/Sponsorship,
Performance and Production Technical Operations--on and off-stage, Public
Relations and Security). Additionally the group has a great breadth of experience
working with State and Local Government, Professional Organizations and
Societies, Other Theatre and Arts Venues (a valuable source of talent and advice),
Advocacy, Tourism, Education, Writing/Publishing, Real Estate, and importantly
Haddon Township and Regional (Camden County and surrounding counties and
states) Historical and Arts Projects and Causes. Most of the team are current or
former residents of Haddon Township. The large degree of local talent and
professional investment is a powerful element to insure success. It would likely be
impossible to assemble another group with not only the skills, network and
professional experience in the requisite areas to operate the Westmont Theatre, but
one with the important local and residential investment, community base, and
benefits.


ABBREVIATIONS USED IN BIOGRAPHIES: & = And; All=Alliance;
Alt.=Alternative; Adj.=Adjunct; Adv.= Advisory; Advert.= Advertising/
Advertisement; Amer.=America/American(s); App.= Application; Assoc.=
Association/Associate; Asst.= Assistant; Awd= Award; Broad.= Broadcasting;
Bus.= Business; Cert.= Certificate/Certified/Certification; Co.=County; Coll.=
College; Comm.= Committee/Commission; Conf.= Conference; Const.=
Construction; Contrib.= Contributing; Coop.= Cooperative; Coor.=
Coordinator/Coordinating; Co-Prod= Co-Producer; Corp= Corporate/
Corporation; Coun.= Council; CPB=Corporation for Public Broadcasting;
CT=Connecticut; Ct.=Court; Cult.=Cultural; DE=Delaware;
Dev.=Develop/Development; Dir.=Director; Dist.=Distribution;
Econ.=Economic/Economy; Ed=Education; Elemen.=Elementary; Exec.=
Executive; Excel.= Excellence; Evts.= Events; Found.= Foundation; Gov.=
Governor; Hist.= Historic/ Historical/ History; inc.= including;
Inc=Incorporated; Img.=Image; Int.= International; Is.=Island; Lib= Library;
Maj.= Major; MD=Maryland; Mem.=Member/Membership; Mgr.= Manager;
Mgt.=Management; Mkt.=Market/Marketing; Mt.= Mountain/Mount.;
Mus.=Museum(s); Nat.=National; NJ=New Jersey; NJN=New Jersey Network;
NPR=National Public Radio; NY=New York; Ord.= Ordinance; Org.=
Organization/ Organizing; PA= Pennsylvania; Phila.= Philadelphia; PR= Public
Relations; Pres.= President; Preserv.= Preservation; Prod.= Production(s)/
Producing/ Producer. Prof.= Professional; Proj.= Projects; Promo.= Promotions/
Promotional; Recon.= Reconstruction; Reg.= Region/Regional; Rehab.=
Rehabilitation; Renov. = Renovation; Rep.= Representative/ Representation;
Restor.= Restoration; RT= Roundtable; SJ= South Jersey; Soc.=Social/ Society;
Spec.= Special; St.= Street; Strat.= Strategic; Sup.=Support/ Supporting;
Suppl.=Supplement; Supr.= Supervisor; Synd.= Syndicate; Sys.=System;
TV=Television; w/= with; VA= Virginia; Wkend= Weekend

Jim Atkinson
Resident of Haddon Township
atkieclan@verizon.net
Program Manager, Discover Jersey Arts/Art Pride New Jersey Foundation
Career Arts Management Professional
Areas of Experience:
Arts Programs/Management/Production Artist Booking & Representation
State/Local Govt.
Non-Profits TV/Theatre/Radio/Music
B.A. Communication (Arcadia); Graduate (Antonelli Institute of Art and
Photography)
ü NJ State Coun. on the Arts--Arts Mkt. & Promo. Mgr. (1997-2001); Prog. Mgr.
Discover Jersey Arts--budgeting, fundraising, mem., media, direct mail/e-mail/soc.
media dev., PR, branding, strat./ coop. partnerships, mkt., tourism; Prof. Dev. Nat.
Arts & Humanities Month (Amers. for the Arts). Adj. Mem. (-2009) NJSCA.;
ü WXPN-FM, Promo. Dir.—adult/album/alt. mkt. NPR station, listenership,
incentives: mem. & clients;
ü Black Irish Concert Prods, Artist Rep. & Prod. (1994-96); Co-founded agency
representing recording artists for concerts inc. dist., promo., booking, touring
logistics & prod. concerts.;
ü Theatre of Living Arts, Prod. Staff (1992-96) Electric Factory Concerts inc.
Lollapalooza’93, Madonna & Billy Joel tours (1993).;
ü Member: NJN ―State of the Arts‖ Adv. Comm. (Emmy Awd. Arts Prog. NJN)
(2006–); Org. Comm. Poetry Out Loud. (2005–); Jersey Arts Marketers (1997–);
Adv. Bd. Promos. Theatre All. of Greater Phila. ; Adv. Comm. Scottish Rite
Auditorium.-explored feasibility of Auditorium as Theatre / nonprofit presenting
house (2003); NJ Cult. All. (1997-2000).;
ü Achievements: Dev. JerseyArts.com People’s Choice Awds.; Prod. Campaigns
Amer. Masterpieces-Nat. Endow. for the Arts (2007-09); Coor. Evts.
GenerationNEXT (2000-09); Promo. Sup. Family Week at the Theatre (2000-09);
Evt. Org. Jersey Arts Marketers Media RT (2000-09); Exec. Prod. Jersey Arts
Holiday Fashion Show (2004-08); Coor. Cult. Wkends (2002-07):
Montclair/Camden Co/Princeton/Newark/Red Bank/Cape May/New Brunswick;
Dev. Buried in Jersey Tours (1998-2000); Exec. Prod. Meryl Streep & Susan
Sarandon–Discover Jersey Arts TV Commercials (1999); Prod. Evts Phila. Mus.
Of Art’s After Hours Prog.--music/ film/poetry (1996); Co-Prod. WXPN Singer-
Songwriter Wkend.--Rosanne Cash & Jonathan Brooke (1996); Co-Prod. WXPN
New Music Showcase--Cowboy Junkies & Ben Folds Five (1996); Co-Prod.,
Manayunk Music Circle (1996); Booked--March of Dimes Walk Amer. (1996);
Promo. Sup. Phila. AIDSWalk (1995-96) & Phila. Fest. of World Cinema (1995-
96).;
ü Presenter: N.J. Div. of Trav. & Tour. (2009); NJ Destination Mkt. Org. (2009);
N.J. Assoc. of Mus. (2006); Marketers Media RT (2005, 2006); S.J. Cult. All. Conf.
in the Sun (1998); Phila. Music Conf. (2006).;
ü Awards: CPB 1st Pl--Promo & Spec. Evts.--WXPN Singer-Songwriter Wkend
(1996); Gold Jasper Awd. (Jersey Shore PR & Adv. Assoc.) &Cert. of Excel. (NJ
Advert. Club)--Discover Jersey Arts--Susan Sarandon, Meryl Streep, Bebe
Neuwirth & Avery Brooks-print (2000); Finalist-Design, Print & Outdoor Advert.
Awd. (NY Fests Disc. Jersey Arts)--Susan Sarandon & Meryl Streep-TV/print
(2000); Awd. of Excel (Ideographic Awds.) & Silver Telly Awd.--Discover Jersey
Arts–Susan Sarandon-TV (2001); Encore Awd. (SJ Jersey Cult. All)—Positive Img.
Arts in SJ (2002); Pepperpot Awd. (Phila. Chpt; PR Soc)--JerseyArts.com (2003);
Excel in Tour. Awd. (NJ Comm. Econ. Growth & Tour. Comm.)—Royal Jersey
Arts Wkend.-Newark (2004).
Joe Baltake
Resident of Haddonfield
joe.baltake@verizon.net
Six-time Pulitzer-Prize Nominated Film Critic, Commentator,
Author and Contributor of Works on Cinema
Areas of Experience:
Film Criticism/Commentary Publishing/Research/Writing Film
Festivals/Conferences
B.A. (Rutgers)
ü Film Critic: Gannett Newspapers (suburban) (1969); Phila. Daily News (1970-
85); Movie Ed. Inside Phila. (1986-); Film Critic The Sacramento Bee (1987-);
Synd. Movie Critic Scripps Howard News Service (1999-); Author The Passionate
Moviegoer (2006-); Contrib. Author: Articles to The Los Angeles Times, The NY
Post, US Magazine, Scribner's Great Lives & Films in Review, among others;
ü Assoc. Editor John Willis' "Screen World" -- an annual film anthology (1973-
2000);
ü Contrib. Author: Encyclopedia of American Lives;
ü Author of two books: The Films of Jack Lemmon & Jack Lemmon- His Films and
career;
ü Broadcast Criticism for Prism Cable TV (1985);
ü Consultant: Jack Lemmon: American Film Institute Life Achievement Awd.
(1987), Jack Lemmon: A Life in the Movies (1990);
ü Commentary: The Apartment DVD Special Edition (2008);
ü Represented in the permanent collection: The Jack Lemmon Film Collection
ü Leader criticism workshop Phila. Writer's Conf. (1977-79);
ü Selection Comm. Mem. & Prog. Essayist Phila. Int. Film Fest.
ü Awards: Motion Picture Preview Group Awd. for Criticism; Commentary Awd.
Soc Prof. Journalists; Citations: Phila. Magazine & Sacramento News & Rev;
ü Nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in Criticism -- six times;
ü Marquis Who's Who in Amer. (21 times); Marquis Who’s Who in Entertainment
(3 times); Marquis Who’s Who in World (7 times);
ü Appears in Westmont Theatre Public Awareness Video.
William B. Brahms
Resident of Haddon Township
wbrahms@verizon.net
Chief Librarian/Regional Branch Manager, Camden County Library System. [
Mem. AFSCME];
President & CEO, Reference Desk Press, Inc. Author of Reference and Historical
Books
Areas of Experience:
Municipal & County Government Cultural Institution & Business. Mgt; Non-
Profits Publishing/Research/Writing; Local History (inc. Westmont Theatre)
B.A. Economics (concentration Finance; minor Music) (Rutgers); M.L.S. Library
Service (Rutgers); Law Courses (Rutgers)
ü Experience in Bus. (Retail) & Cult. Institution (Libraries) Mgt. (18 years) inc.
Reg. Branch Mgr for Camden Co. Lib. Sys. Mgr of one of the largest lib. branches
in So. Jersey (over 40,000 sq, ft) w/ nearly ½ million visitors per year, super. large
staff. Managed several significant capital const. projs. for Camden Co. Lib. Inc.
renov. projs. for new roof, back wall, lobby rehab. & const. of teen facility. Co-
creator & mgr. of lib. branch in a mall-- Shelf Life (poster session at NJ Library
Assoc. Convention on Shelf Life); Co-creator & construction oversight mgr for a
teen lib. Structure--The Corner; Design Team mem. & fac. Mgr. wireless &
dedicated computer fac. in public lib. called Information Oasis. Recipient of 16
Staff Achievement Awds.
ü Cert.: NJ Dept of Education; NJ Prof. License: Librarian.;
ü Past Official Franklin Twp, NJ (Somerset, Co) Hist. (de facto Hist. Comm. mem.)
(6 years);
ü Past Mem. Meadows Found., Somerset, NJ (Org. oversees/owns fundraising &
restoration of seven hist. buildings) & Raritan-Millstone Heritage All.,
Piscataway, NJ (Org. promotes hist. & cult. resources);
ü Bd. Mem. February1st1845 Found. (Org. renovated/manages hist. James W.
Johnson Mansion in New Brunswick, NJ); Nat. Reg. App. for property, Obtained
Cert. of Eligibility (COE) for property.
ü Webmaster, Haddon Twp. Hist. Soc.; & mem. of other hist. & local groups
(Official Hist. for two hist. Rutgers Coll. orgs. inc. Cap & Skull Soc.);
ü Mem. Adv. Comm. of NJ Digital Highway (State of NJ/Rutgers/Hist. Groups);
ü Pres & CEO, Reference Desk Press, Inc.; Experience running all aspects of a
successful S-Corp.
ü Author of Six books: Images of Amer.: Franklin Twp. (Arcadia, 1997); Franklin
Twp. Somerset Co., NJ: A History (FTPL,1998); The Cap & Skull Soc. of Rutgers
Coll. (C&S, Rutgers, 2000); Notable Last Facts (Reference Desk Press, 2005);
Grand Old Lady (Reference Desk Press, 2006); Last Word of Notable People
(Reference Desk Press, 2010)--review stage. Research as a lib., writer & works
used/cited in over 100 publications. Works held in the collections of over 2000 libs.
on 6 continents.;
ü Grants: Successful applicant/recipient/contrib. of grants from state & reg.
organizations for archival –document & photograph Preserv., digitization, public
library space construction, etc.;
ü Achievements: Achievements in Reference Publishing -- Best Addition to the
Trivia Shelf" (Booklist Magazine—American Library Assoc., 2005 Eds.' Choice)
for Notable Last Facts; Outstanding Reference Source Nominee 2006 Reference &
User Services Assoc.-American Library Assoc. for Notable Last Facts ; Maine
State Lib. Reference Book of the Month (June 2008) for Notable Last Facts;
Recommendation for Lib. Collections in Public Lib. Catalog, Supp. to 12th
Edition, 2006 ; H.W. Wilson & Sr. High School Catalog, Supp. to 16th Edition,
2006 ; H.W. Wilson for Notable Last Facts. Among the top 10 titles on the list of
most widely held "vade-mecums" in OCLC's WorldCat as of 2007 for Notable Last
Facts.;
ü Awards: Prof. Leadership Awd. Rutgers Univ. School Commission Information
& Lib. Sci. (1999), Commendations from Freeholders of Camden Co. & Coun. of
Franklin Twp. (3 Times), Author/Scholar of the Year: Marconi Found. Mem: Phi
Beta Kappa & other academic/ prof. socs.
ü Marquis Who's Who in Amer. (6 times); Marquis Who's Who in World.;
ü Appears in The Grand Old Lady & Westmont Theatre Public Awareness Video.


Stacey Clarke
Resident of Haddon Township
staceclarke@comcast.net
Account Director, Digitas Health ( Phila., PA);
Board Member of several Foundations
Areas of Experience:
Advertising--Branding/Communication/Multi-Media Promotion Marketing--
Financial/Tourism/Non-profit/B-to-B Sectors Real Estate Non-Profits Arts and
Charitable Foundations
B.A. Advertising (Rider); M.B.A Marketing and Int’l Business (Rutgers)
ü Accounts Dir. Digitas Health’s-- Leads strat. planning & tactical promo. for
online & offline activities; Manages media & tactical components for e-details,
banners, paid search & organic media; Devs. mkt. goals, participates in bus.
planning & presentations.;
ü Former NY Reg. Mkt. Mgr--Commerce Bank Corp—Dev.& executed mkt. plans--
multiple level goals; managed local mkt. advert & promo. efforts for NY/CT--all
media & creative comm. w/ external agencies supp. all collateral, direct mail &
advert. (NY Reg.). Experience w/ Corp. Sponsors, Promos (Retail & Commercial);
New Product Launches; Dev. Bilingual MKt. Prog.; Mgt serving multiCult.
communities. A key component of #1 Grand Opening launch in the Commerce
Bank history.;
ü Former Sr. Acct. Exec--The STAR Group; Created new brand identities inc. PA
Ballet: launching broadcast, print & outdoor advert., collateral, direct mail,
website & sales team support materials & led the dev. of an integrated
communication plan that produced a significant sales increase. Experience w/
Proj. Mgt., RFP’s, Coord. pitch team & tactical components, media planning &
media implementation .;
ü Sales Associate for Rohrer & Sayers Real Estate.;
ü Found. Bd. Mem.: William G. Rohrer Charitable Found.; Perkins Center for the
Arts; & Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center.;
ü Pres., Twp. of Haddon Improvement Proj.


Brent J. Donaway
Resident of Haddon Township
new2crew@gmail.com
Film Maker/Documentary Producer;
Assistant Interactive Producer, Center City Film & Video’s eCity
Areas of Experience:
Filmmaking/Video/Production Web Dev/Online Media/Networking
A.A. Communication (Camden Co. Coll.) B.A. in Radio/TV/Film Communication
(Rowan U) Graduate Certificate in Digital Film Production (New York Film
Academy at Princeton Univ.) Graduate Student M.A. in Film and Media Studies
(New School in NYC).
ü Major Catalyst behind Westmont Theatre movement w/ documentary film The
Grand Old Lady
ü Writer, Dir., Prod., & Narrator The Grand Old Lady. Film received excellent
reception & reviews. Film’s funding came through not only own person financial
commitment, but also the support of more than 50 Haddon Twp. bus. &
organizations & many in surrounding towns, as well as many dozen individual
Twp & local area residents. Film has been screened at local & reg. venues, hist.
theatres; Festival debut at Rehoboth Beach Film Fest . Listed in IMDB.com;
included in a number of lib. collections. Film inc. nearly two dozen people
connected to the Westmont Theatre in various ways & took nearly two years to
complete from concept to final edit.;
ü Operator/Host of Westmont Theatre Blog, Face Book page & other online projs.
which have received hundreds of participants/thousands of visits.;
ü Experience Acting & Singing in local & coll. prods. ;
ü Experience in prod. of Interactive media working for Center City Film & Video’s
eCity.;
ü Wrote, Dir., Prod., & Narrated Westmont Theatre Public Awareness Video.

Travis Greene
Resident or Phila;/ Former Resident of Haddon Twp.TravisSGreene@gmail.com
Editor, Center City Film & Video;
Editor, NFL Films (p/t);
Editorial Assistant, Warner Bros .Pictures (freelance)
Areas of Experience:
Filmmaking/Video/Production
B.F.A. Film & Television (Savannah Coll. of Art and Design)
ü Career Film Industry Profession: experience w/ numerous prof. cameras, sound
& recording equipment, lighting equipment & numerous industry-specific software
packages specific on multiple platforms.;
ü Ed. Asst on feature film, Body of Lies (Dir. by Ridley Scott).;
ü Prod. Asst. on feature film, Undertow (Dir. by David Gordon Green).;
ü Ed. of Promo for feature film, The 11th Hour (Prod. by Leonardo DeCaprio) .;
ü Ed. of NFL Films highlights; ed. NFL highlight reel for Sprint & iTunes.;
ü Ed. of commercials/TV content inc. American Red Cross & Comcast
OnDemand.;
ü Writer/Dir/Ed. of numerous documentaries & short films.;
ü Key Grip, Script Superv., Camera Operator of numerous documentaries &short
films.;
ü Worked on the documentary The Grand Old Lady .


Allen F. Hauss
Resident of Maple Shade
ahauss@aol.com
Retired Director of Technology., Upper Merion Area School Dist, PA.;
Retired Professional Theatre Operator.
Retired Projectionist [Mem. IATSE Local # 418 Camden (30+ years)]
Areas of Experience:
Theatre Operations--Ownership, Booking Agent, Film Projection & Technology
Advocate Theatre Renovation Projects Expert Westmont Theatre
Research/Writing/Lecturer--Movie Houses
B.A.; M.A.; M.Ed. Education (Rutgers)
ü So. Jersey's Foremost Movie House Historian.;
ü Past Owner, Operator, Booker of the Springdale Theatre, Cherry Hill, NJ.;
ü Past Dir. & Booking agent for maj. attractions, Rutgers-Camden Coll. Center.;
ü Designed projection room & installed equipment, Carlton Theatre, Moorestown,
NJ.;
ü Cert.: NJ K-12, Edu. Media Specialist, Elem. Edu. K-8, Supr K-12; PA Edu.
Media Specialist/Supr K-12.;
ü Advocate of Theatre Restor. & Renov. Projs.;
ü Author: Images of Amer.: South Jersey Movie Houses (Arcadia); Lecturer So.
Jersey Theatres.
ü Worked at the Westmont Theatre.;
ü Marquis Who's Who in Amer. Education.;
ü Appears in The Grand Old Lady & Westmont Theatre Public Awareness Video.

John C. Kendall
Resident of Haddon Township
jawsk@netzero.net
Professional Actor [Mem. of SAG (Screen Actors Guild) & AFTRA (American
Federation of Television & Radio Artists)].
Member of Haddon Township Board of Education
Areas of Experience:
Education Performing Arts: Acting and Prod.—Stage/Screen/TV Haddon Twp
Causes
B.A. Theatre Arts (Rutgers)
ü Mem. Haddon Twp. Board of Ed.;
ü Prof. Actor: 18 Maj. motion pictures; Dozens of stage roles; Network & Local
TV Progs. & Prods.; Commercial work inc. Character Voice-Over.;
ü Announcer, Prod. & Writer of ―Movies‖ for NBS Radio (Atlantic City, NJ &
Pittsburgh, PA).;
ü Active in Local & Twp. Projs; Political Candidate.;
ü Appears in The Grand Old Lady & Westmont Theatre Public Awareness Video.


Nancy Leggoe
Resident of Hi-Nella
nleggo@camden.lib.nj.us
Film and Arts Sponsor
Sr. Lib. Asst, Camden County Library System [Mem. Council 10];
Areas of Experience:
Patron of the Performing Arts--Film & Music
Sponsor/Supporter/Contributor/Exec. Producer
ü Exec. Prod. & Financial Contributor of Film For All Mankind Dir. by Daniel
Clifton--multiple Film Fest showings -- winner of three awds. inc. the Wasserman
Awd. for Dir. & Outstanding Cinematography.;
ü Corp. Level-Maj. Sponsor Rehoboth Beach Film Fest.;
ü Major Donor/Supporter WXPN & WHYY.;
ü Mem. Phila. Film Soc. (1996 -); Rehoboth Beach Film Soc. (1998 -); Film
Independent (2000-)
ü Telluride Film Fest. Attendee (2002-).;
ü Independent Spirit Awds Voting Mem. (2007-).


Doug McVarish
Resident of Collingswood
dcmcvarish@johnmilnerassociates.com
Principal Architectural Historian, John Milner Associates, Inc., Phila., PA .
Areas of Experience:
Architecture/Historic Preservation/Restoration/Historical
Certification//Consulting Publishing/Research/Writing Grant-Writing
B.A. (concentration in American Studies),( Hampshire Coll.); M.S. Historic
Preservation (Univ. of Vermont); , Master of Planning (Univ. of Virginia);
Addition Course work at Univ. of MD and Rice Univ.
ü Authored/Co-Authored over 140 Cult. resource reports, histories, Nat. Register
nominations, HABS/HAER documentation & Nat. Hist. Landmark nominations.;
ü Experienced in Using archival collections throughout the northeast & Mid-
Atlantic states, Architectural photography, Hist. resources & research techniques.
;
ü Completed projs. in sixteen states.;
ü Specialties include agricultural buildings, industrial archeology, & military
buildings.;
ü Prof. Mem.: Vernacular Architecture Forum, Soc. Industrial Archeology,
Preserv. NJ, Camden Co. Hist. Soc.;
ü Publications: Journal & Book Review.;
ü Author: American Industrial Archaeology: A Field Guide (Left Coast Press,
2008)& working on a second book, A Field Guide to Agricultural Buildings and
Landscapes (2011).;
ü Appears in Westmont Theatre Public Awareness Video.
Missy O’Brien
Resident of Haddon Township
micmis@comcast.net
Professional Actress;
Music Minister at Unity Church of Christ (Mount Laurel, NJ)
Areas of Experience:
Performing Arts: Acting & Directing—Stage Productions/Music
B.A. Theatre Arts (Saint Francis Univ.)
ü Prof. Actress: 13 years w/ Living Arts Repertory Theatre / Westmont Theatre
Company where she performed & dir. over 50 prods; 10 years mem. Stages of
Imagination -- Parents' Choice Awd. Winning Children Theatre Company; 4 years
cast mem. Nunsense at Soc. Hill Playhouse; Valley Forge Music Fair & Westbury
Music Fair; Off-Broadway credits inc. number of prods.;
ü Winner of 2007 Best of SJ Awd. for Red, White and Blue, a patriotic musical
review performed by Missy & two other singers/actors.;
ü Performed for several years at the Westmont Theatre.;
ü Appears in The Grand Old Lady.


Adam J. Staniszewki
Resident of Phila. / Former Resident of Haddon Twp.
adamstan58@gmail.com
Music Producer, Engineer, Songwriter, & Musician
Owner, Stanz Productions, LLC. Prod., Engineer, Songwriter, Musician, Booking
& Scheduling
Areas of Experience:
Performing Arts: Music/Producer/Engineer/Composed/Booking & Scheduling
Musicians Venue Event Production/Set-up/Security
B.S Music Industry; concentration in Recording Technology (Drexel)
ü Stanz Prods, LLC (2008-) Owner, Prod., Engineer, Songwriter, Musician,
Booking & Scheduling ; Creates/composes music for recording artists;
Books/schedule studio musicians for recording sessions; Maintains studio inc. re-
design & construction.;
ü WXPN Gene Shay’s Folk Show (2008- ) Sound Engineer/Prod. Assist. --Sound
engineer for live on-air performance; Mix & Record on Yamaha O2R Digital
Mixing Console inside The World Café Live Studio.;
ü Studio 4 (2009- ) & Aurum Recording (2008-09) Sound Engineer/Prod./Prod.
Assist.--Record artists, bands & customers studio time; Schedule & books bands
for sessions & rehearsals; Record & mix on: Solid State Logic SL4000E, NEVE
8048, NEVE 55 Broadcasting Console, Wheatstone TV500, & Yamaha GL24.;
ü The Trocadero Theatre (2009- ) & The Fillmore at the TLA (2007) Sound
Engineer/ Stagehand/ Prod. Assist.--Created monitor mix for live performing
artists; Mixed monitors on Midas Verona 480, Allen Heath GL2400; Set up &
broke down stage & live performing artists before & after every show; Coord. &
execute all prods tasks prior to evt.; Settled shows & mix front of house for
Trocadero Balcony evts.;
ü Nat. Evt. Services (2005-08) Provide protection, safety, & security at concert
venues: Fillmore at the TLA, Trocadero Theatre, Tweeter Center, Wachovia
Center, Citizens Bank Park, Electric Factory, Fest. Pier, Tower Theater, Toyota
Pavilion- Montage Mt. (Scranton PA), Randall’s Is. (NYC), & Nissan Pavilion
(Bristow, VA).;
ü Citation Graphics Warehouse/Stock Mgr. (2000-06).;
ü Instruments: Guitar, Bass, Saxophone (Tenor & Alto), Piano, Mandolin, &
Drums.;
ü Can score Music to Film, Video, Movies, & Commercials.


Margaret Westfield, RA
Resident of Haddon Heights.
Architect and Preservation Consultant, Westfield Architects & Preservation
Consultants, Haddon Hts.
Areas of Experience:
Architecture/Historic Preservation/Restoration/Historical Certification/Tax Act
Cert./Consulting
Grant-Writing Municipal Govt. Redevelopment and Design Guidelines
M.A. Preservation Studies (Boston Univ.) Preservation Design Studio (Univ. of
Pennsylvania); B.A. Architecture (Univ. of MD)
ü Westfield Architects & Preserv. Consultants, Haddon Heights, NJ, Partner,
(1988- ).;
ü Drew Univ., Certificate Prog. in Hist. Preserv., Adj. Lecturer, (1998-99; 2002-
).;
ü Burlington Co. Coll., Hist. Preserv. Prog., Adj. Professor, ( 2000-07).;
ü State of NJ, Hist. Preserv. Office, Trenton, NJ, State Hist. Architect, (1998 -
2000).;
ü Martin Jay Rosenblum , R.A. & Assoc., Phila., PA , Proj. Architect, (1984-88).;
ü Soc. for Preserv. of New Eng. Antiquities (Boston, MA) Yankee Intern, Codman
House (1983).;
ü Boston Univ. Preserv. Studies Prog., Graduate Asst., (1983).;
ü Univ. of MD, School of Architecture, Coll. Park, MD, Teaching Asst., (1982).;
ü Cert.: Federal 36-CFR-61: Exceeds Qualifications Standards for Hist.
Architects, Architects, & Architectural Historians; Registration: NJ [Cert. No.AI
10185]; PA [RA-010310-X]; DE [S5-0007180]
ü Offices: Mem NJ Hist. Comm. (appointed by Gov. Corzine), (2009- ); Bd. of Dir.
Assoc. for Preserv. Technology, Del. Val. Chapter (1993 -2001) Vice Chair. (1995-
96) Chair. (1996-97; 2000-01) Ex-Officio (1998-99); Bd. of Dir.: Preserv. NJ
(2001); Steering Comm., Cert. Prog. Hist. Pres., Burlington Co. Coll. (1999-
2007); Mem NJ Hist. Sites Coun. (appointed by Gov. Whitman), (1996-98);
Technical Assist. Subcomm., Ad Hoc Hist. Pres. Adv. Comm., State of NJ (1993-
94); Mem: Restor. Fair Planning Comm., Preserv. NJ (1996-97); Trustee Camden
Co. Hist. Soc. (1990-94); Planning Bd. Haddon Hts.(1989 -93); Preserv. Planner
Haddon Hts. (1987); Hist. Dist. Adv. Comm. Haddon Hts. (1985-86).;
ü Consulting Hist . Arch. Nat. Main St. Center, Resource Teams (1995-2005);
Phila. Hist. Pres. Corp./Pres. All. for Greater Phila. Facade Easement Prog.
(1984-97); Elfreth’s Alley Assoc. Pres. Covenants for 114 Elfreth’s Alley (1762); 1
Bladen’s Ct. (c.1765), & 2 Bladen’s Ct (c.1765) (1989-96); Gloucester Co. Section
106 Review (1995-98; 2000-06); Municipalities: Atlantic Highlands (Monmouth
Co.) ( 2007- ); Beach Haven (Ocean Co.) (2004-); Berlin (Camden Co.)(1989-98);
Burlington City (Burlington Co.) (1993-97); Eastampton Twp. (Burlington Co.
(1993-96); Evesham Twp. (Burlington Co.)(1989 -98) Glassboro (Gloucester Co.)
(1998-99); Gloucester Twp. (Camden Co.) (1988-98); Harrison Twp. (Gloucester
Co.) (1988-98); Stafford Twp. (Ocean Co.) (2005- ); Washington Twp. (Mercer
Co.) ( 2004-05).;
ü Projs (nearly 50 in NJ): Mus. Restor., Preserv./Stabilization,
Restor./Stabilization, ITC, Tax Act Cert., Exterior Restor., Mechanical Upgrades,
Interior Restor., Hist. Mantles Restor., Chimney Restor., Porch Recon., Steeple
Recon., Roof Restor., Windows Restor.,
ü Preserv. Plans/Conditions Assessments (over 50 in NJ).;
ü Architectural Surveys: Hist. District Designation Survey, City of Burlington;
Local Hist. Districting Boundary Recommendations, Boro of Berlin; Hist.
Resources Survey/Hist. District Boundary Recommendations, Glassboro; Hist.
Resources Reconnaissance Survey, Pennsville.;
ü Handbooks & Guidelines: W.Collingswood Preserv. Plan: A Guide for the
Neighborhood’s Property Owners (1989); City of Burlington Historic District
Handbook (1994); Design Guidelines: Main St. NJ (2002); New Vernon Hist.
District: Redevelopment District Guidelines (2003); Morristown Historic
Properties: Design Guidelines (2005); Bayonne Town Center: City of Bayonne
Design Guidelines (2006); Fairview Design Guidelines ( 2007).;
ü Nat. Register Nominations: (over 25 in NJ) inc. Westmont Theatre.;
ü Draft Preserv. Ords. & Preserv. Master Plan Elements-- numerous.;
ü Grant Apps: NJ Hist. Preserv. Bond Prog./ Garden State Hist. Preserv. Trust
Fund Grants, Transportation Enhancement Act for the 21st Century Prog.;
Conservation Assessment Prog. (CAP) A; NJ Hist. Comm. Grant s; Camden Co.
Open Space & Preserv. Trust Fund Grants -- over 30 successful grants totaling
over $ 6,000,000. ;
ü Presentations & Publications -- over a dozen.;
ü Awards: NJ Hist. Preserv. Awd. for Restor. of Peter Mott House (2003); Building
Excel. Awds. of DE Valley for Restor. of Lucy the Elephant (1998); NJ Hist.
Preserv. Awd. for Rehab. of Mt. Holly Friends Meetinghouse (1999); Whitman
Preserv. Pioneer Awd. Heritage Collaborative (2004).;
ü Marquis Who's Who in Amer. (2 times); Marquis Who’s Who Amer. Women (2
times);


Vince Young
Resident of Haddon Township
veyoung52@yahoo.com
Retired, National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak).
Active contributor, writer, historian and advocate of Motion-Picture/Theatre
related topics and venues
Areas of Experience:
Film Industry/Production/Theatre Technology/History
Writer/Historian/Contributor to Motion Picture-Oriented Sites & Interactive
Media
ü Transportation Industry Experience—25 years career w/ Nat. Railroad
Passenger Corp. (Amtrak).;
ü Writer/Contrib. to maj. online motion picture-oriented websites & forums:
AOL/Dolby Sound Forum (1994-96); rec.arts.movies.tech (1996- );
groups.yahoo.fans_of_showmanship (2008); www.film-tech.com (2005-);
www.bigscreenbiz.com (2006- ).;
ü Appears in Westmont Theatre Public Awareness Video.


   VII.     Projected Timeline

                        ***** NOT SUBMITTED *****


   VIII.    Financial Plan

      a. Capital Structure… Monies for the entire plan will come from many
sources: (especially when the non-profit is established) - Contributions both public
and private, sponsorships, grants, advertising revenue from programs and other
distributed literature pieces, memberships at various levels, rentals, ticket sales,
subscriptions, concessions, etc….

       b.      WESTMONT THEATER OPERATING BUDGET
                   (CAPACITY = 1000)

Presenter/Rental Expenses

Staff Salaries
$ 650,000
Benefits
$ 100,000
Artistic Fees
$ 1,500,000
Advertising/Marketing
$ 350,000
Lighting/Sound
$ 150,000
Theater Expenses & Maintenance
$ 100,000
Other
$ 150,000
TOTAL EXPENSES
$ 3,000,000

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Revenue

Box Office
$ 850,000
($8500 net x 100 shows)
Concession
$ 100,000
Theatre Rental
$ 500,000
($5000 net x 100 shows)
Other
$ 20,000
Playbill Advertising
$ 30,000
SUBTOTAL EARNED REVENUE
$ 1,500,000
DIRECT PUBLIC SUPPORT
$ 1,500,000
(Govt, Foundations, Individual Gifts, etc)
TOTAL REVENUE
$ 3,000,000


      c. Need for financing

       The Westmont Theatre will require outside support for both the restoration
of the theatre and for on-going program activities. Approaches to potential private
institutional funders (foundations and corporations) will be targeted by their past
giving and by written guidelines, if available. Private institutional funding sources
are expected to include local and regional foundations with a history of giving to
arts organizations in SouthJersey and corporations and companies with a major
business presence in Camden County.

      Potential funding sources will depend upon the needs identified.Preliminary
research has identified several potential funding sources including the William G.
Rohrer Foundation, the William Penn Foundation, the Geraldine Rockefeller
Dodge Foundation, as well as corporate fiving programs and foundations of
Comcast, Martin Marietta, Campbell's Soup, Wegman's and Target.Other funding
possibilities include local businesses such as First Colonial Bank and PJW
Restaurant Group.


   VII.      . Letters of Support

                         Letter of Support From Joe Dante:

We've all heard how we have to change with the times, but for me that doesn't
include erasing the past. The Westmont is just the latest of the survivingvintage-era
movie palaces threatened with the wrecker's ball in the name of "progress". How
anyone can reason that strip malls contribute to the welfare of a community more
than a bustling arts center with a storied past is a mystery to me. There are
precious few of these historic sites left. They need to be saved for new generations.
Save the Westmont! 11/15/09