Media is our national curriculum. Creating honest, informative, and engaging media is a necessity in a world of information overload.

JC Barone successfully initiated collaborative media projects and programs at the State University of New York at New Paltz and Mount Saint Mary College, pulling in the resources of experts, agencies, schools, students, faculty, and staff. An independent video writer, producer, and director of commercial, coorporate and educational media for over 15 years, he is the recipient of four prestigious Telly Awards as well as the Communicator Award of Distinction, and the Videographer Award of Distinction.

JC received his Ph.D. in Curriculum & Instruction and he has a Master's degree from Syracuse University in Radio & TV Production. In addition to working on Barone Media projects, he currently teaches digital media production at Western Connecticut State University.