Meet the Team

Ted Maynard

Owner/Executive Producer
Ted is owner/executive producer of the Media Arts Center and has over 25 years of experience in video production, editing and graphics. He has worked on thousands of shorts and commercials as well as a number of award winning films including Guadalupe, Liberating a Continent, A Plea for Peace, Everyday Heroes, A Century of Hope, Courage and Conviction and many others. He also was a producer on the documentaries Black Women in Medicine and the Deadliest Disease in America.

Deanna Pedone

Associate Editor
Deanna has an MFA in Film and TV Production from Sacred Heart University and has worked for NBCUniversal. She edited and created animations for a number of shorts, commercials and films for MAC. She was also lead editor on the film Enduring Faith, which premiered on ABC Spring 2021. The film has won numerous film festivals.

Julia Schnarr

Editor
Julia is a graduate of Quinnipiac University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Film, Television and Media Arts, as well as a Masters in Cinematic Production Management. She is the recipient of an Outstanding Achievement in Film Television and Media Arts Award, and has written and directed numerous short films.

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