Our Team

MJ has enjoyed a multi-faceted career in the non-profit sector, Corporate America, and as a successful textile artist. “Multi-faceted” is an apt word, given that she is now known for the giant diamond portraits she creates with fabric and paint.

For the past 25 years, MJ has guided programs and projects in the not-for- profit and private sectors. She led Louisville’s earliest self-sufficiency programs and served as one of the first Administrators of the innovative Neighborhood Place program, a collaboration of state and local agencies. MJ also guided development efforts that raised nearly $1 million for local organizations, as well as National Public Radio’s popular program, “This I Believe”.

After making the leap from the non-profit arena to the corporate world, MJ served as a technology project manager leading teams at a Louisville Fortune 100 company. Her teams implemented online systems, developed benefit programs, and participated in Merger & Acquisition efforts.

Concurrently with her 25-year tenure in the non-profit and business worlds, she developed her unique style of art quilts that look like faceted diamonds. In 2014, the call to the creative life became so deafening that she walked away from the lucrative corporate gig to pursue her artistic career on a full-time basis. Since then, her gems have been exhibited in galleries, museums, and national juried competitions. The Women’s Jewelry Association featured an exhibit of her work at their 2017 annual Awards for Excellence Gala in New York City. Her work has been featured in Quilting Arts Magazine and Quilting Arts TV, a program distributed nationally by PBS affiliates. She teaches around the country, is developing a line of fabric for quiltmakers, and has three books in the works with C&T Publishing. Since receiving the green light from curators at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, MJ has started working on a new series of gem art quilts inspired by the National Gem Collection including the Hope Diamond, the Blue Heart Diamond, the Janet Annenberg Hooker Emerald, and others.

Her gems are also part of numerous residential and corporate collections. Most notably, Maker’s Mark Distillery recently commissioned a major work for their permanent art collection. (If you visit Maker’s Mark Distillery in Loretto, KY, you’ll see MJ’s work “Maker’s Flame” in the Star Hill Provisions restaurant.)

MJ returns to our Board of Directors after having served as Board President in 2016. During her tenure as President, MJ helped navigate the team through our rebranding effort, developed our organizational policies and procedures, helped us plan and host our first annual gala, and implemented our Customer Relationship Management software to track donations and improve our fundraising capacity.

MJ holds a master’s degree in Social Work Administration from the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor). She lives in Louisville with her husband Joe and their three pups, Lexie, Xena and Sherlock.

Judy received her B.S. in psychology from the University of Louisville, and later went on to obtain a M.S. in clinical psychology.  Her studies in psychology included a concentration in addiction, which led to the question of how nutrition effects cognitive and emotional behavior.   This, coupled with her love for cooking, has recently caused her to take a more holistic approach to eating and food.  She is currently attending school in Berkeley, California, and will graduate this fall with a natural chef certification.   In addition, she is pursuing certification as a nutritional consultant and will graduate in 2020.   Her intention is to educate individuals with health issues who are looking for an alternative to prescription drugs, through personal chef services and cooking classes, by improving their quality of life by using nutritional food as a medicinal remedy to their symptoms.  When Judy isn’t cooking, she enjoys kickboxing, skydiving, cycling, traveling, and spending time with friends and family.

Andrew brings over 25 years of professional experience in advertising and technology. Starting at the age of 10 he taught himself computer programming, and he went on to get degrees in business administration and a bachelor of arts from Indiana University. Prior to founding Mediaura 16 years ago, Andrew launched two successful digital departments for other agencies. His vast knowledge of technology and experience in advertising steers the Mediaura ship in the right direction, creatively helping clients by using technology to enhance traditional advertising techniques.

The proprietary software solution known as ADBuilder (aka Pro Builder PDF) platform was created by Andrew and subsequently licensed to Community Health Systems. This system managed all marketing materials for hundreds of hospitals, assisting in multiple mergers and acquisitions to ensure all messaging was branded correctly and delivered in the appropriate format to the proper publications. This system was licensed to other brands, including LongHorn Steakhouse, Olive Garden, Kentucky Community and Technical College System, and Einstein Brother’s Bagels.

Andrew innovated and patented a unique digital menu board software system that streamlined in-store messaging for over 1,000 displays in KFC restaurants nationwide, reducing operating costs and increasing revenue by showing the right message to consumers at the right time of day. This system was also licensed to other companies, such as Long John Silver’s and Back Yard Burgers.

Andrew also built an online ad approval software package to streamline ad approvals from hundreds of local agencies creating and advertising on behalf of franchisees for KFC. The corporate office wanted to reduce liability by having all appropriate parties sign off on correct materials in a digital format. This system aggregated content, assigned it to the appropriate people for approval, tracked revisions and feedback, and organized it all in an easy to use online portal. This system is still in use today for all advertising nationally and reduces the total time required to seek approval and has improved branding consistency.

Andrew developed an online coupon software platform and licensed it to KFC and Long John Silver’s to help with distributing offers to the appropriate geographically targeted areas. This portal has served millions of users annually and allows the brands to track their consumers, create additional touch points, improve lead generation, and ultimately increase revenue by driving sales with a system controlled and operated by Mediaura. This system is still in use today by Long John Silver’s.

In addition to these larger software projects, Andrew has personally developed and overseen hundreds of websites on a variety of platforms over the years. He was an original developer for the Joomla CMS and has developed custom plugins and software on the WordPress platform as well. Integrating various platforms and utilizing them in the most efficient and effective way is a hallmark of Andrew’s technical methodology. Being a developer first and an advertiser second, he has the vision to create a solid foundation that can be fine-tuned to maximize results.

A woman of diverse creative hats, JasmineSkyy Forcer, has over six years of community engagement and digital marketing experience. She is a filmmaker, performer, and mental health advocate based in NYC. She has worked in the non-profit sector for over six years and is a co-founder of Femmecubator, a non-profit organization for women of color in tech.

JasmineSkyy has held several positions in her career years. Currently, she freelances through her media business Forcer Media, managing digital platforms for small businesses and non-profit organizations. She worked as a Social Media Manager for Goodwill NYNJ, where she was responsible for establishing their first influencer network of sustainability-minded and conscious creators, digital platform management including, the production and distribution of internal and external newsletters, and event-planning. She served as a Marketing Manager for Welcome Change Productions, a production studio whose films focus on people with disabilities, Social Media Manager for Globalizing Gender which educates people on issues of gender-based violence including female genital mutilation and Social Media Manager for P.L.U.S. Group Homes a non-profit organization providing group housing and therapies for individuals living with developmental disabilities.

JasmineSkyy’s most recent initiatives include Black Families in Action, a community organization that aims to provide educational resources regarding civic engagement, constitutional self-advocacy, and the empowerment of Black people and families. Plans for Black Families in Action include state chapters, tackling immigration as a barrier to voting, and localized governmental policy change.

Additionally, JasmineSkyy has used her artistic talents to organize
Sisterhood in the Wild, a donation-based outdoor showcase for othered artists. Sisterhood in the Wild’s first presentation, Black Voices, will honor the Black women who have been forgotten during the conversations about police brutality and gender-based violence. Sisterhood in the Wild plans to organize future events for marginalized people who fall within traditionally recognized minority communities.

As an actor, she was featured in short films and web series such as
“Andrea,” “Milam,” “Working Out the Kinks”, “Terms and Conditions May Apply” and “The Last Stop,” alongside several theater appearances such as “The Alchemy of Imperfection”. Currently, JasmineSkyy is working on a documentary, web series and a feature-length film. Black Boys in
Barbershops is a documentary that follows the life of young Black boys and men and their relationships with their barbers and the vitality of
barbershops in Black and brown communities.

JasmineSkyy strives for mental wellness and the empowerment of those who may have been forgotten. She believes that all people regardless of ethnicity, background, and race, should be heard and accepted into a society that they helped to shape.

Jenna is a production sound mixer and filmmaker. She is also heavily involved in community work, including public health and arts education initiatives in Newark, NJ and NYC.

In 2014, after her film Folded Hope completed its film festival run, she founded the Folded Hope Project, which were educational workshops she developed around her film. She brought the event’s curriculum to multiple cities in PA and NJ in the following years.

In addition to her work in production, she has experience working in the healthcare field as a first responder. She is currently pursuing her victim advocacy certification with a specialization in aiding victims of sexual assault and domestic violence.

Jenna is looking to bring her creative background and skill sets to promote and advocate for trauma healing and trauma-informed education.

Stephanie has 10+ years of experience as a mental health therapist in the state of Kentucky as Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor. Stephanie is also a Board approved Clinical Supervisor for the licensing board.

Stephanie has worked in a variety of settings as a mental health therapist over the past decade and enjoys providing services to individuals who have a variety of needs to obtain overall wellness. These include, but are not limited to, substance abuse, mood disorders, attachment disorders, bereavement, adjustment disorders, chronic mental illness, personality disorders, depression & anxiety, PTSD, trauma, foster care and adoptive children and their caregivers and ADHD. Stephanie focuses on the resolution and healing of the impact life circumstances present. Stephanie believes life was never meant to be a struggle and overcoming and healing those struggles can be the beginning of a new life.

Stephanie has certifications and training in interventions and treatment approaches that include, but are not limited to, Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) Parent/Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), Ego-State Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Dissociative Disorders, Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Crisis Intervention, Trauma Systems Therapy and Nurturing Parenting.

Stephanie also has a passion to provide mental health services to Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals and is certified and trained in American Sign Language and Deaf Studies.

Jessica Mastro is a story teller. She explores the human experience through a wide array of lenses, ranging from absurdist to realist. She experiments with many different mediums, including: film, screenwriting, playwriting, photography, songwriting and painting. She often uses her own life experience as inspiration, touching on feminist issues, childhood trauma, and romantic relationships. Jessica’s primary goal is to use art to create a more empathetic world.

Kelly is an attorney for the Oldfather Law Firm and a graduate of the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law. While in law school, Kelly co-founded the Veterans Advocacy Organization and was appointed President of the Moot Court Board. She is military veteran who served in Kentucky Army National Guard for seven years as a military police officer and legal specialist. As an Iraq War Veteran who also deployed to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kelly has witnessed the impact of trauma and PTSD on her fellow veterans. Kelly was honored as the Soldier of the Year for the Commonwealth of Kentucky and was also awarded First Runner-up in the Southeast United States Soldier of the Year Competition which included soldiers from eight states and Puerto Rico. Kelly enjoys traveling, meeting new people, trying new recipes, and taking her dogs for long walks through the parks of Louisville.

Lauren Sowa is an independent filmmaker. In 2016, she co-founded Form & Pressure Films to tell stories that inspire and provoke thought, while encouraging diversity and equality on set and on screen. Producing credits include: Marisol, directed by Zoé Salicrup Junco which is now on HBO, Shield, written and directed by Danielle Eliska Lyle, Stray, directed by Nora Unkel, and Show & Tell, directed by Sakshi Gurnani, among others. Directing credits include: Midsummer 3.2, In Development, LinkedOut, and To Be in America. As an actor, Lauren has been featured in the films 42 Seconds of Happiness (now available on Amazon Prime), Café Artist, The Rainbow Experiment (Slamdance 2018), and The Devil’s Well. Upcoming: Paris is in Harlem. She received her BFA from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. Proud member of SAG-AFTRA.