Richard Foody (Director of Marketing, Crown Point Festival) is a marketing consultant with a career background in consumer marketing and advertising. He has worked in marketing management for Kraft Foods, Hallmark Cards, and smaller companies like Ferrero USA (where he launched the Ferrero Rocher chocolate candy), and in advertising account management for BBDO New York. He brings his passion for film, theater and music to the Crown Point Festival. Years ago he completed a basic filmmaking course at the N.J. Institute for Film Arts, and years later realized that dream by working in production management for three independent films. An avid theater-goer, he volunteered to work backstage and in marketing for two seasons with PACT Theater Company in New York City. And many years ago he played rhythm guitar in several rock-n-roll bands in high school in New Jersey. His undergraduate work was in Political Science at the University of Colorado. He also completed a post-graduate program in Marketing at New York University, and graduate-level studies in Economics at Columbia University. He has been a member of the New York American Marketing Association and The Advertising Club of New York.

Email: richard@crownpointfestival.org