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Jon Farris

Born and raised in Pinellas County, Jon grew up in the central heart beat of the Tampa Bay area. The majority of his childhood was spent enjoying the local beaches and family entertainment venues of Tampa Bay. After College, Jon began a business career with Republic Bank, which he helped expand from seven local branches to over seventy branches state wide, which culminated in the honored title of “Florida’s largest commercial bank”. Being married to his high school sweetheart Heather, and the responsibility of raising children of their own, Jon felt obligated to promote family values and a brighter future for Tampa Bay’s next generation. So, in the summer of 2004, Jon resigned his position with Republic Bank and became the Executive Director of Crosspointe Church. In 2005, Jon helped organize and establish Tampa Bay’s largest patriotic family festival, Freedom Fest. In addition to his Executive Pastoral duties at Crosspointe Church, Jon volunteers as the CFO of New Found Family Inc, serves as President of the Central Pinellas Ministerial Association and sits on the board of Directors for Faith Tampa Bay. Jon currently serves as a Director, specializing in management, marketing and administration.

 
Greg Herndon

Greg comes to Bay Area Entertainment with more than thirty years of experience in the entertainment industry, to include touring the country with a band of his own. His passion for music continued when in 1995, with the help of his partner, Dennis Fogt, formed Mojoe Productions. Upon the untimely passing of his partner, Greg has taken Mojoe Productions from a small sound company to a cutting edge, multi-state production company. Based in Bradenton, Florida, Mojoe is now a state of art provider of live sound reinforcement, staging and lighting solutions for all types of venues and is actively involved in promoting live music. His “hands on” approach will always find him overseeing and working all aspects of production with Bay Area Entertainment. His family values, instilled by Christian parents while growing up in Tennessee is matched by his commitment to succeed as learned in the United States Navy. Greg serves as a Director, specializing in production and promotion.

 
Al Squitieri
Born into a family of ten children in Upstate New York, Al knew what it meant to work hard and appreciate all you are given. The early eighties found Al in Florida, married to his high school sweetheart, where he began a 25 year career in Law Enforcement. Al has a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing and Management, and has received post graduate studies with the Christian & Missionary Alliance. In 2006, his passion for music, integrity as a Law Enforcement officer and more than twenty years experience in event management was brought together to form Rev Music Group, where he serves as President and CEO. In 2008, Al and his partners realized the incredible resources before them and assembled a team of professionals to bring quality, family friendly entertainment to the Tampa Bay area. Bay Area Entertainment now encompasses three major festivals with an eye toward expansion. Currently, Al serves as a Director specializing in event management and marketing.
 
Mike Turza

Born and raised on Long Island, Mike is the oldest of five children; big brother to four young sisters. Mike fell in love with music early in life, and began playing the drums in the fourth grade and eventually to his first rock band and touring the country. After several wrong decisions, Mike found himself a twenty one year old, single father, contemplating suicide. In 1989 the grace of God found Mike and instead of taking his own life, he gave it to Jesus Christ. In 2004, Mike combined his years of band experience, his passion for music and a heart for ministry and began managing and booking local Christian bands in the Tampa Bay area. In 2006 he met his business partner, Al D. Squitieri, and accepted a position as Vice President of the newly formed Rev Music Group. Mike's expertise was a perfect fit with Bay Area Entertainment where he serves as a Director, specializing in artist booking, promotion and stage management. Mike graduated from A.R.T.I in 1987 as an Audio Engineer, and is a Lifetime Member of the Recording Engineer’s Association of America.

 
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