Dan Powell

Dan Powell founded Take One Digital Media in 1981 and quickly established the company as one of Maryland’s most durable and versatile production houses. Dan ensures that Take One stays current with all the latest technical capabilities clients expect in a first-class facility, while working extremely hard to match a sophisticated and contemporary aesthetic sense to the specific needs of his clients, whether they be business, government, or not-for-profit entities. The benefit to clients? Media products that convey a polished, professional image in the service of clear, persuasive communication.

Dan's extensive body of work in commercial, non-profit, government, and corporate television has earned him numerous Aegis, Communicator, Telly, W3, and Vision awards. Even in the face of tough economic times, he has succeeded in keeping Take One competitive while producing top tier productions.

Liz Thibodeau

Liz handles business development for Take One, maintaining a Zen-like focus on customer service. She actively engages in all production projects and often acts as producer. She has 27 years experience in the video production industry and is a Syracuse University, Newhouse School of Public Communications graduate.

Liz has orchestrated large scale educational training projects for clients such as McGraw-Hill, Adventist Health Care Systems, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, New Ground Publishing, and the GSA. Since 2008 she has been actively engaged in many major viral marketing campaigns for Special Olympics Maryland. Liz has a passion for consulting with my non-profit groups on their marketing and outreach strategies. In 2011 Liz produced a successful video donor campaign for The Light House Homeless Prevention and Support Center in Annapolis, MD., as well as overseeing a full scale “Tech Out the Light House” campaign to enlist support from local technology companies in outfitting the newly built shelter with up to date technology. Liz has several Telly Awards for her work as producer with Special Olympics Maryland and New Ground Publishing. Liz is on the Silver Telly Council and an active member of the Chesapeake Regional Technology Council.

Dan Dingus

In an industry where a successful fusion of technology and design is de rigueur, Dan Dingus is a star. He built his career with various interactive and ad agencies in Baltimore, becoming a nationally awarded Web designer for his work with Black & Decker, PGA Tour, and McGraw-Hill.

Here at Take One, the only true measure of our own success is the end-user’s success. That’s why Dan ensures that his deep technical know-how and creative design skills are never allowed to trump usability. And in a field often dominated by prima donnas, Dan is that rare exception: a designer who can happily accommodate client suggestions while continuing to dazzle with a fresh approach that turns out to be just what the client was looking for!

Dan combines extensive knowledge of Motion Graphics, DVD authoring, HTML, CSS, Flash, and JavaScript with a contemporary design aesthetic that will perpetuate Take One’s tradition of keeping our clients at the forefront of their respective industries.

Eric Grupp

Eric is a contract wordsmith for Take One and has overseen many successful projects for Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, The Social Security Administration, U.S. Navy Medical Center, Defense Commissary Agency, U.S. Customs, General Services Administration, and many others. Since entering the industry in 1976, Eric has helmed productions of film, video, radio, interactive media, and live business-theater in virtually every state as well as abroad. Over the course of time, Eric has accumulated deep and varied experience that benefits clients at every stage of production.

Eric has achieved industry recognition in the areas of producing, writing, and directing, winning numerous Telly Awards as well as other communication awards in the areas of technology, medicine, and agriculture. His goal is to shepherd clients' projects from concept to completion so they arrive with their original visions intact and their goals exceeded.

David DeBoy

David is an Emmy-winning television writer and published playwright. He has also scripted countless educational, promotional, training, and marketing videos for Special Olympics Maryland, Kraft Foods International, McGraw-Hill, Fannie Mae, The Department of Energy, The FBI, and many more. David has also created award-winning advertising campaigns for The Mid-Atlantic Milk Marketing Association (starring Cal Ripken Jr.), Mercy Medical Center, and Sports Legends at Camden Yards. As a director his corporate video clients have included Legg Mason, McGraw-Hill, Black and Decker, Rite Aid Drug Stores, The United States Postal Service, and Ricoh Copiers.

David has received two Emmy Awards for his television writing. He also won the Grand Prize for directing “Hot Flash” the Best Short Film at the Indie Short Film Competition, 2009. David received a Telly Award and a Vision Award for writing and producing television advertising campaigns. He was also awarded a Silver Peer Award for writing “Electrical Safety” for the U.S. Postal Service.

Michelle Domingo

Michelle’s superb people skills have maintained her as the voice and face of Take One—and a client favorite—for nearly a decade. Michelle provides skilled production management for Take One’s key accounts, tracking progress to ensure adherence to project goals, schedules, and budget parameters, and helping to ensure that client concerns are handled expeditiously as well as courteously. Michelle is a staunch believer in the concept of partnership: she is never satisfied unless her client’s are satisfied as well.

A graduate of Towson University and the Sheffield Institute for the Recording Arts, Michelle also serves as client liaison for Web hosting administration, and manages Take One’s replication, duplication, and fulfillment services.

Andy Clemenko

Andy's goal is to maintain response time for our Web hosting clients at industry-leading levels, ensuring that clients receive prompt, informed, solution-oriented support for all their hosting issues. Andy achieved his current high level of expertise by building upon a solid foundation, having earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Drexel University in electrical computer engineering. Since joining Take One in 2003, Andy continues to hone his skills through regular professional certifications.

When not preventing virtual fires, Andy is a Volunteer Firefighter, Emergency Medical Technician, and Rescue Technician—an all-around “first responder”!

Neda Juraydini

Neda is a non-linear video and audio editor who has crafted many types of corporate, educational, marketing, and documentary projects. She takes programs to completion with her expert music and sound effects editing, support graphics, and compositing, enhancing the material’s pacing, clarity, and emotional impact. In essence, Neda’s efforts add the icing to the cake.

Neda has a degree in Visual Communications/Graphic Design from the Maryland Institute College of Art and is fluent in English and Arabic (with a soupçon of French). She understands the engineering behind HDTV and SDTV workflows and is an expert with computers, being skilled in a wide range of technical software applications.

Clients include Service Employees International Union, Booz Allen Hamilton, Discovery, PBS, and Smithsonian Institution. Past related experience includes animation, typography, and logo, print, and Web design.

Sheldon Drake

Sheldon Drake’s motion graphics and 3D work has a fluid, natural feel that sets it apart from most animation, which by contrast seems artificial and under-developed. It’s this quality, along with his ability to meet deadlines without sacrificing quality, that keeps Sheldon in high demand.

An alumnus of the prestigious Cooper Union (BFA ’89) in Manhattan's East Village, Sheldon has taught Abobe After Effects at several colleges, including MICA and NYU. Sheldon lived in New York City for nearly 20 years and worked for a wide variety of clients and production shops, including Sony, sputnik7, and Curious Pictures.

Besides being a fine artist, Sheldon is also an active disc jockey (in the genre of experimental techno—a field replete with its own animated subjects for whom smoothness and fluidity are not necessarily a primary consideration!).

Laurie Powell

Manager of Take One's front office, Laurie is also the head of accounting.

Laurie’s background in office management and customer service from 10 years with AT&T contributes directly to her indispensability at Take One. Laurie is point-of-contact for accounts payable and receivable, and can always be counted upon to go the extra mile when working with both new and existing clients.