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Joan Baker

Joan Baker is an Award-Winning Voice Actor, and Producer, Author of "Secrets of Voiceover
Success", Adjunct Professor at the renowned Hartt School-University of Hartford, pioneering the
Voice Acting Department, judge for the Daytime and Family and Children Emmy Awards, and
Co-founder and VP of the Society Of Voice Arts And Sciences, also known as SOVAS™.

With boundless passion, she has sculpted an international nonprofit, pioneering training, job
opportunities, scholarships, career counseling, and acknowledgment awards.

Joan is the unyielding advocate behind That’s Voiceover!™ Career Expo, the world's
preeminent voiceover gathering for almost two decades.

Her vision shines as she co-founded and is the executive producer of The Voice Arts® Awards,
lauded by Good Morning America as 'The Oscars® of Voice Acting'.

Legends like James Earl Jones, Viola Davis, Lily Tomlin, Ken Burns, Erin Brockovich, William Shatner, Rosario Dawson, Mark Hamill, and Sigourney Weaver have graced its stage.

Join Joan in reshaping the voice arts industry into a tapestry of diversity and brilliance.

Rudy Gaskins

Rudy Gaskins is an Emmy Award-winning producer, director, and Co-founder, Chairman & CEO of the Society of Voice Arts and Sciences™ (SOVAS™), the international nonprofit behind That’s Voiceover!™ Career Expo and the Voice Arts® Awards.

Under his leadership, SOVAS™ has become the longest-running voiceover conference in the world, advancing training, scholarships, education, and career opportunities for voice actors worldwide.

Rudy began his career after graduating from NYU’s Film and Television program, going on to work with iconic filmmakers such as Francis Coppola, Jonathan Demme, Brian DePalma, Milos Forman, Spike Lee, and Alan Pakula. His career spans producing award-winning films, leading creative at PBS and ABC News, and serving as VP of Creative Services at Court TV, where he developed groundbreaking branding during some of the most watched trials in history.

Today, Rudy continues to champion the voiceover industry through SOVAS™, honoring legends including James Earl Jones, Viola Davis, Lily Tomlin, William Shatner, Ken Burns, Erin Brockovich, Sigourney Weaver, and many more.

He resides in Weehawken, New Jersey with his wife and business partner, Joan Baker.

Tish Hicks

Tish Hicks is an accomplished LA voiceover artist and the creator, CEO, and Master Sensei of The V.O. Dojo, a holistic, full-training program that guides, supports, connects, and accelerates voiceover artists every step of the way from "I don’t know" to working pro!

She has been telling stories in all genres of voiceover (commercials, animation, video games, tv narration, promo, audiobooks et al) for 25+ years including being the voice of many high profile and long-running campaigns like Subaru and Citibank.

Tish is a 2020 Stevie Award Winner for Female Entrepreneur of the Year and the Dojo for Company of the Year. She is a graduate of Northwestern University’s Theatre Department where bringing stories to life was instilled as a way of life.