NTC Creates New Department to Foster Growth

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- NTC welcomes two members to its full-time staff, David Ferguson and Maureen Kvam. They bring a wealth of knowledge to NTC and will form the basis of an entirely new department, the Business Development Team. This new department will be responsible for building relationships with corporate, government and non-profit sponsors that are interested in being associated with teaching important life skills to students, teachers and families.

With programs dealing with health care, financial literacy, electrical safety, water awareness, smoking prevention, recycling, wise energy use, renewable energy, nutrition, bullying prevention, and more – NTC is proof that theatre can educate even as it entertains. Its outreach programs are entirely underwritten by corporate, non-profit and governmental sponsors who want to be associated with delivering healthy-living messages to students and their families. Some of these sponsors include Duke Energy, AEP, Bank of the West, TVA, American Water and more. NTC performs over 7,000 times a year throughout the country, actively engaging 2.8 million students and parents through its programming. And that number is rising.

"We are thrilled to have David and Maureen at NTC," Bob Beverage, Vice President of NTC, said. "They bring extensive experience in building relationships with corporate sponsors. As we look to grow our business, David and Maureen will be the foundation of our business for years to come."

Maureen joins NTC after many years working in the television industry as the Vice President and Sales Manager at Avery Knodel and SelTel in NYC. She also served on the Board of Directors and has an extensive background as a professional volunteer in schools coordinating programs such as Destination ImagiNation and Curtain Call Club. As a Director of Business Development in Health and Wellness at NTC, Maureen will be responsible for developing client relationships for touring programs in the areas of obesity prevention, personal hygiene, smoking prevention and bullying-prevention (among others).

Prior to joining NTC, David spent over 20 years in the promotional marketing and financial industries. He enjoyed roles of increasing responsibility, leading to Vice President, Sales positions. He was instrumental in the rapid growth of Young America Corporation by contributing thought leadership and adding major national accounts, such as Walgreens, P&G, Sears, Lexmark and OfficeMax, to the company's portfolio of clients. As Director, Business Development for Financial Education, David will focus his efforts on developing sponsorships for NTC's financial literacy and investor education programs.

"NTC's mission is 'Helping you reach the future,' and we measure everything we do against creating success for our clients and the communities they serve," stated Eddie Eames, Manager, Sales and Marketing. In the last few years alone, NTC has almost doubled revenue, significantly increasing employee headcount and number of actors on the road. "We are expanding, hiring new talent and developing new platforms and media to connect with students and families. It's a way to help our sponsors grow their businesses as well as our own," says Eames.

About NTC

NTC works with organizations that have a mission, goal or mandate to make a real difference in their communities by delivering entertaining and engaging educational programs designed to motivate families, students and educators. Our turn-key, multiplatform programming utilizes a combination of live events, print curriculum, Internet and television to impact your key stakeholders at the local, regional and/or national level. We focus on current societal issues that are important to a company, encouraging audiences to undertake specific actions that will benefit them and their community. Founded in 1978, NTC's success is built around delivering high quality, entertaining and educational professional theatre to K-12 students throughout the country – and through those students, actively engage parents, families and their communities, at large. We strive to improve the future through our children. For more information, please visit the NTC Web site at www.ntccorporate.com or call 1-800-858-3999.

For more information: Katie Miesen, Director of Sales & Marketing, [email protected] or 612-677-2802

SOURCE NTC