Ron’s extensive knowledge in entertainment and learning productions lends well to the foundation's continued efforts to develop innovative, high quality programs to assist in the high school learning-college bound environment. He has more than twenty five years in strategic marketing and distribution of broadcast and home media in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Latin America.  His expertise includes campaigns for dozens of documentaries and entertainment programs with such production and distribution partners as PBS, BBC, Channel 4 (UK), RAI-TV, Octapixx Worldwide, Madacy Entertainment, Koch Entertainment, Discovery Channel, Travel Channel and many others.  Ron regularly attends the following television markets:  MIPCOM, MIPTV, Junior MIP, MIPDOC (all in Cannes, France), NATPE (Las Vegas) and Home Media Expo (Las Vegas).  Through his company, Maxx Marketing, programs that Ron has produced, acquired or represents can be seen on broadcast television networks and in retail giant such as Barnes and Noble, Target and WalMart, throughout the world.

With a bachelor’s degree from Tulane University in New Orleans, Ron is a frequent guest lecturer in Marketing at the prestigious Citadel; The Military College of South Carolina, located in Charleston.

Ron lives in Charleston, South Carolina, is married to Vicki Small and they have the smartest and most beautiful daughter, Ella Gabrielle.