Instructors

Founders

In 2000, the people who would become UMEM's founders began to discover one another. They realized that they were all originally from Montana, many of them graduates of the University of Montana, and had distinguished themselves as extremely successful executives in the entertainment business across the country. They came together to help UM students benefit from their leverage and experience. Now UM is on the map with one of the most innovative entertainment curricula in the western states. Below are the founders of the UMEM program, which began in 2001.

Ron Baird

Ron Baird
Producer, Performer, Executive (in memoriam)

From Bigfork, MT

Maria Brunner

Maria Brunner
Owner and Manager
Insight Management
8274 E. Del Cadena
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
(480) 951-1882 Office
Email: insight@aol.com

From Bozeman, MT

Scott Douglas

Scott Douglas
Founding Director
UMEM

Larry Gianchetta

Larry Gianchetta
Former Dean
College of Business

Brian Knaff

Brian Knaff
Chairman and Founder
TBN Entertainment
Las Vegas, NV

From Glasgow, MT

Mike McGinley
Founder and President
SRO Consultants and Citizen Net
Los Angeles, CA

From Deer Lodge, MT

Keith Miller

Keith Miller
Retired
WME | IMG
Nashville, TN

From Kalispell, MT

Clint Mitchell
WME |IMG
Beverly Hills, CA

From Glendive, MT

David Snyder
Retired
WME | IMG

From Great Falls, MT

James Yelich

James Yelich
Entertainment Consultant
Los Angeles, CA

From Red Lodge, MT

Guest Instructors

Guest instructors volunteer their time to teach our students. Our program relies on the generosity of these professionals to share their time, their ideas, and their experiences with our students. These guest instructors form the basis of real-time, real-world education, walking, talking textbooks of entertainment management.

See a full list of guest instructors