Thank you...it would be helpful to
me and I know that Marc Ecko would like to see you again.
The meeting that we have is at 1717
Rhode Island, NW Washington, D.C. 20036…I do not think that is the Dept
of Ed…the meeting ends around 3ish.
All of us are going back on a 5pm
train…are you able to meet at around 3:30-4pm at Union Station (or any
other suggestions)?
Also, are you around tomorrow for
a call? Want to run an idea by you…
Wayne
From: Hunter Biden
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Subject: RE: Meeting on Friday in DC with James Shelton, Assistant
Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education
Maybe afterwards- if it would be
helpful to you- but I definitely can’t go to The Department of Education.
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From: Wayne D. Kimmel [mailto:wayne@etfventurefunds.com]
Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 10:15 AM
To: hbiden@rosemontseneca.com
Cc: Eric Schwerin; Tony Bifano
Subject: Meeting on Friday in DC with James Shelton, Assistant Deputy
Secretary for Innovation and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education
Hunter,
Happy new year!
Wanted to give you a heads up that Marc Ecko, Tony and I are
going to be at the Business Forward’s Roundtable on Education Innovation
with James Shelton, Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement,
U.S. Department of Education on Friday in DC.
We will be with Don Moody (full bio below). Don is the
CEO of Word World that is a 3-D animated PBS series and educational toy line,
funded in part by the US Department of Education (To date $50 million),
encourages preschoolers to become friends with words and get ready to
read. We
are friends with one of his investors and we introduced Marc to
the company. Marc is on the Board. We are looking at this as an
investment for ETF too.
We look forward to being helpful to Don in his quest for the
“Ready To
Learn” competitive grant in the amount of $200 million (already got $50
million a few years ago).
The meeting is set for Friday, January 8th - 1:00pm - 3:00pm
at 1717 Rhode Island Ave. NW, Washington DC 20036
It would be great if you could join us or meet before or
afterwards? Are you free?
Wayne
Wayne D. Kimmel
Managing Partner
ETF Venture Funds
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DON MOODY
http://www.wordworld.com/presskit/ww_milestones.pdf
Founder, CEO, Word World, LLC; Creator,
“WordWorld” (www.pbskids.org/wordworld)
When “WordWorld” creator Don Moody
discovered his wife was pregnant, he decided to pursue life differently, most
importantly, living by example and practicing citizenship. Aligning his life
with the progression of his child’s life, Moody set out to develop an
innovative television show that addressed children’s literacy and taught
valuable life lessons.
Based on more than two years of personal research, Moody
realized literacy television shows would be much more effective if words were
brought to life. He remembers thinking “Wouldn’t it be cool if the
word ‘shark’ swam off the screen, or if the word ‘ice’
actually froze in front of you?” From there, “WordWorld” was
born and under Moody’s direction, evolved into an innovative
children’s show that has received praise from children, parents and
educators alike.
Moody’s personal history is woven into the
“WordWorld” fabric. Moody grew up with two other siblings
raised by his mother in a single parent home. Based on his own childhood
experience, Moody understands the importance of introducing effective literacy
techniques early to a broad audience of kids. After his mother moved her family
to a better neighborhood, a creative community helped raise and positively
influence Moody. In fact, many of his childhood friends helped shape
“WordWorld’s” ensemble cast of WordFriends™.
Prior to creating “WordWorld,” Moody founded
Moody Communications, a Manhattan-based advertising agency that serviced a
variety of accounts in entertainment, internet technology, telecommunications,
fashion and investor relations. Moody handled the branding, advertising,
merchandising and licensing business for Jones New York, Verizon and US Banker,
as well as for licensees of Disney, Warner Brothers, Lucas Films,
“Barbie,” “South Park,” and “Bananas in
Pajamas.” At the same time, he independently created, developed and
produced “Bobby Blu,” an animated children's property for Wal-Mart,
to air as a television series on the Fox Family Channel.
Moody is the recipient of a Graphics Design Award from the
Museum of Modern Art and attended the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan.