Tom Willits Email & Phone Number

Easthampton, Ma

Responsible for all program oversight including human resources, finances, program creation, curriculum offerings, music, poetry, school partnerships, alumni cultivation, fundraising, teacher development, communications/media, and new program development.MAPS is focused on bringing students (grades 7 – 12) together from diverse socio-economic, cultural, and geographical backgrounds to write original poetry and music. MAPS works with groups of students from partnering schools in urban and rural settings across different states around two artistic disciplines culminating in a concert at one of the partnering schools. At this event the poems are read and the songs created from those poems are performed in front of a live audience on a professional stage.

Burlington, Vt

Responsible for oversight of grants, finances, investments, strategic planning, and all legal and accounting. The Foundation supports building resilient, healthy communities by focusing on social and economic justice, regenerative organic agriculture, viable, healthy ecosystems, quality of life issues, development of local food systems, local energy security and peace initiatives.

Easthampton, Ma

Communications, website design and development• Website Design• Online store design and development• Online store order processing• Customer service• Graphic and package design• Digital Media Production• Photography• Online marketing• Marketing• Branding and Identity• Print• Media and Advertising

South Hadley, Ma

Created songwriting and vocal technique classes for 7th and 8th grade students. Taught the Music and Poetry Synchronized program since its inception.

Oversaw all company activities with particular focus on development, staffing, business development, finance and marketing.

Songwriter, performer, producer, recording artist.

South Hadley, Ma

Owned South Hadley Tower Theaters, produced live entertainment events for Mass Mutual and others. Oversaw all day-to-day business and operations as well as long term strategy.

New York, Ny

Oversaw all business development, including human resources, creative, strategic planning, publishing, record and video production, artist management, and record company interface.