Our Team
MARK SPITZER
Mark Spitzer has directed and produced several award-winning films. His work has been recognized by the Peoples’ Pixel Project and the Adirondack Film Festival . With Callou Productions, Mark has co-produced many travel documentaries as well as the documentary “Adirondacks and its People”. With a BFA in film production from Rochester Institute of Technology, and a MEd in Art Education from Norwich University, Mark began his career in NYC working as an editor in the film industry before deciding to enter education where he teaches video production at both the high school and college level.
MICHELLE FURLONG
Combining her love of stories and research, Michelle Furlong brings many years of experience to script writing and narratives. A graduate of LeMoyne College and Fordham University, she has collaborated on research for several books and has received awards such as the The Suzanne V. McClusky Medal for excellence in writing as well the “Deborah A. Escobar Historical Records Education in the Schools Award” given by the Capital District Archives. After many years of working in New York City as a marketing researcher for companies such as Inc. Magazine and Microsoft, she returned to SUNY Albany to get a M.S. in Information Science. Currently the library media specialist at a local high school, she is also an adjunct professor at HVCC.
“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”