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Wendy Dubit is the founder and president
of Vergant, Inc. --
a brand building, business development, marketing and communications
consultancy that creates and conducts profitable
and pro-social programs for companies and
causes.
Wendy is an experienced entrepreneur and
executive whose numerous publishing, entertainment, new
media and non-profit initiatives -- built under the Vergant
brand and for such entities as Bertelsmann Music Group,
America Online, Places of Color, Pantone, Primedia, Unilever, The
Council on Economic Priorities and the New York City Department
of Education -- all carry a common thread: The creation
and promotion of highly visible, meaningful and profitable
programs and partnerships that can be leveraged across an
array of media.
For America
Online, Wendy served as a consultant to the AOL Greenhouse,
created the OutHouse Productions content studio, executive
produced the hit show Urban Legends, produced some of the
service’s most popular chat rooms and online auditorium
events, was director of business development for The Hub
(a joint venture of America Online and New Line Cinema),
and consulted to corporate communications on cause-related
content and programs. As public relations director for Zoom
Express/BMG Kidz, she helped launch the Jim
Henson Recods label, the music and video careers of
Mary-Kate and
Ashley Olsen and the "Where
in The World is Carmen Sandiego" audio line. She
also served as the founding editor of Wine
Enthusiast Magazine and as the editor-in-chief
of Friends of Wine / Les Amis du Vin, for which
she initiated a series of magazine supplements and events
for foreign governments.
Under the Vergant brand, Wendy has created
and operated a number of entities that include CD-MOM: The Family
Place in Cyberspace, The
Education Station, Give as You Live, Dining
to Make a Difference, The
Senses Bureau: Engaging in Every Sense and The Renewables: Thinkable is Doable!
Non-profits that she has founded
include FarmHands-CityHands:
Linking Farm and City for the Benefit of Both; HEAVEN:
Helping Educate, Activate, Volunteer & Empower Via the
Net; and The
Producers’ Project: A New Lens on Learning, which helps K-12 students and teachers make and share academically aligned music, film and television.
In addition to the companies and causes
she has founded and consulted to, Wendy has taught at the
K-12 and college levels. Her education projects have won
numerous contracts from the New York City Department of
Education and have been honored by ComputerWorld-Smithsonian
for their visionary use of technology in education.
Additionally,
Wendy has served as a board member of UJA Federation's Technology
and New Media Division and the American Institute of Wine
and Food, has hosted numerous radio shows and NetCasts,
and speaks often on a number of business and philanthropy
issues, including finding meaning in work and life. Her
articles have appeared in such publications as Business
Traveler, Entrepreneur, Martha Stewart Living and Converge. |
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