MICHELLE HARTLY – Cofounder
Michelle Hartly is known as an innovative change agent, pioneering leader, and senior executive in multiple industries including film and television production, the creative arts, pharmaceutical and medical devices, as well as nonprofit development and direction.
She is known to always make an impact in dynamic ways that lead to multimillion-dollar revenue growth, societal change, and entrepreneurial vision.
Currently, Michelle is serving as the Cofounder of the World Hero Foundation, championing our first responders, defenders, and heroes by providing mission-critical financial assistance as well as advocacy.
She is also the founder of Defending Our Defenders organization organized to promote awareness of the United States citizens who protect our freedoms and liberties, only to have their own liberties and honor taken away by unfair line-of-duty investigation resulting in wrongful accusations and convictions. In the process of making her vision a reality, she has also galvanized political support for her national campaigns by working with U.S. representatives and senators on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
Furthermore, Michelle leverages 20 years of leadership positions and large-scale accomplishments in the film and television industry. As a long-term member of the Producer’s Guild of America, contributor to the PGA’s FilmUSA commission, and owner of two film companies, she is highly accomplished in her industry. Throughout her career, she has produced over 60 hours of Emmy award-winning international television and has achieved production services for over 77 films.
A trailblazing entrepreneur at heart, Michelle has also conducted financing, design, and development of successful production studios in Southern California, New Mexico, and Arizona, including actively promoting and financing large film tax incentives.
Last but not least, Michelle has partnered with national pharmacies and medical companies such as CVS and Cedar Sinai to facilitate medical and pharmaceutical supplies to individuals and businesses. She is taking action throughout the global pandemic to distribute a revolutionary and lifesaving COVID-19 test, of which will provide results within only 10 minutes and be economic and affordable to anyone who needs it.
Always maintaining superior standards of excellence, cross- functional leadership, and game-changing strategy, Michelle Hartly is driven to make value-added contributions. With passion and dedication, she plans to drive the World Hero Foundation to great success in order to showcase the stories of heroes and the Sacrifices they have made for all of us.
SCOTT DUTHIE – Cofounder
Scott Duthie is devoted to staying on the forefront of cutting edge technologies and has spearheaded advancements in passive optical systems, optical motion capture cameras, digital integration and previsualization. An Emmy® award-winning Producer and Director, Duthie designed and pioneered the first Retro-Integration Technology Division for 20th Century Fox Studios.
Scott began his career as a marketing technical consultant and creative director in Seattle, Washington, supervising projects for many Fortune 500 Companies including Microsoft, Nintendo, Boeing, Purina, FedEx, Hallmark and United Parcel Service.
Currently, he is serving as the Cofounder of the World Hero Foundation, whose goal will be to recognize individuals and companies striving to make the world a better place.
An alumnus of the American Film Institute with a postgraduate degree in Motion Picture Production Design, Duthie has been a team leader for multiple award-winning national media campaigns, motion pictures and television shows.
A member of the Director’s Guild of America, Duthie directed the Cinema Verda Award-winning documentary Rising Tides, distributed by Cinema Libre Studios, which examines the rising of sea levels, coastal erosion and how the problem is manifesting itself globally.
The recipient of an Emmy® award and two nominations, four Gold Remi Awards, a Davey Award and five Telly Awards, Duthie will place a spotlight on the advocacy of heroic causes and raise awareness of Native American communities, first responders, military veterans, homelessness and environmental issues.
MARY CRAIGLE – Secretary & Treasurer
Mary Craigle is the Bureau Chief for the Research and Information Bureau at the Montana Department of Commerce and the Director of the Census & Economic Information Center. She has been working in economics and research for more than 35 years. Her career includes several research manager positions with the state of Montana and running her own market research business for 15 years.
Mary holds a Master’s Degree in Quantitative Analysis from the University of Missouri and undergraduate degrees in Business Finance and Public Administration from the University of Montana. She served as Vice Chair on the US Census Bureau’s State Data Center Steering Board and Board Chair of the Montana Community Foundation overseeing an endowment in excess of $120 million.
The recipient of four Governor’s Awards for Excellence in Performance, Mary Craigle was instrumental in the success of Governor Bullock’s Main Street Montana Project, working with over 200 CEO’s, agencies, and community members.
Advisory Board
RAYMOND RODGERS – Senior Informatics Advisor
Raymond F. Rogers is the Chief Executive Officer for the National Center for Health Care Informatics (NCHCI) and The Praxis Center for Innovative Learning located in Butte, Montana. Mr. Rogers serves as the CEO for the NCHCI, a non-profit corporation dedicated to improving the management of healthcare data, information, and knowledge. His company is leading an effort to develop the Praxis Center for Innovative Learning - a $35 million, 70,000+ ft2 rural healthcare simulation training center.
This is the nation's first independent, non-profit, non-affiliated medical simulation training center dedicated specifically to the needs of rural healthcare practitioners. Mr. Rogers has extensive experience developing simulation training for the USAF Special Operations Forces (Pararescuemen).
He has hosted regional conferences and has spoken to audiences nationally on the topics of electronic medical records, personal health records, and health information exchange.
Ray has also worked with Hewlett Packard and CrossFlo System on a syndromic surveillance Health Information Exchange (HIE) demonstration project. He also served as a lead planner for the past three Montana Economic Development Summits hosted by Senator Max Baucus. Mr. Rogers has over 15 years' experience in higher education administration, fundraising, marketing, and business development, 13 years' experience working in the field of healthcare informatics, and 5 years’ as a marketing engineer for a full-service environmental consulting company.
In 2001, he led an effort on behalf of the Montana University System to create the nation’s first undergraduate degree in Health Care Informatics. Mr. Rogers is a part-time faculty member at Montana Tech. He holds an undergraduate degree in Engineering and a MS degree in Technical Communications.
JINJIE HU, Ph.D. – Senior Medical Advisor
Jinjie Hu is a world-renowned public speaker as well as respected author and medical professional of numerous publications including the Journal of Medical Virology.
The President and principle consultant of Axteria BioMed Consulting she serves as Chief Regulatory Officer in charge of the regulatory strategy and leader of all related activities as well as regulatory submissions of the Laboratory of Advance Medicine.
The senior consultant of Biologics Consulting Group for more than 5 years, Hu has over 12 years of experience with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Biologic Research and Review as senior reviewer and CGMP inspector for biologic products, pharmaceuticals and medical devices. Among her responsibilities at the FDA were development from product design through regulatory approval as well as the execution of CMC, preclinical and clinic studies for IVD products, cell therapy products and biological products.
She has also served as scientific advisor, dossier assessment expert and manufacturer inspection auditor for the World Health Organization (WHO) since 2009.
GENE LIM – Sr. Healthcare & Affordable Housing Advisor
Gene Lim is a serial entrepreneur who owns, manages and advises companies in various industries including healthcare, hospitality, affordable housing, technology and entertainment. Gene’s reputation and extensive background in strategy, business development, marketing, fundraising and management spans nearly 30 years. He has worked with prominent clients such as Toyota, Disney, Microsoft, Sony, UCLA Health, USC Medical and OneLegacy to name a few. On the philanthropic side, Gene served as Global Chairman of the Strategic Alliances Committee for the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO), a global entity of entrepreneurs in over 64 countries. He forged relationships with the UN, G20, B20, NYSE, the White House, State Department, Fortune 500 companies, the media, foundations, and universities. Gene helped create and launch NYSE Big Startup with EO to bring together the world’s most recognized companies and business leaders to engage with EO’s fast-growth entrepreneurs to create jobs, revenue and increase GDP. He also represented the U.S. on the G20 YEA (Young Entrepreneurs’ Alliance), a global network of industrialized and developing nations championing the cause of entrepreneurship and world economic development.
BARBARA KRASNER, Ph.D. – Senior Grant Writer
Barbara has over 20 years of experience in working with non-profits across the United States, in Europe and Africa to create and successfully fund strategic programming in the education, healthcare, behavioral health and social service arenas. Working as a development professional, independent consultant and foundation program officer, Barbara has acquired a unique set of skills to help organizations fulfill their mission and meet the needs of those they are dedicated to helping. One consistent focus of Barbara’s work has been the creation of high-level collaborations between non-profit organizations, government entities, for-profit companies and funding institutions resulting in the maximization of positive impact. Barbara’s most recent project is with the American Red Cross where she is engaged to transform and manage its Long-Term Recovery Grant Program.
Barbara has an undergraduate degree from The Johns Hopkins University and a M.A. and Ph.D. in Philosophy from The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and taught at the university level for 18 years. Those academic pursuits helped Barbara hone her writing, research and presentation skills – all of which have become the trademark of her work in the fund development field.
