Don Taft

Mr. Taft has 50 years plus of senior level business experience having founded, owned, and managed both private and publicly traded companies.
His business expertise has been applied across a wide range of industries including manufacturing, distribution, wholesale, retail, and entertainment.
Mr. Taft was instrumental in the formation of Funnel Cake Factory, where he created the name and logo, and was responsible for sales and marketing nationally to supermarket chains.
He also secured "Storecast", a division of Comcast Cable which represented sales and distribution of products.
He was responsible for demos to wholesale and retail customers.
As a result, the product was sold to J&J Snack Food Company, which is a publicly traded company listed on the NASDAQ market.
Mr. Taft participated with New York Style Bagel Chip Company, the original marketer of the bagel chip, where he was responsible for remanufacturing processes and product sales.
The company was sold to RJR-Nabisco, a publicly traded company listed on the N.Y.S.E, which was subsequently resold to Kolberg, Kravis, and Roberts ("KKR") after the largest dollar amount IPO of its time.
Mr. Taft was a principal in various entities in the entertainment industry which included management and representation of artists such as actors, writers, and directors.
His philanthropic and charitable manner has led him to support many of the most worthwhile causes, as well as donate his personal time and leadership to numerous nonprofit organizations.
Mr. Taft serves as Honorary Chairman for Gilda's Club, is a Board Member of Broward County Special Olympics, is a Board Member of Children's Diagnostic and Treatment Center as well as serving on its Finance Committee, is Advisory Board Member of Children's Cancer Center at Broward General Medical Center, is Board Member of Ronald McDonald House of Broward County, and is a Co-Chairman of the Board of the New York Historical Society.