Experience

Joanna Hay Productions

• United States
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Jan 2021 - Present

  Frankfort, Kentucky, United States With a grant from the National Park Service through the City of Frankfort, we are documenting the 1964 March on Frankfort led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Also in attendance, to name a few, were Jackie Robinson, Peter, Paul and Mary, Senator Georgia Davis Powers, and Kentucky State University choir director Dr. Carl Smith. We are creating oral history interviews with attendees that will be archived at the Louie B, Nunn Center for Oral History, and three PBS Learning Media films with lesson… Show more With a grant from the National Park Service through the City of Frankfort, we are documenting the 1964 March on Frankfort led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Also in attendance, to name a few, were Jackie Robinson, Peter, Paul and Mary, Senator Georgia Davis Powers, and Kentucky State University choir director Dr. Carl Smith. We are creating oral history interviews with attendees that will be archived at the Louie B, Nunn Center for Oral History, and three PBS Learning Media films with lesson plans for educators to use in the classroom.

• Media Producer

  • Jan 2004 - Present

  United States, Canada and United Kingdom

• Producer, Filmmaker and Experiential Strategist

  • 2004 - Present

  Frankfort and Louisville, KY; Montreal, Quebec; Nantucket, MA Heritage tourism strategies and cultural storytelling. Project development, video production and post-production, exhibit design. We produce and direct documentary films, training films, oral history projects and visitor experiences. Consulting services provided to businesses, arts organizations and non profits with a specialty in cultural tourism. Social media, marketing and digital branding.

• Producer - Director

  • Jun 2010 - Nov 2019

  Nantucket, MA Video, Music and Oral History Production on Nantucket since 2010. http://www.joannahaynantucket.com

• Musician and Music Producer

  • Jan 2004 - Jul 2017

  Nantucket, Massachusets and Louisville, Kentucky Area Producing and performing shows at venues in Kentucky, New York and Nantucket. Bands: Stirfry Musette and Coq au Vin and Hay and Pond. Sarasota Film Festival Band-in-Residence. Nantucket Film Festival.



Buffalo Trace Distillery

• Wine & Spirits
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Creative Art Director for Murals and Exhibits

  • Jan 2018 - Present

  Frankfort, Kentucky, United States We work with Buffalo Trace Distillery staff and Kentucky artists to curate the design and installation of creative murals throughout the distillery. These murals enhance visitor experiences and education, and inspire staff and community pride.



Sazerac Company

• United States
• Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visitor Experience Videos and Interpretation Producer/Director

  • Jan 2018 - Present

  Montreal, Quebec, Canada

• Distillery Heritage Creative Director

  • Jan 2018 - Present

  Montreal, Quebec, Canada

• Visitor Experience Strategies and Production

  • Jan 2010 - Present

  Frankfort, Kentucky We create artistic, multi-media visitor experiences for Sazerac, Inc. at Buffalo Trace Distillery (Frankfort, KY) and the Old Montreal Distillery (Montreal, Quebec). We work with the Homeplace Development Director, the Curator of Visitor Experiences to implement the vision for these distilleries.

• Content Writer

  • Apr 2020 - Jul 2020

  New Orleans, Louisiana, United States Working with senior marketing staff at Sazerac, Inc., I was contracted to write and edit a significant amount of the content for the new website Sazerac.com before its launch in Fall 2020. https://www.sazerac.com/ My areas of focus were brand descriptions, company culture, community engagement, globally spirited and distillery descriptions. This contract included research, writing and editing



Kentucky Arts Council

• United States
• Artists and Writers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Arts and Culture Consultant

  • Mar 2009 - Present

  Business and Finance for Artists, Marketing and Promotion for Artists, Strategic Planning, Organizational Management, Audience Development, Building Partnerships, Grant Writing, Arts Education, Program Development, Marketing and Promotion for Organizations, Technology

• Outreach Director

  • Aug 2007 - Mar 2009

  Traveled throughout the state of Kentucky as the Outreach Director for the state's arts agency. Planned and programmed workshops on grant writing. Assisted arts organizations and artists on fundraising, planning, and marketing. Managed the Kentucky Peer Advisory Network program providing consultants to organizations and artists.

• Outreach Director

  • Aug 2007 - Mar 2009

  Frankfort, Kentucky



University of Kentucky

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Producer/Director Oral History Project, Documentary Film, Web Exhibition

  • Jan 2013 - Present

  Lexington, Kentucky In partnership with the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History And the University of Kentucky Office of Community Engagement and the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights, this project conducts and archives interviews of Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame Inductees and has created three documentary shorts.



Frankfort/Franklin County Tourism

• Tourism Consultant - Frankfort Public Art Tour

  • Jun 2010 - Present

  Frankfort, Kentucky



Kentucky Heritage Council / State Historic Preservation Office

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Producer

  • Jul 2021 - May 2022

  Kentucky, United States The Kentucky African American Heritage Commission, through the Kentucky Heritage Council, contracted with Joanna Hay Productions to produce lesson plans with accompanying media, on Kentucky's Black History, up to the Civil War. Researchers Le Datta Grimes, Ph.D. and Joanna Hay, and educational writer Judy Sizemore produced the lesson plans. Kentucky Educational Television (KET) has published the 12 units on the PBS Learning Media platform. The PBS Learning Media collection is called… Show more The Kentucky African American Heritage Commission, through the Kentucky Heritage Council, contracted with Joanna Hay Productions to produce lesson plans with accompanying media, on Kentucky's Black History, up to the Civil War. Researchers Le Datta Grimes, Ph.D. and Joanna Hay, and educational writer Judy Sizemore produced the lesson plans. Kentucky Educational Television (KET) has published the 12 units on the PBS Learning Media platform. The PBS Learning Media collection is called "Kentucky's Black History & Culture" and teachers and students in Kentucky and throughout the U.S. can access them for use in the classroom and beyond. Show less



Brown-Forman

• United States
• Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Executive Producer

  • Feb 2022 - Mar 2022

  Louisville, Kentucky, United States Produced a video on ethics and compliance for internal training at Brown Forman, featuring Gerald Kral and Chris Morris.



DLA Piper

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Executive Producer

  • Jun 2011 - Jan 2019

  Washington, District Of Columbia In partnership with Videobred, Inc., we have produced three legal dramas for DLA Piper. DLA Piper partners show these films to their global clients (Directors of Corporate Boards and Generals Counsel) to address legal issues in an entertaining and impactful way. The three films are titled “Internal Investigations,” “In A Flash” and “At What Cost?”. Managing Partner Stasia Kelly called these films a “game changer” for the way DLA Piper uses the films to work with their clients.



Kentucky Historical Society

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Video Producer and Exhibit Designer

  • Jan 2014 - Oct 2018

  Frankfort, Kentucky We provide consulting services to the curators at the Kentucky Historical Society to produce videos and graphics for their exhibitions.



KENTUCKY BOURBON DISTILLERS, LTD.

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Oral History Producer for Willett Distillery

  • Mar 2018 - Jun 2018

  Bardstown, Kentucky We conducted interviews with the family members of Willett Distillery.

• Cultural Consultant, Video Producer and Exhibit Designer for Buffalo Trace’s Bourbon Pompeii

  • Mar 2015 - Oct 2017

  Frankfort, Kentucky We researched, designed and fabricated the interpretation for the Visitor Experience inside Bourbon Pompeii at Buffalo Trace Distillery. We write, produced and directed two short films to show visitors inside Bourbon Pompeii: “Layers of History” and “Unearthing Bourbon Pompeii.” This is a significant archaeological site on the National Landmark Property Buffalo Trace Distillery.

• Cultural Consultant and Exhibit Designer for The Old Taylor House at Buffalo Trace

  • Jan 2013 - Jun 2015

  Frankfort, Kentucky The Joanna Hay Productions team researched, designed and produced the Visitor Experience and Interpretation inside the Old Taylor House at Buffalo Trace Distillery. This may be the oldest existing structure in Franklin County (1790s). Situated on the Kentucky River, “Riverside” was a farm residence and became a clinic and then a lab in the heart of the distillery. Buffalo Trace Distillery is a National Landmark Property.



KENTUCKY DISTILLERS ASSOCIATION

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Kentucky Bourbon Tales Oral History Project and Documentary Film

  • Jan 2012 - Dec 2015

  Frankfort, Kentucky In partnership with the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History and the Kentucky Distillers Association we did video oral history interviews with Distilleries along the Kentucky Bourbon Trail and created a documentary film which is housed at the Library of Congress.



The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts

• Documentary Filmmaker and Oral History Producer

  • Jan 2011 - May 2014

  Louisville, Kentucky I produced and directed this 30 minute documentary film “A Kentucky Treasure: A Center for All” from the in-depth oral history interviews in honor of the 30 year anniversary of the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts.



HORSE CAVE CULTURAL DISTRICT INC

• United States

• Tourism Consultant - Horse Cave Stories

  • Jan 2010 - Oct 2012

  Horse Cave, Kentucky We created Horse Cave Stories from oral histories and historical research about the unique city of Horse Cave, Kentucky. We did an above ground tour and a below ground tour with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service.

• Oral History Producer and Documentary Filmmaker for Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History

  • Sep 2008 - Oct 2011

  Lexington, Kentucky We conducted video oral history interviews with the people of Buffalo Trace Distillery and created a documentary film called “Quest for the Perfect Bourbon”



Grand Theatre

• Canada
• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Production Manager and Arts Consultant

  • Jan 2004 - Mar 2010

  Organized and managed the technical team for the opening season of the new theater. Other services provided to the Grand Theatre were creating community support for the purchase and renovation of the Grand Theatre followed by fundraising and programming for the Season series and development of the educational programs.



Synergetics Health Publications, Inc.

• Owner and Producer

  • Jan 1990 - Jan 2006

  Producer of exercise books, videos and audio for an international audience. Implemented four national media tours with heavy print, tv and radio coverage in 50 states. Editor and producer for all products, promotions, publicity and website development for the company. Media coverage and feature stories were placed in the London Daily Express, Chicago Tribune, the New York Daily News, LA Times, Mademoiselle magazine and dozens of regional newspapers. Hundreds of radio and television… Show more Producer of exercise books, videos and audio for an international audience. Implemented four national media tours with heavy print, tv and radio coverage in 50 states. Editor and producer for all products, promotions, publicity and website development for the company. Media coverage and feature stories were placed in the London Daily Express, Chicago Tribune, the New York Daily News, LA Times, Mademoiselle magazine and dozens of regional newspapers. Hundreds of radio and television appearances by Taylor and Joanna Hay about Synergetics and the PocketGym. Show less