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Cori Chertoff
Cori Chertoff has extensive experience in child and adolescent development, as a program creator and director. She has developed innovative programs for children ranging in age from infancy through adolescence. She created a parenting magazine, The Bell Buzz, which dealt with early adolescent development and social issues. Critical acclaim for the publication led her to produce the film, Teen Time, which featured a support program she created for children with mothers in prison. Key elements of both the film and the program were the expression of the children’s feelings through music, dialogue and creative writing.
Cori designs unique broad-spectrum curricula for Dream Jam World, utilizing music as a platform for enhancing learning. The programs foster child development and creativity, promoting cognitive and language skills and social and emotional growth. These multi-disciplinary modules use original music, puppet characters and stories to stimulate the child’s imagination and encourage participation and involvement.
Cori has written many songs for Dream Jam World and the acclaimed Dream Jam Band. She writes book reviews and parenting columns and is currently writing a young adult novel.
As a Restorative Justice practitioner, Cori also creates programs that address issues around conflict resolution.
She has served on the Boards of Directors and consults on the advisory boards of several non-profit organizations.
Rick Chertoff
Five-time Grammy-nominated producer Rick Chertoff is responsible for hit songs
by artists including Joan Osborne, Cyndi Lauper and Sophie B. Hawkins. Both
Lauper’s album, She’s So Unusual and Osborne’s album, Relish, were debut albums
that garnered multi-platinum sales and multiple Grammy nominations. Rick was
nominated twice for ‘album of the year’, twice for ‘record of the year’ and
for ‘producer of the year.’ Rick worked at Columbia Records for 12 years rising
to Senior Vice President of A&R and oversaw the creative efforts of dozens
of artists. He then started his own label, Blue Gorilla, at Polygram with
Joan Osborne’s, Relish, which became a worldwide smash receiving seven Grammy
nominations.
Rick co-wrote and co-produced the song, “Christmas of Love” for Ron Howard’s film, How the Grinch Stole Christmas and he co-wrote and co-produced the theme for Jerry Zucker’s film, Rat Race. He considers one of his most significant accomplishments to be the album Largo, which is based on the second movement of Dvorak’s “Symphony from the New World.” and will soon appear on Broadway. Rick formed the highly acclaimed Dream Jam Band and produced their debut album. He continues to compose songs and produce records and is currently producing The Dream Jam Band’s next album.
Rick Dobbis
A 35 year veteran of the entertainment industry, Rick Dobbis has built a career
focused on artist development, marketing, business development and financial
success. He has held senior positions at Arista Records, Chrysalis Records,
RCA Records, Polygram Entertainment, and Sony Music as President of Sony Music
International. He has led numerous international enterprises and repositioned
firms for the digital world while remaining close to the creative community.
He has worked with a wide range of musical artists including U2, The Rolling Stones, Elton John, Melissa Etheridge and Yanni and is also active in television. His involvement with Dream Jam World is particularly exciting as it utilizes his entertainment and executive skills in an enterprise that contributes positively to the growth and development of young people.
Rick is an alumnus of Syracuse University with a B.S. in Zoology and where he was Distinguished Alumnus of 2002 and where he serves on the College of Arts & Sciences Board of Advisors and also advises and lectures in the University’s Music and Entertainment Industry Degree Program.