Richard McBrier Ely

Background

Ely, Richard McBrier was born on October 20, 1948 in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Robert Thatcher and Jeanne Louise (Meiser) Ely.

Education

Student, allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania, 1967-1971; student, Franklin Pierce College, Rindge, N.H., 1968-1969; student, Schiller College, West Berlin, 1970-1971.

Career

Songwriter/producer, Erie, 1972-1980; writer/producer, TAL, Inc. Advertising, Erie, 1980-1985; producer, Healey, Schutte Advertising, Buffalo, 1986; president, creative director, The Big Picture, Charlotte, North Carolina, since 1986. Judge awards competition New engineering Audio/Visual association, Boston, 1989.

Judge art competition Erie Art Center, 1979.

Achievements

• Richard McBrier Ely has been listed as a notable Video/film producer, writer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Featured artist Battered Women's Shelter, Erie, 1982. M C.

Connections

Married Heidi Marie Brinig, June 28, 1980 (divorced December 1990). Children: Cadence McBrier Ely-Mooney, Hannah Giles Ely-Mooney.

Father:

Robert Thatcher Ely

Mother:

Jeanne Louise (Meiser) Ely

Spouse:

Heidi Marie Brinig

child:

Hannah Giles Ely-Mooney Ely

child:

Cadence McBrier Ely-Mooney Ely