Office Number: 651-686-5600



TOV 's Official BIO

Writer, Speaker, Producer, Performer,
Chaplain and Pastor.

I appreciate your wanting to know more about me. It's nice to know word about what I do is spreading. I'm one of those people who has any number of projects going at the same time. The two at the forefront at the moment are "The Entertainment Industry Chaplains" and "100% Verified Celebrities and MySpace Personalities." They complement each other well.

As chaplains we provide counsel and support for both up-and-coming talent and celebrities (by whatever definition you use for that strangely shifting concept).

We practice two forms of Chaplaincy: Corporate Chaplaincy and Individual Chaplaincy (one-on-one with people). It would be like a military chaplain, but in corporate and private settings.

As for as me? I am a licensed minister with a background in the arts. I've preached or performed in thousands of churches and other venues nationwide, and on both sides of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. I am a published poet (but nothing currently in print), and I've done television commercials. I've worked in theater, both as a technician/crew and as an actor. I am a classically trained vocalist who's performed solo, with bands and groups of various musical genres. As far as celebrity goes, I'd fit into our "verification definition for a celebrity" as a "niche celebrity." Most people wouldn't have a clue who I am, but there are thousands of people of select demographics and venues who would recognize me--or the groups of which I've been a member. I suppose in a way you could say I've also become a "MySpace Personality," as more people discover and talk about me. More than anything else, I'm probably more well-known by celebrities and up-and-coming talent (or their agents, managers and publicists), than the general public.

When it comes to "100% Verified Celebrities and MySpace Personalities," that was started by my friend Bryant McGill (www.BryantMcGill.com), and his co-author for a book on Social Networking, Jim Karol. I assist with the verification of both celebrities and up-and-coming talent for Bryant. Bryant and the project was the subject of a front page Wall Street Journal article this past August. The concept was born, in part, out of the frustration celebrities have had with MySpace (and other social networking sites), doing little or nothing to protect their brand; and partly as an avenue to assist up-and-coming talent connect with people who could take them to the next level. Thus the "...and MySpace Personalities." I am currently working with a number of agencies to have their talent listed with "100% Verified," regardless of which social networking site is being used.

The official version of the organization is called, www.ProVIPS.com. It isn't open just yet. Bryant and his company McGill International (www.GoMcGill.com) are finalizing security features and promotional tools for agencies and talent to use.

My staff and I would love to speak with you and be of any assistance we can for you, your artists, your company--your friend, or family. You probably have some great insight I'd no doubt find invaluable as well. I've been immensely blessed and impressed by the power of social networking to connect people. I count among my dearest friends people I would never have otherwise met, because of it.

Here's my office number: 651-686-5600
My e-mail: Chaplains@TheChaplains.org

Warm Regards,

-T0V
Here are a couple people I think you'd enjoy getting to know:

Michelle - My Bride

Chaplain Jen - My Business Partner





More About Me?
I am listed as a contributer to this book:


I am in charge of Verification for "100% Verified Celebrities and MySpace Personalities/www.ProVIPS.com." Like many of the people featured on my various site profiles, I am a member of this group: 100% Verified Celebrities, featured on the front page of The Wall Street Journal, August 21, 2006. Like Jim Karol & Bryant McGill, who founded the group, I have been amazed at how many celebrity profiles on Social Networking Sites are fakes. In fact, it is most of them. If people want to role play, I suppose that is fine; at least until the person their avatar represents makes an issue of it. I do however, believe that it would be nice for FANS to be able to know what celebrity profiles ARE REAL. To that end, I strongly encourage celebrities to become a member of 100% Verified. Just click the banners to begin the process:







I also support organizations like this, encouraging others in the Industry to use their amazing social platform to help others:


WHO WOULD I LIKE TO MEET?
I like to meet people. It really doesn't matter if you are in the Entertainment Industry of not. Being a Chaplain is about meeting people!

There are a few Industry people I've not me that I'd love to meet in person:

1. Eric Clapton: anyone who does so much for other entertainers and children is someone I have to meet
2. Jennifer Lopez: An amazingly talented woman who has done so much for women, entertainers, the fashion industry...shall I go on?
3. Harrison Ford: helicopters, saving lives, Industry professional. Need I say more?
4. Angelina Jolie: Actor, Activist, Adopting children. Gotta love that...

You can chat live with me, Bryant McGill, and many other supportive and encouraging people right now:

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