Crossroads of Learning is a "campus" of the Crossroads of Knowledge lifelong learning group, and a division of Media InfoSystems, Inc. Our mission is to bring valuable tools and connections to a variety of audiences using the most effective and friendly techniques and technologies available.

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Our Team

BOB LASIEWICZ Managing Director bl(at)crossroadsoflearning.com

Bob Lasiewicz has been actively supporting the learning and systems needs of individuals and companies for over 25 years. In 1982, he founded Media InfoSystems,Inc. to provide business, training and computing services to the entertainment industry. A year later, he and his wife Nalini launched ShowBiz Expo, a trade show and conference that developed into the world's premier entertainment production industry event.

While continuing to serve other clients, Media InfoSystems developed and maintained advanced custom tools in the areas of CRM, registration and marketing for ShowBiz Expo (sold to Advanstar Communications in 1994). Subsequent projects included real estate ventures, M&A software activities, and R&D on IP based business systems. Bob also served as Brand Manager V.P for the Hollywood business-to-business pioneer, Creative Planet, and it's On-line Production Showcase.

Crossroads of Learning represents an intersection of the technological, social and lifelong learning community goals that have characterized Bob's entire career. The team mission is to supply user-friendly technology and facilitate community that supports personal, professional and corporate development.

A graduate of the School of Communications at Northwestern University, Bob is also a current doctoral candidate in the School of Educational Leadership and Change, Fielding Graduate University, Santa Barbara, CA.

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NALINI LASIEWICZ Communications Director nl(at)crossroadsoflearning.com

Born in Holland and raised in Hollywood, Nalini has worked for years with small businesses and non-profit organizations in marketing, administration and public relations projects. Alongside her husband, Bob Lasiewicz, Nalini launched and produced the ShowBiz Expo, a tradeshow for the film and television industry. The event was held annually in Los Angeles and New York and Nalini was responsible for oversight of the Finance and Accounting staff as well as managing the Conference and the Marketing Departments for the ten years prior to its sale.

Nalini also pursues philanthropic goals under The Lasiewicz Foundation, a nonprofit corporation launched in 1993, dedicated to education and social action for human development. The Lasiewicz Foundation is a non-profit project that provides PR, marketing and organizational assistance to human rights, peace and independent media groups. and most recently has launched Crossroads of Music, a non-profit project that
advocates and promotes early chiildhood music and movement education.

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ROBERT B. GELMAN Marketing/Product Management bg(at)crossroadsoflearning.com

Bob contributes to the Crossroads of Learning team with over 20 years experience producing, managing, and marketing tradeshows and conferences (primarily in the technology space), as well as theatrical and arts-oriented events. His initial project with Bob and Nalini Lasiewicz was as marketing manager for the ShowBiz Expo project.

He is also is recognized as an Internet pioneer, an early member of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, online rights activist, and developer of notable communities on the web and within the AOL environment.

Bob is the author of the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s guide to online safety, freedom, and privacy (Harper Collins), and has also served as a contributing editor to InterActivity, Keyboard, and other technology publications.

His recent work includes hands-on development projects for People of Note (music education advocates), The Redwood City Education Foundation (support of enahanced programs in the schools), and the San Mateo Dance Association (arts education), where he is a former member of the Board of Directors.

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MARY ANDERSON HARRIS Press and Trade Group Relations mah(at)crossroadsoflearning.com

Mary Anderson-Harris has been a public relations professional for over 25 years. Her current clients include the Los Angeles cluster of Salem Communications radio stations and the California Council for Interior Design Certification (CCIDC).

Mary’s association with Bob and Nalini Lasiewicz began fifteen years ago when they hired her as PR Manager for ShowBiz Expo. At boutique public relations firm, The Strickholm Company, Mary was part of the team that handled consumer and trade PR for the consumer products divisions of Viacom Entertainment Group and Artisan Entertainment. For five years, Mary served as Director of Publicity for leading event production and licensed merchandising firm, Creation Entertainment. In addition to consumer and trade publicity, she was responsible for corporate sponsorship sales as well as management and sales of the company’s extensive consumer databases. Prior to relocating to the Los Angeles area in 1982, Mary resided in Las Vegas where her PR clients included superstar magicians Siegfried & Roy.

BOB O'HAVER Community Support boh(at)crossroadsoflearning.com

Bob O'Haver is a technology consultant and educator whose background includes the positions of Visual Effects Producer and Supervisor for blockbuster feature films to Web site Publisher for Creative Planet, an online community for the entertainment industry.  He is also a certified online instructor and course developer for UCLA Extension courses. 

Bob has spent over a decade creating on-line communities for creative communications and business applications. In 1994 Bob co-founded visualfx.com, a successful website for Visual Effects professionals.

His passion to transform the “highly technical” to “understandable” perfectly qualifies him for his role of community support at Crossroads of Learning.  Bob is also the host of the weekly technology-based radio show, “Computer Therapy” on 97.7 WBCR, Great Barrington, MA.