JC York is President & Owner of Classic Entertainment/Wise Guys InterACTive, a diverse performance company specializing in themed characters, Live Digital Animation, Animatronics, Living Statues, Table Heads, DJ/VDJ, Emcees, Trivia & Musical Bingo Host, Photo Booth & Green Screen Photography, Karaoke, Game Shows and more. With a degree of Bachelor of Arts in Speech Communications, JC utilized those skills during his time working for Fortune 500 companies, including those as a corporate trainer. Furthering of those skills, JC has gone on to moderate numerous panels,facilitate multiple Board of Director retreats and has led International Leadership Training Sessions. He has also spoken at multiple Hospitality Industry Chapters, and Local, Regional and International Conference, including TSE. JC is very involved with event industry associations on local and international levels. He is currently serving on the Board of Directors for the SEARCH Foundation. He is a Past-President for both Meetings Professional International - Tampa Bay Area Chapter and International Live Events Association - Olando Chapter. For ILEA, he has also served multiple years on the international level as a Regional Vice President and was extremely involved with their international awards program (Esprit Awards) for 10 years while serving for 5 years as the Chair.