The NOLA Voice Talent Foundation is a  non-profit incorporation founded in 2009 by Stephen James and supported on a voluntary basis by him and his wife Deborah Smith. 

The Foundation is registered with the IRS as a 501(c)3 Public Charity, and as such is dedicated to providing affordable opportunities for existing and aspiring performers in Louisiana, Mississippi, the Gulf Coast, and further afield.

The NOLA Voice Talent Foundation received its status as a 501(c)3 Public Charity in early 2017 and within months was re-branded to The NATIONAL Voice Talent Foundation with the formation of two additional regional branches: National Voice Talent Gulf Coast and National Voice Talent Southwest – to provide donors, volunteers, and associates with the opportunity and the infrastructure to support the performing community, and the community-at-large, through its programs of education, opportunities, and youth and community support.

Whether you are a performer on-stage or on-screen, on-camera, or behind-the-mic, you will benefit from the resources which The NOLA Voice Talent Foundation provides.

Join us by registering as a web-site member (it’s FREE to do so), and don’t forget to follow us on Facebook.

ACCOLADES to Todd Schmidt, who designed our new logos as part of the re-branding process of the Foundation, Mark Fowler, who has designed the posters for most of the productions of “It’s a Wonderful Life”, as well as the basis for logo of the Hollywood South AwardsTM and to Alexandra Keaton, world acclaimed artist, for designing our poster for the 2018 production of “The Whistler”.

Todd was designer of our initial logo, which featured the crescent moon and fleur-de-lis. A golden version of this logo has since been incorporated into the Hollywood South Awards logo, designed by Mark Fowler.

Todd Schmidt designed the new NVT logos (see towards top of this page) as a 21st-century representation of the nationwide development of the Foundation, and featuring a sound-wave against the backdrop of the New Orleans skyline, and which can be modified as new regional branches are developed..

THANK YOU TODD, ALEXANDRA, AND MARK, for your generous support.