Leimart Park Jazz Festival Board of Advisors
Victoria Foyt
Victoria Foyt (VictoriaFoyt.com) is an author, actress and filmmaker. Her 2020 novel, Valentine to Faith, a sweeping adult tale about the subtle transfer of family emotional patterns, won romance awards from Reader Views and Readers’ Favorites. Her 2012 dystopian romantic novel, Revealing Eden, won the Eric Hoffer Award for Young Adult Fantasy, and her debut novel, The Virtual Life of Lexie Diamond, was recommended by the Center of Children’s Books. Victoria co-wrote and starred in several critically acclaimed indie films, including Déjà Vu, Last Summer in The Hamptons, and Babyfever, and has been profiled in a wide range of media, such as Vogue, O at Home, The LA Times, Good Morning America, KTLA.
Victoria earned a double Bachelor of Arts at the University of Miami in French and Spanish with a minor in German and business. She is passionate about the arts and protecting the environment.
Emerson S. Moore II
Emerson S. Moore II currently serves as General Counsel and Vice President of Jazz at Lincoln Center, Inc., where he leads the Legal Department and oversees all legal functions across a broad range of disciplines, including corporate, intellectual property, licensing and distribution, labor and employment, and corporate governance.
Prior to joining JALC in 2023, Mr. Moore served as the Chief People Officer and Executive Vice President of BSE Global where he oversaw Human Resources for Barclays Center, the Brooklyn Nets, the Long Island Nets of the NBA G League, and NetsGC of the NBA 2K League.
Prior to joining BSE Global in 2020, Mr. Moore served as General Counsel, Head of Human Resources and Executive Vice President of TMP Worldwide Advertising & Communications, LLC d/b/a Radancy (“Radancy”), a global leader in talent acquisition technologies. While overseeing the full scope of global Human Resource functions across Radancy’s 27 offices, Mr. Moore also provided strategic leadership and a forward‑thinking approach to staffing, recruitment, employee relations, payroll, compensation and benefits. In his role as General Counsel, he was also responsible for all legal matters pertaining to the day-to-day operations of Radancy, as well as those of its global subsidiaries, and managed the legal aspects of mergers and acquisitions, governance and compliance, software services and license agreements, litigation and general corporate matters.
Prior to joining Radancy in 2007, Mr. Moore was an Associate in the corporate department at Proskauer Rose, an international law firm, where he was engaged in a broad-ranging mergers and acquisitions practice, representing private equity firms and global financial institutions.
Mr. Moore is a member of the Board of Trustees of his alma mater, New York Law School, where he serves on the Executive Committee. Mr. Moore is also a member of the Board of Directors of Boxed, Inc. (NYSE: BOXED), where he serves on the Compensation Committee, as well as the Nominating & Governance Committee. Mr. Moore received a B.S. in Actuarial Mathematics from the University of Michigan, and a J.D., Cum Laude, from New York Law School.
Mr. Moore lives in New Rochelle, NY with his two sons, Emerson III aka Trey (14) and Harrison (12).
Rickey Minor
Rickey Minor is an Emmy® Award winning Music Director, Producer, Composer, Conductor and Author. (rickeyminorentertainment.com)
He has worked with the biggest music talent in the world, including: Beyonce, Usher, Adele, Stevie Wonder, Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, Rihanna, Gwen Stefani, Janelle Monae, Demi Lovato, Chance The Rapper, Keith Urban, Diana Ross, Aretha Franklin, Khalid, Katy Perry, Sting, Jennifer Lopez, H.E.R., Arianna Grande, John Legend, Carrie Underwood, Lenny Kravitz, Gladys Knight, Brandi Carlisle, Garth Brooks, Ray Charles, Ella Mai, Faith Hill, Jennifer Hudson, Elton John, Common, Andra Day, Cynthia Erivo, and Ed Sheeran.
Rickey’s numerous television credits include The Tonight Show starring Jay Leno, American Idol, The Kennedy Center Honors, The American Music Awards, The Super Bowl, The Grammys, The Emmys, and The Oscars.
Rickey has received 15 Emmy® Award nominations for Outstanding Music Direction.