Andrea Jones-Shiver • Agency Director
Andrea Jones-Shiver
Agency Director
Andrea Jones-Shiver is the owner and Director of
FCT-The Agency. She began her entertainment career
in the cruise industry with Premier Cruise Line
(the official cruise line of Walt Disney World).
She worked within the Cruise Staff, Youth
Activities and Shore Excursion Departments. During
her years at sea, Andrea served as Social Hostess,
Shore Excursion Manager and Assistant Cruise
Director onboard all of Premier Cruise Lines'
vessels. ms. Jones-Shiver was a member of the
original Cruise Staff team to bring out two newly
acquired vessels: the S.S. Atlantic and the S.S.
majestic. Andrea played an integral role in
creating and implementing each new ships
programming, entertainment and activities.
After six stellar years with Premier Cruise Line,
Andrea relocated to North Florida and utilized her
experience in the cruise industry, as a Consultant
and Cruise Director, for Emerald Princess Cruise
Line. Ms. Jones-Shiver was responsible for training
existing cruise staff and new hires. Her skills
were further put to use by Emerald Princess to
devise and implement onboard revenue increasing
activities and entertainment.
In 1998, Andrea created First Coast Talent Agency
(now FCT-The Agency), establishing it as North East
Florida's premier staffing agency. The Agency has
since expanded to cover Gainesville, Tallahassee
and Savannah, GA markets, with further East Coast
expansion plans in the works.
Laura Morey • Public Relations/Communications
Laura Morey
APR - Public Relations/Communications
In addition to her acting career, Laura Morey has been a public relations practitioner for more than 17 years. A graduate of Boston University's College of Communications, Laura has created and managed communications plans for clients in a variety of industries, on both regional and national levels. Laura is accredited by the Public Relations Society of America (APR). Laura has been represented by FCT The Agency since December 2006.
Dave Anthony • Advisory Board
Dave Anthony
Advisory Board
Dave Anthony’s entrance to the entertainment industry began as a radio personality in Las Vegas, Phoenix, Houston, Denver, Minneapolis, San Francisco and other major cities before advancing up to the responsibilities of Program Director for radio stations owned by CBS, Doubleday, Metromedia and more.
Combined with concert experience as a Rock and Jazz musician, Dave co-founded the Minnesota Music Academy, which was established during the Prince era to foster new recording talent. Over the years, countless radio and TV commercials featured Dave’s voice for major brands nationally and regionally.
Currently, Dave Anthony is the promo voice of the Golf Channel in over 100 million households internationally, as well as on-camera talent for national and regional TV commercials, training films and documentaries for many major corporations. Besides radio and TV, Dave has appeared in films starring John Travolta, Kevin Spacey, James Gandolfini, Salma Hayek, Ed Begley, Jr., James Caan, Jr. and others.
Michelle Miller • Advisory Board
Michelle Miller
Advisory Board
Michelle Miller has been performing for over 20 years, both on and off stage. In her younger years, she traveled nationwide with her parents gospel music group. her music highlights include performances with the American Music Jubilee Theater, PGA Tour, Jacksonville Jaguars, Jerry Lewis Telethon, Orlando Magic, and for several political dignitaries and events.. She remains involved with many studio recordings, corporate events, and has thoroughly enjoyed the release her new Christmas CD.
As no stranger to the pageant community, she holds several titles, including Jacksonville MISS TEEN, Florida MISS TEEN, Miss Florida Community College at Jacksonville, Florida Azalea Queen and winner of several area talent/variety shows. As a certified judge with the Miss America Scholarship Program, she now enjoys judging, as well as privately coaching individuals.
When Michelle isn't on stage, she enjoys recording voice-overs and filming commercials and corporate films. Some commercials include Stewart Lighting One, Kossack Companies, Pearce's Furniture of Southeast Georgia, Florida's Bureau of Unclaimed Property, and St. John's County Tourism & Visitor's Bureau.
Scott Smith • Advisory Board
Scott Smith
Advisory Board
Scott has been with FCT since its inception in 1998, and since then has appeared in local and national commercials including Design Works Interiors, industrial films, television programs such as "The New Detectives" and "America's Most Wanted," and a principal role in the HBO production "Recount" filmed in Jacksonville in 2007.
Scott's acting resume also includes extensive theatre experience having performed in over forty professional and community theatre productions, including a dozen plays with the Atlantic Shakespeare Company, as well as directing over forty interactive comedies for the Murder Mystery Players, Inc.
Mike Coley • Intern
FCT Intern, Michael Coley:
Michael is originally from PA and has been acting for six years. Michael is currently finishing up his BFA at Jacksonville University and has maintained his passion for acting. “My major at Jacksonville University is theatre. I chose to come to Jacksonville University because I always wanted to move to the south. I am focusing on one goal at a time, which is to become an established actor.” Michael stated. A few of his accolades include HBO’s hit series The Wire as the character Kwame. This role allowed Michael to obtain his affiliation with the Screen Actors Guild and he is a proud member of the union today. He also just recently made a brief appearance in Michael Bay's film Transformers 2.
“Interning at First Coast Talent is a great experience. I will have the opportunity to witness auditioning material from the perspective of the casting director. This internship is a great opportunity because I will get to see other actors perform. Watching others audition will be a great chance to see what works during an audition and what does not work, which will help me become a better actor as I progress. Viewing different actors headshot and resume will also help me see what is eye appealing to a casting agency and will allow me to gain experience on how to format my resume. I am so excited to be part of the First Coast family.” Michael stated.