"My desire was to establish a corporation that is successful at doing well while doing good. It is possible to operate a company that serves the interests of its owners and shareholders by generating fair profits, yet also serves the interests of its employees and its community through creating jobs and opportunities." – BETAH Founder Wilhelmina Bell-Taylor

Our diverse staff has the commitment, cultural competency, and technical expertise to engage ethnic and racial minorities, women, the elderly, the urban poor, and people with disabilities, as well as populations affected by specific issues.

Building and maintaining a successful corporation requires vision and management excellence. Our corporate management team embodies a dynamic combination of these characteristics.

Michelle Taylor – President and CEO

Michelle Taylor has over 15 years of experience in video production, creative services management, and communications. She has worked in all aspects of audio and video production -- from researching and developing story ideas to producing, directing, and writing documentaries. Along with special expertise in documentary filmmaking, she also has extensive experience in communications and public relations. Ms. Taylor has worked as a Communications and Creative Services Director for national health campaigns sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of HIV/AIDS Policy, the U.S. Administration on Aging, and the Office of Minority Health. She has spearheaded creative teams in the development of numerous audio public service announcements, video and audio news releases, satellite media tours, and webcasts, featuring celebrities, health officials, and community leaders promoting critical health information to at-risk and vulnerable populations.

Prior to assuming the role of Chairman and CEO for BETAH, she served as a project manager and also the firm’s Creative Services Director. Earlier she worked for National Geographic Television where she earned numerous television credits, including the Emmy-award-winning Combat Cameraman. She also received an award for the Surgeon General’s African American Community HIV/AIDS Satellite Conference, featuring former U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher. And in 2004, Taylor was awarded a grant by Black Entertainment Television, The Kaiser Family Foundation, and the Black AIDS Institute to produce the Telly-award-winning documentary, Tangy’s Song! She wrote, co-produced, and directed this compelling film about a Gospel singer living with HIV.

Ms. Taylor received a B.S. from Syracuse University. In her spare time, she enjoys creating inspirational gifts and crafts that encourage and inspire others. True to her belief in the importance of helping others, Ms. Taylor has served both as a mentor and PR specialist for a 100-plus youth gospel hip-hop choir and as an Editor-in-Chief of a faith-based newsletter. Taylor also volunteers for the American Red Cross.

Joy Nathan – Client Services Director

Joy Nathan has acquired over 30 years of experience in the communications and publication relations fields. She oversees the operational performance and business acquisition, planning, and management aspects of the company's communications and information contracts, which includes communications, outreach, and conference management efforts.

Nathan was previously a Program Manager for Eagle Design and Management and the Vice President of Public Relations and Advertising for Low + Associates, Inc. Her career has included management of projects with clients as diverse as the National Eye Institute, the Administration on Aging, and the National Health Service Corps in the public sector and private organizations like Dyson Appliances, Ltd., the Greater Washington Board of Trade, and Dimensions Healthcare System.