Leadership Profile

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New England Chapter

Email: info@newengland.adja.org
Phone: 1-877-4NEADJA

National Offices

Email: office@adja.org
Toll-free: (888) 723-5776

President: Jim Aldridge
Jim Aldridge is the owner of Romantic Entertainment LLC and has been a mobile entertainer for 15 years. He has a broadcast radio background and is a Connecticut School of Broadcasting graduate. He has been married to his wife Barbara for 18 years. They currently reside in Windsor Connecticut. Romantic Entertainment LLC is family owned and operated. Jim says, If you do what you can for others without expecting something in return, it will always come back when you need it the most. It is this camaraderie that is the backbone of the New England Chapter of the ADJA!

Vice President: Steve Fernino

Steve''s brother Mike, along with their father, started Music In Motion Entertainment back in 1984. In 1986, (at age 11) Steve began assisting at school dances and parties. When their father got ill in 1989, Steve jumped in as Mike''s full-time assistant and they''ve been working together ever since.

Steve co-created DJ Idea Sharing with his brother Mike, in 2001. In 2007, he began producing educational internet radio programs for DJs at PodcastForDJs.com. Steve says, "My proudest achievement in the DJ industry was when I was chosen and certified by Denon DJ as an endorsed clinician."

Steve founded the Professional Disc Jockeys of New England (PDJNE) and served as Co-Executive Officer from 2003-2007. This organization later became the ADJA, New England chapter, in which he is also a founding member. Steve currently serves as Vice President.

Steve and Marci (his wife of 10 years) reside happilly in Oxford, CT.

Secretary: Bettie-Jeanne Rivard-Darby

Bettie-Jeanne is the owner of Dreamview Productions along with her husband, Jim Darby. She is a founding member of the ADJA, New England Chapter. She has served as the Secretary for the inaugural and current Board of Directors since August 2007.

Treasurer: Chris Paras

Chris is the owner of C&C Sounds. He is a founding member of the New England chapter of the ADJA and served as Membership Director of the inaugural Board of Directors from August 2007-2008. He currently serves as Treasurer.

Membership Director: Mike Obara

Mike is the owner of Magic Mike Entertainment. His a founding member of the ADJA, New England Chapter. He served as the Member-At-Large for the inaugural Board of Directors from August 2007-2008. He currently serves as the chapter''s Membership Director.

Member At Large: Mike Fernino

Mike has been around music all of his life. His father, Michael Fernino Sr., an accomplished musician and music educator, started teaching him piano and accordian at the age of 4. Mike Jr. continued to develop his skills until, at the age of 11, he became a state and regional champion at music competitions. During his early teenage years, Mike’s musical interests started to change when he was first introduced to the mobile DJ industry.

When Mike turned 16, his parents held a birthday party for him. Mike’s friends, who were asked to DJ the event, later turned over the controls to him as a birthday gift. It was at this moment that Mike’s DJ career actually began. Mike had done so well at his own party, that a friend asked him to DJ their next school dance. With a rented sound system and a crate of records, Mike DJed the first of many events to come. Later that year, Mike and his father founded Music In Motion Entertainment based in Connecticut.

Mike stays very involved within the mobile DJ industry. He founded DJ Idea Sharing in April of 2001. In 2007, he started an internet radio program for the DJ industry at PodcastForDJs.com. Mike recently started contributing articles for the ADJA Newsletter featured in Mobile Beat magazine.

Mike is a founding member of the ADJA, New England Chapter. He served as President of the inaugural board of directors from August of 2007-2008. He currently serves as the Member-At-Large, in an advisory capacity. Mike (and wife Sherie) support the Second Chance Dalmation rescue.