Mary Ellen Milanese-DiStasio

Mary Ellen began her career with Video Visions in 1997 as a Service Coordinator. Mary Ellen’s enthusiasm to learn everything that she could about the Pro AV market along with her dedication to the organization that her Father had founded was clearly evident from the early stages of her career with Video Visions, Inc. Her leadership abilities combined with her impeccable detail to the organization quickly led her to surpass the Service Coordinator position in which she began her AV career and allowed her to grow within the organization. She was named as the Operations Manager in 1998.

While holding the position of Operations Manager, Mary Ellen quickly developed close relationships with all of the major Professional Audio Visual Manufactures in the United States and throughout the world. With her background is in the marketing field, Mary Ellen’s people skills and the relationships that she built with the Pro AV manufacturers allowed for Video Visions to continue to excel in their area of expertise –Videowalls & large screen displays – as she was always able to procure the best pricing for the specialty products that were sold on a regular basis to Video Visions’ clients.

Between 1998 & 2008 Mary Ellen ran many facets of the organization. Although she remained named as the organization’s Operations Manager she became involved in many more areas within the company. Human Resources, Marketing, Purchasing, Overseeing of Project Management, P&L and Risk Management to name a few. Although she technically ran the position for a long time, in 2008 Mary Ellen was officially named as Vice President of Video Visions, Inc., and in 2009 with the untimely passing of the company’s founder, Mary Ellen was specifically named by the founder to carry on his legacy as the President of the organization.

Mary Ellen holds a BS in Management & Marketing from Holy Family University. Her dedication and commitment to the organization have allowed for unremarkable growth and respect within the Pro AV industry. Mary Ellen is 100% committed to Video Visions, Inc. as well as to the professional audiovisual industry as a whole. Mary Ellen is actively involved in Avixa to help the Pro AV industry grow and to further educate herself as a Pro AV professional. She is actively involved in InfoComms’ efforts for mentorship for the next generation of professional audiovisual candidates as well as in the growth of women in the professional audiovisual market. The Company is not just her future, it is her life. She will not accept an unhappy client as an option. She will go out of her way to make sure that every job not only meets but exceeds their client’s expectations.