JDS Creative Academy and Spirit of Innovation Were Named Six-Time Winners in the 41st Annual TELLY Awards!

“As a past Telly winner in our production company, I knew what an honor it was to win. When I found out that our job-training news and information show, along with their PSA won too, I was so beyond excited! So proud of our staff and crew at #JDSFamily,” said Diane Strand, founder of JDS Creative Academy/Executive Producer of

This article was published in the Valley Business Journal in June 2020

JDS Creative Academy is debuting a new name for their magazine-style news and information show, Spirit Of Innovation. The JDSCA board decided to rebrand the show and swap out the word Spectrum, which incorporated the meaning of “being on the autism spectrum,” with Spirit. JDS Creative Academy feels Spirit represents who they are as a collective group, whereas the word Spectrum, represents only a ...

This article was published in the Valley Business Journal in April 2020

JDS Creative Academy (JDSCA) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, located in Temecula, CA that is committed to advancing education in visual, performing and digital arts, including theatre, acting, creative writing, production design and digital production. The organization serves a large, very diverse population that includes youth, teens, adults, at-risk youth and those with special needs and developmental disabilities. The non-profit organization aims to bring ...