ABOUT GLENN TOWERY

Veteran, Filmmaker, Artist, Entrepreneur

Founder of the “VETERANS SUICIDE PREVENTION CHANNEL

“USING THE ARTS TO HEAL VETERANS AND MILITARY PERSONNEL”

Glenn Towery is a decorated Vietnam combat veteran of the United States Navy who is also an award winning screenplay writer, filmmaker, actor, composer, editor and composer. He is the founder and presently serves as the chairman of the Veterans Suicide Prevention Channel (VSPChannel) and is the creator of Austin Veteran Arts Festival (AVAFEST).

In 1997, Glenn graduated from, Columbia College Hollywood at the age of 45, in Los Angeles earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in film and television production while becoming the first valedictorian of color in Columbia College Hollywood’s more than 60-year history. Currently, Towery is producing the first of its kind 1-hour television dramatic series about healing veterans in the history of television entitled “TRANSITION CONDITION.” Transition Condition, once completed may become the first ever 1 hour dramatic television series in the history of television about healing veterans. His production company is Fairy GodBrother Productions & Film Company, LLC. Glenn Towery has won multiple awards as a screenplay writer for the scripts of his feature length films.

Glenn has a 50-year history in community theater in Los Angeles, where he worked with and learned from many of the greats such as Edmund James Cambridge, C.Bernard Jackson, Ted Lange, Marla Gibbs, Juanita Moore Robert Hooks and others whose names are easily recognized as stars and celebrities of that era. He served as the Executive Producer of the “Spectrum Theater Company” in Austin, Texas during Covid-19 in 2020-2021. He facilitated the rebuilding of their new website and directed/produced the online production of “THE PEOPLE COULD FLY.” Spectrum Theater Company is Austin’s only Black Theater Company. It was founded by Glenn’s Austin mentor and friend Dr. Billy Harden.

In 2016, Glenn Towery created the famed ‘SUICIDE PREVENTION OFFICER” program that was adopted in part by the DAV, VFW and the Military Order of the Purple Heart. Glenn Towery became the very first SUICIDE PREVENTION OFFICER of a Congressionally Chartered VSO in the nation when he was appointed to that position during the DAV Texas State Convention by General Retired, DAV Texas State Commander, Charles Edwards, in 2016.

In 2017, Glenn Towery helped create the very first RACE BASED STRESS and TRAUMA PTSD Group (RBST group) at the Austin Veterans Medical Center as a safe space for Veterans of color to heal from military racist experiences. RBST therapy groups for veterans of color can now be found at VA facilities throughout the United States of America.

In 2022, Glenn Towery was awarded a Congressional Commendation for his work with veterans from US congressional Representative John Carter. On May 30 2023, Glenn Towery was part of a 12-person round table discussion that was chaired by the Secretary of the VA, Denis McDonough. He is also a 5-year member of the “100 Black Men of Austin, Texas” organization.

AVAFEST ON THE COVER OF THE SEPTEMBER 2022 ISSUE OF VFW MAGAZINE

In the September of 2022 AVAFEST and the VETERANS SUICIDE PREVENTION CHANNEL were featured on the front page of the National VFW magazine with a 6 page article inside. Use the above link to read the article on our efforts to use the arts to heal veterans.

In 2013, Glenn Towery became a National Gold Medalist of the VA CREATIVE ARTS FESTIVAL held in Mikwaukee, Ill representing California. As an artist, Towery’s paintings and wood burns have been exhibited in museums such as UTSA Institute of Texan Cultures, a Smithsonian Affiliated museum in San Antonio, Texas as part of the ART SPARKS Texas Veterans program and AVAFEST 2018 through 2023. In 2020, his art was selected to be a part of the National “John Lewis, GOOD TROUBLE EXHIBIT” which created posters of 5 of his paintings and displayed them in cities throughout the United States with messages designed to get out the vote for the national election.

Glenn Towery is a proud member of the Georgetown, Texas Rotary Club. He takes immense pride in being a Rotarian and an artist. As a clock artist many but not all of his art can be viewed online.

The Veterans Suicide Prevention Channel can now be viewed on ROKU television as well as online. To see it on ROKE television subscribe to it on ROKU the channel is free to all subscribers. Click here to see it online.  

Glenn Towery is the author of three children’s books that are great for both parents and children alike. He and his wife Juanita Cole Towery created a group of multicultural children called the BRITE BRATS. It is an acronym for Being Respectful In Today’s Environment - Brings Real Achievement Towards Success. We feel these stories are helpful to all families but willbe of great support to the families of veterans and military personnel. Learn more about our BRITE BRATS by visiting our website: www.britebrats.com