Media Organization Involvement

Past President, Activities Chair and National Trustee, National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, San Francisco/Northern California Chapter

President, International Television Association (ITVA) San Francisco/Bay Area Chapter

Television Station Work

Program Manager-KCSM-TV (PBS), San Mateo, California 1995-1999
Acquired and scheduled programming for educational licensed public television stations as well as for cable station, SAMNET(now Peninsula TV). Produced fundraising pledge programs and drives for the station.

Director of Broadcast Operations-WYCC-TV (PBS), Chicago, Illinois 1992-1995
Manager of all station operations including acquiring and scheduling programming, producing programs and promotional materials (was nominated for a Midwest Emmy), ran the Master Control, Traffic and Continuity departments.

Education

Master of Science, Broadcast Management, University of Tennessee 1991
Bachelor of Arts, Radio-TV-Film Production, Northern Illinois University 1988
One year of completed study at Golden Gate University Law School in 1999-2000
Certificate, Bay Area Video Coalition, Digital Directions Program 2004