 David Jolliffe (Executive Director): Extension 15
Starting out as an extra on “ General Hospital”, David worked in the television/film industry in Los Angeles with such personalities as Dr. Laura Schlesinger and David Copperfield until moving to the Redwood Empire in the mid 1980’s. He went to work as a production supervisor for Lake County Television, a non-profit agency chartered to operate low power television stations in the North Bay Area. David was promoted to Executive Director when he and community members launched Lake County’s first PEG channel. Reaching both cable television households by their PEG channel and non-cabled homes through over-the-air broadcast, Lake County Television’s programming became the electronic town hall meetings for all civic and community events.
David independently produced several documentaries in the area of social justice. As David pursues the completion of a documentary on the civil rights movement of the 1960’s, his relocation to the Bay Area brought him the opportunity to work as Executive Director for Berkeley Community Media. His dedication to community access is deepened by Berkeley’s history of Free Speech and the excellent staff he’s able to work with.
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Arielle Elizabeth (Programming Coordinator): Extension 13
Arielle comes to BCM from the Central Coast of California with over seven years of experience in Public Access television. She is an Apple Certified Trainer in Final Cut Pro and has worked on a wide variety of productions throughout her career. Arielle meows frequently in her free time and is easily bribed with blueberry muffins. |
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 Pamela Ybanez: (Membership Services) Extension 12
Having moved to the Bay area two years ago from the Big Island of Hawaii, Pamela has continued to pursue her interest in the arts and media. In 2005 she received her M.F.A from the State University of New York at Buffalo, which allowed her to work in various mediums including video, installation, and photography. She began her work at Berkeley Community Media as an intern in 2007 and has enjoyed getting to know the staff over the past two years. She is excited about joining the team at BCM and is looking forward to utilizing her organizing skills to work for the station. Currently, she is in the process of starting a Non-Profit organization called The New Hall which offers free interactive events that work towards promoting community involvement. In her down time she can be seen casually bicycling through the East Bay.
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Jeffrey Kimmich (Access Facilitator): Extension 16
Jeffrey is the Access Facilitator at BCM, where he maintains the studios and equipment. He also teaches the Youth TV Camp, Studio Production, and Field Production workshops. Jeffrey is a poet, musician and filmmaker and proud Oaklander. He studied film and lit at UC Santa Cruz and has worked on film crews and done lots of live-event videography. He tends to overemphasize the ontological priority of language over consciousness but still thinks shooting psychedelic rock shows is fun. Sometimes he’s talkative, animated and sometimes he’s insecure. While he wants everyone to think he's hatching a genius plot to take over the art world, he's actually just trying to find his keys.
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 Joseph Liesner (Government Producer): Extension 10
I got my first exposure to the TV/Video scene when, in 2000. I was accepted into the apprenticeship program at Berkeley Community Media. Prior to that I had been a teacher, caseworker, dance therapist, and carpenter/contractor. I now have completed all three tiers of the BCM Internship Program and am the Government Producer, with Masako Yamada, of The City of Berkeley's aired board and commission meetings on Channel 33.
My interest in video lead me to the Multimedia Arts department at Vista where I have completed 40 credits. Having completed classes in editing, DVD production, and motion graphics I now independently produce segments for BCM. I am mostly interested in issues concerning social justice.
My most exciting work was as part of a team producing segments for Paper Tiger's nightly news magazine during the Republican National Convention in 2004.
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 Freddy Cunningham(IT Technician):
Freddy Cunningham, an East Bay native, has also lived in southern California and Ireland. He is a sports fan and was a radio DJ in college.
He has worked in the Information Technology field for more than 10 years for many types of organizations including Rhino Records and Kaiser Permanente. |
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