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LSB candidate questionnaire

1. Why do you wish to serve on the Local Station Board? I served effectively during the first democratically elected board in 2003 and expanded participation between staff and listeners. I believe that those skills are currently in need at the station today as well as nationally.

2. What skills, qualifications and experience would you bring to the board?
PRODUCTION DIRECTOR KPFK
MORNING SHOW DIRECTOR KPFK
APPRENTICESHIIP GRADUATE
RADIO TOWNHALL PRODUCER 2002-2004
EXSTENSIVE RADIO PRODUCTION-ARCHIVE
INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT-CHINA-MIDDLE EAST--EUROPE
LSB ELECTED 2003-04-LISTENER REP
CHAIR OUTREACH COMMITTEE 2003 (largest number of participants of all LSBOC combined)
CHAIR PROGRAM COMMITTEE-2003(largest number of participants of all LSBPC combined)
MEMBER PROGRAM COUNCIL- 2 TERMS 03-04
MEMBER DIVERSITY COMMITTEE-03
MEMBER LOCAL & NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE 03-04
MEMBER COMMITTEE OF INCLUSION KPFA 03-04
TOP TIER KPFA PROGRAM DIRECTOR HIRING PROCESS FINALIST 06-07

3. What can be done to improve the dynamics and effectiveness of the Local Station Board?
A board is more a collection of personalities so members must come to a board with a willingness to get along and a sincerity and willingness to work towards solutions not just to win.

4. What LSB committees would you like to join? What Pacifica National Board committees?
Outreach committee to expand KPFA relationship with diverse unrepresented communities. The programming committee, to expand the discussion about programming for today and into the future. Technology committee to continue to expand and incorporate the uses of new tech into radio. Nationally I would include all of the aforementioned along with election committee.

5. Would you be interested in serving on the Pacifica National Board, and why?
I would be interested in serving on the PNB because I have the board experience, background, vision and skills to make a difference. I would bring a positive spirit someone who knows how to bring people together under the most trying of circumstances.

6. How do you view the dynamics between the Pacifica network and local station autonomy?
Station autonomy has become a complex discussion which can encompass many aspects of a stations relationship with national. Ideally autonomy should be first viewed from the pov of the communities we serve and then how does the national vision compliment that ground up perspective by forming a cohesive system that serves to reflect and incorporate local interest while protecting and celebrating local independence.

7. How should the Pacifica Foundation find a wider audience?
We live in a time where we have tremendous opportunities to develop new diverse audience. We need to return the tools of radio to the community via podcast, community streams, building local broadcast interactive hubs. More town halls, more participation in community services such as disaster preparedness, arts and music promotions, sponsoring green events that reach average listeners and diverse communities.

8. What can be done to preserve and share the treasures of the Pacifica Archives?
As someone who has done a number of projects for archives including transferring tape to digital I would like to open up access and make the archives more accessible to libraries also monthly online archive radio hour programs.

9. Do you have any ideas for new approaches to fundraising for Pacifica? Yes to be presented if elected.

10.How do you view Pacifica’s potential in providing internet content? Our potential is enormous but our decision making is extremely ponderous, lacking in creativity, vision, listener input, budget starved and linear.

11. What technologies should the Pacifica Foundation consider for the future? Satellite, wireless, podcast series productions based on topics.

12. What can be done to improve our signal strength? Wireless technology, upgrading our studios technology.

13. Should the station consider relocating the studio to other facilities? Where and Why?
Yes but this would require capital improvement planning.

14. How can our station better serve under-represented communities?
Increasing community programming, making a commitment to doing community live programming, doing more multi-cultural programming as inclusive programming rather then the traditional ethnic programming approach.

15. How can our station better serve the many linguistic communities of the signal area? Same as above.

16. What do you see as our station’s strong and weak points? Programming.

17. Have you ever been party to, or provided support for, a lawsuit involving Pacifica or its employees? When and Why? No

18. How do you think the election process for Local Station Board can be improved? Better outreach to more diverse communities, more extensive promotional

19. What are your hobbies, interests, and other organizational affiliations?
2007 BOARD MEMBER A4BD6- SF
2007 BOARD MEMBER-TLCBD- http://jtowntaskforce.org/cbd_faqs.htm
2007 BOARD MEMBER NOMPC
2007 Leader SF Progressive Community http://tacpac.blogspot.com/
September 2007: City of SF Board of Supervisor Award for outstanding community and board services.
Writer, Professional percussionist, Radio producer, System Networking.

20. What question(s) would you pose to your fellow candidates? What is the best way for you to be a positive influence on the board?