Meet Our Staff

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I joined Open Signal as Director of Growth in 2023 to strengthen the organization’s long-term sustainability and civic impact. I lead strategic planning, operations, and fundraising while managing key public partnerships. My role focuses on aligning resources, operations and relationships to ensure Open Signal remains a strong public resource where Portlanders can learn media skills, tell their stories and participate in civic life.

My professional background includes a decade of nonprofit administration and 15+ years of environmental legislative advocacy and community organizing experience. I also freelance as an organizational facilitator, leadership coach, grant writer, and travel advisor.

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¡Yo hablo español!

I manage Open Signal’s communications and distribution departments, developing strategies that support community media through clear public communications and the broadcast of locally produced work on our cable channels. Beyond external messaging, I work across departments to shape organizational priorities while identifying emerging community needs and ensuring that the stories, programs ,and content produced through Open Signal move effectively from community production to public platform. 

I bring nearly a decade of experience in nonprofit and arts administration centered on community-first organizing. I am currently a student and researcher at Portland State University, where my work focuses on urban planning, environmental justice and community development.

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I joined Open Signal's staff in the summer of 2008 when it was still Portland Cable Access as the front desk receptionist. I transitioned to Production services in 2009 assisting with multiple productions around the city. 

Currently, I am the Client Relations Production Services Manager that specializes in building and maintaining our relationships with clients and coordinating staffing for our virtual and mobile productions.

As the Production Services Production Manager, I manage our equipment, crews and workflows so our varied productions are done well and quickly. I also stay up-to-date with the latest for film and video. I'm always ready to answer questions about everything from sound and cameras to lighting and post!

I'm a classic Open Signal success story! I started volunteering here at 14 and quickly fell in love with video production. I went on to work freelance in various roles in Portland's film scene. My jump back into broadcast coincided with my indie feature in 2019. This led me back to Open Signal, where my unique approach to traditional production methods has only been embraced.

As the Community Media Manager, I'm here to help guide the Community Media team in equitably supporting producers, cohort students, and community members involved in our classes and events. My goal is to work together with the team and community to foster meaningful connections and amplify diverse voices through radical art.

I am also a filmmaker, director, and dancer. I collaborate with theaters, musicians, and artists, exploring the symbiotic relationship between art and technology. Previously, I participated in the fellowship during the pilot year of Open Signal's LABS. Recently, I completed post-production for a limited series that reimagined Victorian romance in a non-historical context and highlighted Black joy. 

I coordinate equipment purchases, repairs and sales for Open Signal, as well as being a a front desk Technical Specialist.

I also teach Stop-Motion Animation with Dragonframe and can assist with any of your animation questions.

In addition to working at Open Signal, I enjoy animation, professional cars and spending time with family.

I manage Open Signal's broadcast and scheduling for cable and online distribution, curating videos and engaging with public volunteer producers about their video submissions.

Talk to me if you'd like to learn how to get your video or series on the channels, want to get broadcast schedules, report technical broadcast issues or learn about our service areas. Prior to Open Signal, I graduated from Mt. Hood Community College with two Associate’s degrees in Television Production.

As the Studio Productions Trainer & Technician, I am here to ensure that your studio productions are a success. I can help you with everything from reserving your gear to answering (and solving) your HD studio questions.

I currently teach the Studio Production Certification class, and am proficient in all of the gear that we have in our equipment library so feel free to reach out with any technical questions. I'm more of a Star Wars guy than a Star Trek guy, but I've been known to hang out with a few Trekkies.

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I provide direct support to producers, adjusting services and support based on unique needs. As part of the Community Media team, my primary role is to instruct equity-driven workshops to cohort students and work one-on-one to provide technical support.

I was born and raised in South Texas and have lived in Portland since 2012. After graduating from PNCA in 2015 I began working as a youth mentor. I'm excited to incorporate my skills to help others tell their stories. When not working I’m exploring in the forest, sitting next to water with a good book, drawing or watching baseball.

As part of the Distribution department, I help get produced videos onto our cable channels. I also do Playback operation for live shows and government meetings, help curate the broadcast schedule, and assist community members with their submissions.

I have been immersed in Portland’s community media scene since 2018, when I moved here from the East Coast and started working at XRAY FM. I joined the Open Signal team in 2022, bringing four years of experience in radio broadcast operations, nonprofit administration, and media education.

As part of the Finance & Human Resources department, I support the organization’s financial processes and assist staff with any HR-related issues.

I bring over three years of experience in operations, HR/finance and administrative work. I joined Open Signal in the fall of 2022 and have enjoyed learning about media production and community media. Outside of the workplace, I am committed to community development among vulnerable populations, whether it’s engaging with children in the foster care or educational system.

As part of the Community Media team, I support our instructors during classes and programmatic offerings, from updating materials to answering questions. I’m available to students as extra eyes, hands, and heart! 

I’m joining the team with years of experience in youth programming, community organizing, and various production and communications roles. Outside of Open Signal, I am a cultural worker, playing music and building with my kababayan to push for land back and the right to return home. 

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As the Fundraising and Communications Assistant I am supporting both our internal growth strategies and public communications. I aim to create communications that reflect the stories coming out of the Open Signal community and increase capacity for fundraising to support that work. 

I was born and raised in Portland, OR and since 2017 I have worked within the Indigenous community throughout Oregon and Washington creating documentaries and short videos focused on education and cultural preservation through my production company Tule Films. During that time I have gained experience in grant writing and donor relations. Bridging community and media has been a passion of mine throughout my career.

I manage Open Signal’s data center, keeping our servers and data storage reliable and well maintained. I maintain the services that support our cable broadcast, community check-out system, and other tools staff rely on day to day. My education is in embedded systems programming, but I have also worked as a janitor, robotics technician, web QA, DevOps engineer, and software developer.

I love tinkering with electronics, home servers, woodworking, and sewing. I’m also a data privacy and open source software nerd, and I spend time experimenting with privacy-preserving software, reading, and writing about data privacy.