The Western Region Board of Directors meets by phone conference
call at the
end of each month. We have highlighted key issues addressed by the
Western
Region Board of Directors during the months of July, 2004 thru September,
2005.
Submitted by Ron Cooper, Region Chair.
TREASURER REPORT
In 2005, the region is on sound financial footing. As reported September
30,
2005, the interest bearing Savings account: $16,620. The checking
acct. with
interest is $170.77 for a total of $16,791.51. These numbers do
not reflect the
deposits and expenses tied to the 2005 WAVE Awards and the La Verne
Conference. However, it is expected that both activities will have
greater revenue than
expenses. Significant 2005 expenditures included $5,000 to support
the
National Conference in Monterey, CA..
GRASSROOTS SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED
2004 Reno Regional Conference – Four $250 cash and free registration
scholarships were awarded to the following recipients: Nina Ski...
Truckee Tahoe
Community TV, CA...volunteer producer of six years active participation....
interest in the arts. Shawn Mulcare, CMAP Gilroy, CA. Access Facilitator
2 years in
access... interest in youth. Jan Zacharias, Access Sacramento, CA.,
PT Office
Manager and Membership Coordinator 18 years in access... interest
in membership
issues and Brian Wilson award winner. Nick Norris, Quote, Unquote...
Albuquerque, N.M. four years in access.... interest in youth.
2005 Monterey National Conference -- The ad hoc committee reviewing
2005
Grassroots Scholarship applications awarded $500 and free Monterey
ACM
Registrations to: Gabrielle Dorman, Kauai, HI. and Lewis Sitzer,
Nevada City, CA. Travel
Grants of $250 were awarded to: Ian Dawson, Davis, CA., Jean Constant,
Santa
Fe, N.M., and Philomena Ryan & Edward Guzzi, Santa Rosa, CA.
A final $250 was
donated to the Dirk Koning Memorial Fund.
2004 REGIONAL CONFERENCE Reno, NV –
The 2004 regional event was hosted by the Media Center, Reno, Nevada
by
Vivienne French, Executive Director and Chris Jensen, Co-Coordinator
at the Silver
Legacy Hotel in downtown Reno. Dates: Oct. 29 – 30, 2004.
The theme was: “
Ancient Art , Modern Technology - Securing the Future of Community
Media”
Keynote speaker for the Saturday luncheon was Denis Moynihan, Co-producer
of “
Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman”. More than twenty workshops
and fifteen vendors
participated… registered attendance was estimated at 100.
CMAP of Gilroy hosted the 2004 WAVE awards competition as they
have for the
past 3 years. More than 260 tapes were enters and awards given to
50 worthy
recipients. All Finalist and Winner information was posted to the
ACM West
regional web site… www.aoaccess.org.
During the WAVE Award Ceremony, a new honor was awarded to nine
nominated
individuals. The Western States Region established "The Brian
Wilson Award" to be
presented annually at the regional conference. The Brian Wilson
Award will be
presented each year to an individual or individuals in the Western
States
Region who has had a positive impact on others and the community
media field by
effectively using his or her skills as a mentor, coach, teacher,
and guide
through significant challenges faced at the local, regional or national
level. The
application was included in WAVE application mailing. First Wilson
Awards to
be given at conference in Reno to the following individuals as nominated
by
leadership at their local access organizations. The Board of Directors
of the
ACM West is pleased to announce the following individuals as recipients
of the
2004 Wilson Award... they are:
ÿ Shelly Ashton, Pacifica Community Television (CA)
ÿ
Laurie Cirivello, Community Media Center of Santa Rosa (CA)
ÿ
John Echols, Truckee Tahoe Community Television (CA)
ÿ
Larry Foster, Access Tucson (AZ)
ÿ
Shawn Mulcare, CMAP (Gilroy, CA)
ÿ
Sparky Rodrigues, Olelo Community Television (Honolulu, HI)
ÿ
Ron Williams, Access Sacramento (CA)
ÿ
Masako Yamada, Berkeley Community Media (CA)
ÿ
Jan Zacharias, Access Sacramento, (CA)
2005 REGIONAL CONFERENCE hosted by University of Laverne, Laverne,
CA
October 15, 2005 will be the one-day event and WAVE Awards Ceremony.
Due to
the National being hosted by the Western Region in Monterey, a one
day event is
planned in Southern California as a membership recruitment event.
The event
offers speakers and a celebration of the 2005 WAVE winners and finalists.
The
WAVE judging process is managed by CMAP in Gilroy, CA and the WAVE
Awards
sample tape is created by KGEM of Monrovia, CA.
During the WAVE ceremony, the 2005 Brian Wilson Memorial Mentorship
Awards
will be awarded to:
Robin Fort-Linke, Seal Beach Community Television, CA.
Nominated by Jo Dawson
Daihan Lee, Community Media of the Foothills, Monrovia, CA.
Nominated by Jasen Lewis
Paul Schwartz, Community Media Center of Santa Rosa, CA.
Nominated by Laurie Cirivello
Randy Van Dalsen, Buske Group, Sacramento, CA.
Nominated by Ron Cooper
La Monte Ward, Access Tucson, AZ.
Nominated by Sam Behrend
PUBLIC POLICY
The region lead by Sean McLaughlin, Clay Leander, Randy VanDalsen,
and Robert
Rothgery, were active in coordinating a public response to the Monterey,
CA.
West Coast hearings of the FCC Localism Task Force. The Region took
action by
writing a letter to the FCC and by committing $1,500 to help the
Media
Alliance of S.F coordinate public involvement. The meeting date
was July 21, 2004 and
the ACM West worked with other organizations to make sure the event
had many
diverse speakers. The ACM West region wrote a letter in support
of Fred Cohn
(Deputy City Manger, Monterey) and Randy VanDalsen (V.P. Buske Group)
as
panelists on behalf of PEG access. Sean McLaughlin, ACM West Board
member was
selected to be one of fifteen panelists at the hearings. The Board
authorized the
$1,500 as expressed by McLaughlin below:
"I think we have an important opportunity to advance ACM-West
advocacy
efforts by providing bridge funding to the Media Alliance for a
part-time organizer
who's on staff there to coordinate efforts of a coalition that is
organizing
around the FCC's upcoming Localism Task Force hearing.”
More than 500 media activists participated in the hearings and
more than half
of them were allotted two minutes to speak directly to the three
FCC
Commissioners present including PEG advocates Copps and Adlestein.
Chairman Powell was
not in attendance.
6. 2005 NATIONAL CONFERENCE PLANNING, MONTEREY, CA. Regional Board
member
Paul Congo (AMP E.D.) and Deputy City Manager Fred Cohn head up
the local
planning committee. The FCC hearing served to highlight the resources
available in
Monterey and was an excellent example of community media helping
to address
local concerns and taking the message via the internet to an international
audience. At the September, 2004 ACM West regional meeting, $5,000
of region funds
was allocated to the local planning committee to help make the July
2005 ACM
National Conference event successful.
7. 2005 BOARD ELECTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS TO BOARD
The annual election of Board members was held and officers appointed
for
2005. The 10 elected Board members then appointed five additional
seats. The
current Board consists of:
2005 ACM WESTERN REGION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
(two-year terms for elected members, one year for appointed)
Ron Cooper, (2005-2006)
Regional Chair
Access Sacramento
4623 T St. Suite A
Sacramento, CA. 95819
(916) 456-8600 x112
(916) 451-9601 (fax)
rcooper444@aol.com
www.sacramento.org.
Steve Ranieri, (2005-06)
Vice-Chair and National Board Representative
National Chair of Regional Chairs, ACM Executive Committee
Quote...UnQuote
P.O. Box 26206
Albuquerque, NM 87125
505-243-0027
505-346-1635 (fax)
ccc27@nmia.com
Robert Frederick Rothgery, (2003-2005) Public Policy
1515 West Street Number 16
Concord, CA 94521
Home 925.825.4451
Work 925.930.5632
rfrothgery@earthlink.net
Studio Manager / Senior Producer
Mt. Diablo Television, Pleasant Hill, CA
Paul Congo (2005-06) 2005 National Conference Chair
Executive Director
Access Monterey Peninsula
2200 Garden Road
Monterey, CA 93940
(831) 333-1267
(831) 333-0386
congo@ampmedia.org
Miles Everett, Operations and Training (2003-05)
Mendocino Coast Community Educational Television
P.O. Box 1672
Fort Bragg, CA. 95437
(707) 961-1127
everett@mcn.net
Jean Gindreau (2003-2005)
Executive Director, PAC 8
P.O.Box 840
475 20th St.
Los Alamos, NM 87544
WORK 505 662 7228
FAX 505 662 5603
CELL 505 610 3699
pac8@vla.com
www.vla.com/pac8
Jan Janes (2003-05)
CMAP
5055 Santa Teresa Blvd L-135
Gilroy, CA 95020
408-846-4983 x 5
janjanes@mycmap.org
Laurie Cirivello (2005-2006)
Community Media Center of Santa Rosa, CA
1075 Mendicino Ave.
Santa Rosa, CA. 95401
(707) 569-8785 x26
(707) 569-8786
lcirivello@communitymedia.org
J. Robertson (2005-2006)
Ho’ike Kaua’i Community Television
4211 Rice Street #103
(P.O. Box 1707)
Lihue, HI 96766
(808) 246-1556
(808) 246-3832 (fax)
www.hoike.org
jrobertson@hoike.org
Greg Hyland, CPM (2003-2005)
Communications Manager
City of Yuma
One City Plaza - Post Office Box 13014
Yuma, Arizona 85366-3014
(928) 373-5023
(928) 373-5025 - FAX
(928) 580-4751 – cell
APPOINTED MEMBERS (5) (through February, 2005)
Vivienne French (2003 appnt.)
Executive Director
The Media Center
4024 Kietzke Lane
Reno, NV 89502
(775) 828-1211 Phone
(775) 828-1337 Fax
Lisa Horner (2003 appnt.)
Access Tucson
Training Manager
124 E. Broadway
Tucson, AZ 85701
(520)624-9833
(520)792-2565 (fax)
(520)275-0864 (cell)
lisa@accesstucson.org
web:accesstucson.org
Jim Thomas(2003 appnt.)
Access Tucson
Production Manager
124 E. Broadway
Tucson, AZ 85701
(520)624-9833
(520)792-2565 (fax)
(520)275-5817 (cell)
jthomas@accesstucson.org
web:accesstucson.org
Tim Keeler, Executive Director (2005 appnt.)
Community Access Television
16433 Wedgeworth Dr
Hacienda Heights, CA 91745
Bus: (626) 333-2427
Bus Fax: (626) 961-7750
Mobile: (562) 505-025
tkeeler@adelphia.net
www.kcat.tv
Andrew Bergey, Executive Director (appnt. 2005)
Community Television of Boulder
CATV Channel 54
2590 Walnut Street, Suite 2
Boulder, CO 80302
Tel: (303)440-1000
Fax: (303)440-8337
www.commtv.org
Officers for the 2005 board are: Chair, Ron Cooper, Vice-Chair
and National
Board Rep, Steve Raineri, Secretary, Jean Gindreau , Treasurer,
Laurie
Cirivello and CFO, Randy Van Dalsen.
2005 National Board Election -- During the 2005 ACM National Board
elections,
three Western Regional Board members and three additional ACM members
living
in the Western Region were selected for critical national positions.
Steve
Raineri (NM) is the Chair of Regional Chairs and member of the ACM
National
Executive Committee and Sean McLaughlin (HI) is the national Public
Policy Chair.
Suzanne St. John-Crane of Gilroy, CA. was elected to an at-large
seat on the
national ACM Board and has served as the 2005 Conference Workshop
Track
Coordinator. Sue Buske (CA), Keali’i Lopez (HI) and jesika
maria ross (CA) have now
been elected in at-large seats to the national ACM Board. The Western
Region
helps financially support regional members who are selected to serve
at the
national level by helping with travel and lodging expenses.
This is the largest number of Western Region members to sit at
one time on
the national board. To support those in need and maintain our budget,
the
Regional Board is developing a reimbursement policy. This is the
DRAFT language
being considered.
ACM Western Region
DRAFT National Board Member Expense Reimbursement Guidelines
National Board members from the ACM West Region, seeking reimbursement
for
national board participation, must agree to the following understandings...
(1) Total reimbursement shall not to exceed $1,000 per person,
per year,
and to receive reimbursement, receipts must be provided.
(2) Hotel costs based upon sharing room or paying only 50% of cost
of
single room.
(3) Applicant shall stay with friends whenever possible
(4) Applicants shall seek lowest transportation costs possible
(5) No food or drink expenses
(6) Region will not pay costs associated with travel, lodging or
registration fees for participant to attend the national conference.
However, regional
funds may be allocated to pay lodging expenses to attend the board
meeting(s)
just prior to the national conference, but only for the two nights
prior to
conference -- not for the duration of the conference.
(7) These guidelines are subject to modification should ACM West
budget
require their reduction or elimination.
(8) All recipients of this regional underwriting must be active
in
regional fundraising activities, helping to raise the funds they
are expending. This
means helping with some or all of the following activities: regional
conference planning, workshop planning, WAVE awards coordination,
regional
communications, newsletter production, consulting, creating new
fundraising efforts, or
other means of generating ACM Western Region revenue.
(9) Applicant shall seek financial help from other sources including
private funds, financial aide from employer, grants, etc.
It is understood that if five board members each claim the maximum
of $1,000
for three trips, the $5,000 required will be greater than the anticipated
revenue to the region from 2005 conference and WAVE. Therefore,
new revenue must
be found or future regional membership activities and regional board
support
will be curtailed. The regional budget must primarily serve our
members and
secondarily to help financially with national board participation.
8. ACM WEST SUPPORTS RESOLUTIONS OPPOSING STATE LEGISLATION
The ACM West drafted and submitted resolution language opposing
anti-access
legislation in the States of Arizona, Hawaii, and California. The
Region also
drafted language in opposition to anti-PEG Congressional legislation
particularly SB 1504 (Ensign - NV) We also welcomed a new access
center in Vallejo, CA.
and offered testimony and consultation to Marin County and the City
of
Modesto, CA.
SUBMITTED BY:
Ron Cooper, Chair
c/o Access Sacramento
(916) 456-8600 #112
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