Current Staff Members  
David Jolliffe Executive Director Jeffrey Kimmich Access Facilitator
Arielle Elizabeth programming coordinator
Joseph Liesner Government Producer
Melanie Mentzel - Marketing and Membership     Freddy Cunningham IT Technician
Joey Williams - Community Outreach  

 
 
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.
 

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.

 
joeJoseph 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.
 


                                               Melanie Mentzel (Membership Development) Melanie became a member producer with Berkeley Communtiy Media in April 2009. Since that time, her life has been a whirlwind of change and opportunity.  Currently the membership development and community outreach coordinator, Melanie enjoys her time as the Ambassador of the Year for the Berkeley Chamber of Commerce promoting BeTV with all of it's amazing resources!  Her goal is to increase the awareness of Berkeley Community Media so that individuals, organizations and businesses look to BCM as their one stop media shop. Connect with YOUR community using the power of video.  Let us create the video of your dreams to reach out and share your message!

 

David A. Moss Solo Show "Cracked Clown"

January 28th 7pm  David A. Moss performs "Cracked Clown" as a benefit fundraiser for Berkeley Community Media

Click here to join the event on Face Book

Thank you to all of those who came out to support David A. Moss and Berkeley Community Media!  It was an awesome night to remember which we'll be talking about for years to come! 




28 Jan 2012

BCM Summer Shorts Movie Jam: 48 Hour Film Festival

 

Berkeley Community Media presents The First Annual
BCM Summer Shorts Movie Jam: 48 Hour Film Festival.

Gather your crew and come to the informational launch party July 28th at 5pm.

The contest begins at 6pm and over the next 48 hours you will create an original 5 minute short film to be shown on the big screen Saturday July 30th at 8pm.


28 Jul 2011

What's Special about BCM?

What will you say YOU did the Summer of 2011?

28 Jul 2011