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Tony Shawcross: Executive Director
Tony is the founder and executive director of Deproduction. After graduating magna cum laude
with a degree in marketing and business administration from the
University of Colorado, Tony worked briefly in marketing and
advertising for the IT industry before leaving to focus on socially
relevant film and video production. Tony has since worked for Little
Voice Productions, the Colorado State House of Representatives, the Pan
African Arts Society, and Free Speech TV, among others. Tony has
presented over 100 media education courses with the Rocky Mountain
Independent Media Center, Denver Community Television, the Alliance for
Community Media, and various local schools and universities. Tony is
also an experienced video producer with hundreds of films and videos
produced for local and national television, film festivals, and
community screenings.
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Laura Graves: Operations Director 
Laura has a long history of non-profit organizational work, spanning
from volunteer coordinating, program coordinating, and directing
several different organizations in Missouri and Montana. After a degree
in experiential education and a decade of service as a teacher and an
Americorps organizer, she decided to return for another degree in the
film/video world here in beautiful Colorado. She now combines the two
at the coolest video house in town: the one for the people, by the
people! She is driven to work for organizations that are a part of a
solution, and loves being surrounded by an awesome team.
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Ann Theis: Station Director
Ann recently relocated to Denver from New York City, where she spent 6
years working at Manhattan Neighborhood Network. She headed the
production and education department at MNN and now hopes to help make
Denver Open Media a thriving public access station. She graduated from
Antioch College with a degree in anthropology and communications. It
was at Antioch where she discovered the importance of community media
and the distribution of locally produced programming --long before You
Tube! was around! Videoblogging has become her new passion; she has
been invited to conferences to discuss implementing videoblogging
curriculum at public access centers and created an access show called VlogTV
to introduce the world of public access video blogs and videobloggers
to the world of access and of course she has her own vlog too.
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Deborah Lastowka: Outreach Coordinator
Born and raised in the magical town of Springfield, Pennsylvania, Deb
moved to Denver in the fall of 2005 and graduated from the University
of Denver with a Master's degree in International and Intercultural
Communication in the summer of 2007. Deb started working/volunteering
with Deproduction/Denver Open Media during the summer of 2006, and
currently coordinates both outreach and educational efforts. She also
co-produces the Colorado State House Representative
meetings each weekday morning when the House is in session. Deb enjoys
film, traveling, watching videos, finding new websites, discovering new
vegetarian delights and co-producing her own public access TV show, The
Key of D, which can be viewed on channel 56 every Tuesday night around
9:30ish.
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Jackie McConlogue: Office Manager
Jackie is a new Denver resident who hails from the East Coast. She is
loving being close to family out here and enjoyed her first winter in
the Rockies. Friendly & fantastic at administrative, organizational
and networking tasks, Jackie brings a new sense of style to DOM! She
will be handling all Staff & Volunteer Management in the office,
and will always be available with a smile. We're excited to have her
join the team.
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Brian Hiatt: Director of Technology - Civic Pixel
Ever since his first computer and subsequent discovery of several local
Bulletin Board Systems (BBS), Brian has been passionate about the
evolution of communication. His varied background reflects an ongoing
effort to situate himself at the intersection of technology, mass media
and localized community development. During college he spent
significant time studying computer science, graphic design and foreign
languages. In 2005 he graduated summa cum laude
in international affairs from CU Boulder. Since his arrival at
Deproduction in 2004, Brian has taken on numerous contract &
volunteer jobs, including leading the organization through
incorporation and application for 501(c)(3) tax exemption, working as
grants writer and development director, managing the transition of the
organization’s accounting system to Quickbooks, and supporting the
organization’s IT needs. In the past year Brian has developed a strong
interest in social software and is currently focused on integrating
open-source technology and its principles into the operations of
Deproduction & Denver Open Media. Brian also runs Civic Pixel, a web development firm that works with small profits and small businesses dedicated to positive change.
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Sharee Dieringer: Art Director/Co-Director - Civic Pixel
Sharee is a graduate of the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design. She graduated summa cum laude
with a degree in Graphic Design and Multimedia. For the past 8 years
Sharee has worked with local, national and international clients
designing logos, print, environmental, and web materials. She has a
passion to inspire positive change in the world through creativity and
design which led her to start Civic Pixel with Brian in 2006. She also
serves as a Chair Person for the AIGA Design for the Greater Good Award
Show. In her free time you are likely to find Sharee playing
with her six-month old Dachshund puppy, Eva, going to local events,
listening to music and traveling.
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Dean Tebbe: Systems Administrator
Dean is originally from Colton, South Dakota, and has training from all
over! He has been in Denver 20 years now, with two beautiful &
active daughters. Besides playing the role of soccer or softball coach
every weekend, Dean is instrumental here at DOM because every wire or
cable that exists in the studio, he ran. We rely on him to help us
troubleshoot any technical problems that may arise, from the telephones
to the servers. We rarely get to see him around here, as he is busy
developing his writing skills for film/video projects outside of the
office. He is a key player here, as he has been with the team from the
very beginning.
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Kevin Reynen: Senior Developer - Civic Pixel 
Kevin is new to Denver Open Media and Public Access, but not to web
development. Kevin has been using technology to solve problem for more
than 10 years, bouncing between start-ups and academic environments.
His recent web work at the Reynolds School of Journalism was recognized
with an Honorable Mention from the Knight-Batten Awards for Innovative
Journalism and an Online Journalism Award from the Online News
Association.
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Ravi Zupa:Producer/Community Educator
Ravi spent the first moments of his life drawing. Years later he worked
briefly in the commercial animation and film industry in San Francisco
but learned quickly that he hated it. He returned to Denver and started
making short movies strictly for himself. Shortly after he hooked up
with a hip-hop collective from Oakland, California, and has since
produced many music videos for various artists in the collective. The
most recent, "RUBBER TRAITS" by WHY?, was featured on the RES magazine
DVD and screened in the 2006 Los Angeles and Hawaii international film
festivals. Ravi now works as a full time visual artist and video
producer. Proficient in Final Cut and other editing programs, Ravi
contributes to Deproduction as a community educator and occasionally
does production work. His drawings and videos can be seen at: www.partsandlaborunion.com
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