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Norman J. McLeod, Executive Director
Norm@Arlingtonstudio.com
As the first executive director of Arlington Community Media Inc., Norm brings a strong background in media production and a diversity of experience from the corporate, academic, and non-profit community access environments. He was most recently Executive Director for Community Television of the Southern Berkshires in Lee, MA, where he successfully transitioned that station from one analog to three digital channels in close collaboration with each of the five communities served by that cable access station. He previously served as Media Director for Cazenovia College in Central New York and earlier was the Director of Radio and Television at Northeastern University, Boston, MA. Norm received his Masters degree in Television and Radio Production from Syracuse University, and subsequently took the position of news director for the U.S. military. He began his community access career in a small cable station in Newburg, NY, and later designed the local origination facility in Lawrence, MA.

Jeff Munro, Studio Manager
Jeff@Arlingtonstudio.com
A past volunteer in countless productions for his hometown Malden Access TV, Malden, MA, Jeff brings his unique experience to Arlington Community Media Inc.'s stated mission of "...providing an electronic forum for the free exchange of information and ideas..." and "...providing access to, and training in, telecommunications technology..." With more than ten years' experience in the cable access industry, Jeff has also worked in this field beyond community access television-both as independent production contractor for local, regional, and national networks such as CN8 and ABC Sports, and as contractor for cable television companies such as HBO. His five years of program development at Arlington Studio have served to establish strong and lasting relationships with the community. Jeff is thrilled now to be offering new digital equipment and training to Arlington producers and fiber-optic cablecasting on all local cablesystems to Arlington residents.

Lakis Koulouris, Access Production Coordinator Lakis@Arlingtonstudio.com
Lakis returns to Arlington following three years' service as the Access Coordinator for Lexington public access television, Lexington, MA, where he managed its studio and served as its webmaster. He developed there a quarterly newsletter and worked hard to promote the studio's public face through its website and printed media. Lakis, the sole provider of television production instruction to studio members, is a multiple-format digital editor (Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro, and Avid). In the broadcast world he has worked for television production companies throughout New England, covering high school, college, and professional sporting events. He attended Framingham State College, Framingham, MA, and started his television career at Arlington Studio, first volunteering at the age of 12.

J.R. Curtis / Education and Government Access Coordinator
JR@Arlingtonstudio.com
J.R. comes to ACMI's Arlington Studio after working in Longmeadow, MA as the local access station's Programming Coordinator. A recent arrival to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, J.R. grew up in Michigan where he first began working in community television after graduating from Ferris State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Television Production. After college, he spent the bulk of his time in Michigan working as Video Production Manager for the Kalamazoo Community Access Center. J.R. subsequently returned to school to acquire a Masters in Fine Arts degree from Central Michigan University in Broadcasting and Cinematic Arts. During that time, he worked as a Graduate Assistant, teaching video production to CMU undergraduates and producing programming for the university. Some of his programs garnered awards from the National Association of Broadcasters and the Michigan Association of Broadcasters. J.R. has also worked as a news photographer and editor. He particularly enjoys teaching others to produce their own programs and he looks forward to doing more of it here at Arlington's community television station.

Walter Locke, Outreach Coordinator
Walter@Arlingtonstudio.com
Walter came to Arlington Studio in November 2006 from a position at a local non-profit organization where he provided organizational support and project management. In the previous millennium he was involved in initiating, developing, and implementing corporate media project proposals and marketing presentations as a consultant and, before that, as sole proprietor of first an A/V and film production company and later a multilingual translation agency. He first entered the world of media production when producing and distributing his own non-fiction feature film. He subsequently co-produced and hosted a 26- week children's television program for Warner Cable TV in Norwood, MA.

Cheryl Brusgulis / Administrative Assistant
Cheryl@arlingtonstudio.com
Before joining the Arlington Studio staff as Administrative Assistant, Cheryl volunteered during more than a decade at Arlington's local access television studio. Her series production credits during that time included Golden Opportunities, The Front Page, Cable Cuisine, as well as several individual programs. She subsequently produced for the Arlington Historical Society several episodes of Inside Arlington and a few specials. She was a member of the board of the Arlington Cable Access (ACA) group where she held the positions of Secretary and Clerk. In her spare time, she offers private computer lessons and is an avid photographer. An Arlington resident for more than 30 years, Cheryl has come to appreciate the town's unique charms. Now that the studio at which she first volunteered has stepped so boldly into the technology of twenty-first century cablecasting, she looks forward to seeing more of her fellow Arlingtonians make use of the Arlington Community Media studio facility.