Tracy Wahl |
I am an innovative leader who sees the creative potential in others and leverages that creativity toward the future of public media organizations. I have been involved at the ground floor of some of the highest profile projects in podcasting, including Hidden Brain and Invisibilia. As Executive Producer of Editorial Franchises at NPR, I launched the NPR/Member station collaboration, A Nation Engaged. As Executive Producer of Morning Edition, I managed the strategic vision, staff and hosts of the highest rated public radio program in the country. I am known for my out of the box thinking and willingness to try new approaches to difficult problems. I am passionate about finding new ways to deeply engage the future public media audience on multiple platforms with a range of storytelling styles.
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Kitty Eisele |
Emily Vaughn is an independent audio producer and journalist. She has reported on domestic and global health for NPR, and created episodes of the daily science podcast Short Wave. Her most recent scriptwriting and production clients include Spotify, Blinkist, and Platform Media. In 2019 she was awarded a documentary fellowship from the Sustainability Institute at the University of New Hampshire. She’s a graduate of the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies. She’s originally from North Carolina and holds a BA in biology from Kenyon College. She lives in Washington, D.C. with her dog, Eno.
Kitty Eisele is an award-winning writer, editor and producer, most recently with NPR News.
As editor of “Morning Edition and “Weekend All Things Considered” for nearly two decades, she determined the news agenda daily for millions of listeners. As a film producer with Ken Burns, she received an Emmy Award for her work on “The Civil War” series and other productions for PBS. As an adjunct professor of journalism she runs advanced writing seminars for undergraduates at Georgetown University. A 2014-2015 Nieman Fellow at Harvard, her editing has earned Dupont, James Beard and Peabody Awards. She’s been a fellow of the Japan Society and the Salzburg Seminar. She now produces and edits news and cultural podcasts, including NPR’s “It’s Been a Minute” and Audible’s “Jim Wallis in Conversation.” |
Jon Gay |
Jon “JAG” Gay has an extensive background in audio. Following graduation from Syracuse University’s Newhouse School for Public Communications, he spent 15 years in the radio industry, working at stations in Vermont, Detroit, and New Orleans. In New Orleans, Jon was the Program Director of Voodoo 104 Radio, overseeing all content on the air, online, and out in public. Jon leveraged his ear for both content and technical audio to found JAG in Detroit podcasts in 2018. JAG in Detroit conceptualizes, records, mixes, edits, and publishes podcasts for businesses and nonprofits nationwide. |
Andrew Chadwick |
I'm a long-time audio professional with a heavy focus on radio; I've worked in AM, FM, and XM, but most of my time has been in public radio. Since leaving DC for the Great Plains, I've struck out on my own and have been loving the work-from-home world of editing podcasts.
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Ann-Marie Sedor |
Ann-Marie Sedor is an Annapolis-based professional with more than twenty years of experience in corporate marketing, communications, and graphic design. Her passion is to elevate the visibility of exceptional brands in a competitive marketplace by developing innovative strategies using paid, earned, shared, and owned media.
Her specialties are branding and graphic design, art direction, internal and external communications, public relations, publication design and production, copywriting, editing, website management, HTML, CSS and WordPress. Specifically, she has a strong skillset in Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, Audition, and After Effects), Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint), social media, online reputation management, email marketing, and project management software. Ann-Marie holds a B.A. in Communication Studies from the State University of New York at Cortland and is currently pursuing her HubSpot certification in Content Marketing and SEO (Search Engine Optimization). Ann-Marie’s visual portfolio is online at amsedor.carbonmade.com. |
Elizabeth McCord |
Elizabeth McCord is a multi-faceted marketing, communications, and sales professional. For 15+ years she has been promoting her clients in the media, increasing customer demand for their products, and creating seamless client experiences while improving marketing results within an ever-changing and crowded marketplace.
Beginning her career in New York City with account and client management for consumer, food and beauty brands, Elizabeth led targeted media outreach efforts, created branding materials, and oversaw new product launch events nationwide. She also lent her creative spin to the firms’ RX to OTC brand launches. Most recently, Elizabeth spearheaded new business development and program and client management for The Public Service Network, providing targeted integrated media venues for its nonprofit clients. When she’s not busy promoting her favorite things, Elizabeth is the proud mother of a creative ten-year-old daughter and several four-legged family members. She and her husband now call Annapolis, MD home. |
Jen Blanford |
Jen Blanford has over a decade of experience working with online communities and providing social media management services. In the past, she worked as a community manager and community engagement coordinator for the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. She currently works primarily with small business owners looking to improve their online presence via social media posts and engagement with social media followers. Jen really enjoys interacting with people over social media and provides that personal touch when engaging with clients and potential clients.
Jen is a Maryland native and has lived in Anne Arundel County, MD for over 20 years, with her husband and 4 kids. When she’s not working or volunteering, she likes to go to the gym, spend time with friends, go to Ravens games and attend her daughters’ many field hockey and lacrosse games. She also volunteers as the Girls Lacrosse Commissioner for her local recreation organization where she regularly interacts with parents, coaches and other rec organization members. |
Jeff Simmermon |
Jeff Simmermon is a standup comic and storyteller whose stories have appeared on Risk!, This American Life, The Moth‘s podcast, PBS’ Stories From the Stage and in written form in The Paris Review Daily and Newsweek. He teaches storytelling to businesses, individuals and performers, either through 1:1 coaching or custom-tailored workshops.
Prior to his work as a performer and story coach, he worked for five years as the Director of Digital Communications for Time Warner Cable where he developed crisis communications, developed overall story and messaging arcs and edited/developed the official company blog. His latest album of standup and storytelling is called "Why You Should Be Happy" and was released on May 5, 2020, by Eight Hundred Pound Gorilla Records and is available wherever the very finest digital music and comedy is sold. His previous album, And I Am Not Lying, was released in June 2017 and reached #1 on the iTunes comedy charts. It was pressed onto pink vinyl and is distributed by Dischord Records. Jeff's performing clients have appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Comedy Central's "This Is Not Happening," and "Ramy" on Hulu. Business and educational clients include NYU and Burning Man. |