Welcome to the
San Francisco Community Television Corporation
(aka) the SFCTC
a 501(c)(3) non-profit California Corporation (established 1987)
For more information, you may contact :
Zane Blaney, Executive Director
zane (at) sfctc dot org
Aaron Vinck, Assitant Director
aaron (at) sfctc dot org
Telephone
415-762-2322
Mailing Address:
912 Cole Street #182
San Francisco, CA 94117
The SFCTC currently manages:
Access San Francisco
(clickable link that opens new window or tab)
The board of directors usually meets quarterly starting with the board's annual meeting in October. Full board meetings are usually held at Access San Francisco located at 1720 Market Street (at Valencia), beginning at 6pm, and are open to the public. Although the board usually meets quarterly (usually the 3rd Mondays of October, January, April, and July), please call to confirm the date, time and location of any board meeting you plan to attend. Occasionally circumstances require the cancellation or rescheduling of a board meeting.
Please review the Board Meeting Guidelines & Information (PDF) in advance if you are planning to attend. The agenda allows time for public comment at both the beginning and end of the meeting. The SFCTC Board follows parliamentary procedure at its meetings.
Members of the public who have been specifically suspended or banned from the Access San Francisco premises may attend the meeting. All attendees must observe the Access San Francisco “Code of Conduct.”
Here are minutes (in PDF format) from recent past meetings:
Minutes are generally posted here following the board meeting at which they are reviewed and approved, which can take anywhere from 1 to 3 months, depending on the frequency of board meetings.
Board of Directors Contact Information
To contact the Board of Directors, you may either address a letter to the entire Board of Directors or address letters to individual members at the corporation's address, or you may send an email to this address: board (at) sfctc dot org, which will be forwarded to all individual directors. Directors' individual home addresses, personal email addresses, and personal phone numbers are not published publicly.
Board of Directors List and Bios
Hayato Yoshida - Board President
Hayato Yoshida is currently an Account Manager at Acxiom Digital, an Integrated Digital Marketing Technology and Services company. He has over 12 years of Online and Digital Marketing experience, including previous stops at W3.Com, LinkExchange, and McCann-Erickson (Zentropy Partners). His experiences include managing large-scale marketing campaigns for Global 2000 companies (e.g., Microsoft, GM, Gap Inc.), as well as integrated Web and Interactive development for various Silicon Valley technology companies. In addition to his work in Digital Marketing, Hayato has also spent a large amount of time in support of various San Francisco non-profit organizations, including Asian-American Theater Company, Asian-American Recovery Services, Bindlestiff Studio, and Youth Multi-Media Access Program. In 2003, he sat as a founding Board member for Bindlestiff Studio, and served as Board Chair from 2004-2005, and Interim Managing Director from 2005-2006. As a member of Access SFs Board of Directors, he has sat on the Marketing/PR/Outreach committee and helped with the organization of the 2005 Youth Media Festival, which aired during National Media & Democracy Week. Hayato Yoshida is a graduate of Pomona College with a degree in Media Studies.
Peggy Coster - Board Vice President
Disability Advocate & Public Access Producer
Peggy Coster has been a board member since December 2000. Since then she has learned how to produce her own television show, Disability Today, which airs on Public Access Channel 29. Coster also recently won a national Hometown Video Award for her show about how steps affect the ability of mobility-impaired persons to live independently and to take part in the conversations that determine social policy. She has extensive experience advocating on a variety of issues facing persons who live with disability, including housing and long term care. Coster has emphasized the special difficulties faced by people who do not qualify for In Home Supportive Services, MediCal, and other programs intended to make it possible for disabled persons to live interesting and independent lives.
Stu Smith - Board Secretery
Retired Publisher & Producer
64, single and on the move, Stu says he is inching toward the destiny awaiting me that is rich in joyful opportunity and a convergence of experience, strength and hope best shared with my fellows in the spirit of love. A retired publican, publisher and public relations neophyte who sees powerful potential everytime two or more humans join together to learn something and make it useful or helpful to others. "I'm a man who hopes to simply choose to accept where he is and to make it transforming to himself and those nearby through attraction rather than promotion." A lifelong love of music, a tradition of providing entertainment for others in clubs and for many not for profit special events bring Smith to Tin Pan Alley Productions with passion & commitment to serving both the performing arts community and the not for profits that are beneficiaries of the artistry and compassion of so many performers.
Damien Chacona - Board Treasurer
Volunteer Service Manager, Volunteer Center
Damien Chacona has spent most of his nonprofit career counseling youth with special needs in residential treatment facilities. Before joining the nonprofit sector in 2002, Damien worked as a Business Development Coordinator for an engineering firm and did freelance marketing and Public Relations work. His background in therapy and social services and his overwhelming desire to re-ignite civic-mindedness in society brought Damien to The Volunteer Center in February 2007. He earned his Bachelor's Degree in Corporate Communication at Lycoming College in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
April Elkjer - Board Member
Media Consultant
April Elkjer writes for the Nichi Bei Times on entertainment, food and lifestyles and is a monthly contributor on APEX Express on KPFA 94.1 FM in Berkeley. She was also a producer/writer for Pacific Fusion TV, an Asian American television magazine show on KRON-4 in the San Francisco Bay Area, KHON-2 in Hawaii and cable television nationwide. In addition, Elkjer has managed media and outreach campaigns for organizations such as the Independent Television Service, Center for Asian American Media and Hope Road Consulting.
Patricia A. Montgomery - Board Member
Founder, W.O.V.E.N. Ministries
Patricia A. Montgomery is the eldest of six children and was born and raised in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, later moved to San Francisco in 1975 with her family. An alumnus of Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, Georgia. She has a B. A. in Mass Media Arts with a concentration in Radio, TV & Film. She was selected to the Host Broadcast Program in 1996 and later participated in the 1996 Centennial Olympics as a Graphic Assistant Liaison for the sport of Judo that were held in Atlanta, Georgia. She's the Founder of W. O. V. E. N. Ministries International (Women Of Virtue, Excellence & Nobility). A ministry dedicated to developing a covenant relationship with God through spiritual and practical devotion to Him, by instilling the seven Christian virtues that are like colored threads in a tapestry. She is committed to encourage women to fulfill the dreams and purpose for their lives and the Body of Christ through the Word of God.
Kumar Subramanian - Board Member
Founder & CEO of MediaMelon
Mr. Subramanian has strong experience within the communications technology industry. He is currently the CEO of MediaMelon, an IP based video delivery company in San Francisco. He has worked in bussines development at Lucent and Digital Island, and in investment banking at UBS Warburg's M&A and Corporate Finance Groups. Mr. Subramanian holds an MBA from Duke University and an Electrical Engineering degree from IIT-Bombay.
Meera Balakumar - Board Member
Senior Associate, Presidio Partners LLC
Meera currently serves as a Senior Associate with Presidio Partners LLC, a real estate private equity firm in San Francisco, and previously served in Analyst positions with SG Cowen Securities Corp. and Banc of America Securities LLC. She received B.A. degrees in Economics and International Area Studies from the University of California, Berkeley. She is a Fulbright Scholar and has published a policy paper on microfinance in Asia. She is also a member of the Full Circle Fund and is actively involved in local and international non-profit work, mainly in the capacity of financial and business planning advisory.
Krista Maguglin - Board Member
Associate, L.E.K. Consulting
Saqib Mausoof - Board Member
Analyst/Filmmaker
Saqib Mausoof has 10+ years of delivering quantitative analyses for ecommerce firms. He is a member of web analytics groups and a frequent speaker at online measurement conferences. He serves on the board of accessSF TV and Third I south Asian film festival and his acting resume include a play at the Berkeley Repertory theater. His other interests include visual media and his latest narrative Kala Pul was recently shown the Brava theater.
Geoffrey Moore - Board Member
Compliance Manager, Wells Capital Management
Zane Blaney
Executive Director & Ex Officio Board Member