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As the TV Station Manager for Alexandria City public Schools, I have been visioning the establishment, assimilation, and operation of video content distribution systems to transmit messages consistent with our mission for more than 13 years.  I’m delighted to  to spend every day feeding, growing, and working those systems to advance ACPS, our students, and our community.


As Producer and Manager, charting the direction of the channels that I’ve created, making sure that course furthers our objectives and mission, my work day is spent crafting and finessing our message and the ways that we deliver it.  My work’s evolving and my responsibilities and duties continue to change and broaden.

As the sole employee working full-time on ACPS-TV, I initiate and prepare budgets for the operation of the channel and facility.  That’s followed up with bids and purchasing–channel electronics and equipment, studio hardware and furnishings, office supplies and operational gear–tape, disc stock, etc.   I handle all electronics wiring to the point of distribution for the cable company, and I frequently fabricate the cabling.  I handle all production systems engineering, design, integration, and installation myself.

I’m responsible for the continued operation and playback of all programming on the cable channel, 24/7/365.  I screen every program before telecast and I periodically acquire programming from outside sources for telecast, and vet that programming through curriculum staff.  I manage content on our video server, and schedule all programming for playback.

I produce almost all of the programming that’s originated from ACPS’ Central Office, and shoot and edit much of that.

I upload all of the programming stored on a leased server that we make available for web-streaming.

I’ve created and update a YouTube channel with ACPS programming.

I monitor Comcast’s compliance to their franchise obligations relating to ACPS regarding the cable television channel and programming, and act as liaison with the municipality’s cable television officer.

Finally, I direct and coordinate the work of more than a dozen Studio Coordinators in ACPS schools, having  created a job description for the positions that I had envisioned.  I currently arrange group meetings and training sessions for these coordinators, and I work with these employees individually to train them one-on-one, and serve as a resource as well as a first stop for technical issues or problems.