DMA Board of Directors
DMA's Board of Directors meets most months on the first Thursday from 7-8 pm. As of Sept. 2023, these meetings are conducted in a hybrid manner.
For more information about DMA's board, please Contact Autumn Labbe-Renault
Board Treasuer
I was raised on radio. Commercial and non-commercial. I built a crystal radio when I was ten. In 6th grade I was a BCB DXer. We didn’t have a TV at home until I was in junior high and by then I had my own radio station, WN0HYR. When I was sixteen, I got my general class amateur and 2nd class commercial licenses on the same day. When I was eighteen, I was a rock’n’roll DJ on carrier current and a classical DJ on university FM. By then the die was cast.
In my opinion, the difference between commercial and non-commercial radio is that in commercial, the programming is the bait that attracts the listeners, who are then sold to the advertisers. In non-commercial, the programming is the product, which is sold to the listeners. Having worked in both, I much prefer the latter. I prefer radio to video because you can listen while doing something else with your eyes and hands. I think commercial radio has killed their golden goose, but I think community radio has the opportunity to be a vital and... Read more
Board Secretary
Craig Blomberg directs the Care Management, Social Work and Palliative Care Departments for two greater Sacramento area Sutter hospitals. During his career in health care, he has seen the positive effects of community connections and rich cultural elements on individual and societal health. Early in the life of KDRT, Craig joined the DMA community to weather a mass media conglomerate’s effort to take the frequency assigned to the radio station. During that effort he found like-minded souls and diverse perspectives that foster expansive thinking and joy. When not working or playing house with his wife Darien and kitty, Lola, Craig enjoys gardening, rock climbing, spending time with daughter Alison and her husband, Geoff, and cooking vegetarian fare.
Board Member
Sean Brooks is the Director for Responsible Ai at Microsoft. He previously led the Community Defense team at Meta, served as the founding director of the Citizen Clinic, the world's first public interest cybersecurity clinic, and as a Research Fellow at the Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity at UC Berkeley. Sean was the first privacy engineer in the US Federal Government, working within the NIST Applied Cybersecurity Division. He has also worked with the Center for Democracy and Technology, the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, and The Red Consultancy.
Sean completed his Masters of Public Administration as a Federal Scholar for Service with the NYU Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. While at NYU, he was affiliated with the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies in Security and Privacy, and was the first Research Fellow at The Governance Lab. Sean received his undergraduate degree in politics from the University of California at Santa Cruz.
Executive Director
My time at Davis Media Access has fostered depth in my work as a media maker, community leader, and nonprofit executive director, a role I’ve held here since 2007. I strive to work collaboratively with board, staff and volunteers to create a vibrant community nonprofit that serves our region in many ways.
My first career was as a newspaper reporter and editor, and that background, coupled with curiosity and an orientation towards service, led me to begin the development of Yolo Local. I’m committed to finding ways to improve civic information in Yolo County, and pivoting the work of DMA to meet the need and the moment.
Here are a few of my key projects over the years:
Principal in the development of community radio station KDRT
Host and producer of the “COVID-19 Community Report” during the pandemic
Executive producer for DMA’s nonpartisan election coverage
Past Chair, Arts Alliance Davis
Past Commissioner, City of Davis’s Broadband Advisory Task Force... Read more
Director of Operations, Staff Liaison to Board
I've been working at Davis Media Access for over 25 years. Before that I was involved with radio station KDVS. I spend most of my time here working on finances, operations, information technology and the repair, installation and integration of all of our equipment.
I have been a linux zealot since 1996 and code on a number of open source projects, such as the radio station automation suite, Rivendell, the content management system Drupal, and the customer relationship management system, Civicrm.
I like my work because I believe free and diverse expression is an important part of our culture. It heightens the quality of discourse and helps us all continue to grow, learn and experience new things.