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 Chair
Jeff came to Davis in 1995, along with his wife and their then-5-year-old twin sons, who attended local schools and UC Davis. Along the way, Jeff did a lot of journalism for Capital Public Radio, the Davis Enterprise, and the late, lamented Sacramento News & Review. For many years, Jeff also volunteered at KDVS, hosting gospel music programs. In what now seems like a previous life, Jeff experienced the Loma Prieta Earthquake seven miles from the epicenter (while living in downtown Watsonville in an 1887 home that is now a history museum).
Board Secretary
Tricia Tomiyoshi has been a Davis resident for nearly a decade. She got her start in college radio at KZSC at UC Santa Cruz and has spent more than 20 years in communications roles, including her current position as senior public information officer for UC Davis Health. She has a bachelor’s degree in psychology from UC Santa Cruz and a master’s degree in journalism from Northeastern University.
Board Treasurer
Eva Spiegel is a strategic communications consultant with decades of experience in nonprofit, journalism, local government and small business communication. Her portfolio of work comprises a wide range of products including reporting, writing, editing, strategy, messaging, scripting, social media and press relations. Eva began her career in the nonprofit sector working with a small organization that was funded by major national foundations to improve the quality of commercial broadcast radio with stories airing on CBS Radio’s The Osgood File. She transitioned to public affairs communications working largely with local government at the League of California Cities. Eva currently works for Kearns & West, a California-based, national firm specializing in stakeholder facilitation, mediation and public engagement. A long-time Davis resident and U.C. Davis graduate, Eva first moved to Davis in 1979. She left for a decade after college but returned in 2001.
Board Member, KDRT Operating Committee Chair
Doug Kelly moved to Davis with his family in 1999 and has loved every minute of being here. He's been involved with community radio at several stations since 1986, and he's been a part of KDRT, Davis Media Access' low-power FM station, since 2011. You may have heard him hosting "The Electric Compost Heap" or one of the many live broadcasts from the Davis Music Festival. He currently chairs the KDRT Operating Committee, a group of volunteers helping steer KDRT back into the community after DMA's COVID closures.
Board Member
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
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.