2023 Keynote Speakers

Nikki Swarn is the General Manager of both KUVO and The Drop in Denver, CO. Nikki began her radio career…

Ngoc-Tran Vu (she/her) is a 1.5-generation Vietnamese-American multimedia artist and cultural strategist whose socially engaged practice draws from her experience…

Nathan Moore builds and maintains platforms: sometimes media platforms, sometimes literal platforms. He is the General Manager at WTJU 91.1…

Mikhael Simmonds currently serves as the Executive Director of the Center for Community Media (CCM) at the prestigious Newmark Graduate…

12 year Chief Operating Officer/Manager at KVRF FM Big Cabbage Radio in Palmer, Alaska. Air Force veteran, previously lived in…

Michael Fischer is currently the Executive Vice President of AirKast Inc., a mobile app company (www.airkast.com). Servicing the media industry,…

Michelle Faust Raghavan (they/them) is the founder of Claridad Media, a consultancy that works with newsrooms to strengthen their relationships…

Melodie Virtue is a principal of the Washington DC office of Foster Garvey. For nearly four decades, Melodie has helped…

Matt Schaefer has been a longtime listener and fan of community radio since his early days in Colorado. He has…

Mark Sanford Gross, a multi-talented force at KGUA-FM, Gualala, California, excels as a producer, host, and writer. Alongside station manager…