Public Media Center employs a full-time staff of creative, management, production, and administrative personnel and also works with a network of specialized consultants.

Executive principals:

Herbert Chao Gunther
President and CEO
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Combining a philosophy degree from the University of California at Berkeley, with an intense commitment to social justice and 35 years of professional experience in advocacy, marketing and communications, Mr. Gunther is an internationally recognized expert on the application of commercial marketing and communications technology to social, environmental and political issues.

Katie Kleinsasser
Senior Vice President
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Ms. Kleinsasser manages many of the agency's major national accounts for public health, women’s health and advocacy, and consumer education clients. She has coordinated creative development and implementation of campaigns for Planned Parenthood of New York City, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and Catholics For A Free Choice, among many others. Ms. Kleinsasser has worked in advertising and marketing communications for over 25 years. Prior to joining PMC in 1985, she was an account executive at Grey Advertising in San Francisco.

Susan Alexander
Vice President for National Accounts
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Ms. Alexander manages PMC’s environmental portfolio and advises clients on media outreach and strategic communications planning. She is the former Vice President for Communications at the nonprofit environmental labeling organization, Green Seal, and has been an environmental activist, lobbyist and organizer for over 25 years. Prior to Green Seal, she was Eco-Desk Manager for Esprit, and Communications Coordinator for Earth Day 1990 International Headquarters. She has worked for The Wilderness Society both as a lobbyist in Washington, D.C., and as the Society's Alaska Regional Director in Anchorage, where her efforts focused on preventing oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Timothy Feder
Vice President for National & Community Accounts
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Mr. Feder has managed national and community service accounts at PMC since 1979 and is highly proficient in every aspect of executing national, regional and local campaigns, specializing in print ads, collateral and media distribution. His numerous clients have included the California Nurses Association, Earth Island Institute, Oxfam America, Handgun Control Inc., Gay Men's Health Crisis, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, Public Health Institute, California Food Policy Advocates, Foundation for Taxpayer & Consumer Rights and scores of public agencies and nonprofit groups. Prior to joining PMC, Mr. Feder worked as a business and station manager of a radio station.

Elizabeth Garsonnin
Vice President for Broadcast Production
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Ms. Garsonnin directs the video, radio and film department of Public Media Center and has managed all aspects of broadcast production since 1988. Ms. Garsonnin’s prior experience as partner of an independent Canadian documentary film company provided her with the skills needed to produce programming with high-quality production values on minimum budgets. Ms. Garsonnin also manages client accounts and is coordinator of PMC's Japanese and international projects.

Creative principals:

Cecilia Brunazzi
Art Director
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Brigit Wick
Art Director
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Administration:

Glenn Hirsch
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Rita Chou
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Steve Diputado
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