Steve McDermott joined the CBAA in August 2003. His background is in business administration for both large and small organisations gaining knowledge in Marketing, Human Resource management and Accounting. The majority of this experience was gained as a consultant to small businesses, helping them improve their administration through the adoption of a computerised accounting. systems. Steve is in charge of the finances for our very diverse accounts activities, providing information to Managers, CBAA Board as well as our various funding organisations.

For all membership accounts enquiries as well as advice and assistance to members on their accounts and accounting systems

email: smcdermott@cbaa.org.au

Cameron joined the CBAA in May 2000 from Community stations in Perth (RTR FM & 100 FM) where he has run training programs, coordinated a drive time program, acted as a board member, presented shows and generally lived the community radio life.

He has also spent some time at the ABC both presenting and producing in temporary positions.

Originally Cameron was the Executive Assistant with CBAA but has now moved up to the role of Communications Manager. This position involves managing and developing the CBAA website, editing CBX, getting information to members and responding to members enquiries as well as mainting the CBAA's internal IT infrastuctures.

For any enquiries relating to CBAA membership and services, CBX, CBAA Website, plus any general advice on issues such as copyright, sponsorship, Insurance, committees etc...

email: cwoods@cbaa.org.au

Craig Liddell joined the CBAA in April 2007 in the role of Policy Coordination Manager. He has worked in the community, education, and government sectors for approximately ten years. Most recently he was employed by the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts and before that he worked as a journalist and community media project manager.

cliddell@cbaa.org.au

Jessie joined the CBAA in April 2006 in the role of Executive Assistant. She completed her Bachelor of Arts Degree at Sydney University in 2004, choosing to focus on Media, Community and Indigenous Studies. After taking a gap year to travel through North America, she began working for an Australian music and media company where she was involved in promoting local and national artists. Jessie has gained extensive administrative support experience through various opportunities over the years. She has always maintained a strong commitment to community radio and television, and since working at the CBAA has started to explore the community broadcasting sector further.

jcarter@cbaa.org.au

Robin came to the CBAA from a professional photographic laboratory where he cared for the company accounts. This brought him into contact with many professional photographers and their work both in Sydney and overseas and reactivated his interest in photography. Robin’s accounting experience was initially acquired in the UK, where he worked for several large soft drink companies and included a wide range of projects with these companies both in the UK and overseas. Robin was born in Australia but educated in the UK. After time in Manchester and London Robin was more or less permanently frozen from the endless British winter and felt a change was needed. He returned to Australia in 2002.

Robin is the first point of call for all things accounting and financial.

rcarter@cbaa.org.au

Brigitte joined the CBBA in April 2007 in the role of Executive Assistant. After completing her Bachelor of Arts in History in 2004 Brigitte took off for five months traveling throughout South- East Asia and India. It was during her travels that her passion for journalism developed and whilst still overseas she enrolled in a Masters of Journalism. Brigitte is a devoted supporter of community radio with her involvement at 2SER where she co-presents a weekly health show.

bdagg@cbaa.org.au

Lisa is the National Training Co-ordinator for the CBAA. She has been involved in many areas of radio for 13 years, starting on air at 2MCE at the young age of 12! Lisa has worked for various community and commercial radio stations and production companies, in production, writing and on-air. She has Certificate 2 in Community Radio and a Graduate Diploma in Commercial Radio. Lisa has a passion for music and audio production, and spends her spare time in the pool, playing with her cat, or on the internet.

llloyd@cbaa.org.au.

Laura is the Administrative Assistant on the National Training Project at the CBAA. Completing her degree in Communications (Media Arts) from UWS in 2005, Laura has volunteered her time on small independent TV and film productions to gain industry experience. Her interest in community broadcasting began with TVS and since working at the CBAA she has begun to further explore community broadcasting and the sector. From a very early age Laura and her sister have created their own films and hope to one day produce something that someone other than their mum will watch.

longley@cbaa.org.au

Wendy joined the CBAA in April 2006, relocating to Sydney from Lismore, Northern NSW. She started her involvement with community broadcasting in 1990 with Lismore’s station, 2NCR, filling many different roles over time including those of presenter, documentary maker, trainer, and board member. Deciding to develop her interest in the sector further, Wendy enrolled in a BA at Southern Cross University majoring in broadcasting and going on to do Honours. In 2005 she finished her PhD thesis, researching the impact of new technologies on community radio stations and volunteers. At Southern Cross University she taught radio and audio production modules in the School of Arts and worked on the Rainbow Region Mapping database project. As CBOnline Content Manager, Wendy coordinates the collection and presentation of information about the sector on the CBOnline website.

wcoates@cbaa.org.au

Sarah is the Online Assistant for the CBOnline project. A UTS Communications graduate, Sarah comes to the sector from SBS Radio. She also recently directed a documentary film on the perception of sound via a Metro Screen scholarship.

Sarah looks after the CBOnline website and encourages community broadcasters to send in stories about their activities, innovations and achievements for posting onto CBOnline.

stracton@cbaa.org.au

Peter has worked in community radio for over 27 years as manager and/or volunteer at 8 stations in four states and territories. He was involved with establishing stations in the Pilbara and Kimberley regions of Western Australia, and assisted in the establishment of Waringarri Radio, and evolution of TAIMA (out of 4TTT) as independent indigenous community media enterprises.

Before communty radio, Peter spent 9 years overseas during which he worked as an atelier manager and batik maker in France, a chef in London, a camel drover in Africa, and a long-distance heavy haulage driver throughout Europe. He says that the experience has informed his view of the world, and, obliquely, was a catalyst for his involvement and commitment to community broadcasting.

ptozer@cbaa.org.au

Brooke Olsen has been working for AMRAP, The Australian Music Radio Airplay Project, since November 2007. She is the Production Coordinator, handling the commissioning and development of content for the AMRAP website and the AMRAP Digital Delivery Network Radio Show.

Brooke has been volunteering and working in community radio for 6 years and has undertaken a number of roles in that time including; freelance producer, presenter, production assistant, panel trainer and training course co-coordinator. She interned at ABC Radio National and undertook production training at FBI whilst completing a Communications: Media Arts Production degree at the University of Technology Sydney (2006).

Currently she produces and co-presents an experimental sound/music show on the community radio station 2rrr 88.5fm, freelances for ‘The Night Air’ on ABC Radio National and still works as a panel trainer for 2rrr.

When she’s not at AMRAP, Brooke is running an independent venue/art space for alternative Sydney creatives with a group of like-minded individuals. She also randomly puts on experimental music gigs around Sydney and djs for a pittance under the moniker of ‘Corporal Leper’.

bolsen@cbaa.org.au

Ben Feggans is the CRN Technical Coordinator. He comes from an audio engineering background, and has previously worked as an engineer at studios 301 mastering, and audio lecturer at SAE (school of audio engineering) Sydney. He is actively involved with community radio, working with many independent music labels, and giving the occasional pro tools lecture at FBI. Ben is responsible for the technical aspects of the satellite, ensuring the audio quality and delivery of programs is consistent.

bfeggans@cbaa.org.au

Martin joined the CBAA as CRN Operations Coordinator in June 2007. Previous to this he held various roles in the media monitoring industry, and spent five years in community broadcasting in NZ. Please be advised that due to accent difficulties it may be easier to contact him via email. Also this will reduce the chances of him engaging you in a long-winded spiel about the latest injustices done to the NZ cricket team. As a confessed cricket tragic he has been assigned by medical authorities to undergo personality correction through immersion in Sydney’s psych rock scene. Therapy is still in progress.

mwalters@cbaa.org.au

Andrew joined the CBAA in June 2007. Prior to that he worked in a number of roles around the University of New England in Armidale, NSW.

Most recently he was Administrative Assistant at TUNE!FM, which always involved far more technical work than one might expect, and IT Support Office for Services UNE Ltd, and one of its predicessors, the UNE Students' Association. And that's the simple version.

Andrew looks after the office IT kit, and occasionally talks to stations about such things. He's also the one who looks after C pod.

He also spends some time doing IT related things at FBi.

Dispite evidence to the contrary, he does somtimes have his photo taken.

adevenish@cbaa.org.au

Danny has been involved in the sector since doing his Year 10 work experience at 2MCE FM in Bathurst countless years ago. On the second day of work experience Danny was asked to host the afternoon slot, and so flourished a lengthy relationship. He has a degree in Communications from CSU, Bathurst. Despite a college degree, he still collides into inanimate objects with alarming regularity.

Stations should contact Danny for all general enquiries as well as to let him know of any changes to your station's personnel or contact details.

dchifley@cbaa.org.au